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Spanish Parliament Condemns Abdallah Abu Rahmah's Conviction
Abdallah Abu Rahmah during the 2009 Bil'in Conference.
Picture Credit: Oren Ziv/ActivStills
The Spanish Parliament followed the footsteps of the EU and the Desmond Tutu of the Elders, and joined the rising tide of international criticism over Abu Rahmah's conviction of incitement by an Israeli military court.
Baroness Ashton Condemns Bil'in Leader's Conviction; Attorney: "International Community Must Take a Tough Stand on Human Rights Defenders"
The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, strongly condemned the conviction of Bil'in resident Abdallah Abu Rahmah by a military court yesterday.
Criminalizing Peaceful Protest; Act Up for Abdallah Abu Rahmah
Abdallah Abu Rahmah
Earlier today, Abdallah Abu Rahmah, the coordinator of the Bil'in Popular Committee, was convicted of incitement and organizing illegal marches by an Israeli military court. The conviction concluded an eight months long political show trial, during which he was kept behind bars. Help us work for his release
Bil'in's Abdallah Abu Rahmah Cleared of Stone-Throwing; Convicted of Incitement
Abdallah Abu Rahmah
Protest organizer Abdallah Abu Rhamah from Bil'in was convicted of incitement and organizing illegal demonstrations today, after an eight months long military trial, during which he was kept behind bars. He was acquitted of a stone-throwing charge and a vindictive arms-possession charge.
Popular Struggle Leaders Jailed Amidst Morning Commuters
Ibrahim Amirah with one of his sons
Ni'ilin Popular Committee coordinator sentenced to eleven and half months in jail and nine thousand shekel fine for participation in weekly Ni'ilin protests against the separation wall.
Military Judge Criticizes Police; Releases the Bethlehem Ten
Judge Dahan of the Ofer Military Court in the West Bank ordered the release of the ten peaceful demonstrators arrested in Bethlehem last Sunday, among them PLO Executive Committee's Abbas Zaki. The judge criticized the police and prosecution saying that the protest was nonviolent, and that the only force used in it was that used by police to apprehend the demonstrators.
A letter From My Holding Cell
Abdallah Abu Rahmah
This letter from Bil'in's Abdallah Abu Rahmah was conveyed from his prison cell by his lawyers. For information on his case and actions to take for his release see here
Bil'in Organizer Abdallah Abu Rahmah Remanded Until the End of Legal Proceedings
Abdallah Abu Rahmah, coordinator of the Bil'in Popular Committee Against the Wall, was remanded until the end of legal proceedings today in an Israeli military court. Abu Rahmah is charged with incitement, stone-throwing and a ridiculous arms possession charge for collecting and displaying used tear gas canisters shot at demonstrators in Bil'in by the army.