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Israeli navy storms ship Irene, takes it to Ashdod port

Israeli marines on Tuesday boarded and took control of the Gaza-bound aid ship "Irene", operated by Jewish human rights activists.

Activists call on countries to stop Israeli violations

The Freedom Flotilla coalition ended its meeting in the Greek capital of Athens after discussing developments related to current efforts to end Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip and its

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef: Palestinians should be Annihilated

Ovadia Yosef is the spiritual leader of hundreds of thousands of haredi orthodox Jews who give him automatic and nearly absolute allegiance. This week, he lashed out at the Palestinians,

Weekend march calls on Turks and Kurds to end violence

Turkish and Kurdish activists carried banners calling for all round peace as they marched in central Istanbul over the weekend

Campaign launched to defend Arab activists

Arab Lawyers launched a campaign titled "Together to stop making human rights a way to prison” objecting to the security apparatuses continued violations against human rights activists in some Arab

Mansoura activists hold protest in solidarity with police brutality’s newest victim

Activists and human rights members organized a protest in solidarity with Mohamed Salah who was tortured in police headquarters in front of the Mansoura International Hospital where he was kept

Activists assert trial of Khaled Saed’s killers as victory for public outrage

Human rights activists welcomed the decision bChancellor Yaser Refaie, Prosecutor General of East Alexandria to refer Mahmoud el-Fallah and Awad Ismail from Sidi Gaber Police station for killing Khaled y

Human rights objects to police victim’s second autopsy

According to state coroners who were appointed to perform a second autopsy on the body of 28-year-old Khaled Saed who was brutally beaten by police, his death was a result

Protest in Journalists Syndicate calls for ending the Gaza siege

Tens of human rights activists called for the continued support in sending aid convoys by all means to break the siege on Gaza.

“Mad dog” diplomacy: a cornered Israel is baring its teeth

Jonathan Cook argues that Israel is responding to growing domestic scrutiny of its human rights abuses and increasing international isolation, and to the erosion of its deterrence, by introducing new