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Prominent Canadian activist and author arrested for pro-Palestinian activism (www.middleeasteye.net)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26284554

By Syma Mohammed
Published date: 20 February 2025 21:44 GMT

Alex Tyrrell, party leader of the Green Party of Quebec, who accompanied Engler to the police station on Thursday, spoke to the Middle East Eye about Engler’s arrest.

“I think it’s a shocking attack on free expression and democratic rights and criticism of Israel in Canada - a country that’s supposed to be a free, democratic society. We’re supposed to speak out about a genocide," Tyrrel told MEE.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What law did he supposedly violate?

[–] Rentlar 2 points 1 week ago

If you want to hear directly from the accused's POV:

Harassment and Interference of anti-Palestinian activist Dahlia Kurtz is what he is being charged with.

https://yvesengler.com/2025/02/19/police-angry-at-my-writing-about-ridiculous-charges-so-add-more/