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<DIV ALIGN=center><FONT SIZE="4"><B>Solidarity with jailed Palestinian Dr. Ahmad Maslamani</DIV><BR>
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On June 6, Dr. Ahmad Maslamani, Director of the Health Work Committees (<A HREF="http://www.hwc-pal.org/index.htm"><U>http://www.hwc-pal.org/</U></A>), was arrested by Israeli security forces in his home in Jerusalem. Up to this day, he remains under detention, with not a single charge having been formulated against him.<BR>
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We request you to show your solidarity with Dr. Maslamani and join the campaign to obtain his freedom.<BR>
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You can:<BR>
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<LI TYPE=1 VALUE=1>Sign a petition letter and send it to national and international authorities, so that they can exert pressure on the Israeli authorities to release Dr. Maslamani<BR>
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<LI TYPE=1 VALUE=2>Send a solidarity message to the Health Work Committees, at <A HREF="mailto:uhwc@palnet.com"><U>uhwc@palnet.com</U></A>, with copy to <A HREF="mailto:wim.deceukelaire@intal.be"><U>wim.deceukelaire@intal.be</U></A><BR>
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Visit <A HREF="http://www.health-now.org/"><U>www.health-now.org</U></A> and get involved in the international campaign Health NOW<BR>
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Petition letter demanding the release of Palestinian Dr. Ahmad Maslamani<BR>
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Sir, Madam:<BR>
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Last June 6, Dr. Ahmad Maslamani was arrested by the Israeli occupation authority at his home in Jerusalem, Beit Hanina. Special forces entered his home after midnight and arrested him brutally in front of his children as if he was a criminal.<BR>
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When he was brought before the court on June 8, no charges were filed and he was to be brought back on the 12th. When he was brought to court again, the same scenario was followed. He was brought back to his isolation cell without hearing any charges and without any chance to defend himself. Nobody knows how long he will be treated like this.<BR>
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We believe that ill-treating Dr. Maslamani like this is a serious matter. Dr. Maslamani is the general director of one of the biggest Palestinian NGOs, the Health Work Committees (HWC) and a member of the coordination committee of the Palestinian NGO network (PNGO). He is well known for his efforts to establish a quality health care system that is accessible to all. He has devoted his whole life to HWC's programs for health promotion and community health. <BR>
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Dr. Maslamani is a staunch advocate of the people's right to health, a right which is continuously under threat in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. His arrest is yet another example of the Israeli authorities disrespect for the people's right to health. The Palestinian people now have to make do without the expertise of Dr. Maslamani in the programs he was managing.<BR>
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We are very concerned about the difficulties the Palestinian communities are faced with because of Dr. Maslamani's arrest and we urge you to use any influence you have with the Israeli authorities to advocate his immediate release.<BR>
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Yours sincerely,<BR>
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