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Justice for the victims of the Chios Shipwreck
The Greek Coast Guard is yet again implicated in the death at sea of at least 15 migrants off the coast of Chios island.
Pray for communities resisting white supremacy on Turtle Island
Many of us have witnessed events in recent months and years on Turtle Island that we didn’t expect to see again. For a time, politicians
Joint Civil Society Statement on the Migration Ministry bill
Over 70 organizations are co-signing a joint statement regarding the new bill proposed by the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum.
Justice delayed is justice denied
After eight years, the defendants in one of Europe’s most notorious “criminalisation of solidarity” cases have been acquitted. Although the verdict brings relief, can this really be called justice?
Surrounded by crocodiles in an orange home
In the West Bank, 21,000 homes have been shattered by the incarceration of a family member. Ameera Al-Rajabi reflects on the human toll of mass imprisonment.
Resilience on the border
We have volunteered at CAME – Centro de Atención al Migrante Exodus, the migrant shelter in Agua Prieta, Sonora, MX – for over 10 years.
Education beyond checkpoints: School Semester Report September 2025-January 2026
Download Report Since 1995, CPT has established a base in the city of Al-Khalil/Hebron, where we work in solidarity with Palestinian communities, particularly in the
Strength to Love
Recently, I was honoured to attend the wedding of two social leaders deeply devoted to one another, to their family and community, to their faith,
We Cannot Stand Aside
The CPT Iraqi Kurdistan team joins the call for solidarity with the people of Rojava. Two members of the CPT team, together with a group
Solidarity is not a crime
After eight long years of injustice, solidarity won. The court hearing in Lesvos, on January 15, was convened because twenty-four humanitarian volunteers, who rescued families
Palestinian workers after the war: unemployment and survival between walls
A powerful look at how war and closures stripped Palestinian workers of livelihoods, forcing thousands into poverty, fear, and perilous journeys for survival, dignity, and the basic right to provide for their families.
New year hope
This year, we have noticed more rain in Palestine, and we pray that it brings salvation. Day by day, we witness the escalation of settler
Crisis and community
As we enter 2026, we are adjusting to a world in flux. Last week the United States invaded Caracas and abducted Venezuela’s president Maduro. He
Saving lives is not a crime
A decade ago, in the summer of 2015, the Greek island of Lesvos became the epicenter of Europe’s “refugee crisis.” Images of local residents doing
Sand in the gears
The PKK-Turkey peace process has been underway since February this year. Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, ordered the PKK to
A daughter’s return
The story the villagers tell each other is that CPT has brought her daughter back, Harya* shares with us. She is a mother who had
Belonging to the land
In occupied Palestine, access to one’s own land is never guaranteed. The simple act of farming can become a battle over identity and survival.
Dungeon No.38
In this short story, Danya Nasereddin sketches the life of a young Palestinian as he navigates detention and interrogation under Occupation.
Join the CPT solidarity raffle
The CPT Solidarity Raffle has begun! From now until 18 December, you can buy a ticket, support our work, and have the chance to win
Solidarity on trial … again!
As I write this week’s bulletin, a friend is standing trial at Mytilene court in Lesvos, alongside twenty-three others who worked in Search and Rescue
Freedom and remembrance for Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders
As we began the year 2025, we also end it by recalling our Wet’suwet’en partners and their allies. Four years after the Royal Canadian Mounted
The snowball starts an avalanche
These days it feels like the world is falling apart. Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people and is bombing several neighboring countries. Russia
Remembering captivity, twenty years on
This week marks twenty years since four CPTers were taken captive in Iraq. On 26 November 2005, Norman Kember, Jim Loney, Harmeet Sooden and Tom
The autumn season
Here comes the autumn season. Things fall apart. With autumn came the first rain. The rains finally reached our land, and the first are always