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Addameer Video: Administrative Detention - includes teachers and children

Addameer video on Administrative Detention in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Gaza's school children still struggle after war

Hamid al-Mallahi studies under a streetlight when it works, walks an hour or more to school and sleeps in a tent that could collapse at any moment. More than four months after Israel's 22-day offensive on Gaza, life for the 14 year-old-is similar to that of thousands of other children still living in makeshift camps. Al Jazeera's Casey Kauffman reports from Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza.

Palestinian Rights to education video

Watch a video made by Iman, a teacher in Canada who is active in the Canadian branch of the R2E Campaign. The video is made partly using photos and quotations from the R2E Campaign's "Students Under Occupation take a Stand" photo project.

Video: Message from Birzeit students to Italy

Birzeit students say thank-you to Italy for setting up an Italian 'arm' of the Right to Education Campaign, Birzeit University. They have set up a website www.birzeit-it.tk and are touring the photo exhibition 'Students Under Occupation: Take a Stand!' in six Italian cities: Venice, Brescia, Varese, Empoli, Florence and Biella.

Video: Story of Gaza Student

This short film reveals the struggle for Gazans to attend universities inside their own country, Palestine (oPts). Israel does not give permits for ANY Gazan to study in the West Bank. This is the story of one 'lucky' student who is still in the WB, and he tells us how he feels. 'LUCKY AHMAD' is a project by the Right to Education Campaign, Birzeit University.

Israeli Army Enters Birzeit University and Shoots Student in the Back

On the 22 May, the Israeli army entered the Birzeit University campus and shot at students who were throwing stones, clearly interfering with and obstructing their right to education.

Flying checkpoint in Surda, again

On Thursday, 18 May 2006, many flying checkpoints appeared on Palestinian land, again. Surda checkpoint, between Birzeit and Ramallah was one of them.

Birzeit Student Elections: Israeli soldiers 'come to visit'

Wednesday was the day of the student election in Birzeit University . As last year, the Israeli occupation forces came to visit. 6 military-jeeps stopped outside the entrance to the university. Students begun throwing stones and soldiers started shooting rubber-coated bullets and teargas, for about 15 minutes. A student got shot in his arm; he fell and broke his foot. A few got slightly injured. Apparently, this visit is nothing more than to provoke a reaction from the students.


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