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IPSC/ Dublin/ At its monthly meeting this week, Sligo County Council voted to call on RTÉ to boycott this years’ Eurovision Song Contest due to take place in Apartheid Israel. …
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U.S. lawyers’ trip to Israel/Palestine; whitewashing Israeli Apartheid and occupation
Bethlehem/PNN/ Kairos Palestine condemns the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago’s educational trip to Israel/Palestine March 30-April 5, 2019, because they coverup injustice, are indifferent to the human hope for peace …
Read More »UK band Slovo release song highlighting Israeli apartheid and calling for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest
London/PNN/ The UK-based band Slovo have released a new song which calls for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest final which will be held in Tel Aviv on 18th …
Read More »Beit Sahour twins with Irish town
by Roddy Keenan/ Dublin/ The town of Tralee in County Kerry became the first Irish town to formally twin with a Palestinian municipality at a ceremony in Tralee on Monday morning. Representatives from Beit Sahour, …
Read More »Palestine campaigning groups respond to bombing of Gaza and call for mass protests this Saturday 30 March
London/PNN/ A group of UK-based organisations campaigning on Palestinian rights have responded to Israel’s latest bombing of the Gaza strip. Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War, Friends of Al Aqsa, …
Read More »Golan: Expected US Policy Shift Reflects Disdain for Rights
Jerusalem/PNN/ Syrians in Occupied Territory Protected Under International Humanitarian Law A decision by the Trump administration to deny the reality of Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights would demonstrate disregard …
Read More »Al-Haq welcomes adoption of UN commission of inquiry recommendations on Great Return March
PNN/ Ramallah/ At the close of its 40th regular session, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council adopted on Friday, 22 March 2019, four resolutions on the human rights situation …
Read More »8,000 people for One Voice: Free Movement Marathon runs for Palestine
Bethlehem/PNN/ Thousands of Palestinians and internationals from 76 countries ran together for the 7th annual Free Movement Marathon on Friday morning in Bethlehem city and the surrounding areas. The massive …
Read More »Palestine Solidarity Campaign condemns UK government votes at UN Human Rights Council
London/PNN/ The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has responded to the UK government’s voting decisions at the ongoing UN Human Rights Council taking place in Geneva. On Friday morning, the UK abstained …
Read More »Vienna museum cancels Palestine event with leader of South African anti-apartheid struggle
Bethlehem/PNN/March 21, 2019 — A Vienna museum, Volkskundemuseum, has cancelled an event on Palestinian rights where former minister in Nelson Mandela’s government Ronnie Kasrils was scheduled to speak (Video by …
Read More »15th annual Israeli Apartheid Week opens worldwide
PNN/ Bethlehem/ The 15th annual Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), the largest global boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) mobilization for Palestinian rights, opened on Monday, 18 March, with more than 80 …
Read More »‘US report ignores human rights abuses taking place in Golan’
PNN/ Bethlehem/ Arab Human Rights Centre in Golan Heights (“Al-Marsad”) in a statement condemned the United States Department of State’s Israel and the Golan Heights 2018 Human Rights Report (“Report”) …
Read More »US threatens International Criminal Court staff with visa bans
PNN/ Washington DC/ The United States decision to impose visa bans on International Criminal Court (ICC) staff will imperil accountability for grave international crimes, Human Rights Watch said Friday. US Secretary of …
Read More »Terrorist Attack in New Zealand: 49 Dead, Dozens More Wounded
Bethlehem/PNN/ A terrorist attack in New Zealand’s Christchurch has left 49 people dead and at least 48 wounded. The attacks occurred at two locations: Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque, …
Read More »Top Brazilian officials oppose embassy move to Jerusalem
PNN/ Jerusalem/ Top Brazilian officials reportedly are opposing Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro’s promise of moving the country’s embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, following US footsteps. According to …
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