Samidoun

Samidoun-Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is a self-described solidarity network for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. In October 2024, the U.S. and Canadian governments sanctioned Samidoun as a "sham charity that serves as an international fundraiser for The Popular Front for The Liberation of Palestine" (PFLP), a designated terror group in the U.S., Canada, the European Union, Israel, and Japan.

Israel designated Samidoun as a terror organization and an arm of the PFLP in 2021. Germany banned Samidoun's operations in October 2023, following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel. Samidoun also operates a chapter in Iran.

Samidoun first emerged in 2011 following a coordinated hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners led by the PFLP. Its chapters in the U.S., Canada and other Western countries have campaigned on behalf of Palestinians imprisoned in those nations, including those arrested or convicted for alleged involvement in terror activity or “direct actions" for Palestinians. Extreme anti-Zionist rhetoric, including calls to eradicate Zionism, and explicit support for “armed resistance” are core features of Samidoun events and advocacy.

Samidoun is a fiscally sponsored project of the Alliance for Global Justice, an Arizona-based organization that serves as a fiscal sponsor to several progressive and left-wing initiatives.