VIDEO | ‘Save Samer, he is dying’: Samer Issawi’s Mother

February 17, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments

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‘Save Samer, he is dying’: Samer Issawi and the plight of Palestinian hunger strikers

Samer Issawi has lived for 33 years, 1 month, and 27 days. I hope he lives another day.

He has been on a hunger strike now for six and a half months. Gandhis’ longest hunger strike was 21 days.

The IRA’s Bobby Sands and nine other Irish hunger strikers died in 1981 after strikes lasting from 46 to 73 days.

Issawi’s internal organs are starting to shut down, he can no longer walk, he is reportedly suffering loss of vision and vomiting blood, it is difficult for him talk, and he is increasingly near death. He has lost over half his body weight.

One of the main ideas behind such nonviolent resistance is that world awareness will bring pressure on behalf of the sufferer.

Yet, U.S. news outlets are not covering Issawi’s hunger strike. It appears that the Associated Press has not run a single news story on Issawi’s strike and refuses to answer queries on the subject.

#FreeSamer | Global action to save the life of Hunger striker Samer Issawi

Read a letter of Samer Issawi – On Day 209 of hunger strike

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