Tag: Prisoner Rights

  • Gaza sit-in, rally back Khader Adnan; general strike set for Tuesday

    Gaza sit-in, rally back Khader Adnan; general strike set for Tuesday

    by Joe Catron 20 February 2012 | Mondoweiss Every Monday morning the families of 445 Gaza Palestinians detained by Israel occupy the courtyard of Gaza’s International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters to demand that the ICRC fulfill its obligation to protect the rights of their imprisoned relatives. This week’s gathering was infused with fresh…

  • Palestinian activist to judge: I do not recognize your rules

    Palestinian activist to judge: I do not recognize your rules

    20 February 2012 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Bassem Tamimi from Nabi Saleh testified yesterday as part of the defense’s case in the ongoing trial against him. Tamimi, suspected of protest related charges, was arrested on March last year, and remains in detention since. After 11 months in an Israeli jail, Bassem Tamimi, a prominent…

  • Solidarity with Khader Adnan in the No Go Zone

    by Nathan Stuckey 14 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Two months ago, few of us knew the name Khader Adnan.  Today, he is an inspiration to all of us.  Two months ago he was kidnapped from his home by Israel.  He was charged with no crime.  He was abused by his captors…