Hundreds turned out to a snap rally at the Prime Minister鈥檚 electorate office to protest Israel鈥檚 illegal boarding of the Madleen and its taking 12 Gaza Flotilla activists hostage. Jepke Goudsmit reports.
Freedom Flotilla
Hundreds of people joined emergency protests against Israel鈥檚 illegal arrest of 12 activists from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. They followed regular weekend protests on the 610th day of Israel鈥檚 genocide in Gaza.聽Pip Hinman, Jacob Andrewartha and Alex Bainbridge report.
Susan Price looks at what happened in the leadup to the attack on the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship carrying urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship carrying human rights volunteers and humanitarian aid to Gaza, was attacked by armed drones in international waters, reports Kerry Smith.
Gaza Freedom Flotilla participant Helen O'Sullivan told 91自拍论坛's Susan Price that despite the setback in Istanbul, she and other activists are still determined to be onboard as the fleet carries out its mission.
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The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has added its support to Freedom Flotilla initiative, saying it is both 鈥渁 form of protest and as a humanitarian relief campaign鈥. Kerry Smith reports.
The international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) sets sail in April to challenge the ongoing illegal Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, reports Kerry Smith.
Israeli forces seized a boat on July 29 that was carrying nearly two dozen activists and journalists aiming to break Israel鈥檚 maritime blockade on Gaza.
The boat is part of the international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which describes itself as 鈥渁 grassroots people-to-people solidarity movement composed of campaigns and initiatives from all over the world working together to end the siege of Gaza鈥.聽
Over the weekend of July 4 and 5, West Papuan solidarity activists visited Darwin to work with Aboriginal people to protest and organise against the Australian government鈥檚 complicity in atrocities committed by Indonesian forces against independence activists in West Papua.
The weekend included forums, band nights and a smoking ceremony to commemorate the Biak massacre in 1998. On July 6, the participants set up a protest embassy on the lawns near Northern Territory Parliament House.
The courageous participants in the June 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla turned the world's attention to the plight of the Palestinian people. Yet Israel continues to defy international law, and thus the campaign to end the blockade of Gaza continues.
Responding to widespread international outrage at the attack on the freedom Flotilla, Israel announced an easing of its illegal blockade, intending to deflect criticism from its inhumane and illegal policies.
At the beginning of August the Israeli government announced it would cooperate with one out of two international United Nations-sponsored investigation commissions into the May 31 Gaza Freedom Flotilla massacre. UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon claimed the move was 鈥渦nprecedented鈥.
The commission is composed of four people, one chosen by Turkey, one chosen by Israel and two chosen from a list provided by Israel. The latter two are former prime minister of New Zealand Geoffrey Palmer, who will be the chair, and outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, who will serve as vice-chair.
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