Oakland activists rally to free imprisoned Palestinian teen

By Alicia Medina | February 2, 2018 |
Demonstrators demanding the release of Palestinian teenger Ahed Tamimi, currently detained by the Israeli military. Photo by Alicia Medina.

On January 31, Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian activist, turned 17 years old behind bars in an Israeli prison. Almost 8,000 miles away, in Oakland, Rania Salem, another 17-year-old Palestinian activist from San Francisco, joined a rally to celebrate Tamimi’s birthday and demand her release. Tamimi could face 10 years in prison after being charged with…

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