I think we are in a transition process. It's happening in stages. Sometimes we don't see that certain preconditions must be met for this electoral process to take place. The United States, which has become a key player in domestic politics, has said so. Marco Rubio confirmed it in his meeting with the Caribbean countries: we are heading towards an electoral consultation.
Fouad Naal spent 21 years in prison under the regime of Bashar al-Assad. He remained in the notorious Sednaya and Adra prisons until December 8, 2024, which was not only his liberation but also the liberation of Syria from al-Assad's rule, he told Al Jazeera a day before the anniversary. Tall and slim with a long salt and pepper beard, Naal, 52, speaks with enthusiasm and moves fluidly despite his years in confinement.
Most of the high-profile cultural signatories were already active in efforts to bring an end to Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, but the new letter is part of an international Free Marwan campaign launched by Barghouti's family earlier this week. Barghouti, a senior leader of President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group, who is viewed by many as Palestine's Nelson Mandela, is serving five life sentences in Israeli prisons on alleged charges related to attacks during the second Intifada, which lasted from 2000 to 2005.
Before his arrest Khalid had emerged as one of the faces of an anti-government protest movement after the Modi government passed a citizenship law in late 2019 that was seen as discriminatory to Muslims. The protests that erupted were the first widespread challenge to the Modi regime and were met with brute force by the state. Dozens were killed by police fire and activists were detained and tortured.
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