Take action: Twitter Storm 9 September to Tell Abbas to free Issa Amro! Tweet for Issa!

During a Twitterstorm, everyone who wants to highlight a cause tweets at the same time to raise the profile of an issue. You can use Tweet schedulers or just make sure to send your message on Twitter at the right time.

Join us for this Twitterstorm for Issa Amro today, 9 September, at 11:00 pm Pacific Time, 2:00 pm Eastern time, 11:00 pm Central European time, 12:00 am (10 Sep) Palestine time. Issa Amro is a Palestinian human rights defender facing 18 Israeli military charges who is currently being detained by the Palestinian Authority.

Join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/214801832386656/

Issa Amro continues to remain in a Palestinian Authority detention center today. He has been in custody since he was arrested last Monday by PA security forces for a Facebook post. Yes, for a Facebook post! Yesterday, the PA extended his detention for at least another four days. Issa was beaten during interrogation. He is being kept in a tiny, filthy cell. No family, media, or even international diplomats, were allowed inside his court hearing yesterday.

Sample Tweets – use these or make your own! Make sure to include the hashtag, #StandWithIssa :

Whether jailed by the PA for Facebook post or in Israeli military court fighting 18 charges for his nonviolent activism – #StandWithIssa

#StandWithIssa: “My dream has always been to see my people in a mass movement of nonviolent resistance”
http://forward.com/opinion/382158/why-every-jew-should-call-for-this-palestinian-to-be-freed/

Members of US Congress demand freedom for @IssaAmro. Release him immediately! #StandWithIssa https://imeu.org/uploads/files/09062017-Amro-Letter.pdf

Amnesty International, UN and more call for the PA to release @IssaAmro #StandWithIssa https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/09/palestinian-human-rights-activist-charged-under-repressive-new-cybercrimes-law/

#StandWithIssa Respect freedom of speech @IssaAmro, arrested and beaten over a Facebook post. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/05/palestinian-authorities-arrest-activist-issa-amro-in-growing-free-speech-crackdown

Why are both the PA and Israeli government attacking human rights activist @IssaAmro? #StandWithIssa http://forward.com/opinion/381870/israel-and-the-palestinian-authority-finally-agree-about-jailing-peace-acti/

SIGN @YASHebron petition for @IssaAmro’s release now! #StandWithIssa
http://www.yashebron.org/free_issa_from_pa_arrest

Beaten, kept in miserable tiny, filthy cell. @IssaAmro deserves to be free #StandWithIssa https://972mag.com/pa-court-orders-activist-issa-amro-to-jail-intl-backlash-grows/129616/