{"id":924,"date":"2025-01-26T12:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T13:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/?p=924"},"modified":"2025-01-26T14:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T14:25:39","slug":"switzerland-arrests-palestinian-american-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/26\/switzerland-arrests-palestinian-american-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland arrests Palestinian-American journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is unclear whether Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah has been charged with a crime<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police in Switzerland have arrested Palestinian-American journalist Ali Abunimah ahead of a speaking event in Zurich, according to Electronic Intifada, a pro-Palestine news outlet run by Abunimah.<\/p>\n

Abunimah was detained in Zurich on Saturday, hours before he was due to speak at the event, Electronic Intifada reported. It is unclear whether he has been charged with a crime, but he has had access to legal counsel, the outlet stated.<\/p>\n

One day earlier, the 53-year-old journalist was questioned for an hour by officers when he arrived at Zurich Airport.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbunimah\u2019s arrest appears to be part of a growing backlash from Western governments against expressions of solidarity with the Palestinian people,\u201d<\/em> Electronic Intifada wrote.<\/p>\n

Born in Washington DC to parents from the West Bank, Abunimah co-founded Electronic Intifada in 2001. The site reports on events in the Middle East from a Palestinian perspective, and Abunimah regularly appears on mainstream news networks to advocate for the Palestinian cause.<\/p>\n

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Abunimah\u2019s arrest came three months after British police raided the home of Electronic Intifada associate editor Asa Winstanley. Nearly a dozen officers entered Winstanley\u2019s London home at dawn and seized several electronic devices, telling him that they were investigating him for possible \u201cencouragement of terrorism\u201d<\/em> in connection with his social media posts.<\/p>\n

Winstanley was not arrested or charged with any crime.<\/p>\n

Pro-Palestinian activists Mick Napier and Tony Greenstein have both been arrested by British police since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023, while in August, police arrested British journalist Richard Medhurst on charges of \u201cexpressing an opinion or a belief that is supportive of a proscribed organization.\u201d<\/em> He was eventually released, but his phone and work equipment were seized, while Medhurst himself was subjected to a search and questioning.<\/p>\n

Abunimah\u2019s arrest \u201cappears to be a direct result of his outspoken advocacy,\u201d<\/em> the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee wrote in a statement on Saturday. The organization called on the US State Department to intervene and secure his release.<\/p>\n

The State Department has not commented on the arrest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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