Contrary to rumors circulating widely on the internet through Twitter and Facebook, Samer Issawi will NOT be released on March 6. This was confirmed by a telephone call between Abbas Hamideh of the Free Samer Issawi campaign and Samer’s sister Shireen. It is true that the Israeli Magistrates Court in Jerusalem today sentenced Samer al Issawi for 8 months...
Considering the urgency of the campaign for Samer Issawi and the other Palestinian hunger strikers, the song ‘HUNGRY’ would not be complete without a video in order to be able to disseminate the message and the song on Youtube. Well, here is the good news: the music video is out ! Considering that it’s the 199th day of Samer...
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...
This year the Palestinian struggle is marked by the actions of courageous Palestinian individuals in Israeli detention, who are protesting against their imprisonment without due process by awe-inspiring hunger strikes. Despite the world’s mass media’s attempts to keep attention to the issue limited, the actions of human rights organizations, social media activists and other individuals all over the world have...
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