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Number of journalists imprisoned around the world sets new record

Posted on December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Number of journalists imprisoned around the world sets new record
Number of journalists imprisoned around the world sets new record

Number of journalists imprisoned around the world sets new record China remains the world’s worst jailer of journalists; India and Mexico rank among the deadliest The number of journalists behind bars reached a record high in 2021, with 293 behind bars as political upheaval and media crackdowns reflect increasing intolerance for independent reporting around the…

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Gush Shalom condemns Morocco deal with Apartheid Israel

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Gush Shalom condemns Morocco deal with Apartheid Israel
Gush Shalom condemns Morocco deal with Apartheid Israel

Gush Shalom condemns Morocco deal with Apartheid Israel Gush Shalom strongly condemns the agreement with Morocco. Calls agreement “A cynical deal between Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara” The agreement between Israel and Morocco announced today by President Trump at the very last moment of his term, is a cynical…

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Dr. Ashrawi: Hebron’s World Heritage Must be Protected from Israeli Aggression

Posted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Dr. Ashrawi: Hebron’s World Heritage Must be Protected from Israeli Aggression
Dr. Ashrawi: Hebron’s World Heritage Must be Protected from Israeli Aggression

Dr. Ashrawi: Hebron’s World Heritage Must be Protected from Israeli Aggression “Israel’s approval of the confiscation of Islamic Waqf land belonging to the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron is an egregious assault on Palestinian land and a grave violation of international law as well as signed agreements. This is a provocative and irresponsible action that will…

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Israel’s war on Palestinians is a war on facts

Posted on February 19, 2018February 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel’s war on Palestinians is a war on facts
Israel’s war on Palestinians is a war on facts

Israel’s war on Palestinians is a war on facts Israel’s government is not only violating the rights of Christians and Muslims inside Israel and in the occupied territories, the Apartheid government is also assaulting truth. Pro-Israel fanatics want you to sympathize with them when Israelis are killed but are silent when Israelis murder Palestinian civilians,…

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Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians

Posted on September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians
Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians

Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians 40,000 Palestinians Collectively Punished after Har Adar Attack Israeli violates civil rights of Palestinians. On Tuesday, 26 September, Nimer Mahmoud Jamal, 37, from Beit Surik carried out an attack in the settlement of Har Adar, killing a Border Police officer and two settlement security guards: Sgt. Solomon…

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Hunger striker al-Qiq held without trial, justice

Posted on February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Hunger striker al-Qiq held without trial, justice
Hunger striker al-Qiq held without trial, justice

Palestinian journalist imprisoned without trial or justice by Israel continues hunger strike to expose Israel’s civil rights abuses, violence and oppression. Muhammed al-Qiq symbolizes the enduring struggle against Israel’s brutality By Bettejo Indelicato A Palestinian prisoner on hunger striker becomes more than the individual their tortured body encompasses. The hunger striker, in this case Muhammad al-Qiq (Mohammed…

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Israeli journalists, IDF twist facts on social media videos

Posted on October 15, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli journalists, IDF twist facts on social media videos
Israeli journalists, IDF twist facts on social media videos

Israel’s government wants the world to believe that knife-wielding Palestinians are responsible for the current violence, not Israel’s official policy of “provocative brutality” including the expansion of illegal settlements, the stripping land from non-Jews, and stepped-up detentions, assaults and killings of non-Jews by the IDF. But using cell phones to capture video, Palestinian citizen journalists are…

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Muslim Prisoner Details Torture at American Gulag in New Book

Posted on February 4, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Muslim Prisoner Details Torture at American Gulag in New Book
Muslim Prisoner Details Torture at American Gulag in New Book

Muslim prisoner Mohamedou Ould Slahi offers a poignant story of an innocent man who faces  torture by American soldiers at Gitmo with an inspiring sense of humor. His book “Guantanamo Diary” is a must read for Americans, Muslims, Christians and Jews. By Ray Hanania Most Americans are familiar with the story of Anne Frank, the…

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