2018 WRITE-A-THON, DEC 9, 1 Benevolent St, Providence, RI
Appeals for Prisoners-of Conscience
Sunday December 9th was a day of writing letters for prisoners of conscience that were chosen by 3 groups; The World Affairs Committee of the Unitarian Church, Group 49 of Amnesty International and the Benenson Society of Providence. There 329 letters written, they were sent on the behalf of prisoners in Viet Nam, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Pakistan and China.
Our guest speaker was Kamal Elias, a Yazidi Kurd from the Mosul area of Iraq, he worked with coalition forces as a translator during the time ISIS was destroying all other groups including the Yazidis.
The information on each prisoner of conscience case can be found by clicking on names above the pictures:
THERESA TRAN THI XUAN
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ISRAA al-GHOMBHAM
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ARZHANG DAVOODI
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SHAWKAN
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ASIA BIBI |
UYGHUR CHINESE MINORITY |
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