Palestinian Broadcast Union calls for solidarity with Ahmad Saadat upon six months in isolation

20.10.09 - 09:51
Gaza / PNN – For six months leftist leader Ahmad Sa’adat has been in solitary confinement in Israeli prison, a situation that has grabbed the attention of most Palestinians, including the Broadcast Union.
Media outlets are beginning a new solidarity campaign with Sa’adat, the Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Held in isolation for six months, the prominent leftist was kidnapped from the Palestinian Authority jail in Jericho in 2005.
Radio stations in Gaza are leading the latest charge for the release of Sa’adat from Israeli prison, or at least from solitary confinement. In a statement broadcast during new bulletins throughout the Strip yesterday, Thursday is being declared a day of solidarity with Sa’adat, and with all Palestinian political prisoners.
The radio stations carrying the message stressed that the efforts for the public information campaign were being made on a national level. The union asked that West Bank stations run the same message so that Thursday’s solidarity will have a wider reach.
The Palestinian Broadcast Union recently organized a day of action in solidarity with Al Aqsa Mosque.