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EXCLUSIVE: Farouk Abdel-Muhti Set Free After Two Years in Prison

EXCLUSIVE: Farouk Abdel-Muhti Set Free After Two Years in Prison

Palestinian activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti was released from jail Monday night nearly two years after he was detained by U.S. immigration officials. He was never charged with a crime. In a national exclusive, Democracy Now! speaks with Abdel-Muhti in his first interview as a free man. He discusses his release, his struggle for freedom and the conditions of his detention which included 8-months of 23-hour lockdown in solitary confinement. [Includes rush transcript]

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