Palestinian Rights Archives

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Culture

Spotify denies removal of Mohamed Assaf’s ‘Dammi Falasteeni’ song over rules violation

Mohammed Assaf received an official email citing accusations of ‘anti-Semitism’ as the reason for the song’s removal from music streaming platforms. Spotify has denied claims over the removal of Palestinian…

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PA prime minister urges FIFA to condemn Israel’s killing of Palestinian footballer

Israeli forces killed the Palestinian footballer just days after the globe celebrated the end of the World Cup. Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, Mohammad Shtayyeh, has called on FIFA…

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Meta disables Instagram account documenting Palestinian support at the World Cup

Meta has frequently been condemned for restricting Palestinian experiences and narrative on all its platforms. Instagram has disabled the account Paldream48, which was known for documenting solidarity with the Palestinian cause at the FIFA…

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News

‘Human rights only for some’: Western media called out for turning blind eye to pro-Palestine pitch invader

The issue has yet again highlighted apparent double standards in Western reporting. Western media has come under fire for what many described as “bias” in reporting on the LGBTQ+ pitch…

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Activists are rallying behind the #FreeAhmadManasra hashtag, who is he and what is it about?

Ahmad Manasra was arrested when he was 13 years old back in 2015, and was subject to solitary confinement several times and barred from family visits for a while. You’ve…

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News

‘Incredulous’: Shireen Abu Akleh’s family, world outraged over US ‘whitewashed’ probe

Qatar had strongly condemned the killing of the veteran journalist and the horrifying crackdowns on her funeral. A United States statement on its examination of the bullet used by an…

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News

US Republican senator calls for ‘transparent’ probe into Israeli killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

According to a 2021 Gallup survey, 79% of Republicans and 33% of Liberal Democrats said they sympathise with Israel. Republican US Senator Mitt Romney has urged the Joe Biden administration…

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Culture
News

Qatar University students depict a free Palestine through displays of heritage

Doha News took a stroll through Palestinian culture and collective imagination. With the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their lands by Israel in 1948 and as the illegal occupation of…

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Qatar reinforces staunch refusal to normalise with Israel

A report published by Amnesty on Tuesday amplified previous ones released by Palestinian rights groups on Israel’s system of apartheid in absence of accountability. Qatar’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin…

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