Tag: Prisoner

  • Nabi Salih marches in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike

    Nabi Salih marches in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike

    22nd April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Nabi Salih, occupied Palestine On Friday 21st April, a demonstration held in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike was violently supressed by Israeli forces at Nabi Salih, occupied West Bank. Teargas, rubber-coated steel bullets, and live rounds were fired at demonstrators by Israeli forces…

  • Beatings, theft, and humiliation: Dismantle the Ghetto activist speaks of his ordeal following arrest at Land Day demonstrations

    Beatings, theft, and humiliation: Dismantle the Ghetto activist speaks of his ordeal following arrest at Land Day demonstrations

    15th April 2017  |  International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team  |  Hebron, occupied Palestine Last week, amidst a slew of arrests by Israeli forces and subsequent court hearings, ISM activists had the opportunity to meet with Badee Dwaik; one of the four men arrested during the Land Day demonstrations in occupied al-Khalil. Badee, a seasoned activist…

  • Sumud: Palestinian for endurance

    Sumud: Palestinian for endurance

    22nd February 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine  As a second time ISMer I write a blog for friends and supporters back home (at salamfrombetty.tumblr.com if you would like to follow).  I asked for questions from my readership and I got this from my friend Rachel: How are you coping…

  • Abusive harassment of Human Rights Defenders in Bil’in continues

    Abusive harassment of Human Rights Defenders in Bil’in continues

    27 January 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Bilin , occupied Palestine  Abdullah Abu Rahmah was released by an Israeli military judge on Tuesday night the 24th of January after being arrested when he attended a court hearing. He had been home for 24 hours when at 1AM Thursday the 26th, thirty masked, armed soldiers surrounded…

  • Free Mohamed Abu Sakha

    Free Mohamed Abu Sakha

    5th December 2016 | International Solidarity Movement | Huwwara team, occupied Palestine Members of the Circus School in Palestine, representatives of the embassies of Italy, Spain and Switzerland, Amnesty International and ISM were in the Israeli Supreme Court today to witness the hearing of the appeal for the release of the Palestinian circus trainer Mohammad…