That strong spirit of Palestinian emancipation
Amidst the devastation of Gaza, the Palestinian people’s enduring spirit, or sumud is exemplified by the stories of political prisoners like Khalida Jarrar.
14 Palestinian administrative detainees are on hunger strike
The detainees are demanding their immediate release from prison and an end to mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners by the Israeli occupation authorities. Some of them have been on hunger strike for more than two weeks
Palestinian prisoners go on indefinite hunger strike against Israeli administrative detention policy
30 Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli jails started their hunger strike on September 25, with more expected to join in the coming days
On Land Day, Palestinians renew commitment to right to return of refugees
Land Day is observed by Palestinians in the occupied territories, in Israel, and by those living abroad as refugees. It symbolizes a collective struggle against the Israeli occupation and the commitment to the right to return
Palestinian groups denounce UK’s decision to ban Hamas as attempt to “criminalize resistance”
Last week, UK home secretary Priti Patel announced the government’s decision to ban Hamas in totality, claiming that it can no longer differentiate between the group’s military and political wings
Demonstrations held in support of six Palestinian groups terror-listed by Israel
The demonstrations were held in front of the UN and UNESCO offices in Ramallah and Gaza city. The protesters called for increased international pressure on Israel to rescind its terrorist designation of the six Palestinian groups
UK unions condemn Israel’s “terrorist” label to Palestinian human rights groups
The unions urged the UK government and the international community to pressure Israel to reverse the decision and uphold Palestinian rights in accordance with international law
US conditional aid to UN agency violates Palestinian right of return and other stories
Today we look at protests in Gaza against a funding agreement between the U.S. and the UNRWA, a U.S. court ordering Indigenous people in Ecuador to pay the Chevron corporation’s legal fees, and more
Palestinians continue to oppose UNRWA’s deal with the US
Palestinian refugees claim that the conditions imposed in the deal cancel their right to return and effectively change the UNRWA from being an agency for their assistance to a US security agency
Palestinian leader Khalida Jarrar released after nearly two years in prison
Khalida Jarrar was arrested in October 2019 and convicted in March 2021 on charges including being a member of a banned organization and involvement in the killing of an Israeli teenager, based on secret, withheld evidence
Security forces arrest anti-Palestinian Authority demonstrators
Palestinian Authority forces used violent means to suppress the protests and beat up protesters with metal batons amid a wave of protests against the killing of activist Nizar Banat
The arrests were conducted reportedly in relation to their participation in protests that have been taking place against the custodial death of well known anti-PA activist, Nizar Banat, last month
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