Tag: Free Gaza Movement

  • FGM: Israel’s Intimidation Tactics Won’t Stop Us, First Ship Sets Sail for Gaza!

    Free Gaza Movement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2010 At 22:45 local time tonight, the MV Rachel Corrie, a 1200-ton cargo ship, part of the eight-vessel Freedom Flotilla, set sail from Ireland on its way to the Mediterranean Sea. There, ships from Turkey and Greece will join her, then sail to Gaza. This past week…

  • The Freedom Flotilla sails to Gaza in May

    Free Gaza Movement 28 April 2010 On May 24, 2010, the Freedom Flotilla sets sail for Gaza determined to, once again, challenge Israel’s blockade of 1.5 million Palestinians trapped in an open-air prison. Under the coordination of the Free Gaza Movement, numerous human rights organizations, including the Turkish Relief Foundation (IHH), the Perdana Global Peace…

  • Coalition to Break the Blockade on Gaza Announced

    For Immediate Release Following months of preparation, a coalition bringing together a number of organizations and movements working to break Israel’s illegal blockade on Gaza was announced yesterday in Istanbul. The coalition, comprised of the Turkey-based IHH (Insani Yardim Vakfi) organization, the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG), the Greek Ship to…

  • Our last port is freedom: Sending a flotilla to break the siege of Gaza

    Free Gaza Movement 30 January 2010 For immediate release: Yesterday the Free Gaza Movement and the Turkish Relief Foundation (IHH) announced a joint venture, sending 10 boats in the spring of 2010 to the besieged Gaza strip. Organizations from Greece, Ireland and Sweden have also promised to send boats to join the flotilla with the…

  • Join the sail to Gaza this spring

    Free Gaza Movement 12 January 2010 ‘We’re Sailing Again – Join Us!’ This spring, the Free Gaza Movement is sending at least six boats to Gaza to break Israel’s illegal blockade on 1.5 million Palestinians. This blockade constitutes an act of collective punishment, a crime prohibited under international humanitarian law. Gaza’s man-made and internationally perpetuated…