“From a newly free Benghazi, I fast for Shane & Josh” ~ Karen Leigh
If you’re going to attempt a solidarity fast while reporting from Libya, then you really have to believe in something. I went 36 hours without food in Benghazi this week in honor of Shane and Josh because I believe that two innocent men should be free as soon as possible – and that they should not each spend yet another birthday in jail. If Josh and Shane can give up food and drink for 17 torturous days in order to secure a paltry few-minute phone call home to their loved ones, then we can all stand to sacrifice a little on their behalf. They could be any of us. It’s very difficult to be a journalist in the Middle East (Shane), and it’s very difficult to travel the world trying to bridge cultures through the study of language (Sarah), and it’s very difficult to convince entire communities to change the way they think about the environment and how their actions affect the world around them (Josh.) Sarah is out of Evin but not free to continue her work. Josh and Shane are still locked away and should be allowed to fly home immediately, so that all three can continue their work as peace activists and brokers. So from a newly free Benghazi, I fast — and will do so again beginning Monday — for a soon-to-be-free Shane and Josh.
~ Karen Leigh, TIME, Bloomberg TV
About the author
Kenyan-born Canadian global mental health policy researcher and Free the Hikers campaign co-founder (for my beloved brother Josh)
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