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Daily Archives: 6. September 2025
President Lee orders swift response after over 300 Koreans detained in U.S. raid
President Lee Jae Myung instructed officials to take all-out measures to protect Korean nationals after a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai Motor–LG Energy Solution battery plant construction site in Georgia detained 475 people, including more than 300 South Koreans.
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun confirmed the figure during an emergency task force meeting at the Government Complex Seoul on Saturday, saying he felt a “serious sense of responsibility” over the incident.
Cho added that the ministry may dispatch senior officials to the site and that he himself could travel to Washington if necessary.
Lula speaks out against US threats to Venezuela: „Brazil will be on the side of peace“
In a tepid message, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed his commitment to peace on Friday in the face of regional tensions generated by the recent deployment of U.S. warships off the coast of Venezuela.
In this regard, he stated that the South American nation „will be on the side it has always been, on the side of peace,“ emphasizing that war only brings death and poverty.
„If there‘s a disagreement between two nations, there‘s nothing better or cheaper than sitting down at a negotiating table and talking,“ he added, reaffirming that Brazil neither has nor wants any international conflict.
Venezuelan fighter jets conduct ‘show of force’ near US Navy vessel
A set of Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters Thursday, two days after the U.S. said it struck a Venezuelan drug vessel, according to a Defense Department statement posted to X.
Two Venezuelan F-16s conducted the aggressive maneuver over the USS Jason Dunham, an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer, in a clear “show of force,” a U.S. defense official confirmed to Navy Times.
LIVE: Sumud Flotilla heads towards Tunisia on Gaza mission
Flotilla stopped in Menorca for repairs after storm, before beginning to leave on Thursday, headed for Tunisia and other rendezvous points where the vessels will meet up with other participating boats over the next few days.
A number of prominent politicians and activists are participating in the flotilla including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and the former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau. Four Italian parliamentarians are also set to join.
The Global Flotilla has officially split its course. One group of boats will wait for reinforcements from Barcelona, while the other heads straight for Tunisia.
On board, @thiagoavilabrasil shares what’s happening in real time with @yusufomar
Kat Nip: Global Sumud Flotilla will depart from Tunis in a couple of days. We’ve experienced nothing but love, hospitality and support
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AJ+ spoke to Greta Thunberg as she makes a second attempt to break Israel’s siege of Gaza. The Swedish activist has joined hundreds of others on dozens of boats, as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla to try to reach Gaza.
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BEN-GVIR PLANS TO DESIGNATE GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS AS “TERRORISTS”, SEIZE BOATS
(September 4, 2025)
Under international law, Gaza’s 40km-long Mediterranean coastline is controlled by the people of Gaza. The people of Gaza have the right to receive ships, goods, and people through their territorial waters. Furthermore, Palestinians should have sovereign rights to use their own sea for trade, fishing, and travel. However, since 2007, Palestinians have been victims of a comprehensive illegal sea, air, and land blockade imposed by the Israeli occupation.
The Global Sumud Flotilla stands united in its humanitarian mission to deliver urgently needed food, water, and medical supplies to the Palestinian people enduring a catastrophic genocide, famine, and spiraling health crisis caused by Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza. Our coalition – representing 44 countries – comprises doctors, nurses, elected representatives, journalists, and human rights advocates committed solely to alleviating human suffering.
We call on the international community, the United Nations, and all governments to stand firmly with us and guarantee our safe passage into Gaza. Furthermore, we invite independent observers and media to join us in documenting our voyage to ensure full transparency and accountability.
No intimidation, no smear campaign, and no act of brutality can silence the global demand for justice, dignity, and humanitarian aid. We have come together to do all we can to break the blockade and deliver hope to Gaza’s children and families.
Lift The Ban – October 2025 Action (Date TBC)
500+ people committed to action in August, over 1,500 people committed in September – Defend Our Juries made clear our intention to continue to oppose this absurd ban until it is overturned by Judicial Review in November.
The next action is set to take place in October, date and location to be confirmed.
Sign up using the form on this page if you’d like to take part in a simple sign-holding action in October 2025 as part of the Lift The Ban campaign.
Lift the Ban
Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, introduced the ban after Palestine Action entered the RAF base at Brize Norton and spray painted two military planes red, shining a spotlight on the role of the British military in partnering Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people.
It is vital that our campaign succeeds – not just for Palestine Action but for democracy. Once the meaning of ‘terrorism’ is separated from campaigns of violence against a civilian population, and extended to include those causing economic damage or embarrassment to the rich, the powerful and the criminal, then the right to freedom of expression has no meaning and democracy is dead. If we let this go, the unions, and climate and racial justice movements will be next.
But the Government has overreached itself. Our groups and movements are coming together like never before, finding unity under repression. By refusing to give into fear and by standing together, we will face down this assault on us all.
The objective of this campaign is to Lift the Ban on Palestine Action, i.e. for Palestine Action to be de-proscribed as a ‘terrorist organisation’.
1000 Palestine action arrested Part 2
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1000 Palestine action protesters arrested and demand to be taken into custody 6/9/25
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19,000 Palestinians detained since start of genocidal war on Gaza, says Prisoner’s Society
RAMALLAH, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said Friday that Israeli occupation forces have carried out more than 19,000 detentions in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, since the start of the ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip in October 202.
The figures do not include detentions from Gaza, which are estimated to be in the thousands. The data covers those still held and those who were later released.
Genocide by remote control: Israel‘s explosive robots devastate Gaza
Israeli forces deploy explosive robots at ‚unprecedented pace‘, obliterating homes and displacing families
Three Palestinians die from starvation in Gaza as malnutrition death toll rises to 376
GAZA, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) – Three more Palestinians have died in the past 24 hours due to starvation and severe malnutrition, according to medical sources in hospitals across the Gaza Strip.
These latest deaths bring the total number of starvation-related fatalities in the besieged enclave to 376, including 134 children. Since the official declaration of famine in Gaza by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) on August 22, 98 deaths have been recorded, among them 19 children.
Israel Hits Another Tower In Gaza
Israel strikes another tower in Gaza City, one day after leveling a separate high-rise. The attack comes as the Israeli military continues operations in the Palestinian territory.
At least 68 people killed in last 24 hours
At least 68 Palestinians have been killed and 362 wounded across Gaza by Israeli attacks in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry announced.
The toll includes 23 aid seekers who were killed and 143 wounded.
Since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023, at least 64,368 people have been killed 162,367 wounded.