Palestinian Prisoner Samer Issawi Enters 221 Day Hunger Strike, Held On No Charges

Update February 26, 2013:  Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Samer Issawi’s brother Fadi, who was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a nonviolent protest in their hometown of Issawiya. Shireen posted a picture on the Free Samer Issawi Campaign Facebook page showing  Samer laying a wreath on the 19th anniversary […]

Lisa Barron
By Lisa Barron

Update February 26, 2013:  Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Samer Issawi’s brother Fadi, who was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a nonviolent protest in their hometown of Issawiya. Shireen posted a picture on the Free Samer Issawi Campaign Facebook page showing  Samer laying a wreath on the 19th anniversary of Fadi’s

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Occupy Caught In Entrapment Case Exposing Police Infiltration Of Nonviolent Groups

(MintPress) – Six members of Occupy Austin pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in a Houston court last week after more serious felony charges were dropped. Like others involved in the once robust protest movement, the six protesters succumbed to police entrapment when members of the Austin Police Department gave demonstrators “criminal instruments” during a nonviolent demonstration […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - Six members of Occupy Austin pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in a Houston court last week after more serious felony charges were dropped. Like others involved in the once robust protest movement, the six protesters succumbed to police entrapment when members of the Austin Police Department gave demonstrators “criminal

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Jewish Settlers, Palestinians Clash In West Bank

Palestinian villagers and Jewish settlers clashed in the northern West Bank village of Kusra on Saturday, wounding one demonstrator who protesters say was shot in the stomach. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for shooting Helmi Abbul-Aziz, a 24-year-old man who took part in the protests that reflect mounting tension as Palestinians in […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Palestinian villagers and Jewish settlers clashed in the northern West Bank village of Kusra on Saturday, wounding one demonstrator who protesters say was shot in the stomach. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for shooting Helmi Abbul-Aziz, a 24-year-old man who took part in the protests that reflect mounting tension as

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Activists Search For Silver Lining Ten Years After Iraq Invasion Protests

“No to the War In Iraq.” This slogan was the rallying cry for what historians have recorded as the largest protest to ever take place in human history. A decade ago, millions of people across hundreds of cities across the world protested the invasion of Iraq. The Feb. 15, 2003 event was recorded as the largest […]

Carissa Wyant
By Carissa Wyant

“No to the War In Iraq.” This slogan was the rallying cry for what historians have recorded as the largest protest to ever take place in human history. A decade ago, millions of people across hundreds of cities across the world protested the invasion of Iraq. The Feb. 15, 2003 event was recorded as the largest anti-war demonstration in

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Palestinians Rally For Prisoners Held In Israel

Palestinians are holding demonstrations across the West Bank in a show of solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. In Bethlehem, Israeli forces dispersed several dozen activists who blocked a road on Monday. There were no reports of injuries. In the West Bank city of Ramallah, about 50 activists demonstrated at a U.N. […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Palestinians are holding demonstrations across the West Bank in a show of solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. In Bethlehem, Israeli forces dispersed several dozen activists who blocked a road on Monday. There were no reports of injuries. In the West Bank city of Ramallah, about 50 activists demonstrated at a U.N.

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In Morsi’s Egypt, Violence And Suspicion

Egypt’s liberal activists say they are haunted by the recent assassination of a prominent opposition figure in nearby Tunisia — and are worried a similar slaying could happen here, too. Police have increased security around the homes of liberal political figures, after hardline clerics publicly declared their murders justifiable under their interpretation of Islamic law […]

Erin Cunningham
By Erin Cunningham

Egypt’s liberal activists say they are haunted by the recent assassination of a prominent opposition figure in nearby Tunisia — and are worried a similar slaying could happen here, too. Police have increased security around the homes of liberal political figures, after hardline clerics publicly declared their murders justifiable under their

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