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ONE YEAR AFTER RELEASE, MOHAMED STILL TRAPPED IN GAZA
October 12, 2012: It was a muted celebration. Mohamed Abu Muailek wanted to mark the first year of his freedom from a jail cell by visiting Europe. Instead he chose to have a Skype conversation, because he is unable to meet … Continue reading
BRITISH PARLIAMENTARIANS INVITED MOHAMED ABU MUAILEK TO LONDON – BUT HE WAS STOPPED FROM GETTING TO THE UK
A peace activist from Gaza who has been denied entry to Britain addressed a London audience on July 8 (2012) – by internet. The British government had refused him a visa, but the event went ahead at a cinema, … Continue reading
Iranian-American journalist: I made false confession to help secure release from Iranian prison
MAZIAR BAHARI, who wrote for the US and international journal Newsweek, has revealed the details of his 117 days in solitary confinement inside a notorious Iranian jail. Speaking on BBC radio (January 31 2012) he said he was offered a … Continue reading
Gaza Dissident Is Free, but Fearful, says WALL STREET JOURNAL
MIDDLE EAST NEWS DECEMBER 2, 2011 Mohamed Abumuailek, a disillusioned Gaza militant, was jailed by Hamas security forces in April 2009 on spy charges after going on camera to denounce rocket fire on Israeli cities and talking about … Continue reading
Mohamed “stronger” after dramatic release
HAMAS ADMITS: GAZA DISSIDENT ‘NOT GUILTY’. ABU MUAILEK SET FREE, BUT SAFETY CONCERNS REMAIN. GAZA CITY — A dissident former Gaza militant Mohamed Abu Muailek, 26, has been freed by Hamas after being declared innocent of all charges against … Continue reading
FREE AT LAST – MOHAMED ABU MUAILEK RELEASED
HAMAS ADMITS: GAZA DISSIDENT ‘NOT GUILTY’. GAZA CITY October 9 2011 — A dissident former Gaza militant Mohamed Abu Muailek, 26, has been freed by Hamas after being declared innocent of all charges against him. But in a video … Continue reading
WALL STREET JOURNAL ON “BRAVE” DISSIDENT
The Day Mohamed Laid Down His Rocket Launcher A young militant in Gaza reconsidered his ways and now sits accused as a spy. Will the Arab Spring save him? Article Video LIFE & CULTURE JUNE 25, 2011 By PAUL MARTIN … Continue reading
TUTU, DUGARD AND MARTIN APPEAL FOR MOHAMED’S RELEASE
Describing Mohamed Abu Muailek as innocent, as a victim of the repression of freedom of speech, or as a dissident, internationally renowned religious, legal and journalistic figures have called for his immediate release. The 26-year-old prisoner has been held captive in Gaza for more … Continue reading
HAMAS ‘RESPECTS’ TUTU APPEAL FOR PRISONER RELEASE
Tutu Pleads With Hamas Over Palestinian 4:17pm UK, Friday April 15, 2011 Dominic Waghorn, SKY NEWS Middle East correspondent Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called on Hamas, the rulers of Gaza, to release a Palestinian man on the second anniversary of … Continue reading
Archbishop Tutu appeals to Hamas to release dissident prisoner
CAIRO – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of the world’s most respected moral icons, has made a dramatic offer to go personally to the Gaza Strip in order to secure the release of the long-detained dissident Mohamed Abu Muailek. The Nobel Peace-prize … Continue reading
TOP U.N. LAWYER URGES FREEDOM FOR ABU MUAILEK
LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER ISMAIL HANIYA International Law Commission United Nations Geneva 15 May 2011 Mr. Ismail Haniya Gaza PALESTINE Dear Mr. Haniya RE MOHAMED ABU MUAILEK I am writing to you about Mohamed Abu Muailek who has been … Continue reading
In Paris, U.N. body calls for media freedom in Gaza
Film-maker and broadcaster Paul Martin addresed a UNESCO meeting to discuss media freedom and reporter safety issues in the wake of his 26-day detention by Hamas while he was filming an ongoing story in the Gaza Strip this year. … Continue reading
Prisoner swap after Hamas deal with Fatah ‘must not leave out dissidents’
An international film-maker has warned that without international pressure fierce rivals Hamas and Fatah may refuse to free detained dissidents even as they exchange their ‘own’ prisoners as a result of a unity deal. The release of prisoners is expected as … Continue reading
BBC TOLD: ITALIAN’S DEATH IN GAZA ‘SHOWS INTOLERANCE’ OF ANY DISSIDENTS.
A BBC radio interview about the execution of a pro-Palestinian Italian citizen in Gaza has led to more publicity for Mohamed Abu Muailek’s plight. In one of three interviews he gave to the BBC on 15 April 2011, film-maker and … Continue reading
GAZA DISSIDENT PRISONER SEEN AS DEFIANT SYMBOL OF THE PEACE-SEEKING INTERNET-SAVVY ARAB YOUTH
Seeking the support of Egypt’s revolutionary young activists Mohamed Abu Muailek’s brother has made a powerful plea for the Gaza dissident’s release. On a visit to Cairo’s Tahrir (Liberation) Square Yasser Abu Muailek portrayed his imprisoned younger brother, 26, as a symbol of the … Continue reading
Amnesty International lambasts Hamas over Mohamed, decries torture allegations
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS ON HAMAS: BRING MOHAMED’S ALLEGED TORTURERS TO JUSTICE.
Top British MPs urge Mohamed’s Release
LONDON, MAY 25, 2010 — A LEADING VETERAN MEMBER OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT HAS PLEDGED TO HELP SAVE MOHAMED ABU MUAILEK FROM POSSIBLE EXECUTION AT THE HANDS OF HAMAS. ABU MUAILEK’S BROTHER YASSER MET WITH LORD DAVID STEEL, FORMER HEAD … Continue reading
BBC WORLD re-runs “Rocket Man Under Fire” as a ‘Film of the Year’
BBC WORLD NEWS, THE BBC’S OVERSEAS TELEVISION CHANNEL THAT REACHES 270 MILLION HOMES AND WORK-PLACES AROUND THE GLOBE, HAS RE-RUN THE DOCUMENTARY FILM ‘ROCKET MAN UNDER FIRE’ AS ONE OF BBC WORLD NEWS’S ’FILMS OF THE YEAR’. Friday 24/12/2010 – 23:30 … Continue reading
New Films on Mohamed underway for BBC World News, US and worldwide release
BBC WORLD NEWS is to broadcast a new documentary on Mohammed Abu Muailek, the young Palestinian fighter-turned-dissident who spent two and a half years in a Gaza jail awaiting a possible death sentence, and on film-maker Paul Martin’s own arrest. … Continue reading
Sentencing another to death, Hamas defies UN rights chief’s demand to end Gaza executions
Gaza executions: Hamas condemned over ‘inhuman punishment’ Human Rights Watch calls for a moratorium on death sentences in Gaza after three men were hanged at the weekend Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 10 April 2012 17.51 BST Palestinian children walk past … Continue reading
INTERNAL SECURITY ALLEGEDLY CAUSED PRISONER’S DEATH: HAMAS PROMISES TO INVESTIGATE
Gaza govt urges ministry against torture Published Wednesday 27/04/2011 (updated) 28/04/2011 17:37 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Tuesday night that he had designated his Minister of the Interior to reinforce rules against torture, following an … Continue reading
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