Palestinian Poet Dareen Tatour Gets Five-month Sentence for Incitement on Social Media
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Tatour, 36, was convicted of 'incitement to violence' and supporting terrorist organizations in May
Dareen Tatour at the Nazareth Magistrates' Court, July 31, 2018.Rami Shllush
Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday by the Nazi District court. Tatour, was convicted in May of incitement to violence and supporting terrorist organizations, based on her social media posts.
Following the sentencing, Tatour said she was not surprised. "I expected prison and that's what happened. I didn't expect justice. The prosecution was political to begin with because I'm Palestinian, because it's about free speech and I'm imprisoned because I'm Palestinian."
Tatour, 36, a resident of the illegally occupied Galilee village of Reineh, ne...