Category Archives: Prisoners

Call for Action – Zakaria Zubeidi

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Nick

  On the 9th of September Zakaria Zubeidi announced that he will embark on a death fast, a complete food and fluid strike, in response to the continuous postponement of his release from Palestinian Authority prison. This effectively means that unless … Continue reading →

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Alive and victorious: Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak home after 3 month hunger strike

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Nick

On 10th July, Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak returned to his home in Gaza after being freed from an Israeli prison. He had been held in an Israeli prison for three years without charge or trial and without visits from his … Continue reading →

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Justice for Palestine Festival, Dundee – Report

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Nick

On the weekend of 9th June 2012, Tayside for Justice in Palestine, Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (Dundee) and Action Palestine, held a number of events in Dundee to campaign for a wider understanding of the situation facing the Palestinians who … Continue reading →

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URGENT: Act now for Mahmoud Sarsak on 84th day of hunger strike; Palestinian football star at risk of death

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Nick

As European football stars compete in the European Championships, the eyes of the world must turn to a football star at urgent risk of death: Palestinian national team member Mahmoud Sarsak, 25, has been imprisoned under Israel’s “Unlawful Combatants Law” … Continue reading →

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Sarsak is dying: protest Israel’s crimes at Scotland v Israel

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Nick

Saturday 16 June 2012, Tynecastle, Edinburgh Assemble 2.00pm McLeod St car park for kick off 3pm A few years ago hundreds protested at an under 21 football match in Hamilton and the match could not be shown in Israel because … Continue reading →

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Photo Exhibition and Talk on Palestinian Political Prisoners

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Nick

SATURDAY 9th JUNE 5.30 – 8pm Dundee University Action Palestine Public Meeting Dundee University Student Union Meeting room 2 This coming Saturday, the youth of Aida Refugee Camp, near Bethlehem in the Occupied West Bank, will give a presentation with … Continue reading →

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Immediate action needed: Independent doctor confirms current hunger strikers face imminent threats to their lives

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Nick

Joint Urgent Appeal As organisations dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights, the Palestinian Council of Human Rights Organizations (PCHRO) and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-Israel) are gravely concerned for the lives of three Palestinian prisoners that remain … Continue reading →

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Progress for Prisoners’ Movement: Palestinian Prisoners’ Mass Hunger Strike concludes after agreement is reached

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Nick

Progress for Prisoners’ Movement: Palestinian Prisoners’ Mass Hunger Strike Concludes After Agreement is Reached Ramallah, 15 May 2012 – After nearly a full month of fasting, around 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners ended last night their mass hunger strike upon reaching … Continue reading →

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Palestine at the STUC

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Nick

      Support for Palestine and opposition to the Israeli occupation played a prominent part in this week’s STUC Congress, held in Inverness. Trade union delegates to the conference passed the following motions unanimously: The Jewish National Fund That … Continue reading →

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March – Solidarity with the Palestinian Hunger Strikers!Free Palestine! Boycott Israel!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Nick

Saturday 28 April  ASSEMBLE 12 Noon at Charlotte Square to March to the Scottish Parliament. Solidarity with the Palestinian Hunger Strikers! Free Palestine! Boycott Israel! Last week on Palestinian prisoners day, over 1350 Palestinians prisoners embarked on a mass indefinite … Continue reading →

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