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Activists on Gaza flotilla allege they were abused while detained in Israel
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Activists urge UN to renew mandate of Sudan atrocity investigators
05 october 2025 - 13:43:24 MA 185 Views Panafrican News Agency Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Human rights advocates are urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of its atrocity investigation in Sudan, with a crucial vote...
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Deportation Ordered for Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil from US
A federal judge’s order to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to Algeria raises troubling questions about whether administrative procedures are being weaponized to suppress political dissent. The Intersection of Immigration and Activism...
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'Please get dad home': UK family urges Sumud activist's release
Malcolm Ducker (right) was detained on Thursday by Israeli naval forces in international water, aboard the Sumud Flotilla [Clare Azzougarh/TNA] The family of British Global Sumud Flotilla activist Malcolm Ducker say they are deeply concerned about...
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Gen-Z protests rock the world: From Morocco to Nepal, see how young activists are reshaping politics
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More Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment in Israeli detention
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International activists deported from Israel after joining an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla have given further accounts of mistreatment by guards during their detention. The latest claims made by participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla added to...
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Israel deports 29 more Gaza aid flotilla activists
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel has deported a further 29 activists detained by the navy last week for taking part in a flotilla that sought to deliver aid to blockaded Gaza, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. The flotilla, which set sail in late...
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Trans activist accused of trolling ex-police officers and barrister
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Last month, the comedy writer Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow airport by five armed police officers for comments he had made on social media.One of the messages made reference to punching transgender women in the genitals if they refused...
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UK Jewish leaders slam minister for inviting far-right activist Tommy Robinson to Israel
Two leading organizations representing British Jewry have sharply condemned Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli for inviting British far-right activist Tommy Robinson to Israel, saying the move ignores the views of most British Jews...
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US Lawmaker Condemns Israel’s Detention of Activists
(MENAFN) A leading American legislator strongly criticized Israel on Friday for detaining hundreds of activists, including several American nationals, who attempted to deliver humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip, declaring Israel’s...
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Turkish activist accuses Israel of torturing Greta Thunberg
(MENAFN) A Turkish activist involved in the Global Sumud Flotilla alleged on Saturday that Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg endured severe torture while in Israeli custody after vessels were intercepted in international waters, according to...
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Turkish Activists Report Abuse After Detention by Israel
(MENAFN) Turkish campaigners from the Global Sumud Flotilla have recounted experiences of physical and mental mistreatment, racial insults, and harassment by Israeli forces after their unlawful detention in international waters. Meanwhile, Turkish...
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Turkish Activist Alleges Greta Thunberg Tortured by Israel
(MENAFN) A Turkish humanitarian campaigner who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla claimed on Saturday that Swedish environmental advocate Greta Thunberg endured intense mistreatment at the hands of Israeli troops after their ships were...
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‘Brazen lies’: Israel denies claims on mistreatment of Greta Thunberg and other flotilla activists
Amid widespread criticism, the Israeli Foreign Ministry on Sunday (October 5, 2025) dismissed claims that Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other detainees from the Hamas–Sumud flotilla were mistreated, calling the allegations “brazen...
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Activists should “return to Portugal, if all goes well, later today”
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [MNE] organized and completed all procedures to ensure that the national citizens who were part of the flotilla can return to Portugal, if all goes well, later today,” stated the same source. According to the MNE,...
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Release of 23 GSF activists reflects strength of Malaysia's diplomacy
KUALA LUMPUR: The successful release of 23 Malaysian activists in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) mission who were detained by the Zionist regime reflects the effectiveness of Malaysia's cross-border diplomacy under the leadership of Prime...
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Four of ten Dutch activists released in Israel after Gaza flotilla interception
Four of the ten Dutch participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla have been released by Israeli authorities after the interception of ships attempting to reach Gaza. The flotilla, made up of about 40 vessels carrying more than 400 people, was...
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Ben-Gvir says ‘proud’ Israel treated Gaza flotilla activists as ‘terrorists’
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Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has openly defended the mistreatment of hundreds of international activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla. In a Saturday post on X, an activist with the Gaza-bound flotilla, Ersin Celik, said Swedish climate...
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Mandla Mandela, SA activists ‘in good spirits’ despite Israeli detention
Cape Town – The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) says the South Africans detained by Israeli forces, including Nkosi Zwelivelile (Mandla) Mandela, are in good health and “high spirits” despite their abduction. Mandela,...
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‘Treated like animals, on knees, facing down’: Deported Gaza flotilla activists' shocking accounts of Israel action
Dozens of international activists deported from Israel arrived in Istanbul on Saturday with harrowing accounts of mistreatment and violence after their Gaza-bound flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters. Activists...
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