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Marzieh Hashemi - London Protest Outside US Embassy

inminds
29 January 2019

London protest outside US Embassy in solidarity with black American Muslim journalist Marzieh Hashemi who was abducted by the FBI and caged for 10 days without charge

London protest outside US Embassy in solidarity with black American Muslim journalist Marzieh Hashemi
who was abducted by the FBI and caged for 10 days without charge

Several organisations including Inminds Human Rights Group, came together to organise the London protest outside the United States embassy, as part of a global action in solidarity with Marzieh Hashemi who was finally released from FBI custody on 23rd January 2019, after being caged for 10 days without charge.

#FreeMarziehHashemi

Outspoken African-American Journalist Marzieh Hashemi, who is news anchor at Press TV, was abducted by the FBI on 13th January 2019 whilst visiting her family in the United States. No reason has been given and she has not been charged with any crime. Both her hands and feet were chained and she was moved to an undisclosed location in Washington DC where she was caged.

For two days she was not allowed to call her family, and when she finally did she reveal the abuse she had endured. Her hijab was forcibly removed and she was forced short-sleeved clothing that does not comply with her religious dress code. She was denied halal or vegetarian meals, only being offered pork, effectively denying her food.

Following a global campaign to free her, she was finally released after 10 days imprisonment without charge.

Material Witness Warrants

The FBI used a loop hole in the law called "Material Witness" warrant to abduct, abuse, shackle and cage Marzieh Hashemi in a secret hell hole, without charge for an undefined period of time (in her case 10 days, others have disappeared for months).

Since 9-11 on average over 3000 hearings have been recorded per year for people abducted by the FBI under "Material Witness" warrants (2000-2002). Human Rights Watch survey of "Material Witness" abductions found 98.6% of the innocent victims abducted by the FBI were Muslims.

The protest was to raise our voices against this unjust law and the resulting mistreatment and detention of people like Marzieh Hashemi.

Marzieh Hashemi speech at Washington DC Rally

The London protest was just one of over 20 protests held across the globe for Marzieh Hashemi. Marzieh personally addressed the rally in Washington DC.

Her speech:

“I was kidnapped, make no mistake, they can call it whatever they want to call it but I was kidnapped from St Loius airport. Fortunately my son Reza was with me otherwise who knows what could have happened. You can disappear, you can be made to disappear very easily and then the case can be sealed. There is no way you can be found out because of National Security. I don’t know how long we are going to tolerate this kind of injustice.

They can say it’s legal but all freedom loving people around the world know that this illegal detaining, or I will say kidnapping, transferring, shackling, imprisoning, taking off my hijab and so many other things; they can call it legal but we know that it is not legal.

What they’re trying to do is to intimidate and to instil fear in each and every one of us. So that you don’t stand up for your rights. So that they can do whatever they want at any time. But believe me as I have seen it and felt it and gone through it, the true power comes first and foremost from Allah (swt). And having that belief and knowing that ultimately Allah is in control.

I have one life to live, we have one life to live, so make it count. You want to take my life? Take it. But before you do, I’m going to give it all I have. At the end of the day we all will die, so make sure that your life counts for something. Stand up for the oppressed!�

London protest outside US Embassy in solidarity with black American Muslim journalist Marzieh Hashemi who was abducted by the FBI for 10 days without charge

London protest outside US Embassy in solidarity with black American Muslim journalist Marzieh Hashemi who was abducted by the FBI and caged for 10 days without charge

London protest outside US Embassy in solidarity with black American Muslim journalist Marzieh Hashemi who was abducted by the FBI and caged for 10 days without charge

London protest outside US Embassy in solidarity with black American Muslim journalist Marzieh Hashemi who was abducted by the FBI and caged for 10 days without charge

Source: www.inminds.com

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