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Nigeria Crackdown on Foreign Funded NGO's
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 11:25 am | International Solidarity Movement
“The Nigerian government is cracking down on foreign funding in the name of transparency and anti-corruption. But human rights and civil society organisations - including women’s rights and LGBTI advocacy groups - fear that the proposed legislation is ... More >>
Two Young Palestinians Arrested And Abused
Friday, 26 September 2014, 4:00 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Monday afternoon in Hebron, two young Palestinian men were arrested and abused north of Qeitun after being falsely accused of stone throwing. More >>
Hebron: Video of Seven-Year-Old Being Violently Detained
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 3:22 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Before school began, approximately six young children started throwing stones towards the checkpoint. A few minutes later a group of Israeli border police emerged running from a road close to the schools, and more border police ran down from the checkpoint. More >>
Children Tear Gassed as School Year Begins
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 1:10 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Israeli forces fired 15 tear gas grenades and canisters, as well as five stun grenades, at children as they waited to go to school yesterday morning in Hebron. Children in the West Bank have begun their new school year, while children in Gaza have so ... More >>
Israeli soldiers celebrate shooting an 18-year-old
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 12:07 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Hebron, Occupied Palestine: On August 9th in Hebron, Israeli soldiers celebrated shooting an 18-year-old Palestinian youth in the leg with live ammunition. More >>
Rescue team delivering urgent aid to Maghazi at risk
Sunday, 10 August 2014, 10:29 am | International Solidarity Movement
Rescue team delivering urgent humanitarian aid to Maghazi at risk BREAKING: Palestinian human rights defenders and international volunteers from the UK and the USA are travelling to Maghazi to deliver food parcels, water, and mattresses to 50 families. “Maghazi ... More >>
World heeds the call of Palestinians for pressure on Israel
Sunday, 10 August 2014, 10:09 am | International Solidarity Movement
August 9th: Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have taken to the streets in response to a call from Palestinian civil society in the occupied and besieged Gaza strip, and the BDS National Committee (BNC), for a day of rage. More >>
Team Delivering Urgent Humanitarian Aid to Rafah at Risk
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 4:36 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Palestinian human rights defenders, joined by international volunteers, are now travelling to Rafah with a Red Crescent truck to deliver food, mattresses, and water. More >>
Rescue team delivering urgent humanitarian aid to Rafah
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 3:57 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Call your representatives and the foreign offices of the UK, Sweden, and the USA to inform them that citizens of these countries are travelling to Rafah to deliver aid. Demand that Israel cease targeting medical personnel rescue teams and civilians, ... More >>
Challenging the siege of Gaza
Friday, 1 August 2014, 11:38 am | International Solidarity Movement
Civil society organisations and public figures have called on the world to demand the opening of the Rafah Crossing. More >>
GAZA: Family who saw son shot on Youtube retrieve body
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 12:25 pm | International Solidarity Movement
The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) has now published all the raw footage of an Israeli sniper killing Salem Shammaly after he was wounded on July 20th. The short edited version that was released six days ago, has now received over two million ... More >>
Israel targets wounded,Volunteers stay at al-Shifa hospital
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 11:03 am | International Solidarity Movement
Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza: International volunteers from countries including Spain, Sweden, the United states, the United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, Australia, and Venezuela have begun a constant protective presence in various locations at the al-Shifa ... More >>
Breaking: Israel shelling Beit Hanoun Hospital in Gaza
Saturday, 26 July 2014, 10:51 am | International Solidarity Movement
The Israeli military have started to shell and shoot at Beit Hanoun hospital. There are still 61 medical staff and civilians, three patients and two International Solidarity Movement volunteers trapped inside. More >>
IDF Falsifies Photograph to Justify Bombing El-Wafa Hospital
Friday, 25 July 2014, 3:13 pm | International Solidarity Movement
On the 21st July at 2:17 PM, the IDF spokesperson released an image on twitter showing an aerial picture of a building marked as ‘Al-Wafa’ hospital. In the image there is a red circle, which they designated as the location from which a M75 rocket was ... More >>
Israeli military shells Gazan el-Wafa hopsital
Saturday, 19 July 2014, 10:57 am | International Solidarity Movement
Today at 20:40 the Israeli military contacted el-Wafa hospital in Gaza and stated, “Why don’t you care about your family? Why don’t you care about your patients?” More >>
El-Wafa hospital threatened with bombing by Israeli military
Thursday, 17 July 2014, 10:49 am | International Solidarity Movement
Yesterday evening (July 15th) at approximately 23:05 el-Wafa Rehabilitation hospital in Gaza, near Gaza City, received a call from someone claiming to be from the “Defense department of the Israeli forces”. The caller informed the hospital to evacuate ... More >>
El-Wafa Hospital is still receiving patients
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 4:37 pm | International Solidarity Movement
On 11th July, five Israeli missiles struck el-Wafa hospital, yesterday three new patients arrived requiring treatment. More >>
El-Wafa hospital threatened with bombing by Israeli military
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 11:42 am | International Solidarity Movement
Yesterday evening (July 15th) at approximately 23:05 el-Wafa Rehabilitation hospital in Gaza, near Gaza City, received a call from someone claiming to be from the “Defense department of the Israeli forces”. The caller informed the hospital to evacuate ... More >>
Israel Border Police detaining the 6-year-old child
Sunday, 27 April 2014, 11:33 am | International Solidarity Movement
Israel Border Police detaining the 6-year-old child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTxJb-HLp70 More >>
Israeli soldiers attack girl’s schools in Salfit
Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 12:02 pm | International Solidarity Movement
Two educational institutions were attacked with tear gas and stun grenades by the Israeli army yesterday morning in Salfit. At least ten female students required medical attention after suffering from excessive tear gas inhalation. More >>