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Protesters express solidarity with detained Palestinian journalist
By JT - Feb 21,2016 - Last updated at Feb 21,2016
Journalists and activists protest in solidarity with detained Palestinian Mohammad Al Qiq near the UN office in Amman, on Sunday (Photo by Hassan Tamimi)
AMMAN — Members of the Jordanian campaign to defend Palestinian prisoner journalist Mohammad Al Qiq held in a protest near the UN office in Amman on Sunday.
The activists expressed solidarity with Qiq, who has been on a hunger strike for 89 consecutive days, according to statements from the media team supporting Jordanian prisoners in Israel (Fedaa) and the Centre for Defending the Freedom of Journalists.
Activists delivered a letter to a representative of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urging him to take action over the Israeli violations against Palestinian citizens and journalists.
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