Sunday 21 February 2010

Freedom of Speech

 Look at the people in the picture. They are in London, the capital of England. They are protesting against the war in Gaza. They are not happy that Israel bombed Gaza and killed thousands of civilians.
This picture was taken when the war was going on. They wanted the war to stop. They said that it was wrong to kill women and children.
The problem hasn't ended for those people. The police arrested tens of them after using tear gas. They ordered the people arrested to stand before a judge.
The judge ordered them to serve two years in prison for protesting against the war. He said that those people used violence against the police.
Most of the people who were ordered to go to prison are Muslims.
Their lawyers said that other people who protested against the government were not ordered to go to prison. They were ordered to do community service for some hours.
The case is different now. Britain is the second biggest supporter of Israel after the United States of America.
Families of the people arrested say they don't expect the judge to change his sentence. They say that their family members didn't go to prison because of their protest - it was because of their religion.
In Australia many people protested against the war in Gaza but they didn't get media attention.

Picture: http://english.aljazeera.net