Tag: Fishermen
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Gaza: “Free the Holy Land sea”
23rd December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine “Free the Holy Land sea” was a three-day protest by fishermen in Gaza which began on Tuesday, 17th November. The fishermen, supported by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights and al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, set up a tent at the Gaza…
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Under Israeli fire, Gaza fishermen plan protest tent to “free the Holy Land sea”
12th December 2013 | Free the Holy Land Sea | Gaza, Occupied Palestine For Immediate Release Contacts: Zakaria Baker (Arabic) zakarea-1010@hotmail.com Khalil Shaheen (Arabic, English) khalilshaheen@yahoo.com On Tuesday, 17 December, Palestinian fishermen will pitch a protest tent in the Gaza seaport. The structure, which will stand for three days and be decorated with pictures of fishermen attacked…
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Photos: A visit to the Gaza fish auction
10th December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine Gaza’s fish action brought back memories from both my time as a fisherman and my work in the port of Gothenburg. There was the same crowding around the neat rows of boxes, filled with different types of fish and shellfish, the auctioneer’s pad…
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Photos: Palestinian fishermen and activists sail to protest Israel’s siege of Gaza
4th December 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Charlie Andreasson | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Monday, 2nd December 2013, 200-250 Palestinians, foreign activists and journalists, many from international media, gathered in the Gaza seaport for a joint action to alert the world about the siege and its consequences for fishermen pursuing their profession. The action resulted from…
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Israeli forces capture two Palestinian fishermen and seize their boat off Gaza
21st November 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine On Sunday, 17th November 2013, two Palestinian fishermen were captured by Israeli naval forces, who also confiscated their boat, in Gaza waters. Ammar Asad al-Sultan, age 19, and Mohsen Zayed, age 25, were on a small fishing boat, or hasaka, without an engine,…
