Thanks to supporters from around the world, the song ‘HUNGRY’ which is dedicated to Samer Issawi and the other Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli incarceration has been rising in the HipHop Charts on Soundclick. If you click on the image, a larger version of it will appear, and you will see that it is a screenshot of the charts,...
Door Sadika Arab / oorspronkelijk gepubliceerd op Wijblijvenhier.nl Wie die tijd bewust heeft meegemaakt, herinnert zich ongetwijfeld de legendarische hongerstaking van de Ierse gevangenen uit 1981 met Bobby Sands. Hij ging in hongerstaking als verzet tegen de behandeling van IRA-gevangenen. 66 dagen later overleed hij aan de gevolgen van de hongerstaking. Zijn strijd kreeg, terecht, veel media aandacht en is...
Every day, activists gather on Twitter attempting to get a new hashtag for Samer Issawi and the other Palestinian hunger strikers to trend on the world trending list. Until now, this has only been marginally successful*. When compared to previous tweeting sprees such as those undertaken for Khader Adnan, we have a long way to go. (editorial note Feb 11:...
By Tariq Shadid – If you follow Middle East events through social media, you may have noticed that a good number of pro-Palestinian activists all around the world have embraced the cause of Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi, and are actively campaigning for his release via Twitter, petitions, and demonstrations. You may also have noticed that in sharp contrast to...
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