Action Alert: Release British Journalist Held by Israel

Hassan Ghani, a British journalist has been illegally detained in an Israeli prison since 4th November. Hassan was on board the Tahrir which along with the Saoirse had 27 humanitarian activists on board delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. The two boats were boarded on Friday 4th November by the Israeli navy in international waters and the humanitarian activists were detained by Israel.

One of the activists is Paul Murphy, Member of European Parliament (MEP). He said in a 3 minute phone call from Givon prison “Our boat was almost sunk by the manner in which it was approached and boarded by the Israeli navy. People were shackled and deprived of all personal belongings. We remain defiant and unabashed at our mission which again has served to expose the criminal nature of the Israeli state in its blockading of Gaza from those of us who wish to provide aid in order to alleviate the poverty and suffering the people there endure.”

Hassan's fate is still unclear and we have not heard from him.

Please email Alistair Burt MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (alistair.burt.mp@parliament.uk)asking for him to call on Israel to immediately release Hassan Ghani. CC your email to Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland (Alex.Salmond.msp@scottish.parliament.uk) so he is aware of the situation.

Link: http://www.foa.org.uk/ UFree Network | Media Centre media@ufree-p.net www.UFree-p.net

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