The eight-month prison sentence imposed on Palestinian child activist Ahed Tamimi is a flagrant attempt to intimidate those who dare challenge the circumstances of the ongoing Israeli occupation, Amnesty International said today. 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi was sentenced to eight months and a 5000 shekels fine (around AUD$1850), with a three-year suspended sentence after entering into …
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Israel/OPT: Israeli authorities must release teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi
The Israeli authorities must immediately release teenage activist Ahed Tamimi whose continued detention is a desperate attempt to intimidate Palestinian children who dare to stand up to repression by occupying forces, Amnesty International said. Ahed Tamimi’s trial is due to start today in Ofer juvenile military court in the occupied West Bank. She faces 12 …
Israel: Release teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi
Israeli authorities must release a 16-year-old Palestinian activist who could face up to 10 years in prison over an altercation with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank last month, Amnesty International said as she appeared in court today. Ahed Tamimi will go before Ofer military court in the occupied West Bank accused of aggravated …
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