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Snow adds to Gaza's woes
Friday, 13 December 2013, 2:28 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Snow is falling in Gaza, adding another layer of misery to the freezing and flooded conditions being experienced by its besieged population. Most homes have been without electricity for 24 of the last 36 hours, many streets are under water, and schools ... More >>
Hanneya, Russia call for end to Gaza Blockade
Friday, 13 December 2013, 12:13 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Palestinian Ministry for the Interior in Gaza reports that Palestinian premier in Gaza Ismail Haneyya has asked Russia to intervene to lift the siege on Gaza Strip and to end its power crisis. More >>
Palestinian Authorities make appeal amid bad weather
Friday, 13 December 2013, 8:35 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
The Palestinian authorities in Gaza appeal to international organizations, including the UN, to urgently save the Gaza Strip from its deteriorating humanitarian situation resulting from the blockade and the harsh weather conditions. More >>
Palestine: Einstein and the Prawer Plan
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 3:51 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Today is the 65th anniversary of the publication of a letter from Albert Einstein and others to the New York Times, denouncing United States support for Israeli terrorism manifested by welcoming Menachem Begin, at the time head of the Freedom party, to ... More >>
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 10:58 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Israel carried out at least seven air strikes in Gaza on Tuesday evening, destroying two poultry farms and killing some 4000 chickens near Khan Younes. Strikes were also conducted in the north and south of Gaza, with no reports of casualties to date. More >>
First UN World Toilet Day as Gaza drowns in sewage
Monday, 18 November 2013, 12:02 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
As streets in Gaza flow with excrement, as families stay awake until 2am to take advantage of the two hours that water will flow through the taps – if they are lucky – the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking ... More >>
Gaza:Air Strikes on anniversary of Operation Pillar of Cloud
Friday, 15 November 2013, 1:15 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Around 1430 on Thursday afternoon (0130 today, NZ time), the Israeli Air Force carried out air-strikes over east of Zaitoun and east of Beit Hanoun, reportedly targeting empty lands without causing casualties or damage. More >>
Al-Khudari demands land, sea and air access for Gaza
Sunday, 22 September 2013, 12:12 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
The Popular Committee Against the Siege on Thursday demanded the Israeli occupation open all commercial crossings with the Gaza Strip. More >>
Gaza In Crisis Following Rafah, Tunnel Closures
Friday, 20 September 2013, 3:20 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
The Gaza Strip is facing a humanitarian crisis, with such a critical shortage of gasoline that police have been ordered to transport students and workers to schools, universities and workplaces, the Ministry of the Interior has reported. More >>
Gaza in crisis following Rafah, tunnel closures
Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 2:22 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
The Gaza Strip is facing a humanitarian crisis, with such a critical shortage of gasoline that police have been ordered to transport students and workers to schools, universities and workplaces, the Ministry of the Interior has reported. More >>
‘Coup Crime Watch’: Justice for Detainees in Putsch Prisons
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 12:51 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Egypt’s Coup Crime Watch group holds putschist authorities responsible for all mistreatment and inhumane conditions political detainees suffer in their prisons. The Coup Crime Watch (CCW) group demanded the formation of a committee of elders ... More >>
Gaze on Gaza: photo exhibition at Thistle Hall
Friday, 30 August 2013, 11:08 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
An exhibition of Julie Webb-Pullman’s photographs taken between 2011 and 2013, enhanced by selected photographs by other Palestinian photographers, opens on Monday 02 September at Thistle Gallery in Upper Cuba Street, Wellington. More >>
Candlelight Vigil & Prayer for Egypt
Thursday, 22 August 2013, 10:51 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
All people of good conscience are invited to join Muslims and Christians and gather in Civic Square on Friday evening for a candlelight vigil and prayer service for those who have lost their lives in the Egyptian protests. More >>
Death of 24 Security Soldiers in Egyptian Rafah
Wednesday, 21 August 2013, 11:41 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Heinous masterminds seem determined to drag Egypt to the abyss of civil war, plotting and executing massacres of peaceful protesters and security forces, and burning churches and Copts’ shops, to blame defenders of democracy. More >>
Egypt: Peaceful Detainees Tortured, Killed in Cold Blood
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 4:13 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Human rights researcher at Karama organization Ahmad Mefreh condemns today's detainee killings. Ahmad Mefreh, human rights researcher at Karama organization reported and said as follows regarding today's detainee killings: The detainees were transferred ... More >>
Wellingtonians rally in defence of human rights in Egypt
Monday, 19 August 2013, 9:21 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Wellingtonians today rallied outside the Egyptian Embassy in Willeston Street demanding an end to the massacre of protestors in Egypt. Many passers-by also signed a demand to be delivered to the Egyptian authorities next week. The demand reads: More >>
Egypt Security Forces Kill Ammar, Brotherhood Leader's Son
Sunday, 18 August 2013, 10:19 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
The son of the Brotherhood’s Chairman Badie – Ammar – was killed, along with dozens of peaceful demonstrators, by vengeful Sisi’s forces. More >>
Anti-Coup Alliance Statement on ‘Friday of Anger’
Sunday, 18 August 2013, 10:14 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Egypt’s pro-legitimacy coalition of groups and movements defending democracy condemn the latest wave of state-led violence and urges people to persist in week-long peaceful protests. More >>
FJP Condemns Attacks on Copts; Reaffirms Non-Violence
Sunday, 18 August 2013, 9:43 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
In a press release Thursday, Murad Ali, Media Spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party, condemns attacks against Copts, churches and property, and stresses the peacefulness of the Revolution More >>
Call to Wellingtonians to Condemn Ongoing Egyptian Massacre
Friday, 16 August 2013, 9:07 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Wellingtonians wanting to express their horror and outrage at the massacre in Egypt can come to the Egyptian Embassy at 5-7 Willeston Street, Wellington today at noon, and sign a demand to the Egyptian authorities to cease live fire on protestors. More >>
