Tag: Demonstration

  • Palestinians hold solidarity vigil to remember prisoners in Israeli jails

    Palestinians hold solidarity vigil to remember prisoners in Israeli jails

    25th November 2013 | Corporate Watch, Tom Anderson and Therezia Cooper | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Palestinians held a demonstration at the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City today in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails. The demonstration has been held every week since 1995 to remember the prisoners…

  • Demonstration in Ya’bad is violently repressed by Israeli forces

    Demonstration in Ya’bad is violently repressed by Israeli forces

    21st November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Ya’bad, Occupied Palestine Yesterday in the village of Ya’bad, a peaceful protest was violently repressed by Israeli forces through the use of tear gas canisters, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets. Demonstrators were directly targeted by Israeli soldiers, five Palestinians were injured and two were…

  • Photos: Gaza families and supporters rally for Palestinians detained by Israel

    Photos: Gaza families and supporters rally for Palestinians detained by Israel

    19th November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Monday morning, families and supporters of Palestinian detainees held a weekly sit-in in the courtyard of the International Committee of the Red Cross’ Gaza office. The regular event, launched by two detainees’ mothers in 1995, demands the freedom of Palestinian prisoners…