She dedicated her life to building a radical international left, both in Japan, and in the Middle East where she sought the liberation of Palestine. Upon returning home to Japan, 20 years ago, she was arrested and charged with multiple crimes related to her activities (illegal travel, crimes pertaining to her occupation of the Hague’s French Embassy), and she was convicted and sentenced. She remained in prison until…
FUSAKO SHIGENOBU IS FINALLY FREE!
Japanese freedom fighter Fusako Shigenobu was released from prison in Japan today, May 28, 2022, after 20 years in detention. She is lifelong comrade of the Palestinian people and struggle.
Carl Zha mentioned in a thread that image is from a film and not of Fusako.
Post: https://twitter.com/CarlZha/status/1530524735355748353
Oh crap. My mistake!
So I’ve updated the photo in this post. For reference, this picture was the one that is not real: