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Prosecutors in Rasmea Odeh case launch further attacks

New York, NY - The struggle is building to get justice for long time Palestinian American leader Rasmea Odeh as her defense attorneys and supports push back against new legal attacks.Odeh’s case began...

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San Francisco students defeat repression, months-long investigation ends...

On April 6, students at San Francisco State University (SFSU) protested the Israeli mayor of occupied Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, who came to speak on campus. For nearly five months, the General Union of...

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PFLP salutes Native and Indigenous struggle at Standing Rock #NoDAPL

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Oct. 29, 2016 statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine extends its...

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All out for Rasmea's Nov. 29 federal court hearing in Detroit

All out for November 29th federal court hearing - most important of the case - in Detroit!If you're not in the Midwest and can't make it to Detroit, organize a solidarity event in your city!WHEN:...

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Harvard students demand "Justice for Rasmea!

Cambridge, MA - Harvard students held an event in honor of Palestinian freedom fighter Rasmea Odeh, Oct. 11. The event, titled "Justice for Rasmea Odeh!" was well attended and featured comments by...

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Somali community and anti-war activists blast harsh sentences of Omar, Daud...

On Nov. 16, three Somali American youth were sentenced to decades in prison. Guled Omar was given a prison sentence of 35 years and Abdirahman Daud and Mohamed Farah were each given sentences of 30...

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Somali community and anti-war activists blast harsh sentences of Omar, Daud...

On Nov. 16, three Somali American youth were sentenced to decades in prison. Guled Omar was given a prison sentence of 35 years and Abdirahman Daud and Mohamed Farah were each given sentences of 30...

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New York stands in solidarity with Rasmea Odeh!

New York, NY -On Nov. 28, several dozen activists gathered at Zuccotti Park behind a Palestinian flag and a banner reading “Justice for Rasmea Odeh” to rally and march in solidarity with the Chicago...

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Tampa rallies for Rasmea Odeh

Tampa, FL – The Tampa Anti-War Committee (TAWC) held a sign-waving for Rasmea Odeh on the day of her scheduled hearing, Nov. 29. The Daubert hearing, which would have been to discuss the use of expert...

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Rasmea Odeh Gets a New Trial; Tell McQuade to Drop the Charges Now!

After cancelling a November 29 Daubert hearing last week, Eastern District of Michigan Federal Judge Gershwin Drain reviewed written arguments, and ruled today that Palestinian American community...

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Statement of the PFLP on the 49th anniversary of its founding

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 11 statement for the Popular Front for the Liberation (PFLP).Today, we mark the 49th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the...

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New trial for Rasmea Odeh set for Jan. 10

Minneapolis, MN – Jan. 10 is the date set for the new trial of Palestinian American leader Rasmea Odeh. The new trial comes after a successful appeal to Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and legal...

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U.S. Attorney extends political attack on Rasmea, brings new indictment...

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 14 statement from the Rasmea Defense Committee.Yesterday, U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade announced that a grand jury she had empaneled returned...

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New York protest demands peace and justice in the Philippines

New York, NY - Activists gathered in front of the Philippine Consulate General on Fifth Avenue Dec. 9 to demand that Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process, Jess Dureza, uphold peace and justice in...

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International Revolutionary Day 2016

Chicago, IL - Every year on Dec. 4, International Revolutionary Day commemorates the assassination of Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton, Sr. and Defense Captain Mark Clark, by the...

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Rasmea retrial set for May 16, 2017; Support the defense now!

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 21 statement from the Rasmea Defense Committee.This morning, Rasmea Odeh and her defense attorney Michael Deutsch called into Judge Gershwin...

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Rasmea retrial set for May 16, 2017; Support the defense now!

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 21 statement from the Rasmea Defense Committee.This morning, Rasmea Odeh and her defense attorney Michael Deutsch called into Judge Gershwin...

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Rasmea retrial set for May 16, 2017; Support the defense now!

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Dec. 21 statement from the Rasmea Defense Committee.This morning, Rasmea Odeh and her defense attorney Michael Deutsch called into Judge Gershwin...

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Happy Holidays from Rasmea and her Defense Committee

Please continue to support the defense fund by making a generous donation NOW! After an unjust conviction in Detroit, Rasmea started 2016 facing a sentence of 18 months and the loss of her U.S....

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West Michigan protests Trump's Muslim ban at Ford Airport

Grand Rapids, MI - Between 500 and 600 people protested President Trump's Muslim travel ban at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in West Michigan. The protesters stretched for a quarter mile along...

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