Engler’s arrest comes at a time of increasingly oppressive measures taken by police against Palestinian solidarity throughout the social democracies of the West.
Thursday morning, February 20, 2025, Yves Engler presented himself to Montreal police for arrest, as ordered. Though facing multiple charges, the Canadian author, journalist, and activist had no reason to believe he wouldn’t be bailed out in time to spend the weekend with his wife and young children. But that wasn’t to be.
Engler’s bail was denied Thursday evening without cause given, and again on Friday when he refused to agree to a gag order forbidding him to write about his ordeal. He writes,
“…(T)he officer told my lawyer she wants to impose a condition for my release saying that I’m not allowed to discuss the case. That is a flagrant violation of my freedom of expression, but is presumably designed to protect the police officer, Kurtz and her legal team from embarrassment.”
Initially, Engler was charged with “harassment and indecent communication” for his response to unelicited tweets on his X timeline from Canadian Zionist media personality, Dahlia Kurtz, (police say Engler describes Kurtz as a “genocide supporter” and “fascist”; accusations he readily admits are accurate).
Subsequently, Montreal police added charges, alleging Engler’s articles detailing his arrest by them and published at the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, along with an email letter campaign soliciting support for his release, constitute a threat. (more...)
Arresting Truth: Canadian Journalist Yves Engler Charged and Held in Montreal
FREE @EnglerYves. HE is RIGHT. @DahliaKurtz and ISRAEL and GENOCIDE are WRONG. ✊🏼🇵🇸 #FreeYvesEngler pic.twitter.com/MIXJ54yiqB
— Roger Waters ✊ (@rogerwaters) February 22, 2025
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