Tag Archives: Gaza

By Rachel Williams To view original article, published by The Guardian on the 5th August, click here A group of activists including Tony Blair’s sister-in-law Lauren Booth plans to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip by sailing into the ...

By Debbie Menon Edward Said reminded the world shortly before his death in 2003 that it is easier for the West to demonise the Palestinian – through ‘the vicious media and government campaign against Arab society, culture, history and mentality’ ...

By Eva Bartlett July 21, 2008 To view original article, published by the Daily News Egypt on 21st July, click here Ten days after setting out from Edinburgh, five days past their projected July 15 arrival, Scottish humanitarian Khalil Al ...

For more information, click here. (SUNDAY JULY 20th 4.45pm) The 1.5 tons of medicines from Scotland to Gaza are now a few metres outside the gate into Gaza at Rafah on the Egyptian side of the Israeli-built wall that has ...

Press Release by Luisa Morgantini, Vice President of the European Parliament Rome, 16th July 2008 To view original press release on the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) website, click here It’s a very negative signal that the International Quartet ...

Press Release from Gush Shalom, 5th July 2008 Maria Aman, a Disabled Palestinian Infant versus the State of Israel On July 7 2008, at 9 a.m., a High Court hearing will be held to look into the expulsion of Palestinian ...

By Eva Bartlett The killing of Gaza-based Palestinian Reuters cameraman received considerable attention 2.5 months ago. Filming at the site of shelling in Gaza earlier in the day, Fadel Shana was himself targeted by shelling from the very tanks he ...

To view original press release from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), click here On 24 June 2008, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) filed a lawsuit at the National Court of Spain, the highest Spanish judicial council, ...

To view original report, published by the Palestine Media Centre, click here The security officials pf the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) manning the Allenby border crossing between Jordan and the West Bank assaulted, abused and strip-searched at gunpoint Palestinian journalist ...

In order to highlight the impact of the siege and closure of the Gaza Strip on the civilian population, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is publishing a series of “Narratives Under Siege” on the PCHR website. These short ...