The catastrophic explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4 left 200 dead and thousands more injured. This included at least 43 Syrian and Palestinian refugees and dozens of foreign migrant workers….
Thanks to sustained international pressure, Palestinian human rights defender and BDS coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa was released after being held without charge by Israel for 19 days.
The 15-year-old, who is suspected of security offenses, was arrested before dawn on July 23 from the Jalazun refugee camp. He tested positive for the virus after his arrest
Imad Barghouthi, the prominent Palestinian astrophysicist arrested by Israeli authorities last month, remains in arbitrary detention at the Ofer Israeli prison camp. A petition demanding his liberation has reached more than 1500 signatories, many of which distinguished scholars around the world. We publish here a letter addressed to the international scientific community that prof. Barghouthi wrote from prison.
Flavio Insinna, host of the popular Italian TV show “L’Eredità” will have to deliver this statement next time he goes on the air: “International law does not recognize Jerusalem as….
Ramallah, August 6, 2020—A Palestinian child prisoner detained by Israeli forces in late July has tested positive for COVID-19, the first known case involving a Palestinian child detainee confirmed by….
For the attention of : EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs – Mr. Josep Borrell, Head of the EU Delegation to West Bank and Gaza Strip – Mr. Tomas Niklasson….
In April 2020, the German government’s anti-Semitism commissioner, Felix Klein, declared in the press that the Cameroonian historian Achille Mbembe was “not suitable” as opening speaker of the Ruhrtriennale on….
The University of Manchester has divested more than $5 million from Caterpillar and the parent company of travel site Booking.com. Activists on Monday said it was “a colossal win for….
A huge victory in the academic boycott campaign has been achieved this week, as SOAS management have recently announced that they have ended their contract with Hebrew University of Jerusalem, due to concerns raised by the SOAS community. This is a massive win for the future of academic boycotts, and must set a precedent for more universities in the UK to follow suit.
