The Global Campaign for Palestinian Political Prisoners warmly congratulates Samer Issawi on his victory over the Zionist oppressors, against whom he waged the longest hunger strike in recorded human history in order to secure his release. The struggle waged by Samer Issawi is of historic proportions, not only due to its record length, but also by the charismatic...
To enable you to express your support for Samer Issawi and the other Palestinian hunger strikers, we have made a few handy tools available for you. We hope that you are either in the process of organizing such a protest, or that you are at least thinking of doing so! Needless to say, the situation is urgent enough. First...
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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