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Mass arrest of Birzeit students during solidarity visit
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
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
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
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...
On eve of Nakba Day, UK charities call on government to uphold Palestinian rights
Fobzu joins 15 other UK-based humanitarian, development, human rights and faith organisations working for the rights of the Palestinian people to issue the following statement on the eve of Nakba Day. We are a group of UK-based humanitarian, development, human...
Fobzu joins UK charities condemning Prime Minister's comments on ICC investigation
Fobzu has joined a group of 13 UK-based humanitarian, development, human rights and faith organisations working to support the rights of the Palestinian people in issuing the following statement on the Prime Minister’s comments on the International Criminal Court...
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