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Feb 12 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
🚨BREAKING: "My hands and legs were weighed down by heavy chains as they drew my blood and gave me medications". Palestinian political prisoner Leqaa Kordia breaks speaks out after being taken to a hospital following a life threatening seizure at Praireland Detention Center.
"It was terrifying. I felt like an animal. My hands are still full of marks from the heavy metal. They even refused to remove the chains when I went to the bathroom or took a shower" said Leqaa. No one should have to endure this inhumane treatment. What has America become?