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Upcoming Event: Back to School Under Siege

Sep 14, 2021 | Latest News, Projects and Events

EDUCATION, OCCUPATION & LIBERATION PROGRAMME Back to School under Siege: Hope amid war in Gaza with Nuriya Oswald, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Dr Nazmi Al Masri, Associate Professor of Education, Islamic University of Gaza and...

Raising arbitrary student detention at the United Nations: In depth interview with LPHR

Aug 12, 2021 | Latest News

Earlier this year, Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR) and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association submitted a complaint to the United Nations Working Group for Arbitrary Detention about the ongoing Israeli military detention of three female...

Mass arrest of Birzeit students during solidarity visit

Aug 11, 2021 | Latest News

On 14th July a bus carrying dozens of Birzeit University students was stopped by Israeli military forces on its return from the West Bank village of Turmus Ayya. Approximately 45 students were arrested and 33 remained in detention on Sunday 18th July, when they were...

Hope under siege: An Interview with Dr Nazmi al-Masri

Aug 11, 2021 | Latest News

Dr Nazmi al-Masri is Associate Professor of Education at the Islamic University of Gaza. He received his PhD in education from Manchester University and is currently Co-Investigator on two research projects with UK universities. What has university life been...

War on Gaza: Students Share their Experience

Aug 11, 2021 | Latest News, Uncategorized

Israel’s 11-day military offensive against Gaza in May had a devastating impact on the besieged Strip. The attack killed 260 Palestinians, among them 66 children, with over 2,200 people injured. Over 100,000 Palestinians fled their homes, many relying on shelter in...

Nakba Day 2021

May 15, 2021 | Latest News

In 1948 over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced, exiled or forced to flee their homes, a process of dispossession that continues to this day. This video, produced by Fobzu for Nakba Day 2021, includes descriptions of a very...