The Month in Pictures: April 2012
2 May 2012
A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine. Read more about The Month in Pictures: April 2012
2 May 2012
A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine. Read more about The Month in Pictures: April 2012
London 25 April 2012
Hundreds of protesters in Glasgow, Scotland, converged on the BBC’s headquarters demanding an end to the media blackout of the ongoing hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners. Read more about BBC challenged for ignoring plight of Palestinian prisoners
22 April 2012
After Khader Adnan and Hana al-Shalabi have struck a blow for freedom with their willpower, more heroes have arisen behind bars. Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahla have been on hunger strike since 29 February — 55 days so far. Read more about Palestinian detainees' empty stomachs are stronger than their jailers
Ramallah 17 April 2012
The Palestinian Authority announced that Palestinian Prisoners’ Day would mark the start of a massive new wave of hunger strikes. But factionalism threatens the success of this movement, says Addameer’s Mourad Jadallah in an interview with The Electronic Intifada. Read more about Interview: "counterrevolution" threatens mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners
Gaza Strip 8 April 2012
A week after her banishment to Gaza, Hana al-Shalabi spoke exclusively to The Electronic Intifada about the meaning of her 43-day-long hunger strike in Israeli detention. Read more about Ex-hunger striker Hana al-Shalabi wants "mystery" of Gaza banishment deal "clarified"
6 April 2012
The use of administrative detention is just one of many similarities between apartheid South Africa and apartheid Israel. Read more about How detention without charge links Israel and apartheid South Africa
6 April 2012
My diaries from last Monday and Tuesday. I reflect my feelings on the death of three kids, an event for Palestinian political prisoners, and my meeting with Hana’ Shalabi. Read more about From sadness to happiness on two days in Gaza
1 April 2012
In the course of illegally banishing hunger striker Hana al-Shalabi to the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation forces used Twitter to commit an additional breach of international law. Read more about On top of banishment to Gaza, Israel uses Twitter to further violate Hana al-Shalabi's rights
30 March 2012
Just after 2AM Palestine local time, or around 7PM US East Coast time, Addameer, the Palestinian prisoner’s rights group, issued this important statement in Arabic via Facebook and in English on its website regarding Hana al-Shalabi, the Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for more than 40 days against her detention without charge or trial by Israe Read more about Addameer, PHRI won't confirm Hana Shalabi ends hunger strike, warn of coercion in banishment deal
29 March 2012
The anti-apartheid fighter, and former wife of Nelson Mandela, once shared Hana al-Shalabi’s fate under the South African apartheid regime – banishment to a distant region. Read more about In banishment to Gaza, Hana al-Shalabi would face Winnie Mandela's fate and hope