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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
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
28 February 2012
My grandfather, 84 year old Ibrahim Hasan Alsaafin, was older than the Zionist state of Israel when he died on Monday in the Khan Younis refugee camp, still yearning to return to his village of al-Fallujah 64 years on, a mere 15 miles away. Read more about My Grandfather Passed Away and I was Denied the Right to See Him
20 February 2012
Tuesday, February 21st is a general strike in solidarity with Khader Adnan, an action that is outside the walls of social media and aims at pressuring the Palestinian leadership to act upon securing the release of Adnan and all Palestinian prisoners. Read more about February 21st General Strike in Solidarity with Khader Adnan
17 February 2012
Raymond McCartney, the former Irish hunger striker and current Member of Northern Ireland’s Legislative Assembly for Sinn Féin is the latest from Ireland to send a message of solidarity to Palestinian political prisoner Khader Adnan, who is entering his 63rd day of hunger strike protesting administrative detention, a policy started by the British and which is illegal under international law. Read more about Video: Raymond McCartney, former Irish hunger striker in message of support to Khader Adnan
10 February 2012
In a few hours, Khader Adnan will enter his 56th day of hunger strike. As international solidarity grows, the international media’s silence on his case is deafening. Below is how Al Jazeera English reacted to the simple question of “Why isn’t Khader Adnan getting more coverage?” Read more about Al Jazeera English Doesn't Care About Khader Adnan
5 February 2012
During Nabi Saleh’s latest protest, tear gas canisters were once again fired at a group of peaceful protesters at head level, injuring a French and a Dutch activist. “The Israeli Border Police told me I was hit by a rock thrown by a Palestinian” says French activist Amicie P. “It’s crazy because it’s so obvious I wasn’t.” Read more about Interview with Injured French Activist in Nabi Saleh
30 January 2012
Trailer for the upcoming documentary “We Are Nabi Saleh”- a portrait of a Palestinian village in resistance - is finally released. Read more about Watch Trailer: We Are Nabi Saleh, a new film capturing people's struggle, Mustafa Tamimi
25 January 2012
A year ago on January 23, 14-year-old Islam Dar Ayoub Tamimi was arrested at gunpoint after the Israeli army surrounded his house at around 1:30am. A few days before, on January 17, Islam’s house was one of many in the village of Nabi Saleh that were raided by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), where the soldiers then proceeded to take pictures of all males over the age of 12. Read more about Israel's interrogation of Islam Dar Ayyoub Tamimi, age 14: video reveals rights abuses
19 January 2012
In a blatant demonstration of the Palestinian Authority’s colossal gap between the interests of itself and the people it claims to represent, unelected chief negotiator Saeb Erekat will meet up with his Israeli counterpart Yitzhak Molcho for the fourth round of talks in Amman, Jordan on January 25th. The announcement came barely a day after Palestinians protested against the farcical negotiations in front of the PA compound of al-Muqata’a in Ramallah. Read more about Follow Up Protest for #No2Negotiations
22 years old, from both Gaza and the West Bank. Writer and editor based in Ramallah.
Twitter: @LinahAlsaafin