Friday, September 25, 2009

Israel slammed for detention of human rights activist

Waronwant
Charity calls for immediate release of Palestinian campaigner

The UK human rights charity War on Want has today called on the Israeli authorities to immediately release Mohammad Othman, a prominent Palestinian human rights activist arrested this week and currently being detained without charge.

Mr Othman [a prominent leader in the nonviolence movement] was arrested on 22 September on his return from Norway... He is currently being held in administrative detention, not being told of the charges against him... Full story

Blog on the situation

-- Earlier interview with Othman; Background on Jayyous - The Nation, David Bloom -

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