Tag: Gaza

  • Life is blind

    Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 5 May 2009 In this series of personal testimonies, PCHR looks at the aftermath of Israel’s 23 day offensive on the Gaza Strip, and the ongoing impact it is having on the civilian population. Mahmoud Mattar spent his 15th birthday in February this year, lying in the intensive care unit…

  • Palestinian patients ‘interrogated before leaving Gaza for treatment’

    Rory McCarthy | The Guardian 4 May 2009 An Israeli medical human rights group said today that an increasing number of Palestinian patients from Gaza were being interrogated by Israeli security services before being allowed to leave the strip for treatment. Physicians for Human Rights-Israel said at least 438 patients had been summoned for interrogation…

  • Gazans demonstrate in Gaza City for May Day

    ISM Gaza 1 May 2009 Thousands of Palestinians, mainly supporters of the 3 main Palestinian leftist parties (PFLP, DFLP, PPP) gathered in Gaza City for the Workers Day demonstration, which was celebrated this year on Thursday the 30th of April because of the holiday on Friday. Many children and young men participated, but almost no…