Category: Global
Demonstrations in West Bank for Palestinian Prisoner’s Day and Jenin Camp
Occupied West Bank, Palestine – Palestinian demonstrations in the Occupied West Bank were violently suppressed throughout April by Israeli forces. Videos from two separate nights in Hebron show Israeli forces shooting metal-coated rubber bullets and tear gas at Palestinian protesters who responded by throwing rocks…
Israeli Army Kills Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Jenin City, Occupied West Bank, Palestine – This morning an Israeli sniper shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh, an Al Jazeera journalist, as she covered Israeli raids into Jenin City in the occupied West Bank. Abu Akleh was 51 years old and beloved by Palestinians…
🦄 Global, Social Control
Israeli Forces Clear Al-Aqsa for Settlers’ Tours
Old City, Occupied East Jerusalem, Palestine – On May, 5, 2022, heavily armed Israeli forces cracked down on Palestinians worshipping inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Dozens were injured, an ancient pulpit was damaged and the prayer area of the mosque was sealed off by Israeli…
🦄 Global, Land & Housing
Palestinians Killed While Resisting Israeli Forces in Silwad Led to More Protests
Silwad, Occupied West Bank, Palestine – On April 14, 2022, Omar Muhammad Alyan, age 20, was killed during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces who stormed Silwad, a town east of Ramallah in the Occupied West Bank. Alyan was one of three Palestinians killed in the…
Last Friday Prayer of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Draws 160K Despite Strict Measures by Israeli Forces
Old City, Occupied East Jerusalem, Palestine – At least 160,000 people gathered at Al-Aqsa Mosque on April 29 to perform the last Jummah Friday prayers of Ramadan 2022. After an early morning storming of Al-Aqsa by Israeli forces left dozens injured, and despite strict security…
🦄 Global, Land & Housing
Man Shot by Israeli Forces During Land Day Demonstration
Bil’in village, Occupied West Bank, Palestine – A young man was shot with live ammunition by Israeli forces during a Land Day march along the wall separating the Palestinian village of Bil’in and Israeli colony settlements. Israeli forces targeted the marchers with live bullets, sound…
🦄 Arts & Culture, Community, Global
Musaharati Dressed as Clowns Wake Up Citizens in Gaza Strip for Meal Before Ramadan Fast
Al-Zahra, Gaza Strip, Palestine – During Ramadan 2022, Palestinian Alaa Miqdad and his friends have taken on the traditional role of a “musaharati” or “Ramadan drummer.” The musaharati is a person who beats the drum to awaken fellow Muslims to the traditional pre-dawn meal before…
🦄 Borders & Migration, Global
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza, Iron Dome Explodes Missiles
Israeli airstrikes targeted the Gaza Strip for the second time in three nights in the early hours of April 21, 2022. The bombings followed a missile fired from Gaza that landed near a house in Sderot.
Israeli forces bombed several sites in the Gaza Strip…
🦄 Borders & Migration, Global
Israeli Airstrikes Target Gaza
Gaza Strip, Palestine – The Israeli Air Force bombed Gaza early Tuesday morning after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system on Monday night. Israeli planes targeted a site run by Hamas, the political…
Al-Aqsa Mosque Stormed: Israeli Police Detain 400, Injure 153
Old City, Occupied East Jerusalem, Palestine – At least 153 people were hospitalized Friday after Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. As tensions are rising, these were the first confrontations at Temple Mount since the start of Ramadan on April 2, 2022. The…
Israeli Raids on Jenin Refugee Camp Leave Many Dead, Dozens Shot
Jenin Refugee Camp, West Bank, Palestine – Over a dozen Palestinians have been killed, hundreds injured, and 200 detained in Jenin since the beginning of the year. Amidst a spate of attacks by Palestinians and Arab-Israelis inside Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have launched…
🦄 Borders & Migration, Global, Police
Palestinian Protesters Fight Occupation on Mount Sabih, Nablus
Nablus, Occupied West Bank, Palestine – Israel Defense Forces (IDF) opened fire on Palestinian civilians during confrontations on March 25, 2022. The clashes happened amid olive tree groves in Beita, a village south of Nablus in the occupied northern West Bank. At least 33 Palestinians…
🦄 Borders & Migration, Global
Interview: First Ukrainian Refugee Arrives in Gaza Strip
Gaza City, Palestine – Unicorn Riot heard from the first Ukrainian refugee to arrive in Gaza with their spouse. Victoria Saidam is a Ukrainian pharmacist, married in her country to a medical student, Ibrahim Saidam.
As Russia’s attack on Ukraine began, Victoria fled with Ibrahim…
Palestinians Commemorate Land Day with Demos in Negev & Gaza
Gaza City, Palestine – Marking the 46th anniversary of Land Day, March 30, 2022, thousands of Palestinians rallied at the blockaded Port of Gaza in Gaza City. Days earlier in Negev, olive seedlings were planted. Land Day commemorates the murder of six unarmed Palestinians, killed…
🦄 Global, Racism & Far-Right
Roma in Greece Face a History of Exclusion, Exploitation and Racism
As anti-Roma racism and violence spikes in Greece with recent murderous attacks by police and Greek citizens, we take a look at some of the history of how Roma exclusion and exploitation have led to this crescendo.
Romani, or Roma people, also known by the…