Tag: Arrests

  • The arrest of Burin activist Ghassan Najjar 

    The arrest of Burin activist Ghassan Najjar 

    10th September 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Burin, Occupied Palestine The prominent activist from the West Bank village of Burin, and member of Solidarity Movement for Free Palestine, Ghassan Najjar, was taken by the Israeli army from his home in the early hours of the morning on the 27th August. He was transferred to…

  • VIDEO: Seven-year-old violently detained, one child and two adults arrested

    VIDEO: Seven-year-old violently detained, one child and two adults arrested

    8th September 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Hebron, Occupied Palestine This morning in al-Khalil (Hebron), through the Salaymeh checkpoint, a seven-year-old was forcefully detained and three more were arrested, including another child. At 07:40, approximately six young children started throwing small stones towards the checkpoint. A few minutes later a group of Israeli border…

  • Two activists arrested during Bil’in protest

    Two activists arrested during Bil’in protest

    In celebration of victory in Gaza, and the thirteenth anniversary of  the martyrdom of  Abu Ali Mustafa this week, two activists were arrested at the Bil’in demonstration. Further to this dozens of demonstrators suffered from inhalation of tear gas.  The demonstration protests the Zionist military Occupation, against the Apartheid Wall  and the policies of Israeli colonization.…