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Samer Issawi: ‘Either the light of freedom, or that of martyrdom’

Samer Issawi, the Palestinian political prisoner in Israeli incarceration who is on the longest continuous hunger strike recorded so far, has today entered his 203rd day of refusing food. This morning, his laywer Fawaz el Shaloudy spoke to him, and Samer said: “I swear that I will continue this strike, either to victory or martyrdom. I am almost at the...

NEW MUSIC VIDEO – ‘HUNGRY’ by Doc Jazz – for Palestinian hunger strikers

Considering the urgency of the campaign for Samer Issawi and the other Palestinian hunger strikers, the song ‘HUNGRY’ would not be complete without a video in order to be able to disseminate the message and the song on Youtube.   Well, here is the good news: the music video is out ! Considering that it’s the 199th day of Samer...

Put ‘HUNGRY’ – the song for Samer Issawi – on #1 in the charts !

Thanks to supporters from around the world, the song ‘HUNGRY’ which is dedicated to Samer Issawi and the other Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli incarceration has been rising in the HipHop Charts on Soundclick.   If you click on the image, a larger version of it will appear, and you will see that it is a screenshot of the charts,...

Trending Samer Issawi on Twitter – what can make us effective?

Trending Samer Issawi on Twitter – what can make us effective?

Every day, activists gather on Twitter attempting to get a new hashtag for Samer Issawi and the other Palestinian hunger strikers to trend on the world trending list. Until now, this has only been marginally successful*. When compared to previous tweeting sprees such as those undertaken for Khader Adnan, we have a long way to go. (editorial note Feb 11:...