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FFC and Thousand Madleens Launch Next Wave of Boats to Gaza

MEDIA ADVISORY Date: September 27, 2025 Contact: Hay Sha Wiÿa, FFC Press Officer WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 [email protected] [email protected] REGISTER FOR ZOOM ATTENDANCE: https://zoom.us/j/95529345646?pwd=ZyAHlz4BBetHtbzcL9SwOb4M7DSkbn.1 Catania, Italy, 27 September 2025 The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and Thousand Madleens to Gaza (TMTG) will launch a flotilla of 10 boats on Saturday, 27 September 2025 from San Giovanni Li […]

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19 Crew Members and 2 Journalists Sail Aboard Handala to Break Israel’s Blockade of Gaza

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2025 Contact: Hay Sha Wiya, Press Officer Email: [email protected] Website: www.freedomflotilla.org Gallipoli, Italy — On Sunday 20 July nineteen international human rights defenders and two journalists set sail on the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s boat Handala in a bold mission to challenge Israel’s illegal and inhumane blockade of the Palestinian people

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FFC’s Handala Launches from Gallipoli, Begins Final Leg of Its Journey to Break the Blockade — For the Children of Gaza

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 20, 2025 Contact: Hay Sha Wiya, Press Officer Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 Join Our Whatsapp group for real time updates: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BbMmkVEod4MFmvRvxk6HML Website: www.freedomflotilla.org Interview Requests: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7r5Wy2glAJI8gLV5dtsjcoIhIy9bheJ9CR_nOt1hFOZU-kg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=100716123373783889502 Media Available for Use with Credit: https://drive.proton.me/urls/4SC3W3VF3G#1pGqu7praxfd Gallipoli, Italy, July 20, 2025 — The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) announces that Handala, our civilian

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Update on Handala’s Departure to Gaza

Contact: Hay Sha Wiya, Press Officer Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 Join Our Whatsapp group for real time updates:https://chat.whatsapp.com/BbMmkVEod4MFmvRvxk6HML Website: www.freedomflotilla.org Interview Requests:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7r5Wy2glAJI8gLV5dtsjcoIhIy9bheJ9CR_nOt1hFOZU-kg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=100716123373783889502 Media Available for Use with Credit:https://drive.proton.me/urls/4SC3W3VF3G#1pGqu7praxfd Gallipoli, Italy, July 17, 2025 — The departure of our ship Handala from Gallipoli to Gaza has been postponed to July 20 due to final technical

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FFC’s Handala begins its journey to Gaza to break the blockade, For the Children of Gaza

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 13, 2025 Contact: Hay Sha Wiya, Press Officer Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 Website: www.freedomflotilla.org Siracusa, Italy, July 13, 2025 — Today, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) announces that Handala, our civilian aid boat, has officially set sail from Siracusa, Italy and begun its journey to Gaza. This marks a bold step

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Freedom Flotilla Volunteers on the ‘Madleen’ face Solitary Confinement – Update from Adalah Legal team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2025 CONTACT Hay Sha Wiya, FFC Press Officer WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 Submit interview requests here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7r5Wy2glAJI8gLV5dtsjcoIhIy9bheJ9CR_nOt1hFOZU-kg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=100716123373783889502 Media Available for Use with Credit: https://drive.proton.me/urls/CDYKESS7SC#ab0CGGgdRpYg Occupied Palestine – The Freedom Flotilla Coalition strongly condemns the Israeli government’s use of solitary confinement against two of its detained volunteers: Rima Hassan, a Palestinian Member

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Four Deported, Eight Detained – Israel Holds ‘Madleen’ Group Illegally

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Hay Sha Wiya, FFC Press Officer WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 Submit interview requests here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7r5Wy2glAJI8gLV5dtsjcoIhIy9bheJ9CR_nOt1hFOZU-kg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=100716123373783889502 Media Available for Use with Credit: https://drive.proton.me/urls/CDYKESS7SC#ab0CGGgdRpYg Approximately 24 hours after contact was lost with our colleagues aboard the Madleen, lawyers from Adalah (the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel) were able to meet with

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Israeli Military Attacks Madleen in International Waters — Weeks After Bombing of Conscience

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: FFC Press Officer Hay Sha [email protected] WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 Submit interview requests here:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7r5Wy2glAJI8gLV5dtsjcoIhIy9bheJ9CR_nOt1hFOZU-kg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=100716123373783889502 Media Available for Use with Credit:https://drive.proton.me/urls/CDYKESS7SC#ab0CGGgdRpYg Catania, Sicily, Italy- The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) confirms that its civilian ship, Madleen, carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, has been attacked/forcibly intercepted by the Israeli military at 3:02 am CET in

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‘Madleen’ Responds to Mayday for Refugees at Sea

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 5 June 2025 Contact: [email protected] Media Available for Use with Credit: https://drive.proton.me/urls/CDYKESS7SC#ab0CGGgdRpYg Violation of Non-Refoulement Feared as Libyan Forces Violate International Law At approximately 07:36 EEST, the Madleen, en route to Gaza, received a mayday relay from a Frontex drone operating in the Central Mediterranean Sea. The crew responded via VHF radio

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Freedom Flotilla’s Response to Israels Threats to Attack

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: June 4, 2025 Contact: Hay Sha Wiya [email protected] WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 Media Available for Use with Credit: https://drive.proton.me/urls/CDYKESS7SC#ab0CGGgdRpYg Madleen Tracker : https://freedomflotilla.org/ffc-tracker/ June 4, 2025, Mediterranean Sea – The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) strongly condemns Israel’s declared intent to attack Madleen, our civilian vessel currently sailing from Catania, Sicily toward Gaza.

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