On the morning of 11 February 2026, the Administrative Court of the First Instance in Heraklion, Crete, ordered Mohammed Khatib, Europe coordinator of Samidoun, released from detention and to “self-deport” to Belgium in the coming days. This is an important achievement for him, his lawyers and the many groups supporting him, as it was clear that there was pressure to keep him detained indefinitely in Greece. As we write, comrades from Palestine solidarity organizations and progressive lawyers are currently awaiting his release from detention in Heraklion. He has been held since Saturday, 7 February in dangerous and unhealthy conditions.
Mohammed’s ban from Greece — seemingly issued at the request of the Zionist entity — remains in place, and he plans to fight the ban legally and politically. We will provide updates as soon as possible, including when his actual release is confirmed, and we urge all to continue their efforts of solidarity and support for not only Mohammed Khatib, but for all Palestinian prisoners in European and U.S. imperialist jails and in Zionist prisons, and for the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea. This is especially true as he faces a similar attack in Belgium, his country of residence, where the right-wing government is attempting to strip his asylum status.
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