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EHSAN ALI RELEASED!
After three torturous months in captivity, Ehsan Ali is a free man! This is a huge victory for international solidarity, which would not have been possible without the overwhelming backing of supporters of this campaign around the world. Since his arrest on 10 March on trumped-up terrorism charges for the ‘crime’ of attending an iftar…
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Paul Murphy supports the campaign to free Ehsan Ali!
Paul Murphy, Teachta Dála for the Dublin South-West constituency, has renewed his support for our campaign, having already offered his solidarity after Ehsan Ali’s arrest last year. After our hugely successful international day of action, and as the Pakistani authorities continue to ramp up repression across the country, it has never been more important to…
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Pakistan: brutal state repression unleashed on Awami Action Committee in Kashmir – masses reply with protests and strikes
(Article originally published on marxist.com) On the night of Friday 5 June, one of the central leaders of the Awami Action Committee (AAC) in Azad Kashmir, Sardar Umar Nazir, was attacked in an assasination attempt near Rawlakot. He narrowly escaped as the bullet hit his ear, while an AAC activist, Shahzeb Habib, was martyred. Earlier…
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International Day of Action for Ehsan Ali a great success!
Yesterday’s co-ordinated International Day of Action for Ehsan Ali and other leading members of the Awami Action Committee in Gilgit-Baltistan was an immense success! We have received reports of activity in Britain (London, Birmingham, Bradford), Mexico, Czechia, Switzerland, United States of America (Washington DC, Los Angeles), Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, France, Italy (Rome, Milan), Sweden,…
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John McDonnell tables motion in UK parliament to demand Ehsan Ali’s freedom: ask your MP to sign!
Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP has tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the UK parliament to demand the release of Ehsan Ali and the other imprisoned leaders of the Awami Action Committee Gilgit-Baltistan. This is a crucial opportunity to raise awareness of our campaign and to put pressure on Pakistani authorities to secure…
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Labour leaders and politicians back our campaign: get ready for the international day of action on 4 June!
Our campaign to end the unjust persecution of Ehsan Ali and the other imprisoned leaders of the Awami Action Committee continues to gain support! In the last week, Gloria Mattera, Co-Chair of the Green Party of New York, as well as Pavel Čižinský, former mayor of Prague 1 and current member of the Czech Chamber…
