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Appeal (3)
To Save the Life of Abdelkarim Harouni and Put an End to the Slow-Death Policy

 Tens of political prisoners from among the leadership and membership of an-Nahdha Movement have died in Tunisian prisons since the early nineties to this day. In 1997, on this day (25 July), which coincides with the anniversary of the Declaration of the Republic, political prisoner Ridha Khemiri died in Jendouba civil prison after an open hunger strike in protest at the policy of revenge he was subjected to by the authorities, as he was put back in prison after having served eight years there, just one day after being released, and for the same charges of which he was accused the first time.
 
Today, ten years after that tragedy, death threatens engineer Abdelkarim Harouni, former Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Union of Students, who is continuing the hunger strike he started on the 9th of July at the Mornagiyya prison in protest at the same continu ous punitive policy adopted by the authorities against political prisoners, which has led to the deaths of tens of prisoners of conscience.
 
We, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Tunisia:
 
- Demand an immediate end to this policy of harassment and persecution against political prisoners, and the fulfilment of the legitimate demands for treatment and health care of prisoner Abdelkarim Harouni, and the respect of prison regulations and human rights international agreements.
- Hold the authorities completely responsible for the policy of slow-death adopted against political prisoners, and for the consequences of the deteriorating health condition of prisoner Abd elkarim Harouni.
- Renew our appeal to all supporters of freedom and human rights activists around the world, to national and international human rights organisations, and students groups around the world, to act urgently to bring the tragedy of deaths in Tunisian prisons to an end, to save the life of prisoner Abdelkarim Harouni before it is too late, and to end the suffering of all political prisoners through their release and the declaration of a general amnesty.
 
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Tunisia
Ali Ben Arfa
London 25 July 2007

Source: Tunisnews Nr. 2620, 26.07.2007

URGENT
info received today, at 19.41 tunisian time

ABDELKARIM INFORMED US VIA ALI CHNITER'S FAMILY VISIT TODAY, THAT HE SUSPENDED HIS HUNGER STRIKE TODAY AND TOMORROW HE WILL INFORM THE DIRECTION OF THE PRISON AND THAT HIS SISTER HEND HAROUNI COMES AND ALL THE FAMILY TO VISIT HIM THE DAY OF THEIR VISIT MONDAY 30TH JULY AND BRING FOOD BASKET AND IF THEY PREVENT HEND FROM HIS VISIT ALL THE FAMILY RETURNS BACK HOME AND DO NOT ENTER THE VISIT AND ALSO INFORMED US THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO SUSPEND HIS HUNGER STRIKE ON 23 JULY AS HIS FRIENDS TRIED WITH HIM THANKS TO THE 25 JULY THE TUNISIAN REPUBLIC FEAST OCCASION BUT THE FACT THAT THEY PROHIBITED HIS SISTER FROM VISITING HIM THAT SAME DAY, THIS WAS THE CAUSE FOR HIM NOT TO SUSPEND HIS HUNGER STRIKE AND TO MAINTAIN IT.

HEND HAROUNI, ABDELKARIM'S SISTER

Source: Tunisnews_ French 27/07/2007

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