On “Friday of the Tires,” as nicknamed by Palestinians, the Israeli military invaded the West Bank community of Nabi Saleh in the late afternoon. At the same time, thousands of Palestinians were burning tires near the de-facto border with Israel, demanding an end to the decade-long siege and their right to return to their homeland.…
I am thrilled to be in Johannesburg to attend the inaugural Human Rights Festival being held at Constitution Hill, the site of the main complex of apartheid jails where the famous inmates include Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Photo Exhibition: Resistance and children’s active participation in the weekly protests in Nabi Saleh, with special focus…
About two dozen activists from Jaffa organized a vigil in solidarity with Gazans, following the Great Return March and its deadly suppression by the Israeli army. On March 30, which is also Land Day, thousands of Palestinians in besieged Gaza staged a peaceful march demanding Israel honour the Palestinian right of return after 70 years…
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…
A group of activists led by the Coalition of Women for Peace staged a vigil in front of a military base in Tel Aviv in solidarity with Ahed, Nariman and Nour Tamimi. All three woman were jailed by the Israeli army following a viral video depicting Ahed (16), slapping an Israeli soldier who invaded her…
Israeli human rights activists gathered outside the home of Yitzhak Aharonovitch, former Israeli police deputy police commissioner and minister of public security, currently, claim protesters, heads IMI Systems Ltd, one of the biggest Israeli weapons and military technology manufacturer, currently exporting arms to Burma / Mynmar, where the military engages with systematic ethnic cleansing of…
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…
Around 100 people gathered in the Ramallah-district village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank after Friday’s midday prayers. They were there to stage solidarity with the Palestinian political prisoners, hunger striking in Israel’s jails. On 17 April, observed as Prisoner’s Day, about 1500 political prisoners of different factions launched a hunger strike to protest…
