Tag: Friday Demonstrations
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Violence in Ni’lin village: Repression, tear gas and arrests
19th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine The soldiers surrounding Ni’lin did not wait; they began firing tear gas as soon as the villagers walked down into their olive groves. Those who had braved the cold, rainy weather to attend Ni’lin’s weekly Friday demonstration were forced to retreat, running choking from…
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Live ammunition used at Nabi Saleh demonstration
16th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine For five years now, residents of Nabi Saleh have been denied access to their spring. A source of irrigation for their crops, as well as a place for recreation: al-Qaws spring was the heart of this farming community. The illegal settlement of…
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VIDEO: Snow and rain does not stop Kufr Qaddum protest
9th January 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Kufr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Dozens of demonstrators braved the rain today to protest the continued closure of the Kufr Qaddum’s main road to Nablus. A peaceful march began at noon after prayers ended. Villagers, alongside Israeli and international activists, walked up Kafr Qaddam’s main street as…
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Journalist most recent victim of Israeli military violence at Kufr Qaddum
9th December 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus team | Kufr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Bashar, a journalist from Palestine TV, was shot in the left leg at Kufr Qaddum on Friday the 5th of December 2014. The weekly demonstration aims to highlight the issue of the road that has been closed to Kafr Qaddum and…
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More Palestinian protesters shot with .22 live ammunition
6th December 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine Yesterday, Israeli soldiers invaded Nabi Saleh during the Palestinian village’s weekly Friday demonstration and shot one young Palestinian in the leg with .22 caliber live ammunition. The soldiers also fired tear gas canisters at demonstrators, along with more rounds of the .22 live caliber…
