Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network | |
صامدون | |
 Samidoun's logo | |
,_Rotterdam-Centrum,_Rotterdam_(2023)_02.jpg) Samidoun stand in Rotterdam (March 2023) | |
| Formation | 2011 |
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| Website | samidoun |
Samidoun (Arabic: صامدون, romanized: Ṣāmidūn, lit. 'steadfast'—see sumud for the cultural context of this term), officially Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, is an international pro-Palestinian advocacy group, founded in 2011. It describes itself as a "network of organizers and activists working to build solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in their struggle for freedom."[1][2] It has chapters in the United States, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Spain, Palestine, and Lebanon.[1] Since the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel and ensuing Israel–Hamas war, Samidoun has been a prominent organizer of Palestinian solidarity protests in the U.S. and Canada.[3]
Samidoun has been accused by states of raising funds for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a political and militant group that the US, European Union, and several other countries proscribe as a terrorist organization.[4] On that basis, Samidoun has been designated as a terrorist group by Israel[5] and Canada.[2] Samidoun has also been restricted by Germany[6] and the United States.[7]
- ^ a b "About Samidoun". Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ a b "US and Canada impose sanctions, blacklist pro-Palestinian group Samidoun". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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:5was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Israel designates PFLP international branch as a terrorist organization". The Jerusalem Post. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "United States and Canada Target Key International Fundraiser for Foreign Terrorist Organization PFLP". United States Department of the Treasury. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.