Eight Catholics from central Vietnam were arrested after protesting for land rights and circulating a petition to free prominent legal rights activist Cu Huy Ha Vu, their lawyer and families said Tuesday. Those arrested had ’taken part in…
Placard citing the Tahrir slogan of «Go!» and reading «Egypt is Here» at the J14 rally. Photo: Oren Ziv, Activestills.org One of the most impressive aspects of the J14 movement is how quickly it is snowballing, drawing more…
Jirayr Sefilyan An activist has said that talks between the authorities and opposition Armenian National Congress cannot lead to change in Armenia. Veteran field commander Jirayr Sefilyan, a member of the Sardarapat movement, described the authorities as an…
For first time, Palestinian president openly urges popular activism in support of his initiative to seek UN recognition of a Palestinian state. President Mahmoud Abbas urged Palestinians on Wednesday to step up peaceful protests against Israel, urging «popular…
Rabbis protest for Palestine. It was a Palestinian legislator who made the most telling comment to the Israeli parliament last week as it passed the boycott law, which outlaws calls to boycott Israel or its settlements in the…
Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu defends controversial measure but legal experts, including some rightwingers, say it damages freedom of expression Israel‘s new law effectively banning political boycotts is unconstitutional and does grievous harm to freedom of expression and protest,…
It appears as though Israel has thwarted the “flytilla” campaign by preventing hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists from boarding planes to Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. This is the second “failed” campaign by foreign activists to enter the…
Israel trawled Facebook and Twitter to prevent pro-Palestine activists entering the country at the weekend. Authorities used the social media websites to compile a ‘black list’ of 340 protesters before asking European airlines to bar them from flights…
Settlers outside a cultural center in the settlement of Ariel, in the West Bank, where some artists have refused to perform. The Israeli Parliament on Monday passed contentious legislation that effectively bans any public call for a boycott…
As the second Gaza flotilla continues its attempts to leave Athens, Ruqaya Izzidien speaks to residents of Gaza about the significance of the action to breach Israel’s blockade Gaza flotilla activists hold a banner as they protest against…
