16 September 2010 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Military prosecutor said harsh sentence should serve as a deterrent to other protesters. Despite military orders to the contrary, army officer said 0.22" caliber bullets are considered crowd control measures.
Read More »Spanish Parliament condemns Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s conviction
8 September 2010 | Popular Struggle The Spanish Parliament followed the footsteps of the EU and the Desmond Tutu of the Elders, and joined the rising tide of international criticism over Abu Rahmah’s conviction of incitement by an Israeli military ...
Read More »Abdallah Abu Rahmah: Know the facts and act now for the freedom of a nonviolent freedom fighter
27 August 2010 The West Bank village of Bil’in has become a symbol of the wider popular resistance movement in Palestine. Abdallah Abu Rahmah, head of Bi’in’s Popular Committee, is one of many key organizers of peaceful resistance that Israel ...
Read More »Criminalizing peaceful protest: Act up for Abdallah Abu Rahmah
25 August 2010 | Popular Struggle UPDATE: Baroness Ashton condemns Bil’in leader’s conviction; Attorney: “International community must take a tough stand on human rights defenders.” Abdallah Abu Rahmah, the coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee, was yesterday convicted of incitement ...
Read More »Early release of Tom Hurndall’s killer symptom of wider Israeli crimes
20 July 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Correction appended The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) condemns the early release from prison of the Israeli soldier that murdered photography student and ISM volunteer Tom Hurndall in Gaza in 2003. The Israeli press yesterday ...
Read More »Popular struggle organizer Wa’el Al-Faqeeh sentenced to one year
18 July 2010 International Solidarity Movement Palestinian human rights activist Wa’el Al-Faqeeh has been sentenced to one year in Israeli military prison, on the charge of aiding an illegal organization. Al-Faqeeh was arrested by the Israeli military on 9 December ...
Read More »Grassroots activist Wa’el Al-Faqeeh faces military court, still without charge
16 March 2010 Palestinian activist Wa’el Al-Faqeeh faced his third hearing in Salim military court on 11 March. His detention period was extended until 24 April when the next hearing will take place. Al-Faqeeh remains imprisoned without charge since his ...
Read More »Israel restricts Palestinian lawyers’ access to West Bank detainees
Amira Hass | Haaretz 14 January 2010 Israel is prohibiting Palestinian lawyers and the relatives of Palestinian detainees from reaching a military tribunal via the Beitunia checkpoint west of Ramallah. The prohibition, which has been in effect for the past ...
Read More »Grassroots activist Wa’el Al-Faqeeh to stand trial January 19
13 January 2010 Political prisoner Wa’el Al-Faqeeh has been detained without charge by Israeli authorities for over a month, and is now facing trial in Salim military court on the 19th of January. The abduction of Al-Faqeeh from his home, ...
Read More »Bil’in organizer Abdallah Abu Rahmah remanded until the end of legal proceedings
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 10 January 2010 For immediate release: Abdallah Abu Rahmah, coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall, was remanded until the end of legal proceedings today in an Israeli military court. Abu Rahmah is charged ...
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