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class="news_Title">UFree Network: Solidarity campaign with Akram
Rikhawi succeeded</span></b></big></big> <br>
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<td align="left"> <span id="FormView1_Label4">July 25,2012</span>
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Media Centre<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-US">UFree network
said that it managed to conduct a solidarity campaign with 103-day
hunger striker prisoner Akram Rikhawi since his hunger strike on 12
April.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-US">Mohammed
Hamdan, UFree chairman, said that ending Rikhawi's hunger strike is the
result for congregation of efforts inside and outside prisons, which
forced the Israeli occupation to refrain its situation and sign an
agreement that stipulates on setting Rikhawi free before his release
date.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lang="EN-US">Agreement contents</span></b></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-US">Israeli
Prison Service (IPS) had a meeting with Rikhawi due to his
deteriorating health condition. After a prolonged discussion and
because of his determination, the occupation agreed on Rikhawi's demand
to be released. It also agreed to unite him with his prisoner brother
Shadi Rihkawi, who is sentenced for 12 years, at Isheel jail from the
beginning of next week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lang="EN-US">Rekawi's campaign<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-US">The
solidarity campaign with Al Rikhawi, which lasted for 103 days,
achieved a great success and introduced his case to all public and
formal levels. <a
href="http://ufree-p.net/Details.aspx?Type_ID=3&Rotator_ID=221">UFree
launched a campaign to support Akram Rikhawi</a>. Through emails and
awareness campaigns on social networking websites, UFree managed to
reach and contact European members of parliaments, politicians and
human rights activists.<o:p></o:p></span><br>
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lang="EN-US">Illness and triumph<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-US">Hunger
striker, Akram Rikhawi, who ended his strike, expressed his thanks and
gratitude to those who stood beside him during his long strike. He
added, "Without such support, I could not steadfast and force the
occupation to refrain its situation". </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;" lang="EN-US">"I did not
start my strike to die or to have a permanent disability. Even when my
body began to be feeble and illness surmounted me, I endured this
adhering to my people's support as a weapon to strengthen me. That
support I experienced led me not to surrender to my illness nor the
stubbornness and arrogance of the occupation. All of my people and
those who supported me deserve words of promise and faithfulness." <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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