http://samidoun.ca/2013/07/pflp-prison-branch-rejects-demands-that-mohammad-rimawi-end-hunger-strike/
The
Israel Prison Services abruptly demanded to meet with the leadership of
the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine prison branch on
Thursday, July 4, in an attempt to pressure them to convince PFLP
leader and Jordanian hunger striker Mohammad Rimawi to break his open
hunger strike that has now continued for 65 days. Rimawi is one of five
Palestinian prisoners with Jordanian citizenship who have been engaged
in a
65-day hunger strike, along with Abdullah Barghouthi, Muneer Mar'i,
Alaa Hammad, and Hamza Othman al-Dabbas.
The
IPS demanded the leadership of the PFLP inside the prisons call upon
Rimawi to lift his strike, which they inside the prisons rejected,
saying they stand fully with the Jordanian prisoners on hunger strike
and particularly Rimawi.
The
PFLP leadership emphasized their support for the demands of the
Jordanian prisoners and the justice of their cause, warning the Zionist
prison officials of the consequences of deterioriation in their health
and the seriousness of their situation, particularly as some, including
Rimawi, suffer from serious diseases.
The
Front leadership in the prisons called on the Palestinian, Jordanian
and Arab people to engage in the broadest campaign of solidarity with
the prisoners on hunger strike, and called upon people around the world
to pressure their governments to take action to save the lives of the
hunger striking prisoners.
There
were additional multiple reports that Abdullah Barghouthi's health is
significantly worsening after suffering multiple assaults by his
jailors.
The
Palestinian Prisoners' Committee in Nablus visited Beit Rima, the
hometown of Mohammad Rimawi and Abdullah Barghouthi, after visiting the
homes of imprisoned PFLP general secretary Ahmad Sa'adat and leader
Ahed Abu Ghoulmeh. The delegation met with families of the prisoners in
Beit Rima and emphasized the importance of supporting all prisoners and
their families, especially those on hunger strike.
samidoun | July 5,
2013
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