Palestinian activist arrested over Facebook post released

‘The Palestinian Authority has released a prominent activist a week after he was arrested for writing a Facebook post criticising the government of President Mahmoud Abbas.
Issa Amro’s lawyer said Sunday that his client was released on $1,400 bail after being held under a recent edict that allows the government to crack down on social media critics.
In a Facebook post earlier this month, Amro criticised the detention of a local journalist who called for Abbas’ resignation.
Amro’s attorney, Farid Atrash, said it was “shameful” that his client was arrested for exercising his right of free expression.
Amro, a 35-year-old activist who advocates non-violence and protests against Israeli settlements in his hometown of Hebron, also faces charges in an Israeli military court. His trial is to resume in October.’
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