Wednesday, June 6, 2021.(In Palestine Today)- A group of Palestinians and Pro-Palestine activists from Palestine Sunbird, VPalestine, Palestine Online and Palestine Defense, lunched an online campaign urging the immediate release of Palestinian doctor Issam Hijjawi Bassalat, imprisoned in the British-occupied north of Ireland in Maghaberry Prison.
Issam was detained in British jails without any charges and the UK government is refusing to release him despite his deteriorating health condition.
Dr. Issam Hijjawi Bassalat is well-known for his commitment to freedom, equality, justice and human rights, and for his support for the oppressed peoples of the world. Since 16 September 2020, he and his nine detained comrades have been on a hunger strike. Not only has Issam been unfairly denied bail based on sensationalistic and exaggerated allegations, he has also been subjected repeatedly to isolation. This has been justified as a COVID-19 protection; however, other detainees at the same prison have not been re-isolated after returning from medical testing. This ongoing isolation appears to be punitive and targeted.
Issam is a Palestinian doctor held in British jails without a charge and the UK government is refusing to release him despite his deteriorating health condition.#FreeIssam pic.twitter.com/HKX85ggQuw
— Ruba Thabet (@ruba_th2000) January 5, 2021
βIssam needs and deserves the support of everyone who cares about justice…everyone who stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Palestine and the diaspora.β#FreeIssam
π΅πΈπ΅πΈπ΅πΈπ΅πΈπ΅πΈ pic.twitter.com/03C5a48Jew— Nooriyad (@Noor_Ewida) January 6, 2021
Irish prisoners are standing in solidarity with Dr. Issam on his hunger strike in protest against his illegal detention by the UK government. #FreeIssam pic.twitter.com/26fjyfXIvu
— Rawand Shurrab π΅πΈ (@ShurrabRawand) January 5, 2021
Since 16 September 2020, Dr. Issam Bassalat and his nine detained comrades have been on a hunger strike in protest against their illegal detention by the UK government.
Stop Silencing the #Palestinian Voices#FreeIssam! pic.twitter.com/rzgLt5reLc
— Enas Wjeehπ©βπ (@Imaginative1233) January 5, 2021
Source: In Palestine Today
