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Online Protests Held for Palestinian Hunger Striker

HeadlineFeb 10, 2012

Solidarity actions were held online throughout the world on Thursday to back a Palestinian activist who has been on hunger strike for nearly two months in protest of his detention without trial or charge. Khader Adnan, believed to be a member of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad, has refused to eat since he was arrested in mid-December.

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