Three Flotilla Activists Detained in Israel Arrive Back in Vancouver
One activist says detainees endured four days of beatings and torture after Israel intercepted 420 people on 41 boats.
- Three activists returned to Vancouver International Airport on Sunday after Israeli forces intercepted their Gaza-bound flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, the mission departed Marmaris, Turkey, on May 14 with 41 boats and 420 people, including 12 Canadians, to challenge the blockade of Gaza.
- Tow alleged 'four days of torture,' including beatings and Taser burns, while claiming over 30 cases of broken ribs occurred on his prison ship.
- On Friday, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand acknowledged receiving details about 'appalling abuse' suffered by Canadians, though Israeli prison officials denied the allegations.
- The Global Sumud Flotilla is urging the Canadian government to adopt immediate sanctions and implement a military equipment embargo against Israel.
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Three activists on board the humanitarian flotilla to Gaza, which was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces, returned home to Vancouver; one of them reported four days of constant beatings and torture.
3 B.C. activists on Gaza flotilla return to Vancouver after detainment by Israeli forces
Three activists whose Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have returned home to Vancouver, with one of them saying they went through four days of continuous beatings and torture.
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Three flotilla activists detained in Israel arrive back in Vancouver
RICHMOND - Three activists whose Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have returned home to Vancouver, with one of them saying they went through four
Belleville man describes time in detention in Israel
A Belleville man has described his experience after being detained by Israel. Shahid Mahmood returned to Ontario over the weekend after being detained for three days by Israel, one of hundreds of people in the Global Sumud Flotilla who were trying to take humanitarian aid to Gaza. Mahmood released the following statement through a release with Global Sumud Canada. “[…] this was a harsh and terrible environment. They gave us almost no water in th…
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