Tag: International Committee of the Red Cross
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Photos: Gaza supporters rally for Alaa Hammad, keep weekly vigil for Palestinian detainees
16th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Palestinians rallied outside Gaza’s International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office Monday morning to support Alaa Hammad, a Palestinian-Jordanian on hunger struck since May 2 against the conditions of his detention by Israel, and other Palestinian detainees. Families and supporters also…
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Refusing to forget Palestinian political prisoners in Gaza
11th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Every Monday here in central Gaza City a demonstration is held, and has been since 1994 or 1995. It was the first time I attended, though I’d probably call it a meeting more than a demonstration. Around 200 people had gathered in a…
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Photos: Activists in Gaza form human chain for Palestinian detainees
5th October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Thursday afternoon, Activists for Prisoners organized a human chain outside the International Committee of the Red Cross’ Gaza City office to support Palestinians detained by Israel.
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Photos: Detainees’ families and supporters hold weekly vigil in Gaza Red Cross
2nd October 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Team | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Monday morning, hundreds held a weekly sit-in in the International Committee of the Red Cross’ Gaza City office to support Palestinians detained by Israel. The regular gathering, which began in 1995 and has continued for nearly two decades, brings together families…
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Dying to live: A hunger striker speaks in Gaza
by Joe Catron 14 February 2012 | Mondoweiss As hundreds of Palestinians rallied in Gaza today to demand that Israel release Palestinian administrative detainee Khader Adnan, Yassar Salah, a 17-year veteran of Israel’s prison system, spoke about Adnan’s 60-day hunger strike and his own reasons for joining it. “We are on hunger strike to show…
