Those who stand up for just social and economic causes have long faced repression by the Canadian state. In this moment, the struggle for Palestinian liberation is the most unifying cause for people who want to build a better world. For this reason, it is no surprise that anti-genocide activists like Yves Engler are being targeted.

Engler’s arrest has been widely reported by X users, including well-known political commentator Glenn Greenwald and Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada (Abunimah was himself unjustly arrested by Swiss authorities last month). Turkish and Iranian media have reported on Engler’s arrest, as has the UK-based channel Middle East Eye and the online legal news service Jurist News. However, no mainstream Canadian media have reported on Engler’s arrest, and next to no Canadian politicians have condemned his jailing.

  • kbal
    2•21 days ago

    If it does turn out that “racist Dahlia supports killing Palestinian children. 20,000 is not enough she wants even more Palestinian blood spilled” really is the worst that he posted, as the law student suggests, then all the ridiculously slanted reporting about it — which unquestioningly takes the accused at his word — might turn out to be not too far from the truth after all. We’ll find out eventually, I hope.

  • Jerkface (any/all)English
    1•20 days ago

    I heard about this on the day he surrendered. Word got out even though there was no domestic media reporting.