Majid Freeman vs The State: Defending the Right to Resist Genocide
Event Details
Join us to hear directly from Majid Freeman at his final public event before his upcoming 2-week trial at Birmingham Crown Court for defending the right to resist genocide.
In what's expected to be one of the most important pro Palestine legal battles this year - we're calling on all to show up and stand up for Palestine.
Learn about:
- What is at stake for us all at this trial.
- How you can campaign to defend the right to resist.
- The campaign to support the legal battle.
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Speakers
Majid Freeman
Well known in his home city of Leicester, and the broader activist community, Majid is a British Muslim, hafidh of the Quran and charity aid worker. He has long served local and international humanitarian causes, and uses his online platforms to raise awareness of the plight of those suffering persecution and harm.
Moazzam Begg
Senior Director
A British-born Muslim, Moazzam Begg is a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner and outreach director for CAGE.
After his release, he became one of the most prominent public-speakers and Muslim advocates for justice and dialogue.
He is the author of the best-seller Enemy Combatant in which he recounts his experience as an innocent man detained and torture at Guantanamo, Bagram and Kandahar.
The Muslim 500 listed him as one of the 500 “most influential Muslims” in the world.
The New Statesman listed him in the top 50 “Heroes of our time”.
He has travelled extensively to investigate state abuses and western complicity in torture including to Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Syria.
A direct eye-witness to the conflicts in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Syria, his life has been recorded by the Columbia University Oral History project, and the BBC Storyville documentary, The Confession.
Arif Mahmood
Arif is the Co-founder of the Activist Independent Movement and Dudley Palestine Solidarity Group.
