The UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance and Development Aid in the occupied Palestinian territory Robert Piper said he was “deeply concerned” about the declining health of hunger striking Palestinian prisoners protesting their administrative detention and called on Israel to release or charge all detainees “without delay.” “I am deeply concerned about[…]
A mass hunger strike across Israeli prisons continued on Saturday in protest of Israel’s detention of Palestinians without charge or trial, with at least 48 Palestinian prisoners now participating in the open hunger strike in support of hunger-striking prisoners Bilal Kayid and brothers Muhammad and Mahmud al-Balboul, according to a[…]
Cape Town reverend June Major has named and shamed her alleged abusers, saying she could not be an activist against gender violence, while covering up for perpetrators of violence. Major addressed journalists at a press conference on Wednesday to highlight the reasons why she’s been discriminated against by the Anglican[…]
Anglican priest Reverend June Major has put an end to her hunger strike, after abstaining from food and drink for six days. Major decided to stop her voluntary starvation after Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba visited her yesterday in Zonnebloem, where she had been living on the street for[…]
A well-known pro-Palestinian activist and member of the Christian clergy has raised concern with Rev June Major’s hunger strike, accusing her of misconstruing her personal issues with the Anglican Diocese with her fight for the Palestinian cause. Reverend Edwin Arrison, a member of the National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P), was[…]
Community members rallying behind a Cape Town woman on a hunger strike say they are disappointed with the clergy’s lack of support for her plight. Reverend June Major, well known in Palestinian solidarity circles, is on day four of a hunger strike. While her body has begun to show signs[…]
Cape Town reverend June Major is on day three of a hunger strike, aimed at protesting the Anglican issues. Major claims she was fired from the Anglican Diocese, allegedly for her activity in the Palestinian solidarity movement. But she has brought to light allegations of abuse in the church, which[…]
A reverend in the Anglican Church in Cape Town and an active member of the Action Forum for Palestine has embarked on a hunger strike in Zonnebloem. Reverend June Major claims she was fired by the church for her ardent support of Palestine and she is now unable to find[…]
Imprisoned Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq was suddenly transferred from HaEmek Hospital in Afula to a medical clinic in al-Ramla prison on Thursday, the Palestinian Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs said. The committee said the reasons for al-Qiq’s transfer were not explained, pointing out that he is still undergoing medical treatment for[…]
A Palestinian journalist who went on hunger strike 90 days ago over his unlawful detention by Israeli authorities is close to death. He has almost lost the ability to speak and hear, and is paying a high price for freedom of speech, his lawyer says. “Mohammed al Qeq is in[…]
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