Tag: International Committee of the Red Cross
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Gaza welcomes freed Palestinian detainees, rallies for others in illness and isolation
15th January 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Marco Varasio | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Like every Monday morning, people gathered at International Committee of the Red Cross’ Gaza office to demonstrate in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention facilities. This week’s rally started with the chanting of slogans against the illegal detention of Palestinians…
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26 Palestinian political prisoners released; 5,000 remain in prison
7th January 2014 | Resistenza Quotidiana, Sil | Gaza, Occupied Palestine 26 political prisoners, held in Israeli prisons since the Oslo Accords, were released the night of 30th December. About 5,000 others remain in prisons located in the territories occupied in 1948, a violation of international law. Umm Dia’a thought her son would be among the…
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Photos: Palestinians rally for prisoners in Gaza as Samer Issawi freed in Jerusalem
27th December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Marco Varasio | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On 23rd December, like every Monday morning, relatives and friends of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails gathered at the International Committee of the Red Cross’ Gaza office for the weekly rally. But people at the rally had another reason to gather:…
