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Israel: Human rights defender Mr Nuri al-Okbi sentenced to seven months imprisonmentposted on: 2011/01/06

Human rights defender Mr Nuri al-Okbi has been sentenced to seven months imprisonment on charges of "running a business without a license" by Ramla Magistrate's Court in Israel.

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Nuri al-Okbi, born in 1942 and father of 8 children, is head of the Association for Protection of the Rights of Bedouins in Israel and active for the rights of the Arab residents of Lod, many of whom were originally Negev Bedouins.

On 28 December 2010, Judge Zachariya Yemini of Ramla Magistrate's court sentenced Nuri Al-Okbi to seven months imprisonment on charges of “running a business without a license”. The business in question is a garage which Nuri al-Okbi has been running since 1964 in Lod. Over the years, the Municipality of Lod's policy has undergone various changes, with the garage being granted a permit some years, while being denied it in others.

It is reported that the Court originally appeared inclined to allow Nuri Al-Okbi perform community service in lieu of imprisonment.

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Israel: UPDATE- Human rights defender Ameer Makhoul convicted by Israel and will be sentenced in Decemberposted on: 2010/10/29

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Israel OPT: Israeli Supreme Court upholds travel ban against Palestinian human rights defender, Mr Shawan Jabarinposted on: 2009/03/19

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Jerusalem: Open letter to the Defense Minister and the Commander of Military Forces in the West Bankposted on: 2009/03/05

Today [3 March], 10 human rights organisations in Israel wrote to the Defense Minister and the Commander of Military Forces in the West Bank, sharply protesting against the denial of freedom of movement of Shawan Jabarin, Executive Director of the Palestinian human rights organisation al-Haq. Since Jabarin was appointed, in 2006, Israel has not allowed him to leave the West Bank. The organisations called for the prohibition on Jabarin’s exiting the West Bank be lifted. Otherwise, he will be prevented from obtaining a prestigious award for al-Haq’s work in advancing human rights.

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Brussels: “Restrictions on human rights defenders only create further space for militarism and extremism in OPT” posted on: 2007/10/19

“Restrictions on the work of Palestinian human rights defenders and civil society are leading to a position which creates further space for militarism and extremism” says Front Line, the International Foundation for the protection of human rights defenders, as the EU and Israel meet to discuss political dialogue and cooperation.