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FRANCE: Comrade Théo Released from Prison

By The Incendiary Editorial Board

It is our great pleasure to announce that yesterday Comrade Théo El Ghozzi, political prisoner of the French state, was released. He had been imprisoned since July 22 for protesting reactionary labor laws as part of the Yellow Vest movement. He spent a great deal of time on hunger strike, struggling for the rights of political prisoners in France and around the world, and documented several violations of his rights in his letters from jail.

We will continue to report on his case as more details come out.

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Read our previous coverage of Comrade Théo and US solidarity actions dedicated to him here:

FRANCE: Support the Hunger Strike of Political Prisoner Comrade Théo!

FRANCE: Comrade Théo Releases Letter, Enters Third Week of Hunger Strike

AUSTIN: Solidarity with Comrade Théo, Political Prisoner on Hunger Strike

HOUSTON: Comrade Théo Solidarity Banner Pasted on French Consulate

LOS ANGELES: More Graffiti in Solidarity With Comrade Théo

FRANCE: March for Comrade Théo and Political Prisoners

FRANCE: Comrade Théo Releases Letter, Restarts Hunger Strike

PITTSBURGH: “Free Théo” Graffiti in Solidarity with Political Prisoner of French State

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