- Bil'in: Palestinian Village Under Attack
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 Leaders of non-violent protests in Bil'in village against Israeli settlements and occupation arrested by Israeli occupation forces. International supporters are asked to support the non-violent resistance in the face of Israeli attempts to crush it.
- Break the Silence Against the Siege of Gaza
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2008 Unstable medical supplies and lack of fuel have disrupted medical equipment such as incubators, dialysis equipment and heart monitors in Gaza. There is a shortage of many critical medications and essential medical equipment.
- Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of Non-Violent Resistance in Bil'in in the West Bank
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2010 Come to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the non-violent resistance in Bil'in in the occupied West Bank. February 5th from 5 until 6pm at the Iisraeli Consulate 180 Bloor St. W. Toronto.
- Defiant Journalists Back Ethical Campaign for Palestinian Media
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has concluded the launch of its programme to support ethical journalism in Palestine with a series of proposals to strengthen independent media even in the face of political difficulties.
- Five years of illegality: Time to dismantle the Wall and respect the rights of Palestinians
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 In a report, Five years of illegality, Oxfam International presents testimonies of fifteen Palestinian men and women who recount their daily problems, arising from the construction of the Wall and its associated regime of land confiscation.
- Gazas civilians, still unable to rebuild one year after Operation Cast Lead, betrayed by international community
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 The international community has betrayed the people of Gaza by failing to back their words with effective action to secure the ending of the Israeli blockade which is preventing reconstruction and recovery, say a group of 16 leading organizations.
- IFJ Condemns Palestinian Authority Over Ban on Al-Jazeera
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on the Palestinian Authority to rescind its decision to close down the office the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television in the West Bank.
- IFJ Demands Overhaul of Repressive Media Laws in the Middle East
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 Launching its Breaking the Chains' annual report into press freedom violations in the Arab World and Iran, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called for a radical overhaul of media laws in the Middle East.
- IFJ Urges Unity and Fresh Start for Journalists in Palestine
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 The International Federation of Journalists calls on Palestinian media to stand up and unite for their profession and said it was ready to support fresh efforts for better relations with political leaders to ensure more protection and needed reform.
- IFJ Welcomes "Historic Opportunity" as Palestinian Journalists Agree to Hold Congress
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 The International Federation of Journalists welcomes the decision by the Palestine Journalists' Syndicate (PJS) yesterday to hold a Congress to elect a new leadership and rebuild the unity and solidarity of journalists across the occupied territories
- International Womens Delegation Granted Entry to Gaza
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 International Womens Delegation Granted Entry to Gaza. Novelist Alice Walker, parents of Rachel Corrie and 58 others, including six Canadians, spend International Womens Day in war-torn territory
- Israeli army raids on Bil'in village
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 Israeli army forces are launching night-time military raids on Bil'in village in Palestine. Military raids launched by Israeli forces in Palestine in parallel to court case in Canada.
- Israeli authorities close Palestinian media centre in East Jerusalem
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 Reporters Without Borders condemns yesterday morning's decision by the Israeli internal security ministry to shut down the Palestinian media centre that had been set up in the East Jerusalem.
- Israeli media forbidden to report case widely covered internationally
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2010 Reporters Without Borders condemns an absurd court-ordered ban on Israeli media coverage of the case of Anat Kam, an online journalist and former soldier accused of leaking classified military information.
- Israeli soldiers disguised as photojournalists endanger journalists' lives, says MADA
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) expresses concern over the Israeli occupation forces disguising themselves as photojournalists in the middle of Palestinian protesters.
- Jewish Canadians Concerned About Suppression of Criticism of Israel
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 We are Jewish Canadians concerned about all expressions of racism, anti-Semitism, and social injustice. We believe that the Holocaust legacy "Never again" means never again for all peoples. It is a tragic turn of history that the State of Israel, with its ideals of democracy and its dream of being a safe haven for Jewish people, causes immeasurable suffering and injustice to the Palestinian people.
- Jewish Women Occupy Israeli Consulate in Toronto
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 A diverse group of Jewish Canadian women are currently occupying the Israeli consulate at 180 Bloor Street West in Toronto. This action is in protest against the on-going Israeli assault on the people of Gaza.
- Journalists and media workers assaulted by occupation forces
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) condemns the attack on Reuters photographer Nayef Alhishlmon and several Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation forces.
- Mohammed Khatib, coordinator of West Bank Coordination Committee arrested
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2010 Mohammed Khatibs arrest today is the most severe escalation in a recent wave of repression again the Palestinian popular struggle and its leadership. Khatib is the 35th resident of Bilin to be arrested on suspicions related to anti-Wall protest .
- New solidarity ship to sail to Gaza on June 25
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 On June 25th, the Free Gaza movement will set sail on its eighth mission to break Israels horrific siege and collective punishment of 1.5 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
- Occupation on Trial - Palestinian village sues Canadian corporations for building illegal Israeli settlements
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 Bil'in, a Palestinian village that has become an international symbol of Palestinian popular non-violent resistance to the ongoing construction of the Israeli separation wall, is suing Canadian corporations for building illegal settlements.
- Richard Falk, UN Rapporteur on Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories Speaking in Toronto
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 Richard Falk, the UN Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, will be speaking in Toronto next Sunday September 27th at 2pm. at 155 College St. Room 610.
- Seven journalists injured by Israeli soldiers in West Bank since January 2009
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 Reporters Without Borders deplores the repeated use of violence against journalists covering peaceful demonstrations in the West Bank in protest against the construction of the Security Wall. The Israeli armed forces have been directly responsible.
- Sources welcomes Independent Jewish Voices
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2010 Sources welcomes a new member: Independent Jewish Voices. ndependent Jewish Voices represents Jews in Canada from diverse backgrounds, occupations and affiliations who have in common a strong commitment to social justice and universal human rights.
- Sources welcomes Michael Riordon
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2010 Sources welcomes a new member: Michael Riordon. Canadian writer and documentary-maker Michael Riordon writes/directs/produces books and articles, audio, video and film documentaries, plays for radio and stage.
- Spain Excludes Settlement University from Academic Competition
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 The "University Center of Ariel in Samaria" (AUCS) has been excluded from a prestigious university competition about sustainable architecture in Spain. With this move, Spain joins the growing number of European governments taking effective, even though preliminary, steps to uphold international law by boycotting or divesting from institutions and corporations involved in or profiting from Israel's illegal Wall and colonial settlements built on occupied Palestinian land.
- Statement from the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights on Palestinian territories
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2008 It would seem mandatory for the International Criminal Court to investigate the situation, and determine whether the Israeli civilian leaders and military commanders responsible for the Gaza siege should be indicted and prosecuted.
- Toronto Peace Activists March in Solidarity to End the Illegal Siege of Gaza
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 On December 31, 2009, more than 1,300 citizens from across the world (including more than 55 Canadians) will join with an estimated 50,000 Palestinians in a peaceful march to the Erez border crossing into Israel.
- We are NOT the 'Story', It's Not Just Our 21 Kidnapped Passengers
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 On June 30th 2009 Israeli Occupation Forces forcibly boarded the Free Gaza boat, SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, and kidnapped 21 human rights workers and journalists who were on their way to deliver much needed humanitarian and reconstruction supplies to Gaza.
- Winners of Courage in Journalism Awards Announced
Sources News Release Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter Published: 2009 Iryna Khalip of Belarus, Agnes Taile of Cameroon and Jila Baniyaghoob of Iran win Courage in Journalism Awards from the International Womens Media Foundation. Amira Hass of Israel is Lifetime Achievement Award winner.
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