NOTE: This event was cancelled after Issa Amro was released
Tuesday, 12 September
4:00 pm
General Delegation of the PLO
1732 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/141319383139796/
Organized by CODEPINK
Join us to call for the release of Palestinian Human Rights Defender Issa Amro! Issa is being detained by the Palestinian Authority for a Facebook post. He is already facing 18 charges in Israeli military court for his nonviolent activism. Now, he is being persecuted by the PA as well.
Issa is a world reknowned human rights defender. The UN, Amnestly Internation, mand human rights groups, and even members of congress are calling for his release.
Stand WIth Issa
Read more about Issa’s arrest and how it shows Israel and the PA’s partnership in silencing dissent in Electronic Intifada https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/israel-palestinian-authority-partners-silencing-critics
