Jenny Linnell, from Totnes, a human rights volunteer observer for the International Solidarity Movement in Gaza, who sent stories to the PRSD about what was going on inside Gaza during the Israeli invasion, is having trouble getting home.
She’s been trying to leave the Gaza Strip through Egypt, but she’s being denied entry. We got this message calling on people to help get her home.
Worker and Human Rights Observer, Totnes’ Jenny Linnell (OJ) is being denied entry to Egypt, effectively holding her prisoner in the Gaza strip. She has been trying to leave for over a month, having been working there for the past 7 months.
As a British Citizen she has a right toi leave and come home to the UK. We need to get her safely into Egypt to get her home as a matter of urgency, as this abuse of human rights needs to be nipped in the bud.
Please ring the numbers below to put pressure on the foreign office to act. She needs as many people as possible to phone to give her the best chance of getting out. Please help by phoning from Sunday, July 5 onwards (each day if possible)!
The letter gives you an idea of the situation – as well as being a potential letter to be personalised / and or simply signed from you for printing off and posting or emailing to the email addresses below. Please help us get OJ home to the UK – we are all worried about her.
The latest details re contacting embassies and other organisations are now:
London Palestine Solidarity Campaign, International Solidarity Movement, Jews for Justice For Palestinians, Amnesty International – Please contact these networks and organisations for their support too.
The British Embassy in Cairo
Tel: 0020 227916000
Email: Richard.Fielder@fco.gov.uk
The Foreign Office
Middle East Desk
Tel: 020 70088784
Email: jill.bayliss@fco.gov.uk and trish.wise2@fco.gov.uk
Office hours (for the British Embassy in Cairo) are 8.30am-3.30pm with a 2 hour time difference (Egypt two hours later than the UK) – (Start the phoning from Sunday, July 5… they are open!)
It’s cheaper to call Egypt via Telediscount on 08719994994, or obtain a phonecard for the Middlle East. Faxes will be better sent during office hours so there’s someone on the receiving end. Emails can probably be sent anytime.
Check out the letter you case use to help bring Jenny home
Read some of Jenny’s reports from the Gaza Strip
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