Daily Round-up | Widespread protests in Haiti against foreign interference & other stories
In this episode, we bring you stories of protests in Haiti, flooding in Nigeria, Australia reversing its position on the stance on Jerusalem, and a Brazilian court fining protesters
7 months after her arrest, Shatha Odeh’s case is emblematic of Israeli attack on Palestinian civil society
Shatha Odeh, the director of the Health Work Committees, has been in jail since July 2021 during which time she contracted COVID-19. Her case is a microcosm of Israel’s attempts to eliminate all voices critical of its discriminatory policies
Israeli forces kill one and injure dozens of protesters as Palestinians demand end of Gaza blockade
Firing by Israeli forces on weekly protests in the occupied Palestinian territory started last month and has so far killed three people, including a 12-year-old
Demolition of Palestinian houses continues
The report, prepared by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Palestinian Territories (OCHA), says that in the month of February alone, at least 305 Palestinians, including 172 children, lost their homes and were displaced due to demolition of homes by the Israeli authorities.
Israeli authorities approve confiscation of more Palestinian land for settlements
According to the director of the Bethlehem Office of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Hassan Brijeh, large portions of the land which is privately owned by Palestinians near Bethlehem are targeted for confiscation
Several international delegates join Palestinians’ protest against proposed Israeli annexation
The protests in Jericho in the Jordan Valley were part of the Palestinian Authority’s popular initiatives against the annexation move by Israel. The UN peace envoy and representatives of Russia, China and EU attended the protest
#BoycottPuma: Protest in London calls for end to company support for Israeli apartheid
A monthly protest was held outside Puma’s flagship store in London as part of the ongoing campaign
Israel kills one in airstrikes on Gaza, 144 injured in weekly protests including 53 children
Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza after 10 rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza. A 27-year-old man was killed in the air strikes, which targeted Hamas bases and installations
US states bring in anti-BDS laws, encourage Israeli occupation
27 states of the United States have introduced laws and policies to outlaw the boycott of Israel, despite federal courts in three states having already ruled such laws as unconstitutional.
Israelizing India: the Hindutva fantasy that is realizing itself
As the Hindu right-wing government in India builds closer relations with Israel, it is increasingly adopted methods and tactics of repression, especially on the people of Kashmir, from the Zionist state.
Various Zionist organizations help the state execute a set of discriminatory policies and actively contribute to the systemic erosion of Palestinian history
More than 5,000 Palestinians are currently languishing in Israeli jails. Israeli prison authorities have limited prisoners’ use of water, banned food preparation in cells, installed mobile jamming devices, and placed heavy restrictions on visits by family members.






