Fathi Eljahmi

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Fathi Eljahmi is an imprisoned Libyan, who is considered Libya's "most prominent democratic dissident"[1] and has received significant international attention.[2][3][4][5]

He was arrested in October 2002 and sentenced to five years in prison for stating at a 'People's Conference' in Tripoli that reform in Libya would require a constitution, free speech and democracy.[6]. He was briefly released that month at the request of Senator Joe Biden,and then re-imprisoned.[1] after calling for democratization of Libya in a television interview.[5] In early 2004 he, his wife, and his eldest son were taken into custody.[7][8] The Libyan government claimed that Eljahmi was put on trial in late 2005, accused of the capital charges of "trying to overthrow the government, insulting Col Gaddafi and contacting foreign authorities, after he talked to a US diplomat"[5] Eljahmi currently remains imprisoned.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Gadhafi gets more than he deserves, by Claudia Rosett, The Philadelphia Enquirer, Sep. 6, 2007
  2. ^ Support Builds for Libyan Dissident, by Nora Boustany, Washington Post, Nov 16, 2006
  3. ^ For a Critic, Libya's Nascent Openness Doesn't Apply, by Craig S. Smith, New York Times, Dec 27, 2004
  4. ^ Dissident Watch: Fathi El-Jahmi, The Middle East Quarterly, vol XI, number 4, Fall 2004
  5. ^ a b c Trial fears for Libyan dissident, BBC News, May 5, 2006
  6. ^ Are We Keeping Faith? Meet Fathi Eljahmi, a Libyan freedom-fighter, by Claudia Rosett, Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2004
  7. ^ Dial a Dissident:Why won't Gadhafi let Fathi Eljahmi answer his phone?, by Claudia Rosett, Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2004
  8. ^ Will Anyone Answer? "Tell them we are ready for democracy": a Libyan dissident's message to Washington, byu Claudia Rosett, Wall Street Journal, June 15, 2005

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