Israeli antizionist and International activists blockaded the entrance to the opening event of the Eurovision in Tel Aviv in support of the Palestinian Boycott Divestment and sanctions (BDS) call. They kneeled on the ground handcuffed and blindfolded to remind the festival goers of the 5400 Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails. These prisoners include 490…
An photo exhibition putting the spotlight on Ahed Tamimi and other Palestinian child prisoners will open tonight at the women’s jail in Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa. This exhibition features images I have taken over the years in Nabi Saleh. For more information on the event: Campaign Launch: Celebrating Ahed Tamimi’s Life The exhibition will…
Manal Tamimi shares the experience of her most recent arrest by the Israeli army. Manal was arrested during a protest in front of the Ofer military compound, where the trial of her kinswomen Nariman and her 16 year old daughter Ahed Tamimi was taking place. Manal describes the brutality of the soldiers and deliberate humiliation,…
About 100 Israelis staged a demonstration in front of Hasharon prison in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners. Hasharon prison is where Israel is currently detaining 16 years old Ahed Tamini and her mother Nariman, in addition to approximately 50 other Palestinian women. Among the protesters were former European Parliament member Luisa Morgantini and Palestinian member…
Activists gathered in the historic clock tower square in Jaffa to stage a solidarity vigil with the hunger striking Palestinian political prisoners. About 1500 political prisoners have been on strike since 17 April (observed in Palestine as Prisoners Day) in protest over the conditions of their incarceration. Among other things, they demand access to education…
Scores staged a vigil at Jaffa’s historic clock tower square in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, Since 17 April (observed by Palestinians as Prioner’s Day), at least 1500 political prisoners have been on hunger strike, protesting the conditions of their incarceration and demanding their amelioration. Israel responses with brutal…
Scores of Jaffa-based activists demonstrated in the city’s historical Clock Tower Square calling for the release of Walid Daqqa, a Palestinian political prisoner serving a life sentence in Israeli prison. Daqqa was convicted of participating in resistance operation that targeted an Israeli soldier, and has been jailed since 1986. Recently, Palestinian MK Bassel Ghattas was…
Darin Tatur’s father also participated in the demonstration calling for the release of his daughter About 100 people participated in a demonstration at the historic clock tower square in Jaffa, callng for the release of Darin Tatur. Tatur, a Palestinian woman from the Galilee, was arrested last October for a poem she wrote, “rise, my…
Hundreds of activists arrived to Ashkelon from all over the country, to stand in solidarity with Muhammad ‘Alan, a Palestinian attorney in administrative detention, which has been on a hunger strike for two months. The Israeli police blocked the entrance to the city, forcing protesters to descend the buses and hold a demonstration there, bringing…
On the 55th day of his hunger strike, Palestinian political prisoner was allowed a visit from his family: his parents, wife, Randa and their children at Asaf Harofeh hospital in Sarafand, where he is currently hospitalized. After the visit, during which Randa was appalled by her husband’s condition, the family decided to stage a sit-in…
