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Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike: Book of solidarity at embassy
View(s):The Palestinian Embassy has opened a support-and-solidarity book for well-wishers and supporters of peace and global justice to express their solidarity with more than 1,500 Palestinian political prisoners now on hunger strike in Israeli jails, an embassy statement said.
It said the book would be kept open on May 3 and 4 from 10 am to 3 pm and on May 5 from 10 am to noon at the embassy premises at 110/10 Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7.
The hunger strike led by Palestinian freedom fighter Marwan Barghouthi began on April 17. The prisoners are demanding an end to the Israeli practice of detention without trial, for more contact with relatives, better access to medical treatment, and freedom for prisoners suffering from illnesses.
The Embassy said it cordially invites to all friends of Palestine in Sri Lanka to share their support with the Palestinian people.