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28 March 2012
Dennis Bernstein spoke to Ali Abunimah on KPFA’s Flashpoints, about Hana al-Shalabi and the struggles of other Palestinian political prisoners against Israel’s systematic abuses. Read more about Hana al-Shalabi's hunger strike: Listen to Ali Abunimah interview on Flashpoints
27 March 2012
Hana Shalabi has been on hunger strike for 41 days. Last week I interviewed Hana’s sister Zahra to know more about Hana the person, not the prisoner. Read more about Inside the home of Hana Shalabi her pain, struggle and absence are deeply felt
26 March 2012
What will it take to get the media pundits – who constantly demand that Palestinians produce Gandhis – to pay heed to Hana al-Shalabi’s struggle? She’s on Day 40 of her hunger strike against arbitrary detention by Israel. Read more about Why the silence? Hana Shalabi on day 40 of hunger strike as Israel rejects appeal
25 March 2012
What does the spokesman of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do when his propaganda efforts fail to conceal Israel’s abuses of Palestinians? He uses the blood of Jewish children murdered in the French city of Toulouse last week to try to blot them out. This is low, even for Israeli official propaganda. Read more about Israel exploits Toulouse murders to justify no-charge jailing of hunger striker Hana al-Shalabi
22 March 2012
Chicago activists released a video today to bring attention to the heroic hunger strike undertaken by Palestinian political prisoner Hana al-Shalabi, who is at risk of imminent death as she has refused to eat since she was arrested on 16 February. Read more about WATCH: Solidarity with hunger striker Hana al-Shalabi
19 March 2012
Hana al-Shalabi is at risk of “imminent death” after more than a month on hunger strike against her violent, arbitrary detention by Israel has led to a serious deterioration in her health. She has been transferred from HaSharon prison to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba. Read more about Hana Shalabi at risk of "imminent death" in Israel custody on day 33 of hunger strike, doctors warn
14 March 2012
The parents of political prisoner Hana al-Shalabi have issued a call to all Palestinians to protest this Saturday in support of their daughter as doctors who examined her expressed grave concern over her sharply deteriorating health four weeks into a hunger strike against her arbitrary detention by Israel. Read more about Call to Action: Support Hana al-Shalabi as her health declines 4 weeks into hunger strike in Israel jail
13 March 2012
The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah appeared on Democracy Now this morning to discuss Israel’s extrajudicial executions and attacks in Gaza and reports of a ceasefire, Hillary Clinton’s support for armed struggle, the ongoing hunger strike of Hana al-Shalabi, now in its 27th day and the Harvard One-State Conference. Read more about Video: Ali Abunimah discusses Gaza attacks, Hillary Clinton, Hana Shalabi on Democracy Now
9 March 2012
The parents of Hana al-Shalabi, who has been on hunger strike since 16 February to protest Israel’s holding her without charge or trial, are pleading for action to save their daughter’s life. Read more about Parents of Hana al-Shalabi plead for urgent action to save their daughter
8 March 2012
Women have been at the heart of liberation struggles in the Middle East and North Africa, contrary to Orientalist misrepresentations. Read more about Women at the heart of struggle