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Palestinian protest leader released from jail after 16 months
By Libby Lenkinski Friedlander Yesterday, March 14, at about 3:30 PM, Abdallah Abu Rahmah, Coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee, was released from Ofer Military Prison after serving his 15-month expanded sentence. Abu Rahmah was arrested on 10 December 2009 and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment including time served, which should have made his release…
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March 15, 2011
UPDATE: Bil’in protest organizer to be released this week
From the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Abu Rahmah is expected to be released after having served the 16 months sentence imposed on him by the Israeli Military Court of Appeals for organizing demonstrations. Abu Rahmah will be received by his family, friends and supporters, and will hold a press conference at the prison’s gate on…
By
Joseph Dana
March 12, 2011
Britain & France lead European condemnation of Abdallah Abu Rahma’s sentencing
After Amnesty International labeled Abdallah Abu Rahma a ‘prisoner of conscience’ on Wednesday, England and France have issued official statements of concern regarding the hashing of Abdallah Abu Rahma’s sentence. EU diplomats fear that Abu Rahma’s sentence is a clear attempt by Israel to silence legitimate forms of unarmed protest by Palestinians in the West…
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Joseph Dana
January 14, 2011
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Jonathan Pollak’s life partner: Israel may turn into one big prison
The night that Jonathan Pollak was sentenced to three months in jail, I dreamed that I was thrown in jail too. That dream was probably partly a manifestation of the deep connection that all long-term couples feel; but it was also the expression of a growing feeling of apprehension regarding the future of all of…
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January 12, 2011
Amnesty Int’l: Abdallah Abu Rahmah a prisoner of conscience
Hours after Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s sentence was extended by an Israeli military court, Amnesty International has labeled the Bil’in organizer a prisoner of conscience. The Amnesty press release stated that, “Amnesty International believes Abdallah Abu Rahmah to be a prisoner of conscience, jailed solely for the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression…
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Joseph Dana
January 11, 2011
Breaking: Abdallah Abu Rahmah to stay in jail as judge upholds state appeal
The Ofer military court has accepted the military prosecution’s appeal to harshen Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s sentence to a total of 16 months. Abu Rahmah was supposed to be released on November 18th 2010, but was kept in detention by the military prosecution’s request, despite having finished serving his term. He will now serve an additional…
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Joseph Dana
January 11, 2011
Interview:”Israel is repressing non-violent activism”
I appeared on Russia Today this afternoon to discuss the jailing of Jonathan Pollak and what it means for Israeli democracy and Israel’s repression of Palestinian non-violence. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTCuPEpyN9U[/youtube]
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Joseph Dana
December 28, 2010
US State Department silent on Bil’in’s Abdallah Abu Rahmah
US State Department spokesman continues to avoid giving a clear US position on the case of imprisoned non-violent leader Abdallah Abu Rahmah. Asked three times on different occasions by Associated Press reporters, spokesman PJ Crowley failed to show clear US support of Abdallah Abu Rahmah. Amid a flurry of European diplomatic attention over the imprisonment…
By
Joseph Dana
December 16, 2010
Video:West Bank village of Bil’in marks Int’l Human Rights Day
Bil’in celebrated International Human Rights Day with a larger than normal demonstration. Hundreds of supporters including Israelis and internationals came from outside Bil’in to support the village’s struggle for human rights, to mark the one-year anniversary of Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s imprisonment, and to commemorate the First Intifada. The demonstration was attacked by IDF soldiers with…
By
Joseph Dana
December 11, 2010
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