Linah Alsaafin
Linah Alsaafin is the editor of Palestine Monitor, writer for Electronic Intifada, and a journalist based in the West Bank, Occupied Palestine.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Thursday, June 21, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Special Report | Mahmoud Sarsak and the silence of the Palestine Football Association
On Monday, after an international outcry, Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak ended his 92-day hunger strike, launched in protest against his three-year detention without charge by Israel. Linah Alsaafin reports for Ceasefire from Ramallah on the background and repercussions of the case, notably the surprising silence of the Palestinian Football Association.
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