The Madison-Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP)

prisoners

Jul 20, 2026

2026.07.15: Banner Drop for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
Campus Dr @ University & N Prospect, 12-1 pm
calendar, detainees, Dr. Abu Safiya, Israel, Madison, prisoners, protest
Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
Doctors Against Genocide, July 11, 2026
detainees, Dr. Abu Safiya, Israel, prisoners
2026.07.10: Dr. Feroze Sidhwa and Emmaia Gelman on WORT
WORT 89.9 FM, noon CT
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), calendar, detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, Emmaia Gelman, Gaza, hospitals, prisoners, racism, torture, Zionism
2026.07.05: Resistance Behind Bars: Political Prisoners & Liberation
Online, 12 pm Central
calendar, detainees, Israel, Jinan Chehade, Mohammed Hureini, Nida Abu Baker, Palestinians, prisoners, resistance, torture
Israel to Cut Ties With U.N. Chief Over Its Inclusion on Sexual Violence Blacklist
Ephrat Livni, New York Times, May 28, 2026
detainees, Hamas, Israel, prisoners, rape, United Nations (UN)
2026.06.04: Death and Palestinian Prisoners
Online, 10 am CT
calendar, death penalty, detainees, Israel, Palestinian, prisoners, resistance, torture
The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times, May 11, 2026 (free account required to share article)
children, documentary, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Palestinian, prisoners, rape, settlers, torture, United Nations (UN), women
“The Cruelty is Staggering”: Jasper Nathaniel on Reporting from the West Bank
Current Affairs, 06 April 2026
activists, aid, American, apartheid, Bezalel Smotrich, civilians, Congress, courts, Democratic Party, detainees, ethnic cleansing, genocide, human rights, Iron Dome, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jasper Nathaniel, Jewish, journalists, land, law, military, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, Palestinian, policy, prisoners, public opinion, settlers, starvation, terrorism, torture, two-state, United States, West Bank, Zionism
Free the Palestinian Children in Israeli Prisons
Visualizing Palestine, April 2025
children, detainees, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Palestinian, prisoners
Leqaa Kordia is FREE
MPower Action, Mar 16, 2026
Amazon, colleges & universities, Columbia, Congress, detainees, free speech, images, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Jewish, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), justice, Leqaa Kordia, Muslim, peace, prisoners, protest, solidarity
Amnesty International: Release Ayman Bani Owda
Amnesty International, 13 March 2026
Amnesty International, Cassandra Dixon, detainees, human rights, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Jordan, Jordan Valley, Madison, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Rafah, settlers, take action, Tammoun, terrorism, West Bank
There are over 400 children being tortured in Israel’s military detention system
#ItsNotOver, Mar 13, 2026
children, Israel, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), justice, law, Madison, military, Palestine, Palestinian, prisoners, Rafah, torture, war
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of Gaza detainee abuse
Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem, The Guardian, 12 Mar 2026
Gaza, Jerusalem, military, prisoners, torture, war, war crimes
URGENT: Tell Congress to demand Leqaa Kordia’s release from ICE detention
Adalah Justice Project, February 10, 2026
colleges & universities, Columbia, Congress, detainees, Donald Trump, free speech, healthcare, hospitals, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Indonesia, justice, Laila el-Haddad, land, law, Leqaa Kordia, Madison, Mahmoud Khalil, media, New Jersey, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, protest, Rafah
There Is No “After Gaza”
Sarah Aziza, The Nation, JAN 31, 2026
annexation, arms, assassination, blockade, Board of Peace, censorship, civilians, colleges & universities, colonialism, Donald Trump, encampments, ethnic cleansing, Europe, exposure, free speech, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, genocide, Ghassan Kanafani, Global Sumud Flotilla, Hannibal Directive, hasbara, Hiba Abu Nada, hospitals, hostages, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Israel Lobby, Jared Kushner, journalists, Mahmoud Khalil, Ms. Rachel, Nakba, October 7, Palestine, prisoners, propaganda, Refaat Al-Areer, Rumeysa Ozturk, starvation, UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), war, war crimes, West Bank, Zionism
Palestine Action Hunger Strikers at Imminent Risk of Death in UK Prisons
Jeannie Connerney, Massachusetts Peace Action, January 7, 2026
free speech, Gaza, genocide, hunger strikes, Palestine, peace, Peace Action, prison, prisoners, protest, United Kingdom (UK), war, war crimes
Israeli forces fire live rounds and teargas as they storm Birzeit University
Mohammed Turkman in Birzeit, occupied Palestine and Mera Aladam, Middle East Eye, 6 January 2026
Birzeit University, colleges & universities, Middle East, Palestine, prisoners, protest, Ramallah, terrorism, West Bank
Israeli occupation forces raided the campus of Birzeit University
Government Communication Center, @pal_gcc_en, Jan 6, 2026
Birzeit University, colleges & universities, occupation, prisoners, protest, Ramallah, terrorism, West Bank
Palestine Updates
Drop Site Daily, Oct 28, 2025
aid, Al Jazeera, Arab, Australia, Benjamin Netanyahu, blockade, Ceasefire Oct 8 2025, delegation, detainees, Donald Trump, drones, Egypt, fuel, Gaza, Gaza City, genocide, Hamas, healthcare, Hebrew, hospitals, hostages, images, Israel, Israel Katz, Israeli, Jenin, Khan Younis, Marco Rubio, media, military, Ministry of Health, October 7, Palestine, Palestinian, prison, prisoners, Qatar, racism, Rafah, Ramallah, resistance, resources, snipers, Sudan, terrorism, torture, Tulkarm, volunteer, vote, war, water, West Bank, world
The Disappearance of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
AMEL GUETTATFI, DROP SITE NEWS, SEP 12, 2025
detainees, doctors, Dr. Abu Safiya, Gaza, healthcare, hostages, human rights, prisoners, torture, war, war crimes