MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO RELEASE KHALED AL-SHEIKH

Ramallah, 14 Jumadal Awwal 1436/5 March 2015 (MINA) – Palestinian activists have launched a social media campaign for the release of the youngest Palestinian prisoner Khaled al-Sheikh under the slogan “Free Khaled al-Sheikh.”

The 15-year-old Khaled has been detained for more than two months on charges of throwing stones and setting fire to tires, Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

Khaled’s family warned of his difficult health condition as he suffers from anemia and did not receive any medication since his arrest on December 25, 2014.

MP Jamal al-Khudari has earlier declared a social media campaign calling for the release of the imprisoned minor Khaled al-Sheikh from Israeli occupation jails.

The campaign includes online hash tags and sending electronic letters to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the European Commission president, in addition to flyers and handbills to raise awareness about Khaled’s issue.

The Popular Committee Against the Siege has also organized two sit-ins in Gaza Strip calling for Khaled’s freedom amid the participation of Gaza’s children.

Two candle marches were organized in Gaza and occupied Jerusalem under the title “Free Palestinian prisoners.. Free Khaled al-Sheikh.”

On February 25, the Ofer military court sentenced Khaled, the youngest Palestinian boy in Israeli jails, to four months imprisonment, in addition to a fine estimated at 2000 shekels.

There are currently 300 Palestinian children detained behind Israeli bars as Palestinian children’s arrest constitutes a systematic Israeli policy. (T/P006/R04)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)