Tag: Tristan Anderson
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Palestinians mourn demonstrator’s death
Al Jazeera 18 April 2009 Bil’in buries Basem Abu Rahme and residents discuss the lethal use of a high velocity tear gas projectile by Israeli forces against unarmed demonstrators.
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Israeli forces supress Prisoner’s Day demonstration in Ni’lin
April 17, 2009 Ni’lin villagers once again held a Friday demonstration against the illegal Apartheid Wall and in commemoration of Prisoner’s Day. Around 150 villagers, supported by Israeli and international solidarity activists, gathered after the prayer at the local clinic. Several demonstrators wore shirts urging solidarity with the thousands of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli…
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Demonstrator killed in Bil’in by Israeli forces
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, 17 April 2009, Bil’in Village: A resident has been killed by Israeli forces during a demonstration. Basem Abu Rahme, 29 years of age, was shot in the chest with a high-velocity tear gas projectile. He was evacuated to Ramallah hospital in critical condition, where he died of his injury. According to…
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Press conference held by parents of Tristan Anderson
23 March 2009 – Nancy and Michael Anderson hold a press conference about the condition of their son, Tristan Anderson, who was critically injured in Ni’lin when Israeli forces shot a tear-gas projectile directly at him.
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Funds needed for Tristan Anderson’s medical expenses
Justice for Tristan Tristan Anderson, an American citizen, was critically injured during a demonstration in the West Bank village of Ni’lin. Anderson was shot in the head with a tear gas projectile from around 60 meters by Israeli forces on 13 March 2009. Tristan (38), is currently in Tel Hashomer hospital near Tel Aviv. To…