Knesset Allows Police to Search Citizens Homes Without Court Orders

The Israeli parliament, Knesset, advanced last week three bills seeking to increase the powers of its security and prison authorities, measures that could disproportionately affect the state’s citizens, especially the Arab-Palestinian national minority. The Knesset approved the first reading of one bill, which would permit the country’s police force to break into, search homes and confiscate cameras without requiring a…

Solidarity with the Communist Party of Venezuela in Face of the Attacks Against its Rights

Dozens of Communist and Workers’ Parties, expressed energetic condemnation of the recent measure of political disqualification against the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) that seeks to prevent it from participating in the elections of January 9, 2022.  A press conference of the Communist Party of Venezuela (Photo: Partido Comunista de Venezuela) During the last regional…

Police Arrested Solidarity Activists and Raided Their Homes Because of Their Left-Wing Activism

Three left-wing Israeli activists — young communist Yahli Chilik, anti-occupation activist Matan Kadish, and conscientious objectors’ support Mesarvot network member Yasmin Eran-Vardy — were arrested by Israel police on Wednesday night in the village of A-Tuwani in the South Hebron Hills. A settler from nearby Ma’on claimed he was assaulted by Palestinians and testified that…