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The secret is out

At the International Court of Justice, a case is underway against Israel for obstructing humanitarian aid into Gaza. “Israel is now seeking to destroy Palestinians

How long is the struggle?

One of the most enriching experiences of being on a CPT team is getting to know courageous activists and being inspired by their thirst for

Administrative error

On Monday, Trump and his cabinet met El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office. Bukele claims to have “liberated millions” through his mass

A black and white illustration shows several teenage boys being escorted through the court gates by police, all are wearing masks and the boys are handcuffed.

Where we make our monsters

Part of my job is to try to inform the CPT community about the context in which we work. I’m often the bearer of bad

What’s behind a mask?

Last week, masked agents snatched Rumeysa Ozturk from the street outside her Massachusetts home and disappeared her into one of the US South’s notorious immigration

Generating empathy

On Monday, Hamdan Ballal – co-director of Oscar-winning No Other Land – was attacked by settlers in the West Bank, beaten, his home besieged, his

Palestinians inspect the ruins of Aklouk Tower destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 8, 2023.

New frontlines

The “ceasefire” in Gaza is over. At 2am on Tuesday, Israel resumed its bombardment, killing over 400. They say it’s just the beginning. Israel’s Defence

Business as usual

In early March, President Trump unambiguously threatened US universities. Aiming to uproot campus solidarity for Palestine, he wrote “Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to

People at a protest holding banners

Another kind of loyalty

In “The criminalisation of Palestine Solidarity in Toronto”, CPT highlights the work of the Legal Support Committee, which accompanies 105 people arrested in Toronto for

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Klemperer’s Diary

From 1933 to 1946, the German philologist Victor Klemperer kept a diary tracking the changing nature of the German language as it deformed. Although a

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