Global Mobilisation for Palestinian Prisoners Day Across 20 Countries

Led by the British scene, capitals and cities across the world are preparing to launch a large-scale solidarity movement to coincide with Palestinian Prisoners’ International Day on April 17th. Under the slogan “Red Ribbon Campaign,” more than 140 protest and awareness events have been documented across 20 countries, aiming to highlight the suffering of thousands of Palestinians within occupation prisons.

The Red Ribbon Campaign: A Worldwide Stand for Prisoner Rights and Justice

The Red Ribbon Campaign calls for global mobilisation to mark “Palestinian Prisoners Day” on 17 April. We encourage public actions throughout the weekend of 17 to 19 April in city centres and public squares worldwide to support thousands of Palestinians held in occupation prisons. These individuals face severe violations, including torture, medical neglect, and administrative detention under an entrenched system of apartheid.

Current data from human rights organisations:

• More than 9,600 prisoners or hostages
• 86 women
• Approximately 350 children
• 3,532 administrative detainees
• 1,251 classified as unlawful combatants
• 326 martyrs among prisoners

To date, 144 events have been documented across 19 countries. We urge everyone to wear red ribbons, carry images of the prisoners, and use the hashtags #FreePalHostages and #الحريةللأسرى.

Palestinian Prisoners International Day Worldwide Events

United Kingdom

• Aberystwyth Sat 18 Apr, 1:00 to 2:00 pm Bridge of Solidarity
• Belfast Fri 17 Apr, 10:00 am Felons Club
• Birmingham Fri 17 Apr, 6:15 pm Barclays
• Camden Sun 19 Apr, 2:00 to 5:00 pm TRA Hall Willingham Terrace
• Edinburgh Sat 18 Apr, 1:00 pm The Mound
• Leeds Sat 4 Apr, 12:00 pm Leeds Art Gallery
• Leicester Fri 17 Apr, 5:00 to 6:00 pm Clock Tower
• London Fri 17 Apr, 5:30 pm Parliament Square
• London Fri 17 Apr, 6:00 pm Downing Street
• Manchester Fri 17 Apr, 6:00 pm St Peters Square
• Newcastle Fri 17 Apr, 6:00 to 6:45 pm Greys Monument
• Newry Fri 17 Apr, 7:00 pm Newry Train Station
• Oxford Sat 18 Apr, 12:00 pm Carfax Tower
• Sheffield Fri 17 Apr, 5:00 pm Sheffield Railway Station.

Australia

• Adelaide Fri 17 Apr, 12:00 pm 19 Gouger St
• Adelaide Sun 19 Apr, 2:00 pm Parliament House Steps
• Ballarat Fri 17 Apr, 8:00 pm Sturt St
• Batemans Bay Thu 16 Apr, 11:00 am 6 to 8 Orient Street
• Bowral Fri 17 Apr, 12:00 pm Corbett Plaza
• Canberra Sun 19 Apr, 1:00 pm Garema Place
• Hobart Fri 17 Apr, 6:30 pm Trunk Studios
• Melbourne Fri 17 Apr, 6:30 pm Cinema Nova Carlton
• Melbourne Sun 19 Apr, 12:00 pm State Library
• Perth Fri 17 Apr, 5:30 pm Stirling Gardens
• Sydney Sun 19 Apr, 1:00 pm Hyde Park North

Belgium

• Brussels Fri 17 Apr, 5:00 to 6:30 pm Luxembourg Square
• Brussels Sat 18 Apr The Peoples Court for the Trial of the Occupation
• Leuven Fri 17 Apr, 6:00 pm Martelarenplein

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Sarajevo Sat 18 Apr, 2:00 pm Memorial to the Murdered Children opposite BBI Centre

Canada

• Edmonton Fri 17 Apr, 4:00 pm City Hall
• Hamilton Sat 18 Apr, 10:30 am to 2:00 pm St Andrews United Church
• Ottawa Fri 17 Apr, 5:00 pm Vigil and 6:00 pm Community Protest Human Rights Monument
• Quebec City Sat 18 Apr, 6:00 pm Place de lassemblee Nationale
• Saint John Sat 18 Apr, 1:00 pm Intifada Trail
• Toronto Sun 19 Apr, 1:30 to 9:00 pm RSVP for Location
• Vancouver Fri 17 Apr, 6:30 pm Creekside Park
• Vancouver Sat 18 Apr, 1:00 to 4:00 pm Art Gallery

Denmark

• Aarhus Sat 18 Apr, 2:30 pm Radhuspladsen
• Copenhagen Sat 18 Apr, 2:00 to 4:00 pm From Red Cross Blegdamsvej 27 to Amnesty International
• Odense Sat 18 Apr, 2:00 pm Albani Torv.

France

• Lyon Thu 16 Apr, 6:00 pm Palais de Justice
• Orleans Fri 17 Apr, 8:00 pm Place du Martroi
• Paris Sat 18 Apr, 8:00 pm La Cave Cafe
• Toulouse Fri 17 Apr, 6:30 pm La Chapelle.

Germany

• Aachen Sat 18 Apr, 2:00 pm Markt Aachen
• Aschaffenburg Sat 18 Apr, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Station Forecourt
• Berlin Fri 17 Apr, 4:45 pm Luxemburger str 10
• Berlin Fri 17 Apr, 5:00 pm Zickenplatz
• Berlin Fri 17 Apr, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Blucherplatz 1
• Berlin Sat 18 Apr, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Bethanien New Yorck
• Berlin Sat 18 Apr, 3:00 pm Oranienplatz
• Berlin Sat 18 Apr, 6:00 pm Oranienplatz
• Berlin Sun 19 Apr, 2:30 pm U Bahn Turmstr
• Berlin Sun 19 Apr, 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm Weserstr 165
• Bonn Fri 17 Apr, 3:00 pm Friedensplatz
• Bremen Sat 18 Apr, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Am Bremer Dom
• Cologne Fri 17 Apr, 6:00 pm Hans Bockler Platz
• Cologne Sat 18 Apr, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm City Center
• Darmstadt Sat 18 Apr, 4:00 pm Luisenplatz
• Dortmund Sat 18 Apr, 11:50 am Main Station North Exit
• Duisburg Fri 17 Apr, 5:00 pm Konigsstr in front of the Forum
• Duisburg Sat 18 Apr, 4:00 pm Friedrich Alfred str 10
• Dusseldorf Sat 18 Apr, 1:30 pm Main Station
• Essen Sat 18 Apr, 2:00 pm Rheinischer Platz
• Frankfurt Fri 17 Apr, 4:00 pm City Center
• Frankfurt Fri 17 Apr, 5:00 pm Homburger Str 12a
• Freiburg Sat 18 Apr, 3:00 pm Augustiusplatz
• Hamburg Fri 17 Apr, 5:30 pm Hochmannplatz
• Hamburg Sat 18 Apr, 4:00 pm Hachmannplatz
• Hamburg Sun 19 Apr, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm an der Alster 67a
• Hannover Fri 17 Apr, 5:00 pm Kropcke
• Hannover Sun 19 Apr, 2:00 pm Steintor
• Heidelberg Fri 17 Apr, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Theaterplatz
• Heidelberg Sun 19 Apr, 12:00 pm MURX Oberbadgasse 6
• Ingolstadt Fri 17 Apr, 5:00 pm Rathausplatz
• Jena Fri 17 Apr, 4:00 pm am Nonnenplan
• Kassel Fri 17 Apr, 3:00 pm Opernplatz
• Kiel Sat 18 Apr, 11:50 am Main Station
• Krefeld Fri 17 Apr, 6:00 pm Krefelder Neumarkt
• Leipzig Fri 17 Apr, 4:00 pm Stuttgarter Allee
• Lippstadt Fri 17 Apr, 6:00 pm Sudstrasse 18
• Lubeck Sat 18 Apr, 2:00 pm Lindenplatz
• Ludwigsburg Sat 18 Apr, 5:00 pm Friedenskirche
• Magdeburg Sun 19 Apr, 2:00 pm Hasselbachplatz
• Mannheim Fri 17 Apr, 6:00 pm Franky Cafe
• Munich Fri 17 Apr, 6:00 pm Mullerstr 2
• Munich Sat 18 Apr, 6:00 pm Stachus
• Nuremberg Fri 17 Apr, 5:30 pm Hallplatz
• Oldenburg Sat 18 Apr, 1:00 pm Schlossplatz
• Ravensburg Sat 18 Apr, 3:00 pm Marienplatz
• Stuttgart Sat 18 Apr, 2:00 pm Schlossplatz
• Tubingen Sat 18 Apr, 3:30 pm Holzmarkt
• Wolfsburg Sat 18 Apr, 2:30 pm Hesslinger Str 1 to 5
• Wuppertal Sat 18 Apr, 2:00 pm Main Station
• Wurzburg Sat 18 Apr, 10:00 am Marktplatz.

Greece

• Athens Fri 17 Apr, 7:00 pm Leoforos Alexandras 173.

Italy

• Ascoli Piceno Sun 19 Apr, 6:00 pm Piazza Simonetti
• Modena Sat 18 Apr, 5:30 pm Via Canalino 78
• Pisa Fri 17 Apr, 4:30 pm Piazza Vittorio Emanuele
• Rome Sun 19 Apr, 3:00 pm Bocca della Verita
• Verona Fri 17 Apr, 6:30 to 8:30 pm Piazza San Nicolo.

Japan

• Sendai Sun 19 Apr, 2:00 pm Kakyoin Park.

Mexico

• Mexico City Fri 17 Apr, 2:00 pm From Abraham Gonzalez 48 to Avenida Juarez 20.

Morocco

• Marrakech Fri 17 Apr, 8:30 pm In front of Maroc Telecom Gueliz
• Rabat Sun 19 Apr, 10:00 am Starting from Bab el Had.

Netherlands

• The Hague Fri 17 Apr, 3:00 pm In front of the International Criminal Court.

Norway

• Oslo Sat 18 Apr, 2:30 pm From Tigeren to Nobel Peace Centre.

Spain

• Barcelona Wed 15 Apr, 6:00 pm Pl Universitat.

Sweden

• Gothenburg Sun 19 Apr, 2:00 pm Gustav Adolfs Torg
• Malmo Sun 19 Apr, 12:00 pm Gustav Adolfs Torg
• Stockholm Sat 18 Apr, 1:00 pm Odenplan.

Switzerland

• Geneva Fri 17 Apr, 4:00 pm Place des Nations
• Zurich Thu 16 Apr, 6:30 pm Feministisches Streikhaus.

Tunisia

• Sfax Fri 17 Apr, 9:00 am Bab el Bhar in front of the Municipal Theatre
• Tunis Sat 18 Apr, 5:00 pm March from Republic Square to Municipal Theatre.

USA

• New York Fri 17 Apr, 4:00 pm E 42nd St and 2nd Ave
• North Carolina Sat 18 Apr, 2:00 to 5:00 pm Lake Wheeler Park
• Oak Lawn Fri 17 Apr, 6:30 pm Al Nahda Center
• Paterson NJ Sat 18 Apr, 4:00 pm 84 Gould Ave
• St Louis Fri 17 Apr, 4:00 pm Koplar Fountain
• Washington DC Fri 17 Apr, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Capitol Hill
• Washington DC Sun 19 Apr, 2:00 to 6:00 pm 650 Pennsylvania Ave SE
• Massachusetts Fri 17 Apr, 5:00 pm Park St Station Boston

#FreePalHostages

#الحرية_للأسرى

Freedom for every prisoner. Justice for every family.

End the occupation. End apartheid.

Note: These events are not all organised by our campaign, but we strongly encourage involvement and support for them.

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