Swiss government releases and deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah to Turkey
Ali Abunimah, executive director of Chicago-based Electronic Intifada, was released by Swiss authorities on Monday and put on a plane bound for Istanbul after being held in detention for three days in Zürich.
UN experts slam Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah’s arrest in Switzerland
They call the arrest of Electronic Intifada website’s founder ‘shocking’ and urge the Swiss government to release him.
“My 'Crime'? Being a Journalist Who Speaks Up for Palestine”: Ali Abunimah Speaks Out After Swiss Arrest
The Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah was freed from detention Monday evening and deported from Switzerland after a three-day ordeal that rights groups and U.N. experts blasted as a major attack on free speech.
UN experts decry arrest of Electronic Intifada co-founder Ali Abunimah in Switzerland
UN special rapporteurs called Abunimah's arrest 'shocking' and 'concerning', and urged Switzerland to investigate the arrest and release the journalist.
UN Experts Decry Arrest of Pro-Palestinian American Journalist in Switzerland
GENEVA - U.N. human rights experts and activists on Sunday condemned the arrest of an American, pro-Palestinian journalist in the Swiss city of Zurich, saying it raised concerns about freedom of speech.
Switzerland deports Palestinian journalist 48 hours after arrest
Ali Abunimah's arrest Saturday ahead of event in Zurich was slammed by UN rapporteurs, rights groups as move against freedom of speech - Anadolu Ajansı
‘Condemning zionism is no crime’: Palestinian journalist deported from Switzerland
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Respected Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah who was arrested, jailed for two days, and later deported while traveling to speak at an event in Switzerland, vows to speak out about his alarming ordeal.
Switzerland releases, deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah
The Electronic Intifada’s executive director says his offence was ‘being a journalist who speaks up for Palestine’.
UN Experts Slam Swiss Arrest Of Pro-Palestinian US Journalist
UN rights experts have decried the arrest in Switzerland at the weekend of a pro-Palestinian US journalist who raised concerns about waning freedom of speech in Europe.
Palestinian-American journalist Ali Abunimah arrested in Switzerland, sparking outrage
Palestinian-American journalist Ali Abunimah was arrested in Switzerland after arriving to speak at an event held by the Palestine Committee Zürich.
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