Palestinian Authority Released A Leading Human Rights Jailed Activist.
The Palestinian Authority released a leading human rights activist on Sunday.
A week after he was detained for criticising the government's controversial "electronic crimes" law.
Issa Amro, director of the Hebron-based Youth Against Settlements activist group, was arrested on September 4 after denouncing on Facebook the arrest of a journalist calling for PA head Mahmoud Abbas' resignation.
Abbas has come under scrutiny for the vaguely worded decree, which allows security forces to jail those deemed to be harming "national unity" or the "social fabric" online.
Critics say the law, rolled out without consultation in July, is a restriction on freedom of expression.
Amro accused Palestinian security forces of physical and verbal abuse during his imprisonment.
"They want to silence me and silence every voice defending human rights, but they are wrong. I will continue defending human rights and struggling against occupation," he said.
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