By Iqbal Jassat The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) put together what appears to be a clumsy attempt to justify South Africa’s diplomatic ties to Israel. This feeble effort in response to justifiable […]
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday welcomed Amnesty International’s report which labeled Israel an apartheid state, calling for the occupation state to be held accountable for its practices against Palestinians. This came after the London-based […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The London-based international human rights group Amnesty International plans to publish a report on Tuesday accusing Israel of committing the crime of apartheid, the Forward newspaper revealed on Sunday. “In […]
Amnesty International has condemned an attack by Israeli settlers and soldiers against Palestinian children in a playground in the occupied West Bank village of Susya, near Hebron (Al-Khalil), according to the Middle East Monitor. The […]
By Hebh Jamal Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared on Friday six Palestinian human rights groups to be terrorist organizations, claiming they are “secretly linked” to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) […]
Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop business relationships with the illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories is “a legitimate and necessary response, in line with its responsibility to respect international law and human […]
Recent violence by Palestinian government forces against demonstrators in the West Bank has constituted a “chilling campaign of repression”, according to Amnesty International. The rights NGO slammed the use of “unlawful force” by the authorities […]
Amnesty International has accused Israeli occupation police of using “ruthless excessive force” against “peaceful” Palestinian protesters in occupied East Jerusalem, a press release issued on Thursday revealed. “Israeli police committed a catalog of violations against […]
The Israeli army’s decision to shut down a Palestinian Union of Health Workers Committee (UHWC) office near Ramallah will have catastrophic consequences on the health needs of Palestinians, warned Amnesty International Wednesday. Israeli authorities raided […]
Amnesty International has called on Israel to cancel plans to forcibly displace two Palestinian families from their homes in the Batn al-Hawa area of the Silwan neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem. In a statement issued […]
Amnesty International on Tuesday called on Israel to start providing coronavirus vaccine doses to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, the vaccination drive includes only those living in […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The human rights group Amnesty International responded to reported accusations made earlier by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in which he accused the group, among other organizations, of ‘antisemitism’. […]
Israeli authorities extended the detention of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activist Mahmoud Nawajaa for eight more days over the weekend, reported Wafa news agency. General coordinator of the Palestinian National BDS Committee Mahmoud Nawajaa, […]
Amnesty International yesterday renewed its call for “international justice” for Palestinian victims of Israeli occupation forces after a woman was shot and killed at a checkpoint. In an incident filmed by bystanders, the woman – named as Alaa […]
Palestinian lawmakers elected to Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, are the target of discriminatory measures, according to Amnesty International. Amnesty International’s findings show that the ability of Palestinian Knesset members, referred to in the report as […]
Amnesty International yesterday slammed Israeli authorities for the mass demolition of Palestinian homes in Sur Baher, and urged the international community to take action. Israeli forces carried out a longstanding military-issued demolition order yesterday morning, targeting a number […]
International human rights group Amnesty International has stepped up a campaign to demand that TripAdvisor stops listing tourist attractions and properties in illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The rights group addressed an open letter […]
Israel’s refusal to grant Palestinian refugees the right to return has fuelled seven decades of suffering, international rights group Amnesty International said in a statement released today. Marking Nakba Day, when Palestinians remember the ethnic cleansing conducted by […]
Israel’s Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked signed regulations yesterday designed to enact punitive financial measures against Amnesty International. According to reports, the regulations fall under the 2011 Boycott Law, which allows for organizations supporting a boycott of Israel to be […]
Amnesty International has forcefully rejected claims of “anti-Semitism” by Israeli officials in response to a new report on tourism and illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). The report, published Tuesday, urges four major […]
Digital tourism giants Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, and TripAdvisor are profiting from “war crimes” by offering services in illegal Jewish settlements, said a report published on Wednesday. Amnesty International’s “Destination: Occupation study” called on the companies to […]
Amnesty International today warned of a new “zero tolerance” policy by Israeli forces towards Palestinian demonstrators in the occupied Gaza Strip, raising “fears of escalating bloodshed”. In a statement, the human rights organization urged the […]
Amnesty International has deplored Israel’s destruction of the Palestinian village of Khan al-Ahmar, saying the illegitimate move constitutes a “war crime”. #Israeli court approves war crime by ruling in favour of demolishing village of Khan […]
By Kathy Kelly “If they would just confirm to us that my brother is alive, if they would just let us see him, that’s all we want. But we can’t get anyone to give us […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Amnesty International condemned the Palestinian Authority’s arbitrary detention and beating of scores of demonstrators and bystanders, including Amnesty’s own staff member, Laith Abu Zeyad. Palestinian security forces arrest and #torture .@amnesty’s […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Amnesty International said Giro d’Italia cyclists should be prepared to answer ‘field questions’ about the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. A day before the Giro d’Italia 2018 race’s […]
Israel is carrying out a murderous assault against protesting Palestinians, with its armed forces killing and maiming demonstrators who pose no imminent threat to them, Amnesty International revealed today, based on its latest research, as […]
An Israeli military court has jailed a Palestinian activist and Amnesty ‘prisoner of conscience’ for six months, sparking widespread condemnation. On Monday, Ofer Military Court sentenced Munther Amira, head of the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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