This week saw the welcome release of a Palestinian journalist, Mohammed al-Qeeq, who had been on a 94 day hunger strike in protest against his jailing by Israeli forces. Unfortunately Mohammed’s case is not an isolated one with thousands of other Palestinian activists in jail. The pattern around West Asia and North Africa is of an increasing number of arrests of labour and human rights activists as local governments try to repress the ongoing social struggles against inequality, corruption and repression.
This week saw the welcome release of a Palestinian journalist, Mohammed al-Qeeq, who had been on a 94 day hunger strike in protest against his jailing by Israeli forces. Unfortunately Mohammed’s case is not an isolated one with thousands of other Palestinian activists in jail. The pattern around West Asia and North Africa is of an increasing number of arrests of labour and human rights activists as local governments try to repress the ongoing social struggles against inequality, corruption and repression.
