Action Reports
eirigi: Dublin Vigil for Irish and Palestinian Hunger Strikers
12 months ago
Up to sixty éirígí activists and supporters gathered on the central isle of O’Connell Bridge in Dublin yesterday (May 5) to mark the 31st anniversary of the death of Bobby Sands during the 1981 hunger strike. The annual vigil commemorates not only Sands, but all ten republican hunger strikers who paid the ultimate price in [...]
Video: Solidarity conference in France featuring former prisoner Salah Hamouri
1 year ago
PressTV reported on a solidarity conference with the Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike taking place in France. Interviewed here is Salah Hamouri, former Palestinian prisoner and dual Palestinian/French citizen who was freed in October 2011 as part of the prisoner exchange agreement. A long solidarity campaign took place in France demanding his release.
Palestinian youth block UN building to demand action for prisoners
1 year ago
Protests, starting in Ramallah and extending to Amman and Geneva, blocked UN offices today, May 9, in calls for the UN to take action to protect the lives of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike. The protests were organized by Palestinians for Dignity, a Palestinian youth organization. A Twitter campaign was launched to support the protesters [...]
Children in Amman protest in support of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners
1 year ago
by Rifat Audeh In solidarity with the prisoners illegally incarcerated by the Israeli occupation throughout Palestine and conducting an open-ended hunger strike in Israeli jails, a sit-in protest took place on Wednesday May 2nd in Amman, Jordan, in front of the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The protest, organized by independent [...]
Seattle: Educational vigil for Palestinian prisoners May 5 (photos)
1 year ago
As reported by SIRATYST, Seattle’s Voices of Palestine held an educational vigil on Palestinian prisoners on May 5, 2012. Voices of Palestine holds educational vigils every 1st & 3rd Saturday, near Westlake Park, 4th & Pine, Seattle. Join them next Sunday, May 13, 2012, from noon-5 p.m. at Westlake Park for Nakba Commemoration, Palestine Stolen Homeland. [...]
Video: Jerusalem conference in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners
1 year ago
Over 150 people gathered in Jerusalem in mid-April to show their support and solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners. It is estimated that over 4,600 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli jails. This week, over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners continued an open-ended hunger strike, in protest of their mistreatment and lack of basic rights in Israeli [...]
Photos: April 28 protests in Edinburgh and London for Palestinian prisoners
1 year ago
Two major protests took place in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike on April 28, in Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England. The Scotland protest was organized by the We Are All Hana Shalabi campaign, which earlier organized large marches in Glasgow, while the London protest was called by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (UK). Photos [...]
Protest with prisoners at Ofer attacked by occupation soldiers, multiple injuries
1 year ago
The occupation military forces attacked a demonstration on Thursday, April 26 outside Ofer prison near Ramallah, calling for freedom for Palestinian prisoners and solidarity with hunger strikers, in which dozens were overcome by tear gas. The Democratic Pole at Bir Zeit University called for the protest, which was also attended by family members and supporters [...]
Seattle, April 21: Protest for Palestinian Prisoners
1 year ago
Activists in Seattle, with Voices of Palestine, organized a demonstration on April 21 in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike, calling for their freedom. Banners calling for freedom for all Palestinian prisoners and the boycott of Israeli goods were carried on the streets of Seattle, raising awareness about Palestinian prisoners’ struggle. Photos:
Vancouver, April 15: It’s Right to Rebel forum videos and synopsis
1 year ago
The following report of the April 15 event in Vancouver, including a review of Palestinian political prisoners, is provided by ILPS Canada: http://ilpsrighttorebel.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/resisting-criminalization-a-report-from-vancouver/ “It’s Right to Rebel: resisting criminalization of people’s struggles at home and abroad” was held on Sunday, April 15, in East Vancouver. The forum was organized by the Alliance for People’s Health, Canada-Philippines Solidarity [...]
