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Palestinian ‘No Other Land’ filmmaker Hamdan Ballal is free, less than a day after Israeli military and police forces detained him following a brutal attack by settlers. March 26, 2025.
Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, has been freed after being detained and beaten, according to the documentary’s Israeli co-director ...
Palestinian 'No Other Land' filmmaker Hamdan Ballal is free, less than a day after Israeli military and police forces detained him following a brutal attack by settlers.
Palestinian filmmaker and activist Hamdan Ballal, who co-directed the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," has reportedly been released after being attacked during an alleged ambush by ...
A day after “No Other Land” co-director Hamdan Ballal was released from his brief detainment in the West Bank, his fellow filmmaker Yuval Abraham has called out the Academy for not publicly ...
Academy “Refused” to Publicly Support Hamdan Ballal, Says ‘No Other Land’ Co-Director. Yuval Abraham called out the organization's silence after an Oscar winner was detained: "We were told ...
Abraham provided updates about the situation with Ballal on X as it unfolded. “A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land.
Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, who co-directed the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' was beaten by Israeli settlers and detained Monday, according to his co-director.
Academy Apologizes for Not Naming ‘No Other Land’ Director Hamdan Ballal in Condemnation of Violence. Hundreds of Academy members signed an open letter condemning the organizations lack of ...
“No Other Land” co-director Hamdan Ballal is now free after being detained in the West Bank, according to his fellow director Yuval Abraham. “After being handcuffed all night and beaten in a ...
PREVIOUSLY: A petition to free Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning Israel-Palestine documentary “No Other Land,” has gathered more than 3,700 signatures on Change.org.
UPDATE: Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning Israel-Palestine documentary “No Other Land,” has been freed, according to the latest post from co-director Yuval Abraham. “After ...