#FreeMahmoud: Mahmoud Nawajaa is FREE!
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.
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Israel Detains Palestinian Teen With Coronavirus for Three Weeks Without Questioning
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
‘Jerusalem is Not the Capital of Israel’, Italian Court Tells RAI TV
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….
Palestinian child detainee tests positive for COVID-19 in Israeli prison
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….
Manchester university divests from firms complicit in Israeli occupation
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….
BDS x SOAS First Victory!
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.
Oxford and other top British universities under fire for sending students to illegal Israeli settlements
Amnesty says the universities are “actively linking themselves to a whole system of illegality, discrimination and exploitation”.
#FreeMahmoud: Israeli military court extends Palestinian BDS coordinator’s detention by 15 days
Israel is holding Palestinian human rights defender Mahmoud Nawajaa without charge and has denied his right to see his lawyer.
Israeli occupation forces arrest BDS coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa during night raid
Tens of Israeli occupation soldiers stormed the home of Mahmoud Nawajaa, the General Coordinator of the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), near Ramallah, handcuffing, blindfolding and taking him away from his wife and three young children
Israeli Police Raid Major East Jerusalem Palestinian Cultural Institutions in Justice Ministry Experiment
The directors of Yabous Cultural Center and the Jerusalem Society for Music Teaching were detained and later released. Officials allege that their centers are suspected of money laundering and tax evasion