Palestinian activist tortured in Israeli Jail, Al Ma'sara, West

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After one day of release from Israeli prison, the nose of Omar Alaaeddin, a 25-year-old Palestinian from the village of Al Ma'asara, appears still swollen from the beatings, and his right eye looks infected during his medical examination a day after his release from Israeli jail, on <span style="font-size: 12.222222328186px;">March 23, 2010. Omar was arrested at the Container Checkpoint on March 14 and was subsequently beaten for several hours. Alaaeddin reports having been also tortured in the Israeli Russian Compound Jail in Jerusalem. He was released on March 22 with no charges against him. Omar is known to be one of the organizers of the weekly demonstrations against the Israeli Separation Wall in the village of Al Ma'sara. This is the second time this month that an organizer from Al Ma'asara has been detained and assaulted at the Container Checkpoint after Border Police officers recognized them from demonstrations.</span></p>