Category: In the Media

  • Israel once again commits an act of state piracy in the Mediterranean

    Israel once again commits an act of state piracy in the Mediterranean

    29th June 2015 | Freedom Flotilla Coalition | International Waters, off the coast of Occupied Palestine At 02:06AM today (Gaza time) the “Marianne” contacted Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and informed us that three boats of the Israeli navy had surrounded her in international waters, while sailing approximately 100NM from Gaza coast. After that we lost…

  • UN spurns Palestinian children

    UN spurns Palestinian children

    8th June 2015 | Hemaya Center for Human Rights | Gaza, Occupied Palestine   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   UN spurns Palestinian children Ban Ki-moon’s decision not to include Israel on the list of violators of children’s rights twists the knife in the heart of every Palestinian parent, making it very clear that in the eyes…

  • Marianne heads for Gaza today!

    Marianne heads for Gaza today!

    10th May 2015 | Ship to Gaza | Gothenburg, Sweden Marianne of Gothenburg will leave her home port at 7 pm on the 10 of May. The trawler, which has been acquired by Ship to Gaza Sweden and Ship to Gaza Norway jointly, departs for a voyage of almost 5000 nautical miles to eastern Mediterranean and the blockaded…

  • Organisers of Pilsen 2015, don’t host Days of Jerusalem festival

    Organisers of Pilsen 2015, don’t host Days of Jerusalem festival

    30th April 2015 | International Solidarity Movement – support group  | Czech Republic  Prominent figures of Czech political and public life call on the organizers of Pilsen 2015 to step down as hosts of the Days of Jerusalem festival. The Days of Jerusalem festival is taking place in the city of Pilsen as part of the European Capital…

  • The Siege – cultural resistance in Palestine

    The Siege – cultural resistance in Palestine

    20th April 2015 | Frida and Jenny | Jenin, Occupied Palestine The room was overflowing with people who had come to witness the opening of the play The Siege. Pushing our way through the throng we managed to find some seats, squashed in the middle of a diverse and lively audience. We were sitting in…