Emergency Action: Free Mohammad Othman Demonstration
Join War on Want, Action Palestine and the University of London Palestine Societies for an emergency demonstration to free Palestinian political prisoner Mohammad Othman
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8 October 2009 Address: 2 Palace Green, London, W8 4QB |
Mohammad Othman, a prominent Palestinian activist and advocate of the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign, has been arrested and is currently being detained without charge by the Israeli authorities. After an initial military hearing on 29 September, Mohammad's detention was extended by another 10 days, at which point he'll face another hearing in a military court this Friday 9 October.
Mohammad is involved with Stop the Wall, the grassroots anti-Apartheid Wall campaign and War on Want partner organisation, and has dedicated the last 10 years of his life to the defence of Palestinian human rights. His village, Jayyous, in the occupied West Bank, has lost most of its fertile agricultural land to Israel's illegal Wall and settlements.
It is believed that Mohammad is the first Palestinian to be imprisoned by Israel in response to campaigning for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.
"I learned more from spending a day driving around the West Bank with Othman, following the land-grabbing path of the Wall, than I have from reading dozens of books. His passion for knowledge and his love of the land are astounding and contagious." Naomi Klein 25/9/2009
Join the Facebook Event page for the demonstration.
For more information on Mohammed Othman, visit the campaign website, Action Palestine or the Free Mohammad Othman Blog.
