Tag: Prisoner

  • Young prisoner, Marah, is fighting medical negligence to get her high school diploma

    Young prisoner, Marah, is fighting medical negligence to get her high school diploma

      |December 23rd 2015 | Hamza Abu Eltarabesh | Gaza, occupied Palestine Palestinian journalist from Gaza, born in 1991, studied journalism at the Islamic University of Gaza, and works as a freelance journalist for various local media outlets. Participated in covering the third aggression against Gaza, & basically writes in social and political issues. (According…

  • Arbitrary arrest of local activists as settlers lay siege to soumud house in Hebron

    Arbitrary arrest of local activists as settlers lay siege to soumud house in Hebron

    28th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Yesterday night, Israeli forces arrested two activists from the local activist group Youth Against Settlement in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Illegal settlers, under the protection of the Israeli forces, then layed siege to the YAS center, the Soumud house, trapping everyone inside. Israeli…

  • Call from Palestine: Stop the execution of our children

    Call from Palestine: Stop the execution of our children

    27th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine We, the undersigned Palestinian political forces and organizations, appeal to local and international institutions, human rights organisations and democratic forces for immediate and decisive action concerning the execution of Palestinian children by Israeli occupation forces and settlers. To date, 18 Palestinian children…

  • Arbitrary arrest of two internationals in Hebron

    Arbitrary arrest of two internationals in Hebron

    26th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Sunday 22nd November 2015, two international solidarity activists were arrested by Israeli forces on the allegation that they were ‘staying in a closed military zone’ in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). One German human rights defender passed a checkpoint manned with a group of…

  • Punished for his work: medic Ahmad Nasser describes his recent arrest

    Punished for his work: medic Ahmad Nasser describes his recent arrest

    November 10th, 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Huwarra Team | Ramallah, Occupied Palestine In the early morning of November 2nd 2015, Ahmad Nasser was kidnapped by Israeli forces from his home near Ramallah. He was accused of attempting to kill soldiers by throwing stones and molotov cocktails, and was released without charge 15 hours later. He was…