On the 1st September 2008, the first day of Ramadan, several volunteers with the Free Gaza Movement and the International Solidarity Movement accompanied a small fleet of seven fishing vessels from Gaza City port. The fishermen exercised their right to ...
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Maan: Two injured in Israeli attacks on Palestinian fishermen in Gaza
To view original article, published by Maan News Agency on the 2nd September, click here Two Gazan fishermen were injured when Israeli naval vessels fired on Palestinian fishing boats on Monday. Palestinian medical sources told Ma’an that 32-year-old Husam Sultan ...
Read More »Free Gaza Movement: Human Rights Workers to accompany Gaza fishermen on Monday
GAZA CITY (1 September 2008) – Human Rights Observers from the Free Gaza Movement and the International Solidarity Movement launch campaign to monitor Israeli naval aggression against Gazan fishermen. According to a recent article in The Guardian, “Under the Oslo ...
Read More »Gaza 3ala Bali: Protest in Ramallah in solidarity with the fishermen of Gaza
On the 16th June, people gathered in the center of Ramallah in a show of solidarity with the fishermen of Gaza, who today set sail in protest against the brutal Israeli imposed siege which is destroying their livelihoods. In Ramallah, ...
Read More »From Italy: Solidarity and support with fishermen in Gaza
By Luisa Morgantini – Vice President of the European Parliament In Occasion of the International Day of Action to support fishermen in Gaza “The Right to Live. The Right to Fish. End the Siege on Gaza” Rome 16th June 2008 ...
Read More »Fisherman’s union hold a sit-in at Gaza port demanding an end to Israeli abuses
13 July | International Solidarity Movement | Gaza On Sunday, the Fishermen’s Syndicate in the Gaza Strip organized a protest sit-in and a press conference, demanding an end to the Israeli abuses against fishermen and the expansion of the fishing ...
Read More »Six year anniversary of the death of Vittorio Arrigoni
16th April 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Gaza, occupied Palestine Today marks the 6th anniversary of the death of Vittorio Arrigoni, a journalist and an italian activist working with the International Solidarity Movement, in Gaza. Arrigoni first ...
Read More »Israeli Forces Shoot a Palestinian Fisherman for the Third Time
24th October 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza-team | Gaza, occupied Palestine On Sep 5th, 2016, the Gaza fisherman, Ahmed Mohamed Zaied. 32 years of age, was fishing along with his friend using a hasaka (small boat). They were fishing ...
Read More »Israeli forces stole 21 boats and sank two more just in the last 3 months
5th July 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza team | Gaza, occupied Palestine Just in the last 3 months Gaza’s fishermen had 21 boats stolen and 2 sunken by the Israeli occupation forces. Each small boat sustains at least 20 ...
Read More »Labour day demonstration in Gaza trying to fight the siege
4th May 2016 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza team | Gaza, occupied Palestine On May 1st, the workers of the Gaza Strip gathered to demand that Mahmoud Abbas and Rami Hamdallah work towards the end of the blockade. The blockade has already strangled ...
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