Tagged: statement

Imprisoned Palestinian lawyer Shireen Issawi issues a statement

Ramallah – “An attorney of the Prisoners Society has visited political prisoner and lawyer Shireen Issawi. In a letter after this meeting, Issawi stated that she is a lawyer and that she has the right to defend other political prisoners, and that what she has done was simply a legal service for the prisoners. She said she has done nothing...

Samer Issawi

Statement by Samer Issawi on ‘deportation deals’ – English and Arabic

The Zionist occupation on occasion offers ‘deportation deals’ to Palestinian political prisoners, enabling them to sign up for temporary or permanent banishment in exchange for their release from prison. Yesterday, such a blackmail offer was accepted – under severe duress – by hunger striker Ayman Sharawneh, which led him to be deported to Gaza and being banished from his home...

Edward Said National Conservatory grants recognition to the music of Doc Jazz

In these difficult times, there is some really good news to report for the Musical Intifada ! Doc Jazz was invited to become a member of the Friends of the Palestine Orchestras, a group of people and organizations who support the Edward Said National Conservatory’s goal of providing musical education to Palestinians living in occupied Palestine.   This invitation was...