📰 Journalist Ali Abunimah has been released from detention by Swiss authorities and deported from the country after being held for three days, the American-Palestinian journalist said on Monday evening.
Abunimah, the executive director of the online news site Electronic Intifida, was detained by Swiss authorities on Saturday ahead of a planned speaking event in Zurich, sparking condemnation by activists and UN experts.
“This is after three days and two nights in a Swiss prison cut off from communication with the outside world, in a cell 24 hours a day with one cell mate, not even permitted to contact my family.”
He said he was accused of “offending Swiss law”, without being given any specific charges. The journalist said he believed his crime was “being a journalist who speaks up for Palestine and against Israel’s genocide”.
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Abunimah, the executive director of the online news site Electronic Intifida, was detained by Swiss authorities on Saturday ahead of a planned speaking event in Zurich, sparking condemnation by activists and UN experts.
“This is after three days and two nights in a Swiss prison cut off from communication with the outside world, in a cell 24 hours a day with one cell mate, not even permitted to contact my family.”
He said he was accused of “offending Swiss law”, without being given any specific charges. The journalist said he believed his crime was “being a journalist who speaks up for Palestine and against Israel’s genocide”.
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https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ali-abunimah-released-and-deported-swiss-authorities?utm_source=telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social_traffic