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Transcript of Speech Delivered by Attorney Ziyaad Ebrahim Patel in Tehran

12 October 2025 TEHRAN – ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Good day to everyone here, (and)  to all who are attending and all the special guests, to the organisers who have given this invitation which we have honoured. Ayatollah Akhtari and others who have taken the time to arrange this important conference. On the 8th international [...]

2025-12-17T16:11:38+02:00

Video Summary of The Pretoria High Court Case – Unlawful Recruitment of South Africans in the IDF | Attorney Ziyaad Patel

The Applicants, Safudien Bester, a Palestinian Solidarity Activist, and Ziyaad Ebrahim Patel, a South African attorney and human rights defender and lawfare advocate, turned to court in a bid to obtain several orders to hold South Africa accountable to its international and other obligations. The Second Applicant Attorney Ziyaad Patel takes a deep dive into [...]

2025-12-26T18:43:48+02:00

Understanding the Changes in Legal Recognition of Muslim Marriages in South Africa

By: Umar Khan (Candidate Attorney) Ziyaad E Patel Attorneys For many years, Muslim marriages in South Africa were not recognised under civil law. This left couples, and women in particular, without important protections when it came to divorce, inheritance, and property rights. That legal gap has now narrowed significantly. Recent court rulings, legislative developments, [...]

2025-11-28T16:44:29+02:00

Compulsory Mediation in the High Court, Gauteng – Rule 41A Uniform Rules of Court | 07 October 2025

By: Umar Khan (Candidate Attorney)        Ziyaad E Patel Attorneys   The Gauteng Division of the High Court which is among South Africa’s busiest divisions, has announced a major change to how civil cases are handled. From 22 April 2025, all civil matters must go through mediation before they can be set down [...]

2025-10-07T11:43:04+02:00

RECOGNITION OF A PALESTINIAN STATE – IS IT A WATERSHED MOMENT OR FURTHER BETRAYAL OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE ?

By: Attorney Ziyaad Ebrahim Patel        International Human Rights Lawyer and Lawfare Advocate   24 September 2025 The conscionable world have been aware of the ongoing reality of the genocide of  Palestinians in Gaza, the continued belligerent occupation of the West Bank and thousands of lives lost in the Middle East region over [...]

2025-11-28T16:46:48+02:00

Palestine Lives Must Matter | Featured in the IOL and the Star, 13 October 2023

ZIYAAD EBRAHIM PATEL The article featured in IOL and the STAR on 13 October 2023.                            Image:  Palestine Solidarity event at the Claremont Mosque after Friday prayers (01 November 2024), Attorney Ziyaad Patel with anti-apartheid stalwart Ronnie Kasrils Palestinians in Gaza face an [...]

2025-10-07T10:29:04+02:00

The Silent Genocide: South Africa and its role in supporting Gaza By Karim Sharara Source: Al Mayadeen English 28 Dec 2024

Al Mayadeen English interviews Ziyaad Patel, a South African lawyer and international Human Rights advocate who is working diligently on bringing those responsible for war crimes in Gaza to justice. The Silent Genocide: South Africa and its role in supporting Gaza | Al Mayadeen English Link is below for the full the interview: https://youtu.be/GJFrxozNzew  

2025-02-06T16:39:03+02:00

The SA Zionist Terrorism Corridor Probe – Press Conference | 23 March 2022 – Cape Town South Africa

Attorney Ziyaad Patel was  honoured to have been part of one of the most important legal cases unveiled in South Africa. Indeed representing Safoudien Bester as the Principle Complainant, Martin Jansen , Palestine Solidarity Campaign - Cape Town and the Media Review Network - South Africa in this historical landmark case has been a great [...]

2025-03-14T10:35:54+02:00

Tenth Annual Solidarity Conference for Palestinian Prisoners | TADAMON 17 April 2023

On the occasion of #PalestinianPrisonersDay and in solidarity with heroic prisoners.  Attorney Ziyaad Patel was honoured to have participated in the International Foundation for Solidarity with Prisoners hosted by TADAMON. The tenth international solidarity campaign - Martyred prisoners whose bodies are - 'Longing for the soil'. The practice of collective punishment and Israeli Prison Services [...]

2023-04-24T12:38:29+02:00

Normalisation of Israel by Arab States must end for Palestine to be free | Salaam Media Luqmaan Ravat 7 April 2023

http://https://salaamedia.com/2023/04/07/normalisation-of-israel-by-arab-states-must-end-for-palestine-to-be-free/

2023-04-21T15:14:58+02:00