Western Asia

There Are No More Secrets Here: Medical Professionals Protest Being Denied Entry to Gaza

Erez Crossing, Israel, October 26, 2008. Rally to protest Israel's denial of entry permits to dozens of medical and psychiatric professionals trying to attend a conference in Gaza. Photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org
Authors: Alice Rothchild MD

Summary:We have traveled from all over the world to present research and to exchange ideas on the consequences of the ongoing trauma to the men, women, and children living in Gaza and to discuss how best to meet their clinical needs.

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Israeli Students Refuse to Serve the Occupation

Tel Aviv, Israel, 2008. Omer Goldman, Tamar Katz & Miya Tamrin, Israeli high school seniors who have refused to serve in the army of occupation. Photo: Keren Manor/Activestills.org
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We cannot hurt in the name of defense or imprison in the name of freedom; therefore we cannot be moral and serve the occupation.

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There is Not Only Violence in Iraq: The La Onf Week of Nonviolence Takes Hold Across the Country

Volunteers from LaOnf, a network of nonviolence advocates in Iraq, visited schools and exchanged soccer balls for war toys (www.laonf.net)
Authors: September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows

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In these places, the simple act of gathering in public to make a statement of nonviolence and unity took tremendous courage.

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In Memory of Saudi Feminist Blogger Hadeel Alhodaif

Authors: HAMSA

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Israeli Warplanes Strike Syrian Facility: IAEA, Syrian Dissident, Criticize Israeli and Syrian Governments

Authors: Trihn Nguyen

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The Work Unfinished: Remembering Hilda Silverman

Hilda Silverman, Winter 2006, during filming of a video on Jewish activism for peace with justice in Israel/Palestine Photo: Linda and Steven Brion-Meisels
Authors: Jennifer Bing-Canar

Summary:

We're left without our moral compass.

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The Damascus Declaration for Democratic National Change

Authors: A coalition of Syrian democrats

Summary:

The process of change has begun. It is not directed against anyone, but requires everyone's efforts.

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Syrian Human Rights Defenders Brave Jail: Repression Met with Waves of Resistance

Syrian stamps celebrating the UN Declaration of Human Rights, Photo: Joseph Morris
Authors: Dr. Radwan Ziadeh

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Ali Abdullah has been jailed three times. One of his sons is serving a five-year sentence for involvement in a pro-democracy youth group. The other chose exile.

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Diversity is the Revolution: The Tharwa Manifesto for Nonviolent Change in the Middle East

Families of Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian, and Egyptian men who disappeared into Syrian prisons during the Lebanese civil war staged a sit-in protest in front of the UN House in Beirut for more than a year. photo: E. Zarwan,June 27, 2006
Authors: Ammar Abdulhamid

Summary:

We approach our struggle in the spirit of hope, love, and magnanimity.

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Coming to Terms: Bereaved Families Take Action Against the War

War is Not the Answer
Authors: Gilda Carbanaro

Summary:

This country must come to terms with what was done in our name. I will make this my life's work if need be.

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