Hamdi Abu Rahma is from Bil'in village in the West Bank, Palestine. His photos and book Roots Run Deep depict the reality of life under occupation and he is an outspoken critic of the oppressive measures and brutality imposed on the Palestinian people. He knows about this first hand as his beloved cousin Baseem was murdered by the Israeli Occupation Forces in 2009 and then only two years later his other cousin, and Baseem's sister Jawaher, was also murdered. This was a great loss to him and all the Abu Rahma family. Many many families feel this pain as babies, children, disabled , elderly and every Palestinian is a target in their own homeland.
But through this he has never shown hatred towards any person. Even though he has been harassed, attacked and had death threats , simply for doing his job.
The UK London government in Westminster has no valid reason for refusing him a visitor's Visa to exhibit his work. He has support of friends , and Scottish MPs, and funding, and there's no risk he will not return as he has never broken these rules before and he has an elderly mother who he must go back to. Any reasons they have given for withholding a Visa are just excuses. The real reason is because he is a Palestinian and they don't want him exposing the crimes of the occupation. The Israeli government is exerting its influence over British government departments. This is not fair. Hamdi has done nothing wrong and they are preventing him from travelling to Scotland. Please show your support and sign this petition. Let's get Hamdi his Visa.
Thank you all ✊✌
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