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Jerusalem Politicians Exiled by Israeli Occupation – Demand Justice

London, UK, 18 March, 2013 – Since the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections in 2006, parliamentarians from Jerusalem (including a former minister) have suffered intimidation, imprisonment and forced deportation, by…

Palestinian Asylum Seekers

Palestinian Asylum Seekers

by Lauren Booth & O. Qashoo On the 21st, 27th and 29th of June, three asylum seeker vessels heading from the port of Pelabuhan Ratu on the south-eastern coast of…

If Palestinians disappear, who cares?

If Palestinians disappear, who cares?

Osama Qashoo, film director, activist Extra reporting; Lauren Booth On the 21 and 27 June, two asylum seeker vessels heading from port of  Pelabuhan Ratu on the south-eastern coast of…

Yo Mama So Zionist

Yo Mama So Zionist

Tony Blair & George Bush convicted War Criminals

Tony Blair & George Bush convicted War Criminals

Victory in Kuala Lumpur but no cigars in Guantanamo. Billed as a ‘court of conscience,’ the Kuala Lumpur War crimes tribunal proved to be a gathering of sharp, knowledgeable and…

Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal Day 3

The American government has issued an arrest warrant for American citizen Yonas Fikre, 33, who is seeking asylum in Sweden. This comes, after the Ethiopia-born resident of Portland, Ore, publicly…

Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal Day 2

DAY TWO Evidence from Jameela Abbas, Iraq. 57 years old. Former chief of the corporation of unions in Kirkuk. Now based in Damascus, Syria. She was held at airport detention…

Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal Day 1

When authority entrusted to further truth and justice betrays that trust, two options remain: one is to throw up your hands in despair and resignation; the other is to reclaim…

Shawa family: Plight of Palestinian families in exile

Shawa family: Plight of Palestinian families in exile

Diaspora-03-13-2012. Since 1948, millions of Palestinians have been forced into exile from their own lands. In this series we seek to find out what happened to the refugees of the…

We are all Palestinians

We are all Palestinians

Thanks to the signature of Barak Obusha, on the National Defense Authorization Act, 2012 promises to be a bumper year, for one of the only US markets still enjoying growth;…