Hundreds of Palestinian parents are spending Palestinian Prisoners’ Day (17 April) with their children behind bars, including Farehan Farrah whose son Shadi was detained when he was just 12 years old. Around 6,500 Palestinians are being held in Israeli prisons,… Continue Reading
Last Wednesday a landmark protest case was lost when Metropolitan Police won its appeal against John Catt, a 90 year old anti-war campaigner from Brighton who has fought a long battle to have his details removed from the national ‘domestic… Continue Reading
Sireen Sawafteh, who is active in the non-violent campaign for human rights in Palestine, was arrested on 14 May 2013 by the Israeli army. She is currently being held without charge in Al Jalameh interrogation centre near Haifa, inside the… Continue Reading
Palestinians have called for international action on April 17th 2013 in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Corporate Watch has been investigating the companies involved in the Israeli prison system and this article is part of a series… Continue Reading
Corporate Watch researchers Tom Anderson and Therezia Cooper* have been stopped and questioned under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 a total of five times between them at UK airports while travelling to Egypt and returning from research trips… Continue Reading
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