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7th September 2010, 18:17
PFLP to launch campaign in support of jailed leader
Published today (updated) 07/09/2010 11:10
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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) --
a leftist Palestinian faction will begin a week of activities on 5 October to protest Israel's decision to keep the movement's leader in solitary confinement , a party source said Tuesday.
Activities will coincide with an Israeli court hearing to determine if Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader Ahmad Sa'adat will remain in solitary confinement.
The party source said the campaign will urge Palestinians at home and in the diaspora to participate in similar activities to protest Israel's use of solitary confinement as punishment for Palestinian political prisoners.
"The campaign will demand a halt to punishment which violates the most basic human rights, contradicting international conventions related to prisoners' rights," the source added.
Sa'adat, currently serving a 30-year term, was seized by Israeli forces in 2006 from a Palestinian Authority jail in Jericho after a long standoff between prisoners and troops.
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Published today (updated) 07/09/2010 11:10
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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) --
a leftist Palestinian faction will begin a week of activities on 5 October to protest Israel's decision to keep the movement's leader in solitary confinement , a party source said Tuesday.
Activities will coincide with an Israeli court hearing to determine if Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine leader Ahmad Sa'adat will remain in solitary confinement.
The party source said the campaign will urge Palestinians at home and in the diaspora to participate in similar activities to protest Israel's use of solitary confinement as punishment for Palestinian political prisoners.
"The campaign will demand a halt to punishment which violates the most basic human rights, contradicting international conventions related to prisoners' rights," the source added.
Sa'adat, currently serving a 30-year term, was seized by Israeli forces in 2006 from a Palestinian Authority jail in Jericho after a long standoff between prisoners and troops.
http://maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=313712