Prominent Palestinian Protester in Brussels Dies in Custody

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 7: People hang a giant Palestine flag on a tunnel while a shirtless man is walking in balance on the central pillar of the urban highway in the street of Brussels for Gaza on September 7, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The second edition of the "Red Line for Gaza" protest began today at the Gare du Nord in Brussels. More than 200 organizations, associations, and trade unions gathered to condemn Israel's policies in the Gaza war, as well as companies and countries deemed complicit in "crimes committed by the Israeli government." (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

The death followed months in immigration detention — and human rights groups’ condemnation of Belgium’s crackdown on protests.

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