Tag: Vittorio Arrigoni
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Palestinians call for release of Italian activist kidnapped in Gaza
International Solidarity Movement & Free Gaza Movement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 14, 2011) – Today, our friend and colleague, Vittorio Arrigoni, a journalist and human rights defender working in the Gaza Strip, was kidnapped in Gaza. Vittorio has been active in the Palestine cause for almost 10 years. For the past two and a half…
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Inspired by Egypt, young Palestinians lead movement to end division
Vittorio Arrigoni Translation by Daniela Loffreda. The mighty flow of blood and hope from Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrein, Algeria and Lybia has also washed over young Palestinian minds in Gaza. What started as a stream has become a torrent and will soon spill its banks. Palestine’s 25 January will be 15 March. Palestinians are working…
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Gaza’s record-breaking children
18 August 2010 | Vittorio Arrigoni, Electronic Intifada Gaza’s kids truly are record-breakers. They survived Israel’s 2008-09 winter invasion and every day they put up with a state of war during a so-called ceasefire. Smeared in blood, they’ve crawled through the rubble of shelled buildings, taking care of younger siblings, and tending to languishing parents,…