The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)
Tag: detainees
Apr 28, 2026
Giant eye murals bear witness to Palestinians in Jerusalem
Murals that are part of the public art project ‘I Witness Silwan’ depicting the eyes…
Free Ahmad Manasra: Demand his immediate release
For the past seven years, since he was only 13, Ahmad Manasra has been imprisoned…
2022.06.28: URGENT CALL TO ACTION
FREE SAMI HURAINI, YOUTH OF SUMUD LEADER ARRESTED BY ISRAEL As Israel threatens the homes…
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Please join the #nowaytotreatachild campaign co-leaders from Defense for Children International – Palestine and American…
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Read B’Tselem’s full paper on boycotting military courts Dear Friends, It’s a show the Israeli…
2022.04.12: Webinar: The Israeli Military Detention System
11 am Central Palestinian Prisoners Day is April 17 and this month’s No Way to…
2022.03.30: Caging Childhood: Palestinian Children in Israeli Detention
8:30 pm Central Online Hosted by Defense for Children International-Palestine; Amnesty International; Canadians for Justice…
“In solidarity with the Palestinian detainees, I refuse to show up in court!”
Judge issues an arrest warrant against Israeli anti-Apartheid activist Neta Golan For Immediate Release For…
Breaking the Silence on Omar As’ad’s Autopsy
Breaking the Silence, January 27, 2022
Rep. Pocan on Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad’s death
Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad’s death after being detained during a raid on an occupied West Bank…
Israeli soldiers blindfolded and gagged elderly Palestinian American later found dead
Details of an army investigation obtained by Israeli media indicate troops didn’t seek aid for…
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Palestinian Administrative Detainees Declare Boycott of Israeli Military Courts Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights…
BREAKING: HISHAM WILL BE RELEASED IN FEBRUARY!
Jewish Voice for Peace, January 4, 2022 We are overjoyed that he will return to…
Urgent Letter to UN Concerning Detainee Hisham Abu Hawash
Ref: 61/2021 Date: 30 December 2021 Due to the serious deterioration in the health condition…
#HishamAbuHawash #FreeHisham
Health of Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash deteriorates as he enters 135th day of hunger…
New Film on Hebron at the New York Times
Mission: Hebron by Israeli filmmaker Rona Segal was published recently in the opinion section of…
2021.11.20: Palestinian Children in Israel’s Military Detention System
Israeli soldiers knelt on top of 16-year-old Osama while holding him at gunpoint, arrested 17-year-old…
2021.10.12: No Way to Treat a Child Webinar
On Tuesday, October 12, at 8 p.m. Eastern / 5 p.m. Pacific, please join the…
What Happens to a Palestinian Who Protects His Land
Home Invasions and False Arrests: Aref Jaber defies settlers’ attempts to take over his plot…
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Ali Harb, Middle East Eye, 11 March 2021
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One of our members is personally acquainted with these people and provides the following update.…
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Palestine Partners started this petition to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and UN High…
Racism in Policing in the US
BLACK LIVES MATTER RESOURCES MRSCP supports the Black Lives Matter movement, both because of its…
Israel Sends Maher al-Akhras to Death
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), Ref: 115/2020, 02 November 2020
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Ref: 36/2020 Date: 14 April 2020 Time: 10:00 GMT Second Appeal in COVID-19 Crisis…
To Prison, Again, for Protesting Against Israel’s Colonial Rule
Israeli activist Jonathan Pollack pens a powerful Op-Ed in Haaretz on his arrest, putting into…
Act now to free Heba Al-Labadi
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, Oct 28, 2019 Please take a moment to sign our…
Jordan-Israel Ties Strained by Detentions
“We hold the Israeli government responsible for the lives of our citizens whose health conditions…
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Alex Kane, Vice, October 8, 2019
Addameer, Amazon, Amnesty International, assassination, democracy, detainees, FBI, Haaretz, hospitals, human rights, images, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, Jerusalem, justice, land, law, media, Middle East, New York Times, Palestine, Palestinian, police, prison, prisoners, protest, rape, sanction, schools, Shin Bet, Supreme Court, Tel Aviv, terrorism, torture, video, war, West BankThe Torture of Palestinian Detainee Samer al-Arabid
Palestinian Center for Human Rights, October 8, 2019 On 8 October 2019, the Palestinian Center…
26 Groups Supporting McCollum Legislation for Palestinian Children
Wisconsin Muslim Journal, May 17, 2019
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Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Ref: 64/2019, April 24, 2019 The Palestinian Center for Human…
Death of Detainee Fares Baroud: An Example of Deliberate Negligence
Palestinian Center for Human Rights Ref: 16/2019, February 7, 2019
As West Bank Violence Surges, Israel Is Silent on Attacks by Jews
Israel’s right-wing government has remained silent, wary of alienating settlers in an election year The…
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Addameer, 16 October 2018 “Scars of Freedom” describes the Palestinian experience of arrest, interrogation, and…
She slapped an Israeli soldier and was sent to prison. Now a Palestinian teen is free — and in the limelight
“We can change people’s minds by defending our cause” Noga Tarnopolsky, LA Times, Aug 02,…
Ahed Tamimi, detainees, film, football, Germany, human rights, Israel, Israeli, Jewish, law, media, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, protest, resistance, settlers, South Africa, terrorism, Turkey, United States, video, war, West Bank, women, world2018.05.02: Memorializing 70 Years of Occupation
UW-Madison Students for Justice in Palestine Rescheduled from April 27. Stop by to see UW…
Open military courtroom for Ahed’s Trial
CODEPINK, March 9, 2018
New billboard campaign raises awareness about child prisoners held by Israel
Palestine Advocacy Project, Mondoweiss, March 8, 2018
Ahed Tamimi, Amnesty International, apartheid, detainees, human rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Israeli, media, military, occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, protest, resistance, South Africa, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), video, war, West Bank, worldAhed Tamimi is turning 17 – demand her freedom on her birthday!
Jan 30, 2018 — Dear friend, Tomorrow, 31 January, Ahed Tamimi, the imprisoned Palestinian teen,…
Ahed and Nariman Tamimi remanded in custody as military prosecution requested
B’Tselem, 17 January 2018
Who am I? I am a Palestinian girl.
Niveen Abboushi, Facebook, December 22 Who am I? I am a Palestinian girl. Before I…
CODEPINK Update: Calling for a 16-year-old to be raped?
No one should have to live under the rule of an occupying army. No one…
Free 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi
On December 18, 2017, in the middle of the night the Israeli army burst into…
Demand the Release of Khalida Jarrar and Khitam Saafin
Addameer Prisoner Support & Human Rights Association, July 18, 2017
2017.01.27: “No Child Behind Bars” speakers on WORT
A Public Affair 12:00 – 1:00 PM No Child Behind Bars: Living Resistance from the…
Delegation on Incarceration, Detention, and Political Prisoners
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAY 2017 DELEGATION! May 13 – 26, 2017 Incarceration, Detention, and…
Death threats and detainment: Opposing the Israeli occupation when Palestinian
This article has raised concern about the welfare of Al Mezan Center for Human Rights…
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Palestinian Rights Groups Cheer Berkeley’s Decision to Divest from Private Prisons Friends of Sabeel –…
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Mohammed Abu Saha’s arrest sparked an international campaign by circus performers for his release. Though…
Landmark G4S Boycott Victory
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 10 March 2016
2015.11.01: Room No. 4 Photos and Speaker
Sunday, November 1, 2015 First Unitarian Society 900 University Bay Drive, Madison 1:00 – 2:30…
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“ In our work with people in Gaza, we have been told repeatedly that the…
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Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association & Palestinian BDS National Committee, Apr 3, 2014
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ABEL KERSHNER and FARES AKRAM, New York Times, April 1, 2012 The woman, Hana…
Beneath the Hideous Veneer of ‘Security’
Jennifer Loewenstein, CounterPunch, 23 september, 2007
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Haaretz Service, Dec 28, 2006 Report: Threefold increase in number of Palestinians killed compared to…
A Black Flag
From: Jennifer Loewenstein Subject: Resuming Emails: Gideon Levy – A Black Flag Date: Mon, 3…
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Haaretz Editorial, 30 Jun 2006 Bombing bridges that can be circumvented both by car and…
Prisoners in Israeli Occupation Forces Prisons
Dear all, I received disturbing news about prisoners in IOF prisons in Israel. 30-year-old, Salameh…
Torturing innocent children and women
Mohammed Omer, Rafah Today, 8 Aug 2003 Everyone in Palestine tastes the Occupation crimes, this…
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