2019

A dreadful three days of ongoing coverage, and a photo that will stay in my memory

As soon as the renewed Israeli attacks started on the Gaza Strip on November 12, Mohammed Zaanoun, an award-winning photographer and member of the photo collective Activestills, rushed outside with his camera and once again documented the horrendous consequences on Israeli attacks; running between the locations of the bombings, the hospitals, and the funerals.

Photo Essay: Israeli forces attack a Jewish-Palestinian joint action in Southern Hebron

On the morning of Friday, May 3, Israeli forces suppressed a joint action organized by Palestinian, Israeli and International Jewish activists to rehabilitate historical roads that are used by Palestinian communities in South Hebron Hills in the West Bank.

‘You can’t liberate land but not women’: Thousands of Palestinians protest violence against women

On Thursday, thousands of Palestinians protested for women’s rights in twelve locations across Palestine/Israel and the diaspora following recent high profile cases of gender-based violence against women in Palestinian society. Protests took place in Ramallah, Jerusalem, Haifa, Jaffa, Gaza, Beirut, and Berlin, among other locations.

Photo Essay: This is what Israel’s ‘relaxation of movement restrictions’ for Ramadan looks like

Every year during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Israeli authorities approve a package to “relax” the restrictions on movement for West Bank Palestinians. This standard military practice aims, as authorities say, to facilitate Palestinian worshippers’ trips to Jerusalem for the weekly prayer that takes place every Friday.

Settlers sully idyllic Wadi Qana

Wadi Qana is considered one of the most beautiful natural areas in the occupied West Bank. It is an important nature reserve boasting both fauna and flora. With its numerous springs, the valley has historically served agricultural and recreational purposes for Palestinians who live in the area, mainly from the adjacent village of Deir Istiya in the northwestern region of the...

Tens of thousands protest along the Gaza fence

At least 40,000 Palestinians protested at several locations along the fence surrounding the Gaza Strip on Saturday, marking Land Day and one year since the start of the Great March of Return protests. Israeli troops used live ammunition, rubber-coated metal bullets, and tear gas to try and disperse demonstrators who approached the fence. According to the Gaza Ministry of Hea...

The Activestills collective was established in 2005 by a group of documentary photographers, out of a strong conviction that photography is a vehicle for social change. We believe in the power of images to shape public attitudes and to raise awareness on issues that are generally absent from public discourse.

We view ourself as part of the struggle against all forms of oppression, racism, and violations of the basic right to freedom. We do work on various topics, including the grassroots movement and the popular struggle against the Israeli occupation, women’s rights, immigration, asylum-seekers, social justice, the siege on Gaza, and housing rights inside Israel.

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