by Nandini Naira Archer | Jun 20, 2026 | Activism, Direct Action, Elbit, Elbit Systems, Interview, Israel, Palestine, Palestine Action, palestine solidarity, Repression, Terrorism Act, UK
As Justice Jeremy Johnson sentenced her to six years in prison last Friday, Leona Kamio spoke from the dock: “In order to hear the birds, the drones must be silent.” The line was adapted from a passage by Palestinian poet Marwan Makhoul: “In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political, I must listen to the birds. And in order to hear the birds, the warplanes must be silent.
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by Shireen Akram-Boshar | May 29, 2026 | Delaney Hall ICE Jail, Direct Action, Hunger Strike, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), immigration jails, News, protest
As hundreds of immigrant detainees mark a week of their hunger and labor strike at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and prison guards are violently retaliating against protesters both inside and outside the facility. The anti-strike crackdown has included attacking detainees with pepper spray and batons, transferring strike leaders out of…
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