#palestinian activist
Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro, co-founder and former coordinator of the grassroots organization Youth Against Settlements (YAS), received the Right Livelihood Award - often referred to as the Alternative Nobel Prize - for his commitment to nonviolent resistance against Israel's illegal occupation in the West Bank, the jury announced on Thursday, October 3. In a statement from the jury, he was chosen for the award in recognition of his nonviolent resistance to Israel’s illegal occupation and his efforts to…
