Tag: Jenny Linnel
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Peace activist finally allowed to return to UK
Herald Express 21 July 2009 A totnes peace activist who spent a year in Gaza has returned to the UK. Jenny Linnell flew back from the Middle East in London at the weekend following weeks of being stuck at the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt. The pro-Palestinian human rights charity worker had been prevented…
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Egyptian authorities punish two activists for Palestinian solidarity work
4 July 2009 For Immediate Release: Natalie Abou Shakra, Lebanon/UK, and Jenny Linnell, UK, two International Solidarity Movement activists who came to Gaza as part of the Free Gaza Movement voyages, both British nationals, were prevented from exiting the Gaza Strip via the Rafah Crossing on the 28th of June, 2009 by the Egyptian border…
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Palestinians destroy sections of the wall separating Gaza and Egypt following intense Israeli attacks in Rafah
Parts of the wall between Gaza and Egypt were torn down according to International Human Rights Observers witnessing and documenting the Israeli attacks on Gaza. Video by ISM Gaza Strip British Human Rights Observer, Jenny Linnel, who is working with the International Solidarity Movement, was in Yibnah Camp in Rafah and confirmed that the Palestinian…