Tag: Arrests

  • UPDATED: Murad Eshtewi, and four Palestinian youths from Kafr Qaddum, still under custody after court hearing

    UPDATED: Murad Eshtewi, and four Palestinian youths from Kafr Qaddum, still under custody after court hearing

    12th May 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Second Update Tuesday 13th May: Murad Eshtwei’s next court day is Sunday 18th May at Ofer prison. Ream Harham, Mustafa Eshtewi, and Ahmad Hassan Eshtewi have a court date tomorrow in Ofer court at 14:30. Reslan Joma will have his court date next week.…

  • Asira Attacked 4 Nights in a Row

    Asira Attacked 4 Nights in a Row

    7th May 2014 | International Women’s Peace Service | Asira al-Qibliya, Occupied Palestine Israeli army raided the village of Asira al-Qibliya (south of Nablus) at 1 am on 5 May, arresting a 21-year-old, brutally assaulting his uncle, and terrorising the family’s children with attack dogs. Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Asira by foot, sneaking in from the backside of…

  • Update on Hunger Strikes: Administrative Detainees put in Solitary Confinement, Denied Salt Supplements

    Update on Hunger Strikes: Administrative Detainees put in Solitary Confinement, Denied Salt Supplements

    7th May 2014 | Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association | Ramallah, Occupied Palestine   The latest wave of mass hunger strikes continue for the 14th day as Palestinian prisoners demand the end of the policy of administrative detention. Administrative detention is a procedure in which Palestinians are arbitrarily arrested and detained without charge or trial based…

  • Israeli army target children in Azzun

    Israeli army target children in Azzun

    7th May 2014 | International Women’s Peace Service | Azzun, Occupied Palestine If the people of ‘Azzun seem nervous, they have a right to be. The town (population approximately 10,000) sits on crossroads – Qalqiliya is to the west, Nablus to the east, Salfit to the south and Tulkarem to the north. This is a junction that is vulnerable…

  • Daily Harassment in the Qeitun area

    Daily Harassment in the Qeitun area

    6th May 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine Residents of Qeitun area of Al-Khalil, near Shuhada St. are presented with a very different kind of daily routine than other areas of the occupied West Bank. Israel occupation forces not only raid houses and harass people on a daily basis, but…