Aida Camp, West Bank - Recent

Storyline:
Munther Amira, known across Palestine for his non-violent activism against the Israeli occupation, recently shared the humiliating and painful experience of being arbitrarily detained by Israeli forces at his home in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, last year.

He was taken into custody on December 18, 2023, because the Israeli forces accused him of publishing posts inciting violence on Facebook.

That's when his nightmares began, he told China Global Television Network (CGTN) in an interview.

After serving two and a half months in the Israeli prison, he was released as the prosecution failed to offer any credible evidence to charge him.

Shotlist:
Aida Camp, West Bank - Recent:
1. Various of security wall built by Israel, street scene; traffic;
2. Various of Munther Amira, activist, walking on street past murals;
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Munther Amira, activist (starting with shot 2):
"I remember the day the Israeli occupying forces broke in and destroyed our home. They stormed into my mother's house. They beat up my brother and dragged him to our house. He was beaten unconscious. Then they attacked us as well. They beat me up in front of my daughter. My son was wearing a shirt with a map of Palestine on it. They even slashed his shirt with a knife. There was nothing I could do. That's when my nightmares began."
FILE: Bethlehem, Israeli-occupied West Bank - Dec 18, 2023:
4. Footage showing Munther Amira being detained by Israeli forces;
Aida Camp, West Bank - Recent:
5. Various of Munther Amira walking on street; answering phone call;
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Munther Amira, activist (starting with shot 5):
"It was a military camp. Along the way, I was humiliated and abused. At around 03:00, soldiers stormed into the room where we were being held. They handcuffed us all and threw us into a corner. Then they sent a big dog in. It was about this big. It savaged us. The guards also punched and kicked us."
7. Photos of Amira holding banner in protest;
8. Plants;
9. View through window;
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Munther Amira, activist (starting with shot 9):
"They did this every morning at 06:00. Sometimes it even started at 04:00. They constantly hurled abuse at us. Every time, 20 guards would come in with two dogs. We were made to kneel and not look them in the eye. Behind those iron bars, you couldn't resist. I lost all my rights as a human being."
11. Wire fence;
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Munther Amira, activist (starting with shot 11):
"That prison felt more like a grave. The giant gates were the gates of hell. I could only pray silently, hoping to survive. I prayed every day for a ceasefire that would give us back our freedom."
13. Various of murals on walls.

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