African Stream Pro-palestine Activists Arrested In Kenya

🎯 Загружено автоматически через бота: 🚫 Оригинал видео: 📺 Данное видео является собственностью канала African Stream. Оно представлено в нашем сообществе исключительно в информационных, научных, образовательных или культурных целях. Наше сообщество не утверждает никаких прав на данное видео. Пожалуйста, поддержите автора, посетив его оригинальный канал: @AfricanStream. ✉️ Если у вас есть претензии к авторским правам на данное видео, пожалуйста, свяжитесь с нами по почте support@, и мы немедленно удалим его. 📃 Оригинальное описание: As the global push for not only a ceasefire, but a permanent and just resolution to the oppression of Palestinians, picks up pace, Kenya is pulling the other way. Several organisers were arrested 14 October in Nairobi for illegal assembly and for possession of a Palestinian flag. Both activities are, however, legal under Kenyan law. The organisers were released later in the day, with no charges booked. We spoke to one of the conveners, Mr Diop (not his real name due to the politically sensitive nature of the subject) of the Kenya for Palestine organisation. He calls the arrests a ploy to intimidate pro-Palestine organising. However, he adds, it has only hardened activists’ resolve and solidarity with Palestine. This is not an isolated incident, as Kenya has a history of pulling in the opposite direction of the continent. After the 7 October escalation in the Gaza Strip, the Kenyan government stated it stood with Israel. Decades ago, Kenya supported apartheid South Africa, with Kenya’s former president, Daniel arap Moi, being in the minority of African leaders that paid a visit to former South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk. One day after his inauguration, President William Ruto announced the closure of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’s embassy, in contradiction with the African Union’s policies. It was widely seen as a move to obtain fertiliser from Morocco, which has argued Western Sahara belongs to it. Morocco has refused to allow a UN monitored referendum on Western Sahara’s statehood. Let us know what you think of Kenya’s position on Israel. #Kenya #Activist #Palestine #Arrested #Legal #fyp