Tag: Ni’lin

  • Extreme violence from the Israeli army in Ni’lin

    On Thursday, the 14th of August, peaceful protesters from the village of Ni’lin, who’s lands are being annexed by the construction of Israel’s apartheid wall, were met by extreme violence by the occupation forces. Photos courtesy of Activestills The army later came deep into the village of Ni’lin, bombarding streets and houses with teargas for…

  • A 13 year old child is kidnapped from Ni’lin, while 5 others are injured during protest

    On Wednesday August the 13th 2008 a thirteen year old boy was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers and has reported that he was beaten. He was held for six hours before being released. Also, an epileptic shepherd from the West Bank village of Ni’lin told international activists that he was beaten up by Israeli soldiers when…

  • 8 injured as protesters gather in Ni’lin

    At 11 am on Monday August the 11th approximately 200 Palestinians, Israeli and international activists marched towards the construction site of the illegal apartheid wall in the West Bank village of Ni’lin. Photos courtesy of Activestills The wall annexes more than half of the current farming land of Ni’lin and more than 80 percent of…

  • Israeli forces spray protesters in Ni’lin with unknown substance

    At 1pm on Friday the 8th August the citizens of Ni’lin gathered as usual to pray on their land. They were prevented from reaching the usual site of their Friday prayer by around twenty Israeli soldiers with dogs, and so had to pray in a field very close to the village while being watched by…

  • Continued violence and repression against the popular protests against the wall in Ni’lin

    On the 7th of August around 300 hundred people protested against the building of the apartheid wall at the land of Ni’lin. Video courtesy of Israel Puermam The demonstration started at 11 am and marched from the village centre. It reached the construction site managing to stop the bulldozers from working for a while before…