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Israel/OPT: Flag restrictions are the latest attempt to silence Palestinians and reduce their visibility 

An Israeli government directive which places additional restrictions on the display of Palestinian flags in public spaces in Israel is...

Israel/OPT: Deporting Salah Hammouri would constitute a war crime  

On Sunday 4 December, the Israeli authorities plan to deport French-Palestinian human rights defender Salah Hammouri, who has also had...

Israel/OPT: Solidarity with Palestinians means ending all support for apartheid

On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Amnesty International reiterates its call for global action to end...

Israel/OPT: Latest UN recognition of apartheid comes amid soaring attacks on Palestinian homes 

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing is the latest human rights expert to recognize that Israel...

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Crisis and Tactical Round Up: Stand with the Six, End Israeli Apartheid, Pegasus & Targeted Surveillance of Human Rights Defenders

Palestinian Civil Society under attack Palestinian human rights group advocating for the rights of Palestinians and against Israel’s system of...

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Israel/OPT: The stifling of Palestinian civil society organizations must end

The Israeli authorities must end their campaign of repression against Palestinian civil society and let organizations carry out their work...

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Israel/OPT: Immediately halt forced eviction of more than 1,000 West Bank residents and stop demolitions of Bedouin homes in the Negev/Naqab

The Israeli authorities must immediately halt the forcible eviction of more than 1,000 residents from Masafer Yatta, a Palestinian community...

Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity

Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty International said today in a...

Palestinian security forces escalate brutal campaign of repression

The Palestinian authorities in the occupied West Bank have launched a chilling campaign of repression cracking down on peaceful protests...

Israeli police targeted Palestinians with discriminatory arrests, torture and unlawful force

Sweeping arrests targeting Palestinian activists Unlawful use of force against Palestinian protesters Torture of Palestinian detainees Failure to protect Palestinians...

Op-ed: Canada must finally acknowledge Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories

By Michael Lynk and Ketty Nivyabandi Once again, missiles and rockets flew between Israel and Gaza. When the ceasefire was...

Open letter: Amnesty International calls on Canada to recognize Israel’s illegal occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada (English branch), and France-Isabelle Langlois, Directrice générale ofAmnistie internationale Canada francophone, have...

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