Tag: Arrests

  • Israeli forces raid Ni’lin in the night, arrest one

    25 August 2009 On Tuesday, 25 August 2009, at around 2:00 in the morning, a hundred Israeli soldiers with 8 jeeps invaded the Palestinian village of Ni’lin. They went directly to two family houses. The Israeli army came to the house of Abdallah As’ad Amira (19 years old), located at the main street of the…

  • Israeli forces continue to target the leadership of Palestinian non-violent resistance

    UPDATE: Mohammad Abu Rahma has been released from Israeli prison on a 5,000 NIS bail. Abdallah Abu Rahme, coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee, stated, “The ongoing arrests are meant to create pressure for us to stop our non-violent resistance. The Israeli authorities are putting conditions on our leaders and forcing us to pay thousands…

  • A mass demonstration will be held outside Ofer prison in the West Bank

    For Immediate Release: Monday, 24 August 2009 at 9am: A mass demonstration will be held outside Ofer prison in the West Bank. Palestinians, alongside Israeli and international solidarity activists will gather in front of Ofer (on the Palestinian side) to protest against Israeli arrest and intimidation campaigns of Palestinians. Israeli forces have conducted arrest and…