The hunger strikes of Palestine Action activists should trouble anyone who believes that the justice system must be rooted in dignity and equal treatment. Their protest is not a stunt, nor an act of recklessness. It is a last resort taken by women who say they are being treated less humanely than other prisoners, and…
Iran’s ongoing crackdown on dissent reached a grim milestone this week with the violent arrest and imprisonment of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, a leading Iranian human rights campaigner and long-time critic of the regime. Her detention highlights the growing dangers faced by peaceful activists in Iran and the lengths to which the authorities…
The ongoing trials of Palestinian Action campaigners raise serious concerns about the treatment of peaceful protesters, the narrowing of the right to protest, and the unequal power dynamics between the state and young women who dare to dissent. Many of those facing prosecution are young women with no previous conviction; students training to become lawyers,…