[Iran Press TV] Ex-British Member of Parliament, George Galloway, has been denied a visa to enter the US to speak to the MLFA members and some non-Muslims in Kenner, Louisiana over human rights.Galloway was invited to Louisiana by the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) to deliver a speech to raise funds for the organisation and to promote awareness about ongoing injustices facing Muslims and their rights in the United States.
The audience of around 100 people, with the majority being Louisiana Muslim community members, and a handful of non-Muslims were shocked to learn that the keynote-speaker was absent because he was not given an entry visa to America, for the December 13 meeting.
Galloway addressed the crowd in Kenner via the computer program Skype, stating that it was not clear whether the decision was the result of a technical or bureaucratic glitch, or whether it was a political measure carried out in secrecy. He explained that efforts were made to resolve the situation throughout the weekend, but that nothing came of it.
His speech to the audience mainly consisted of human rights violations carried out by the US government against Muslims all over the world.
He also talked about the rights of Palestinians and the Israeli-led violence towards women and children, which is supported by the US government.
"Nothing will stop me. Not the government of what they call Israel; not the government of Canada nor the US," Galloway said. "I cannot be silenced...I hope the US government understands that. We live in the age of Skype, YouTube and Face book. There will always be a way for me to speak."
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Galloway had also been denied entry into Canada from March 2009 until October 2010. He has not, however, been officially banned from entering the United States.
