Israeli forces illegally detain Palestinian children in occupied West Bank
Video footage shows that five children aged between 8 to 13 years were dragged by the Israeli forces while they were playing near their village, Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank. The children were kept under illegal detention in the police station for hours
Haitians denounce US and UN support for Moïse regime and other stories
Today we take a look at the recent demonstration outside the US embassy in Haiti, the illegal detention of five Palestinian children by Israeli forces, new research documenting the planned use of lethal force in Myanmar and the mobilizations by airline workers in Thailand
Fact-finding report calls Ahmed Erekat’s killing by Israeli soldiers “extrajudicial execution”
27-year-old Ahmed Erekat was killed on June 23 last year at a checkpoint in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank by Israeli soldiers. His body has still not been handed over to his family
Illegal demolition of Palestinian Bedouin village condemned
Israeli forces demolished the village of Khirbet Humsa for the second time in four months. The rights organization B’Tselem accused Israel of trying to displace the entire Palestinian Bedouin community of the village
B’Tselem head defies ban, addresses students
Education minister had announced a ban on members of organizations that called “Israel false and derogatory names.” The ban came shortly after human rights group B’Tselem termed Israel an apartheid state
Israel an “apartheid regime” according to B’Tselem report
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem published a position paper in which it details various laws and policies implemented by the Israeli government which are designed to further Jewish supremacy vis-à-vis Palestinians
Palestine’s children bear the brunt of Israeli occupation
Last month’s murder of 15-year-old Ali Ayman Abu Aliya in the village of Al-Mughayyir was yet another instance of the brutality shown by Israeli occupation forces towards the children of Palestine
Palestinian administrative detainee on ‘verge of death’ as his hunger strike nears 90 days
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem says more than 350 Palestinians are currently being held under the illegal colonial-era policy of administrative detention adopted by the state of Israel
B’tselem report highlights ordeal of Palestinian minor prisoners in Israeli administrative detention
The report details how Palestinian minors have been kept in administrative detention for indefinite and prolonged periods, even in the absence of charges. It also sheds light on the fraud and rushed prosecutions and hearings, and the harsh judgments despite the lack of evidence against minors
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