Pro-Palestine activist arrested in Belgium after attending protest

Brussels, Belgium – The recent arrest of a Palestinian activist in Belgium has raised alarm as the organisation he works for describes the incident as “a form of state harassment”. “They were doing anything they could to keep me,” Khatib told Al Jazeera. The Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office told Al Jazeera: “Mohammed Khatib was arrested as part of an investigation into events that took place in April 2024. De Moor’s successor, Anneleen Van Bossuyt, supports the initiative to revoke Khatib’s refugee status. The report concluded that the lack of a decision on revoking Khatib’s refugee status suggests insufficient evidence against him.