Worrisome Arrest of Young Political Activist in Gaza

UPDATE: Abu Yazan was been released on 8/16

On August 14th 2011 Abu Yazan, a young political activist from Gaza Youth Breaks Out (GYBO) has been arrested by the Hamas authority. After returning from a trip to France, where he was invited to hold talks about the current situation of the besieged Gaza Strip, he has been called in two times for questioning, until he was finally arrested today.

GYBO is a peaceful Palestinian youth movement in Gaza, which gained international attention after publishing a Manifesto in January. Abu Yazan is a leading voice in the movement that is representing a growing number of Gazan youth. The group raises, mainly through new social media like Facebook, awareness about the situation under siege for young people in Gaza, and recently called for unity among the Palestinian factions with the aim to target the illegal Israeli occupation.

Abu Yazan regularly takes part in demonstrations against the illegal Israeli occupation in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza.

No reasons for his arrest was given up to this time. He also was denied visits by his family and a lawyer. We call on the authorities to abide by the law.

Please call:

Ayman Tahah, spokesman for Hamas, 00972599480580

and/or

Gazi Hamad 00972599601779, to ask for Abu Yazans whereabouts and demand his urgent release:

WE NEED ALL OF YOU TO HELP!!!!

For more information:
Abu Ghassan, 00972599842798

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