Palestinian employee, Laith Abu Zeyad, for human rights organisation Amnesty International has been barred by Israel’s Shin Bet security force from travelling outside the West Bank. Zeyad, who works as…
Day: November 5, 2019
B’Tselem researcher hospitalised during IDF arrest
A researcher for the Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem was hospitalised after Israeli forces arrested him for filming a protest against an illegal West Bank outpost. Aref Daraghmeh was arrested…
Palestinian curriculum threatened in schools of East Jerusalem
Elham Joulani walks through a crowd of her students in the halls of the Girls School of Jerusalem situated in the Moroccan Gate neighbourhood. Tugging at her arms and dress,…
In Gaza, maternal deaths on the rise amid lack of family planning
The mortality rate of pregnant women in Gaza has declined over the last 25 years. But new data from the Ministry of Health points to a worrying trend showing maternal…