Freedom Flotilla 2 Press Release Athens – The Freedom Flotilla 2 Steering Committee met in Athens 9 and 10 April to continue preparations for the upcoming flotilla. Since the last meeting in Amsterdam, Israel has launched an international campaign of incitement against the Flotilla and its coalition members who are participating from around the world.     The Greek Ship to … [read more]

More than 1,000 leftists and pro-Palestinian activists are expected to take part in the flotilla, which sources say will include more than 20 vessels of various sizes. By Amos Harel, http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-pressing-un-to-halt-new-gaza-aid-flotilla-1.353914 Security officials and the Foreign Ministry have started preparing feverishly for the expected arrival of another … [read more]

On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Ramallah, 17 April 2011* – Every year, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the continuing incarceration and ill-treatment of Palestinians who have been detained, sometimes without charge or trial, for their resistance to the Israeli occupation and its illegal policies and … [read more]

by Inge Neefs, ISM Gaza On Thursday afternoon April 7th, Israeli forces have escalated attacks on the Gaza Strip: the murderous offensive has killed 18 people so far, the majority of them being civilians. Among the massacred are a mother, her daughter, two children, two elder men and four members of Al Qassam Brigades. More than sixty people have been injured so far, some are still fighting … [read more]

PRC Workshop delivered by Nasim Ahmed PRC Workshop delivered by Nasim Ahmed; "The invisible Prison Wall around Palestinian Refugees from Iraq" I would like to thank the conference organizers for inviting me to deliver this paper. When I was first asked to speak at this conference I was slightly ruffled about presenting a paper about refugees in a conference about prisoners. My perplexity was … [read more]

7.5.2011, Fobrtal, Germanys The annual Conference of Palestinians in Europe is scheduled for the 7th of May in the City of Fobrtal in Germany. The conference is the 9th in a series of annual Palestinian conferences in Europe. It is organized by General Secretariat of the Palestinians in Europe Conference, Palestinian Return Centre (PRC), and Palestinian Assembly in … [read more]

http://wlcentral.org/node/1442 2011-03-08 Mossad kidnaps Gaza’s chief power plant engineer, Dirar Abu Seesi, while in Ukraine. Now en route from Petah Tikva torture center to Shikma Prison.   On February 18, Gaza’s chief power plant engineer, Dirar Abu Seesi, was kidnapped by theMossad, while he was traveling in the Ukraine. Abu Seesi is now in Shikma Prison outside Ashkelon … [read more]

23-30 July 2011, Beirut The winds of change blowing through the Middle East are bringing enormous hopes for change. In Egypt, where Hosni Mubarak helped to maintain the siege on Gaza, there is now a big public campaign to open to Rafah crossing. It has not succeeded yet, but the situation in Egypt remains very fluid and hopeful. And the pressure is growing on Israel also to abandon the … [read more]

11-12 March 2011 Under the slogan (working for justice), various European human rights organisations are preparing to hold the first international conference on the rights of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli prisons. Tthe conference will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, March 11-12, 2011 in order to unite the efforts of many Palestinian and European members of parliament and human … [read more]

When: 20-23 April 2011 Where: The Village of Bil'in, Occupied West Bank The 6th Annual Bil'in Conference on the Palestinian Popular Struggle   As nonviolent resistance for freedom sweeps across the Arab world, join us in harnessing the winds of change. When: 20-23 April 2011   Where: The Village of Bil'in, Occupied West Bank From Gaza to Bil’in, popular … [read more]

By The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) & Adalah-NY: The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel, Press Release: Feb 28, 2011 Folk music legend Pete Seeger has come out in support of the growing Palestinian movement for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel as a program for justice for Palestinians and a route to peace in the Middle … [read more]

Day of Action: 30. March 2011 Day of Action: 30 March 2011   The BDS National Committee (BNC) is calling on you to unite in your different capacities and struggles to join the Global BDS Dayof Action on Land Day, 30 March 2011, in solidarity with the Palestinian people's right to self determination on their ancestral land.   Inspired and buoyed by the popular … [read more]