New footage shows Georges Abdallah, Europe’s longest-serving political prisoner, following MEP Rima Hassan’s visit to his cell in Lannemezan prison in France.
Now 73, Abdallah is a Lebanese communist and pro-Palestinian revolutionary imprisoned in France since October 1984. Despite four decades behind bars and multiple legal rulings in his favor, France refuses to release him due to Israeli and US pressure.
In November 2024, a French sentencing court again approved his release, yet he remains imprisoned due to political obstacles.
New footage shows Georges Abdallah, Europe’s longest-serving political prisoner, following MEP Rima Hassan’s visit to his cell in Lannemezan prison in France.
Now 73, Abdallah is a Lebanese communist and pro-Palestinian revolutionary imprisoned in France since October 1984. Despite four decades behind bars and multiple legal rulings in his favor, France refuses to release him due to Israeli and US pressure.
In November 2024, a French sentencing court again approved his release, yet he remains imprisoned due to political obstacles.
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