Saudi court sentences Palestinian poet to death for renouncing Islam
Friends of Palestinian Ashraf Fayadh believe he is being punished for posting video showing religious police lashing a man in public.
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University of Liverpool students vote for BDS
Students at the University of Liverpool have voted to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, in a significant victory for Palestinian solidarity campaigners. The motion commits the Liverpool….
400 New Yorkers celebrate launch of campaign calling on local artists to boycott Israel
New York, NY, November 16, 2015 – On Saturday, November 14th, nearly 400 New Yorkers packed the Verso Books Loft in DUMBO, Brooklyn, to capacity for “Palestine Calling: A Launch….
Statement of Academics on the Settlement of Professor Steven Salaita’s Lawsuit Against the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Click here to view the updated list of signers, and to add your name to this statement (for faculty members).
Settlement Reached in Case of Professor Fired for “Uncivil” Tweets
November 12, 2015, Chicago – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel Loevy & Loevy announced the settlement of Professor Steven Salaita’s case against the University of Illinois….
Israeli forces injure dozens of university students in Tulkarem
TULKAREM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces shot and injured at least five students with live bullets on Monday at the northern occupied West Bank’s Palestine Technical University in the Tulkarem district,….
Israeli forces assault, detain Palestinian assistant lecturer
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces assaulted and detained an assistant lecturer from Birzeit University on Monday in the Old City of East Jerusalem, the university said Tuesday. “A large number….
Ten Palestinian Children Killed in Three Weeks of Violence
Ramallah, October 21, 2015—Defense for Children International – Palestine confirmed that Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinian children in separate incidents across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza….
Israel raids hospital, blocks medical care in Jerusalem
A dozen soldiers charged down the halls of al-Makassed hospital to the office of its director, Dr. Rafiq al-Husseini, and demanded the medical records of a 16-year-old boy in Israeli….
Palestinian students on the frontline amid daily violence
Al-Quds University students insist on attending classes as normal, despite regular clashes and raids by Israeli forces