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Occupation magazine - Activism Home page  back Print  Send To friend Urgent petition: save Muhammad Al-Qiq`s life Nearly a thousand Israeli citizens have already signed the petition calling for release of huger-striking detainee Mohammad Al Qiq http://www.atzuma.co.il/elqiq (Hebrew before English in this link) Your Honor, Mr. President Reuven Rivlin We call upon you to urgently intervene to save the life of journalist Al Qiq. All other means have failed and now, with the continuation of his hunger strike, Mohammad Al Qiq is on the threshold of death. Al Qiq is entitled to the basic human right: knowing what are the charges against him, and being able to answer to these charges. If no guilt is found, then he must be released, immediately. This right is granted to all Israelis. It is granted to all human beings residing in free countries. Why is Al Qiq not allowed to share in it? The state of Israel has turned Administrative Detentions (imprisonment with no charges, no time limit, no rights) into an arbitrary, widespread tool for imprisonment. Al Qiq objects to the `deals` offered to him because they take for granted his guilt. Moreover, such `deals` were struck in the past with earlier hunger striking detainees – whereupon the hunger strike stopped, the person was released and… a few months later, was back again in detention. Honorable President, please intervene on behalf of journalist Al Qiq. Save the life of this man of honor and dignity. This shall also contribute to the strengthening our nowadays shaky democracy. Links to the latest articles in this section Israelis support Russian opposition to the Ukraine War All to Burin this Friday! Stand with the Palestinians against settler violence! The burial of ashes - an emotionally loaded day