Samidoun in occupied Palestine is calling for a mass demonstration on Wednesday, 7 August to stand with the Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli prisons, especially those on hunger strike against imprisonment without charge or trial. The protest will begin at 4:30 pm at the center of Manara Square, highlighting the fight to end administrative detention and liberate all Palestinian prisoners.
In addition, the protest, being organized with a large participation of youth and students, is also meant to elevate the level of popular support for Palestinian refugees in the camps in Lebanon fighting for civil, social and economic rights and against unjust and discriminatory laws. Palestinians in the West Bank and in diaspora, including those in Lebanon, together filmed a video calling for the march and urging the widest participation in the event.
The protest will include human rights organizations, advocates for Palestinian prisoners, former prisoners and the families of the prisoners on hunger strike. Samidoun activists noted that the Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails are engaged in a daily battle of steadfastness to bring an end to administrative detention, while there is a rising movement in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. They called people to participte in the demonstration, particularly as it aims to confront U.S. and Zionist attempts to liquidate Palestinian rights and the Palestinian cause altogether.
There are currently 29 Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike and 40 more have expressed their intention to join the strike on Monday, 5 August. This demonstration comes to mobilize full support for the prisoners whose bodies and lives are on the line to win their freedom and that of the Palestinian people.
For the prisoners of the struggle and the uprising of return and revolution…
Samidoun participated in a meeting with the South African Ambassador to Germany along with Palestinian writer 
Sizani noted that Mandela’s words continue to pose an important direction for South Africa as a whole and the African National Congres (ANC) in particular. He noted the historical support from the Palestinian movement for the South African liberation struggle. During the discussion, Hamad, now an activist with the Democratic Palestine Committees, noted that he and other Palestinians in Berlin were involved with anti-apartheid campaigns in the 1970s and 1980s.
She also discussed ongoing repression in Europe faced by advocates for Palestinian rights, including the 
Barakat also emphasized the broad Palestinian support for the boycott of Israel, especially given that the Israeli state is attempting to expand its networks in Africa and become a member of African economic and political bodies. He also focused on the need to build the campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) and confront attempts to criminalize or repress the movement.
Barakat noted the centrality of Palestinian refugees’ right to return, noting that Palestinian refugees are under attack in Gaza – where they are shot down while marching for their rights – and even in Lebanon from right-wing political forces. He linked all of these attempts to liquidate the Palestinian cause with the offensive being conducted by Israel and the United States under the banner of the “deal of the century.”
He also noted that “Palestinians consider South Africa to be a supporter of the Palestinian cause,” expressing strong support for South Africa’s decision to downgrade its diplomatic presence in Tel Aviv. “We know that the people of South Africa know the horrors of war and racism and support the Palestinian people in confronting colonization and occupation in order to achieve return and liberation.”
All present emphasized the importance of continuing connections and discussions between Palestinians and South Africans, including the involvement of Palestinian communities in exile and diaspora around the world, especially in an era of escalated international attempts to marginalize the Palestinian cause.
On Tuesday, 30 July, 20 more Palestinian prisoners joined the 
Today in Berlin! Protest against Israeli home demolitions in Wadi al-Hummus.
Join us to hear from Janna Jihad Tamimi, 13 year-old Palestinian activist, one of the youngest accredited journalists in the world – and Ambassador of Shamsaan, a South African children’s rights organization. Janna will be joining us as part of her month-long speaking tour of the United States.
Under the banner “We stand with striking Palestinians and Syrians and migrant workers in Lebanon,” we will be mobilizing at the Lebanese Consulate General at 811 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA on August 1st at 12:30 pm. The labor law restricts legal work to those who hold a work visa and was accompanied by a scapegoating campaign against Palestinians and Syrians in the country and raids on their places of work and several shutdowns. This has led to an ongoing uprising and strike in the Palestinian camps demanding a repeal of the law and the resolving of their legal status. Syrian refugees have largely avoided rising due to the continuous threat of deportation to Syria. The Lebanese political class continues to scapegoat and threaten both groups. The protest in Los Angeles comes in response and affirmation of calls by rising Palestinians in the country towards protests and shows of solidarity across Europe and North America.