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Interview with Chris Verweij, activist on the Dutch Flotilla boat

Interview with Chris Verweij, activist on the Dutch Flotilla boat

By Ikram Jaballah, Wijblijvenhier – translated from original version in Dutch by docjazz.com. On June 22nd, the Dutch delegation of Freedom Flotilla II had gathered on Corfu, after months of preparations. After receiving training sessions in non-violent self-defense, they were ready to sail on the 25th. In the mean time  a lot has happened, including organizational delays, sabotaged boats,  and...

Open letter to Papandreou: let us sail!

Open letter to Papandreou: let us sail!

DELEGATIONS ON THE DUTCH-ITALIAN BOAT TO GAZAOpen letter to: 
Georgios A. Papandreou Prime Minister of Greece Corfu, 3rd of July Dear Mr. Papandreou, We, members of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla II, are outraged by your government’s decision to close the ports of Greece to our humanitarian initiative, even by force if needed. From all parts of the world we have...

Get ‘Freedom for Palestine’ into the UK charts!

Get ‘Freedom for Palestine’ into the UK charts!

[ONEWORLD -By Frank Barat/Yasmin] 3-9 July 2011. This is it. This is the week that counts.  ‘Freedom for Palestine’ is released today! Pre-orders are in but that’s not enough. We have just one week to get as many people as possible to buy the single so we can smash it into the charts.   Get your copy now! HMV  –...

Remember Marwa, murdered two years ago today

Remember Marwa, murdered two years ago today

Exactly two years ago today, on July 1 2009, Muslims all over the world were shocked by a startlingly gruesome murder. Marwa el Sherbiny a young Egyptian lady, married and having a 3 year old child, and pregnant with her second, was stabbed to death inside a German courtroom by Alex Wiens, whom she was suing for racist harassment.  ...