The Monkey and the Turtle
The Monkey and the Turtle is a children’s play about friendship and loyalty, based on “Kalīlah wa Dimnah”, an ancient Indian collection of animal fables in verse and prose which goes back to the 3rd century BC. The actors use the storytelling method to present it to their audience. When: August 1, @9 pm Where: […]
Human Rights Watch: end harassment of The Freedom Theatre
The Palestinian Authority and Israeli military authorities should both end abuses against members of the West Bank-based Freedom Theater, Human Rights Watch said in a statement. The Palestinian Authority (PA) arrested the theatre’s co-founder, Zakaria Zubeidi, in May 2012, held him incommunicado, and allegedly tortured him. It arrested his defense lawyer in July. Israeli authorities arrested […]
Nabil speaks about his time in detention
The Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, Nabil Al-Raee, was recently released from Israeli prison on bail. Awaiting the next court hearing at the end of July, Nabil shares his experience of having spent over one month in Israeli detention under intense interrogation. On July 12 Nabil was released on bail pending a court […]
A partial victory – and much more to do
The US Friends of The Freedom Theatre sends this update to supporters of the theatre: NABIL AL RAEE RELEASED; ZAKARIA ZUBEIDI STILL IMPRISONED Thanks to a worldwide outcry and pressure on Israeli authorities, Nabil Al-Raee, the Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, was released on July 7, 2012. He must return for another court hearing […]
Nabil Al-Raee released on bail
Nabil Al-Raee, Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, has today been released on bail after more than one month in Israeli detention. He has another court hearing at the end of the month but at the moment he is finally home with his family. – It was very, very hard but now I’m home with […]
Annual Report 2011 online
The Freedom Theatre’s Annual Report 2011 can be read and downloaded here: http://thefreedomtheatre.org/press/TFT_Annual_Report_2011.pdf To order one or more printed copies of the Annual Report, send us an email: info@thefreedomtheatre.org The Freedom Theatre’s Annual Report 2011 looks back on a devastating year for the theatre. In April, Juliano Mer Khamis, co-founder of The Freedom […]
New information about Nabil and Zakaria
Recent testimony and access to previously disclosed investigative material shed new light on the arrests of the Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, Nabil Al-Raee, and the co-founder of the theatre, Zakaria Zubeidi. Nabil Al-Raee’s lawyer, Smadar Ben-Natan has obtained investigative material previously withheld by the Israeli Security, while Zakaria Zubeidi for the first […]
A step into tomorrow
From July 7th – 17th, Youth from The Freedom Theatre will participate in the ASHTAR International Youth Festival “A Step into Tomorrow”. The Festival will bring students and young theatre people from around the world to join the ASHTAR Theatre team and students to learn from each other and create a dynamic international event accessible […]
Call for Action
Press Release from The Freedom Theatre, Jenin, Occupied Palestine July 5th, 2012 Zakaria and Nabil on hunger strike – The Freedom Theatre calls for urgent action Today Nabil Al-Raee, the Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre was accused in an Israeli military court of possessing guns, helping a wanted person (Zakaria Zubeidi) […]
Zakaria on hunger strike, Nabil’s detention extended
Artistic Director enters one month in Israeli jail and Zakaria Zubeidi starts a hunger strike Press Release from The Freedom Theatre, Jenin, Occupied Palestine July 3rd, 2012 Zakaria Zubeidi, co-founder of The Freedom Theatre who has been incarcerated in Jericho prison by the Palestinian Authority since the 13th of May, has initiated a […]