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Protesters push for Omar Khadr’s release

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Brett Popplewell, Toronto Star
July 27, 2008

Monsoon-like weather and the sight of a well-guarded American consulate couldn’t dissuade some 300 protesters from taking to University Ave. yesterday in the city’s first rally to press for the release of Toronto-born Omar Khadr from Guantanamo Bay.

Shouts and cries filled the street along with howling winds and a lone piper’s lament as protesters raised placards calling for the release of Khadr, who was captured as a 15-year-old in 2002 during a firefight in Afghanistan.

Khadr’s mother, Maha Elsamnah, brother Karim Khadr and sister Zaynab Khadr joined the protest.

“It is touching to have all these people here who do not even know Omar,” Elsamnah said.

A thunderstorm prevented the protesters from continuing their march to the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service building, but event organizer Sid Lacombe of the Canadian Peace Alliance said he hoped their message was being heard by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

“This is just the beginning of a larger campaign. Expect to see more rallies and ongoing campaigns from people calling on the Canadian government to actually do something to get Khadr back here for a just trial,” said Lacombe.

Source | See Also: ‘You don’t care about me,’ Omar Khadr sobs in interview tapes | Canada’s top court orders partial access to Khadr transcripts | Canada losing moral standing over treatment of Omar Khadr: Dallaire | Khadr Defence chips away at military prosecution

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