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Commemoration: Nakba Day on 15 May in Ramallah, the Palestinian administrative capital, marking the day mass displacement of Palestinians and the destruction of Palestinian life and homeland took place in 1948.  Photo: Heinrich Böll Foundation Palestine & Jordan

Measuring dignity in conditions of captivity

Nakba Day invites all of us to think about belonging, about how we treat those who we think do not belong and about the importance of rules in the negotiation of spaces of…

Palestinian protesters hold posters of Palestinian prisoners demanding a prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel in the West Bank city of Nablus. (Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Legalising murder: Israel’s shift from control to elimination

Israel has passed a law permitting the execution of Palestinian prisoners, codifying practices previously carried out extrajudicially. With conviction rates in military courts…

Graffiti for the freedom of Marwan Barghouti, a jailed political activist from Fatah. (Flickr)

Why Marwan Barghouti’s name matters

Hamas’s demand for Barghouti’s release reflects his symbolic and political weight

Give peace a chance: Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has written from prison about the Israel/Palestine violence.

World must deal with root causes of Palestinian/Israeli conflict

Jailed Palestinian leader calls on international community to tackle root cause of violence between Palestinians and Israelis.

Barghouti’s release would ease the Palestine stalemate

Fadwa Barghouti says her husband, Marwan, would stand as president and push for a two-state solution if granted his freedom by Israel.

Language is a weapon and a shield

Calling Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti a "political prisoner" or the DA’s Mmusi Maimane "Obama" affects their legitimacy, writes Franz Krüger.

Desmond Tutu supports call for the release of Palestinian prisoners

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has thrown his support behind the campaign calling for the release of imprisoned Palestinian political prisoners.