A French court has ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who had been imprisoned for 40 years in France.

After 40 years in French prisons, a court in Paris has ordered the release of Lebanese activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, referred to as ‘Arab Nelson Mandela’, ending his long battle against injustice.

Pro-Palestinian fighter and anti-imperialist hero Georges Ibrahim Abdallah has been incarcerated in a French prison for four decades.

Pro-Palestinian hero Georges Ibrahim Abdallah remains Europe’s longest-serving political prisoner, as Paris continues to refuse his liberation.