Tag: Arrests
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Release Sheikh Raed Saleh
3 July 2011 | Palestine Solidarity Campaign Sheikh Raed Salah, one of the most prominent campaigners within Israel for Palestinian rights, has been arrested in London. The Sheikh was invited by PSC to speak at the launch of ‘Building Peace and Justice in Jerusalem’ Campaign in Parliament tonight, alongside MPs and other prominent speakers. He…
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Palestinian man still under arrest after demonstration in Beit Ommar on Saturday
29 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Two international activists are released following their arrest and court hearing in Jerusalem, while a Palestinian man is still under custody following a peaceful demonstration in Beit Ommar that occurred on June 25th. The two international activists and a 22 year old Palestinian were brutally arrested during a…
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Israeli forces arrest three in Beit Ommar demonstration
25 June 2011 | Palestine Solidarity Project On Saturday June 25, about 50 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists gathered in Beit Ommar to demonstrate against the Israeli Karmei Tsur settlement, which has annexed hundreds of dunams of Palestinian land. As demonstrators attempted to enter land belonging to Beit Ommar farmers, Israeli soldiers announced that the…
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Action Alert: Demand the release of Nabi Saleh popular leaders
Trial of Bassem Tamimi to resume on 27 June 2011. Non-violent protesters are rising up to challenge the Israeli occupation, from the chambers of Congress to the shores of the Mediterranean. And while other action have received global media coverage, a small West Bank village named Nabi Saleh has been struggling without the attention it…
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Presence with a splash of tea is recipe for detainment
19 June 2011 | International Solidarity Movement On Sunday June 19th, six International Solidarity Movement activists from the United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, Germany, and Sweden were illegally arrested by the Israeli military after attending a demonstration against the construction on confiscated land belonging to the Palestinian village, Deir Qaddis. Apart from numerous Palestinian, Israeli, and international…
