The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) respects the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organisations Network (PNGO)’s call of 1 February for serious pressure to be exerted (in line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1860) to end Israel’s illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip. PNGO’s call comes as the Palestinians of Gaza enter their sixteenth year of air, sea …
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) expresses solidarity with the victims of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, including the large number of Palestinian refugees stuck in the quake zone. . Our hearts go out to those who have been affected by this disaster and we extend our sincerest condolences to those who have lost …
After the global pandemic pause, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition is now set to resume our sailing to challenge the illegal, immoral and inhuman blockade of Gaza. We met in London between 4-6 November with representatives of our member campaigns from different countries (Norway, Malaysia, US, Sweden, Canada, France, New Zealand, Turkey and the International Committee …
Thanks to Freedom Flotilla Coalition member Kia Ora Gaza out of New Zealand who have been leading the FFC support on this ambulance project. They report: Soon after the ‘Peace Train’ solidarity convoy of 27 ambulances broke through the siege and rolled in to Gaza yesterday, convoy representative Abdullah Al-Hajjar from ‘Miles of Smiles’ partner, …
27 new and fully-equipped ambulances have been loaded on trailers and are traveling through the Sinai towards Gaza. These ambulances, headed to bomb-ravaged Gaza from Egypt, are part of an international solidarity mission to help resurrect the besieged enclave’s health services devastated by Israel’s siege and recurring brutal bombardments. <p?Kia Ora Gaza out of New …
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), consisting of 12 international partner campaigns, expresses its profound sadness regarding the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza and our outrage at its political causes. In 2012, the UN declared that the Gaza Strip would be uninhabitable by 2020. One year later and once again, Israel has led another brutal aerial, …
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Mary Hughes Thompson y Vittorio Arrigoni, 2008 La Coalición de la Flotilla de la Libertad lamenta el fallecimiento y celebra la vida de la gran activista palestina Mary Hughes Thompson. Mary fue una de las cofundadoras del Free Gaza Movement que creó, coordinó y organizó los únicos barcos que han roto el bloqueo naval israelí …
On December 3, 2020, the UN General Assembly passed resolution 75/236 entitled: \”Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.\” The resolution passed with 153 countries voting in favor, 6 against, and 17 abstaining. The …
UN General Assembly Reaffirms Palestinian Sovereignty Leer más »
El 29 de julio y el 3 de agosto de 2018, dos barcos de la Flotilla de la Libertad que se dirigían pacíficamente a Gaza para desafiar el ilegal bloqueo israelí fueron atacados y secuestrados por la Marina de las Fuerzas de Ocupación Israelíes (IOF en inglés) en aguas internacionales. Algunos participantes a bordo de Al Awda …
The next #Freedom Flotilla to Gaza (For the Children of Gaza) has been postponed due to the #Coronavirus (#Covid19) pandemic. We will sail again when the ongoing global health restrictions on travel and public gatherings permit, making it safe and practical for our campaigns to visit ports. We had initially planned to sail to and …
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