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Amnesty International calls on Israel to immediately release Khader Adnan

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 00:38
Amnesty International called on Israel to immediately release Khader Adnan, who announced an end to his historic 66-day hunger strike today, as “Israeli authorities have revealed no evidence justifying his continued detention.”

Video: Chicago solidarity activists attempt to deliver giant Valentine heart petition to Obama

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 01:38
On the occasion of Valentine’s Day, Palestine solidarity activists in Chicago attempted to deliver a giant heart-shaped petition to Obama’s campaign headquarters in Chicago which called for an end to US aid to Israel.

Photos: "Death to Christianity" spray-painted on Jerusalem church in "price tag" attack

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 00:28
Vandals spray-painted hateful anti-Christian messages on the walls of a church in Jerusalem and slashed the tires of several cars parked in the church compound, the latest in a pattern of escalated “price tag” attacks.

Amnesty: Israel must cancel plan to forcibly displace Jerusalem-area Bedouin

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 21:02
In a briefing paper issued today, Amnesty International stated that the Israeli military must cancel plans to forcibly transfer more than 2,000 Bedouin residents to an area besides the Jerusalem municipal garbage dump.

Human Rights Watch: Israel must stop tearing Palestinian families apart

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 01:49
Human Rights Watch issued a 90-page report on Israeli occupation policies affecting Palestinian residency rights in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israel has arbitrarily denied thousands of Palestinians the ability to live in, and travel to and from, those areas, says the rights group.

US Palestinians organize as government renews threats to indict solidarity activists

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 16:28
The US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) is asking supporters to sign a pledge to defend civil and human rights as it was revealed last week that the lead government prosecutor of the Holy Land Five has been assigned to the ongoing secret investigation against anti-war and international solidarity activists across the US.

Israel closes organizations, destroys dwellings in campaign against Palestinian life in East Jerusalem

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 00:08
Israeli police shut down two Palestinian organizations in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday and destroyed dwellings in the Beit Hanina and Shufat neighborhoods of the city.

US alleges "terrorism" convict plotted to have FBI informants murdered

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 19:19
A domestic terrorism case in the US state of North Carolina that I have scrutinized because of the vague nature of the conspiracy charges, and the use of paid undercover FBI informants, has taken a new twist as the government now alleges one of those convicted attempted to hire someone to kill those who testified against him.

Decades-long sentences for young US Muslims convicted of vague terrorism conspiracy by "sleeping" jury

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 20:46
A judged handed down lengthy prison sentences yesterday to three young US Muslims who were convicted of vague terrorism conspiracy charges.

Young US Muslims face sentencing for material support conspiracy so vague, government can't even say what terrorists they intended to support

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 23:32
The case of Ziyad Yaghi and Omar Aly Hassan of North Carolina raises questions about the use of preemptive prosecution to get convictions in the vast majority of domestic terrorism cases.

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