27 February 2012
DaitoCrea, the Japanese distributor for Ahava’s cosmetics line — produced in an illegal West Bank settlement — announced last week that they will immediately stop carrying Ahava products. Read more about BDS victory: Ahava products spiked in Japan because of legal and ethical issues
27 February 2012
The Palestinian prisoners advocacy group Addameer announced on Twitter yesterday that Israel had renewed an administrative detention order against Palestinian writer Ahmad Qatamesh for an additional six months. This is the third consecutive administrative detention order issued against Qatamesh. Read more about Israel issues third consecutive detention order against prisoner of conscience Ahmad Qatamesh
26 February 2012
As Palestinian “administrative detainee” Hana Al-Shalabi, 29, entered her eleventh day on hunger strike, her parents announced they had begun their own hunger strike in solidarity, against their daughter’s imprisonment without charge or trial by Israel. Read more about Palestinian woman on 11th day of hunger strike, as parents join her to protest no-charge detention by Israel
25 February 2012
A ten-minute speech by Mbuyiseni Ndlozi powerfully relates the South African struggle for freedom to the Palestinian one. Read more about Watch: Speech by Mbuyiseni Ndlozi at the Israeli Apartheid Week, London
24 February 2012
Students at Michigan State University (MSU) protested a presentation by two Israeli soldiers visiting their campus by staging a mass walk out on 21 February, a video posted on YouTube shows. Read more about VIDEO: MSU students stage mass walkout of StandWithUs sponsored Israel army event
24 February 2012
A video posted on YouTube Thursday shows a physical attack on students who used the “people’s mic” tactic popularized by the Occupy movement to protest a speech by pro-Israel propagandist Nonie Darwish at the University of New Mexico. Read more about Video shows physical attack on US students "mic checking" StandWithUs propagandist
24 February 2012
This week on global news from the BDS movement: an Israeli dance company faces boycott actions in North America; the Presbyterian Church USA moves one step closer to divesting from three US companies that profit from Israel’s military occupation of Palestine; and more. Read more about BDS roundup: US Presbyterian church one step closer to major divestment policy
23 February 2012
Khader Adnan, the Palestinian who ended a 66 day hunger strike against his detention by Israel without charge or trial is recovering well, but remains in a precarious medical condition. Meanwhile, news has emerged that a Palestinian woman is on hunger strike against her detention without charge or trial by Israel. Read more about Khader Adnan recovering but not out of danger as Palestinian woman takes up hunger strike against her detention
23 February 2012
An increasing number of organizations endorse the call to make 17 April a Day of International Action. Richard Falk and South African former political prisoners who resisted apartheid have added their weight to the call. Read more about Growing support for international action on Palestinian Political Prisoners Day
22 February 2012
Shawan Jabarin, director of human rights group Al-Haq, is to be allowed to travel to Geneva for a meeting with the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, for the first time since Israel imposed a travel ban on him six years ago. Read more about Despite arbitrary travel ban, Israel to permit Palestinian human rights defender to meet UN expert in Geneva