Palestinian journalist recounts rape and torture in Israeli prison
Palestinian journalist Sami al-Saai has described being tortured and raped while detained in Israel’s Megiddo prison.
Source: Middle East Eye
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South Africa’s ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusi Madonsela, asked the court in his opening remarks to “do what it can to stop the genocide,” which he said had “shocked the conscience of humanity.”
He added that South Africa’s fourth submission to the court was triggered not only by the assault on Rafah but by an intensification of the Israeli assault across Gaza in the last few days.
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Tamara Rasamny, a student at Columbia University who was arrested in April while participating in a pro-Palestine protest encampment on campus, was allowed to graduate and give her speech on Saturday.
During her speech (see video below), she reiterated her pro-Palestinian stance and called for the release of Israeli and Palestinian political prisoners.