Web pages about "Palestinian Authority"

Unlawful homes for Israeli settlers, demolitions for Palestinians - 31 March 2008

Mobile homes for an illegal Israeli settlement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories got the go-ahead within a week of Israeli bulldozers demolishing Palestinian homes and property in the area.

Children and civilian bystanders in Gaza death toll - 3 March 2008

Israeli military air strikes and artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip during the last few days have killed over 100 Palestinians, including dozens of children and other civilian bystanders. 

Israeli army destroys Palestinian homes - 14 February 2008

Every single home in the West Bank villages of Humsa and Hadidiya is slated for destruction.

Egypt blocks Gazans' access to the outside world - 31 January 2008

More than 1,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip have become stuck in the northern Sinai region of Egypt as the Egyptian authorities try to force them back into Gaza.

Palestinians must not be re-imprisoned within the Gaza Strip - 25 January 2008

Amnesty International today called on the parties involved in the future management of the Rafah crossing at the Gaza-Egypt border to ensure the fundamental rights of the people of Gaza. The governments of Israel and Egypt, the Palestinian Authority and the Hamas de-facto administration in Gaza must guarantee the local population's rights to health and an adequate standard of living, and their right not to be subjected to collective punishment, including arbitrary restrictions on movement.

Israel cuts electricity and food supplies to Gaza - 21 January 2008

Israel has cut off the supply of electricity, fuel and humanitarian assistance to the population of Gaza, a move Amnesty International has condemned as collective punishment.

Hundreds killed in Gaza Strip violence - 24 October 2007

Hundreds of Palestinians lost their lives as a result of the inter-factional political violence that engulfed the Gaza Strip in the past year.

Palestinian villagers' homes under threat - 30 July 2007

The Israeli army is threatening to destroy the homes of Palestinian villagers in the Jordan Valley region of the West Bank.

Amnesty International welcomes release of Alan Johnston - 4 July 2007

The release of journalist Alan Johnston is welcome news for all those who campaigned over the last 114 days for his release. It is also good news for the people of Gaza, where Alan Johnston was well liked and respected as the only international correspondent permanently based there.

Press Freedom Day: Global action needed to protect journalists - 3 May 2007

2006 was a year in which killings of reporters and media staff reached historic levels. All of society pays the price when journalists are killed with impunity and censorship and fear stifle expression.