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23 November 2023
Raising our voices requires a calculation of risk. Will I be doxxed? Will I be slandered? Will I be prosecuted? Read more about Stand taller, shout louder, and resist the campaign to silence us
5 September 2019
Palestinian drag queens challenge occupation and play with traditions. Read more about A burgeoning drag scene challenges stereotypes
14 April 2015
Judge backs University of Southampton decision to “withdraw permission” to hold conference on legality of state of Israel this weekend. Read more about UK High Court backs shutdown of Israel conference
Ramallah 12 June 2014
“This is the police state of Mahmoud Abbas,” says journalist hospitalized after beating by Palestinian Authority forces. Read more about After reconciliation agreement, Hamas and Fatah united in press crackdown
7 July 2012
Many Palestinians and external experts say the developments inside the PA and its security services are worrying. Read more about Repressive PA police trained, equipped by Western donors
Jerusalem 1 May 2012
The Palestinian Authority’s arrest of journalists and activists critical of its policies are threatening freedom of expression in the West Bank, according to local human rights groups. Read more about Dozens of journalists, activists arrested as PA cracks down on dissent
1 December 2011
Birmingham’s Debating Society confirms my account of events, at the same time as J-Soc members dig a bigger hole. Read more about The chilling effect of a discredited definition of antisemitism
29 July 2011
A judge removes the prosecution’s lead investigator and two deputies from the case brought by the Orange County District Attorney’s office, which has been intent on criminalizing Muslim students who nonviolently disrupted a speech by an Israeli official in 2010. Meanwhile, charges against one of the students are dismissed. Read more about "Irvine 11" now "Irvine 10" as charges are dropped for one student in ongoing free speech case
7 June 2011
Coming right on the heels of the recent vote by the largest student union in Europe to support the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement — which called for “thorough research into [the University of London Union’s] investments and contracts” with companies guilty of “violating Palestinian human rights” as set out by the Palestinian Boycott National Committee (BNC) — Read more about Largest academic union in UK passes key motions for Palestinian rights