Ahead of Palestinian elections, Israel arrests political leaders in raids across West Bank
28 Palestinians were arrested, most of them members of Palestinian political factions, including West Bank-based Fatah and the predominantly Gaza-based Hamas
Colonial occupation and patriarchy in Palestine: interview with Ruba Odeh
Palestinian activist Ruba Odeh spoke with Capire about women’s struggles against the occupation of their territories.
Under the cover of the pandemic, states cracked down even harder
Despite promises to focus all efforts towards combating the pandemic, many states used the pretext of the lockdown to intensify repression of people’s movements and dissenting voices
Around the World in 8 minutes: Victories for political prisoners in Colombia and Palestine
Two political prisoners from Colombia and Palestine were released this past week in a major victory for people’s movements
Palestinian women’s organization leader Khitam Saafin placed in administrative detention for 6 months
Saafin was sent to administrative detention by an Israeli military commander just days after her arrest during which several other activists and leftist figures were also abducted and detained
Widespread condemnation of Israeli raids and arrests of Palestinian leaders, activists
Organizations have called for the swift and unconditional release of all the Palestinian leaders and activists arrested in the late night raids on Monday, while also demanding freedom for all Palestinian political prisoners and administrative detainees
Palestinian prisoners are on the frontlines of the struggle for liberation
The situation inside Israeli prisons has been growing increasingly worse over the past couple of years and the COVID-19 has exacerbated this situation.
Concerns of COVID-19 loom large on International Day of Palestinian Prisoners
The International Day of Palestinian Prisoners on April 17 is marked annually to remember and express solidarity with the thousands of Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails and detention and interrogation centers
Human rights groups in Palestine call on Israel to release prisoners amid COVID-19 outbreak
Prisoners are at an increased risk of infection owing to overcrowded prison facilities, living in unsafe, unsanitary and disease-prone conditions
Ep 65: JNU students protest in India, hunger strike by Palestinian political prisoners and more..
We also look into the hunger strike by Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails and the march by trade unions in South Africa against the 2nd annual Investment Summit in Johannesburg.
Palestinians denounce torture of prisoner Samer Arbid and demand his release
Samer Arbid was transferred to a hospital and remains in a critical condition after being tortured during interrogation by the Israeli intelligence service
The right to education under occupation
Under the illegal Israeli occupation, Palestinians are systematically denied their human right to education and university students and professors are targeted and criminalized
- Israeli air strikes in Gaza continue, at least 119 Palestinians including 31 children killed so far
- UN expresses concern over deteriorating human rights situation in Algeria
- Nursing home workers in Connecticut prepare for strike as contract talks fail
- Settlers take out violent demonstrations against Arab citizens in Israel’s Lod city
- Death toll in Israeli attack on Gaza rises to 56 amidst rising concerns over ground offensive
