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08.11.2025 - 00:46 [ Colombia Reports ]

Colombia releases US drone strike survivor, claiming no evidence links him to drug trafficking

If the former suspect was involved in criminal activity, as claimed by the US Government, the prosecutors received no evidence of this.

„He has no criminal record, nor is his name linked to any criminal network. It is most likely that he was hired to transport the cargo to a specific location, but that he was not the mastermind behind the drug trafficking operation. This is what is known as the outsourcing of criminal activity.“ Prosecution source

Obando’s release from detention and hospital comes weeks after the Ecuadorean prosecution released the second surviving victim of the attempted extrajudicial killing without charges because there was “no report of a crime that has been brought to the attention of this institution.”

18.10.2025 - 15:43 [ Al Jaźeera ]

‘Physical and psychological torture was the highlight last two years’ : Mohammad Dahleh

Mohammad Dahleh, a human rights lawyer, says “the motive for revenge” among the Israeli society was strong after the October 7, 2023 attack, and the country’s prison authority acted with the same motive towards inmates.

He said the Israeli prison system started beating and torturing prisoners right after the attack.

“They also prevented prisoners from sleeping and worshipping,” Dahleh told Al Jazeera from the occupied East Jerusalem, adding that many prisoners were deprived of medical treatment, which led to deaths in jails.

16.10.2025 - 11:14 [ Al Mezan Center for Human Rights ]

Al Mezan Urges Immediate Release of Dr. Abu Safiya Ahead of Tomorrow‘s Court Hearing

(October 15, 2025)

Tomorrow, 16 October 2025, at 9:30 a.m. (Palestine time), the Bir al-Sabi’ District Court is scheduled to hold a closed-door hearing to extend Dr. Abu Safiya’s arbitrary detention for an additional six months. Dr. Abu Safiya will participate via video from Ofer Prison, where he is currently detained.

The prolonged detention without charges of Dr. Abu Safiya, amid documented accounts of torture, inhumane detention conditions, and the absence of any indication of release, indicates that he is being held as a hostage. Al Mezan warns that Israel may be using his detention, along with that of thousands of other Palestinians, as political leverage in ongoing ceasefire negotiations. Such use of Palestinian prisoners and detainees as bargaining cheaps constitutes hostage-taking under international humanitarian law (IHL).

16.10.2025 - 11:01 [ Healthcare Workers Watch ]

Fifty-five healthcare workers from Gaza are listed for release from Israeli detention today, while Israel continues to hold at least 115 more captives

(October 13, 2025)

While their release is warmly welcomed, there are at least 115 more Gazan healthcare workers who are still being held in Israeli detention. These include at least 20 doctors, of whom 15 are irreplaceable senior specialists. In the past two years, the Israeli Occupation Forces have unlawfully detained over 409 Palestinian healthcare workers from both Gaza and the West Bank. Testimonies from released healthcare workers and other Palestinians describe the horrific conditions inside the detention facilities where brutality and torture are rife[1]. Five healthcare workers have been killed while in detention.

13.10.2025 - 21:53 [ Al Jazeera ]

WATCH: Hamas, Israel exchange prisoners as fragile truce holds

A fragile ceasefire in Gaza has brought the release of the remaining 20 Israeli captives held by Hamas alongside Israel’s release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

Families on both sides have been reunited amid scenes of anticipation and celebration in Tel Aviv, Gaza, and the occupied West Bank.

13.10.2025 - 15:32 [ Associated Press / Youtube ]

LIVE: View from Khan Younis as freed Palestinian prisoners arrive

Watch live as buses carrying freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis.

13.10.2025 - 15:26 [ DWS News / Youtube ]

EMOTIONAL MOMENTS: Crowds Welcome Freed Palestinian Prisoners in Khan Younis After Truce | AH1E

Thousands of Palestinians flooded the streets of Khan Younis to welcome home freed prisoners following the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal.

13.10.2025 - 14:20 [ Freedom Flotilla Coalition ]

All Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Thousand Madleens Volunteers Freed from Israel’s Unlawful Detention

(October 12, 2025)

All those who were aboard the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) vessel Conscience and the Thousand Madleens to Gaza (TMTG) sailboats have now been released from Israel’s unlawful detention. Most have been expelled, and none remain in the custody of the Israeli occupation.

13.10.2025 - 14:16 [ Abna.24 ]

Spanish Activist Deported After Coerced Confession in Israeli Prison

Her lawyer told The Times of Israel that Cervilla had to plead guilty in order to return home, emphasizing that she acted in self-defense and that the prison guard had been violent toward her and her friend.

The lawyer also revealed that Israeli police possess video footage of the incident, which allegedly shows the guard’s aggressive behavior toward Cervilla and her companion.

During a court hearing, Cervilla testified that she was subjected to physical abuse by prison guards while in custody.

“They beat me, pushed us repeatedly,” she told the court. “Contrary to the official account, they attacked my friend, and I tried to protect her. When I reached her, they grabbed my head and knocked off my glasses. After being shoved from all directions, I got up from the floor,” Cervilla recounted.

13.10.2025 - 13:56 [ Middle East Eye / Youtube ]

Palestinians celebrate as buses carrying prisoners arrive in Ramallah

Gathered in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Palestinians celebrate as buses carrying prisoners released from Israeli prison arrive.

13.10.2025 - 12:22 [ Reuters / Youtube ]

LIVE: Palestinian prisoners released as part of ceasefire deal

After the release of some of its last surviving Israeli hostages, Israel will release 250 Palestinians serving long terms in Israeli prisons, and 1,700 others detained in Gaza during the war.

13.10.2025 - 12:16 [ Al Jazeera ]

Israel names 13 captives just released from Gaza

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has named the 13 Israeli captives who were released:

– Elkana Bohbot, 36
– Rom Braslavski, 21
– Nimrod Cohen, 20
– Ariel Cunio, 28
– David Cunio, 35
– Evyatar David, 24
– Maxim Herkin, 37
– Eitan Horn, 38
– Segev Kalfon, 27
– Bar Kupershtein, 23
– Yosef Haim Ohana, 25
– Avinatan Or, 32
– Matan Zangauker, 25

13.10.2025 - 12:11 [ Al Jazeera ]

Israeli army receives remaining 13 captives

The Israeli army has confirmed that it has received the remaining 13 captives released by Hamas.

13.10.2025 - 07:38 [ Times of Israel ]

US Jewish community leader lobbied for prominent Palestinian prisoner Barghouti’s release

Some regional stakeholders have likened Barghouti to formerly imprisoned South African anti-apartheid activist-turned-president Nelson Mandela, and view him as a potential successor to Abbas due to his widespread appeal across various Palestinian factions.

While he has expressed support for “armed resistance” against “the Israeli occupation” in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, he has also backed a two-state solution based on the pre-1967 borders and spoken out against targeting civilians inside Israel proper.

12.10.2025 - 11:08 [ Middle East Monitor ]

Palestinian prisoners transferred to 2 Israeli prisons ahead of planned release under Gaza ceasefire deal

Under the deal, 2,000 Palestinian prisoners — including 250 serving life sentences and 1,700 detained in Gaza since the war began in October 2023 — will be released in exchange for 48 Israeli hostages.

12.10.2025 - 10:53 [ Channel4.com ]

Gaza ceasefire: families wait anxiously for hostages release

Hamas has until noon on Monday to hand them to the Red Cross.

10.10.2025 - 22:51 [ CNN ]

Israeli withdrawal in Gaza starts 72-hour clock for release of hostages

9 hr 27 min ago

Under the terms of the deal brokered by the US and other mediators, the redeployment means that over the next three days, and before the deadline of 12 p.m. local time on Monday, the hostages held by Hamas will be handed over, and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israel will be freed.

10.10.2025 - 00:34 [ Times of Israel ]

Government okays deal, with hostages to be freed 72 hours after IDF pullback in Gaza

The government approves the deal to free all of the hostages from captivity in Gaza, the Prime Minister’s Office says.

The IDF now will withdraw to new lines inside of the Gaza Strip, after which the 72-hour window for Hamas to release all the hostages will commence.

10.10.2025 - 00:26 [ Daily Sabah ]

3 Turkish deputies detained by Israel to return to Türkiye

Also 18 Turkish citizens, detained aboard the ships of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, had been taken to Ketziot Detention Center in Israel, and Turkish Consulate officials were set to meet them face-to-face, they added.

The sources also emphasized that all necessary steps had been taken to ensure the Turkish citizens‘ return to their country as soon as possible, including the arrangement of a special flight.

09.10.2025 - 23:51 [ Middle East Eye ]

Polish activists return from Gaza flotilla, denounce Israeli ‘brutality’ and Warsaw’s inaction

The delegation, arriving on a flight from Athens, included ruling Civic Platform (PO) lawmaker Franciszek Sterczewski, activists Omar Faris and Nina Ptak, and journalist Ewa Jasiewicz. Faris, Ptak, and Sterczewski were deported to Greece on Monday, while Jasiewicz had left Israel earlier.

Sterczewski sharply criticized both Israel and Poland’s foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski.(…)

“They treated us absolutely brutally. For several hours, I’m 73 years old, they tied my hands behind my back and put me on rocks,” Faris said.

He added that during interrogation in an Israeli prison, the activists were questioned about possible links to Hamas. “Our problem is the occupation, which began 42 years before the founding of Hamas,” he said. “You won’t be able to kill us. And we don’t want to kill you either. We want a solution like in South Africa — a democratic state for all, regardless of religion.”

08.10.2025 - 18:31 [ DawnNews English / Youtube ]

Greta Thunberg Alleges Torture During Detention in Israeli Prison After Gaza Flotilla Arrest

Thunberg told a news conference in Stockholm that she and others were „kidnapped and tortured“ by the Israeli military.

She declined to elaborate, adding when pressed that she didn‘t get clean water and that other detainees were deprived of critical medication.

Israel‘s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment but has repeatedly denied mistreating the detainees.

07.10.2025 - 23:33 [ Middle East Eye ]

Gaza ceasefire deal: Hamas, Egypt and Qatar pushing for Marwan Barghouti‘s release

Egypt and Qatar, alongside Hamas, are using „all means available“ to secure the release of Marwan Barghouti as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between the group and Israel, three sources informed on the negotiations have told Middle East Eye.

The long-imprisoned Palestinian political leader is on a list “of around one hundred senior Palestinian prisoners” being discussed ahead of the second phase of the truce deal, a source close to the negotiations said.

“Marwan alongside [a] few others are at the top of that list,” said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the details.

07.10.2025 - 02:26 [ Common Dreams ]

Thunberg Confirms Abuse by Israeli Abductors, But Urges World to Focus on Gaza Genocide

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story,” Thunberg said during a press conference at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Greece, where she and other flotilla participants released by Israel were greeted by a cheering crowd.

“What happened here is that Israel, while continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an entire population, an entire nation in front of our very eyes, they once again violated international law by preventing humanitarian aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved,” she continued.

“This genocide and other genocides are being enabled and fueled by our own governments, our institutions, our media, and companies. It is our responsibility to end that complicity… to use our privileges, our platforms, to take a stance against this, that is in every way unjustifiable,” Thunberg asserted.

“I will never, ever comprehend how humans can be so evil that you would deliberately starve millions of people living trapped under an illegal siege as a continuation of decades and decades of suffocating oppression, apartheid, occupation,” she added.

07.10.2025 - 02:16 [ DRM News / Youtube ]

LIVE: Greta Thunberg Arrives in Greece After Gaza Flotilla Detention in Israel

Streamed live 11 hours ago #GretaThunberg #GazaFlotilla #AthensArrival

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, along with 27 Greek nationals and over 70 international deportees from the intercepted Global Sumud Flotilla, arrives in Athens on a special flight from Israel. Detained during the humanitarian aid mission to Gaza, they return amid global outcry over the blockade and mistreatment allegations. DRM News provides live coverage of the airport arrival, statements, and reactions to the ongoing crisis.

06.10.2025 - 02:22 [ CNN ]

Three Israeli anti-war activists who tried to break through Gaza border freed from jail

Itamar Greenberg, Roman Levin and Roy Elani were arrested and detained in Beersheba District Court after crossing briefly into the Gaza border on Friday.

The activists are part of a small but loud group of Israelis who have decried their country’s military actions in Gaza and who have marched toward the Gaza fence for weeks in solidarity with the Sumud Flotilla, aiming “to break the siege on Gaza.”

06.10.2025 - 00:54 [ UnioneSarda.it ]

Flotilla activists, including Emanuela Pala, have arrived in Italy: „They‘re being treated like terrorists.“

Saverio Tommasi , journalist for Fanpage: „We were kidnapped by an armed gang in international waters. They took away everyone‘s medicine: heart patients, asthmatics, and an 86-year-old man whose asthma canister was taken away . He felt ill, as did the other people. And despite requests, banging loudly on the cells, a doctor was never sent. The water was from the bathroom tap, warm and rancid. The food was scarce .“

„Personally,“ Tommasi adds, „they literally took my wedding rings away from me: I had to argue with the judge, and only thanks to that was they returned to me when I arrived in Istanbul by plane. I imagine the aid will all have sunk along with the boats.“

Greta Thumberg? „We saw her inside and also at the port: her arms were tied and an Israeli flag was nearby, mocking her, like the verbal and psychological abuse they always used, to ridicule, belittle, and laugh at times when there was nothing to laugh about.“

06.10.2025 - 00:43 [ Notizie.it ]

Global Sumud Flotilla: 18 Italians returned to Rome: „Treated like terrorists“

Others 15 Italians who refused to sign the voluntary release Instead, they will have to await expulsion through judicial proceedings, expected in the coming days.

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Paolo Romano, regional councillor of the Lombardy Democratic Party and one of the 26 Italians expelled from Israel, said at the Istanbul airport, where he arrived from Tel Aviv before returning to Italy, that they had been treated like animals. “They made us kneel face down. And if we moved, they beat usThey laughed at us, insulted us, and beat us. They used both psychological and physical violence.”, he added.

Other activists, such as Cesare Tofani and Paolo De Montis, emphasized that the greatest difficulties stem from the accumulation of stress during detention and transfers, comparing their experience to the daily challenges faced by Palestinians in the territory. Tofani explained: “we were treated very badly… They treated us like they treat terrorists, the Palestinians.“ while De Montis explained:

„There were 15 women in a cell for four; there were 10 of us in a cell for seven, with only one roll of toilet paper, no water, and with our food eaten on the floor.“

04.10.2025 - 23:48 [ Reuters ]

Activists allege Greta Thunberg mistreated as flotilla detainees arrive in Turkey

Two of them, Hazwani Helmi, a Malaysian citizen, and Windfield Beaver, an American citizen, told Reuters at the airport that they had witnessed Thunberg being mistreated, saying she was shoved and forced to wear an Israeli flag.
„It was a disaster. They treated us like animals,“ said Helmi, 28, adding that detainees were not provided with clean food or water and that medication and belongings were confiscated.

04.10.2025 - 20:49 [ DRM News / Youtube ]

LIVE: Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists Arrive in Turkey After Israel Detention

Thirty-six Turkish nationals and international activists from the intercepted Global Sumud Flotilla, including prominent figures like Greta Thunberg, arrive in Istanbul on a special flight after detention by Israeli forces.

21.08.2025 - 19:23 [ Media Freedom Coalition ]

Media Freedom Coalition Statement on Foreign Media Access to Gaza

In light of the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, we, the undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition, urge Israel to allow immediate independent foreign media access and afford protection for journalists operating in Gaza.  

Journalists and media workers play an essential role in putting the spotlight on the devastating reality of war. Access to conflict zones is vital to carrying out this role effectively. We oppose all attempts to restrict press freedom and block entry to journalists during conflicts.    
We also strongly condemn all violence directed against journalists and media workers, especially the extremely high number of fatalities, arrests and detentions. We call on the Israeli authorities and all other parties to make every effort to ensure that media workers in Gaza, Israel, the West Bank and East Jerusalem – local and foreign alike – can conduct their work freely and safely. Deliberate targeting of journalists is unacceptable. International humanitarian law offers protection to civilian journalists during armed conflict. We call for all attacks against media workers to be investigated and for those responsible to be prosecuted in compliance with national and international law. 

We reiterate calls for an immediate ceasefire, the unconditional release of the remaining hostages, unhindered flow of humanitarian aid and for a path towards a two-state solution, long-term peace and security.  

Signed:

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Chile
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
the Netherlands
the United Kingdom

01.08.2025 - 21:17 [ Freedom Flotilla Coalition ]

Final Two Handala Volunteers Freed From Israeli Occupation Prison

(July 31, 2025)

This morning the final two Handala volunteers held in Givon Prison–Christian Smalls from the United States and Hatem Aouini from Tunisia–were freed via Jordan’s King Hussein/Allenby Bridge after five days of unlawful imprisonment in occupied Palestine. Both had been on hunger strike to protest mistreatment. Aouini was received by the Tunisian embassy at the border. Despite repeated requests for assistance, neither the U.S. Consulate nor U.S. Embassy officials met Christian at the border, even after being notified in advance of his arrival details.

With their release, all 21 volunteers abducted from the Handala in international waters have now been released from Israeli captivity.

29.07.2025 - 22:31 [ @MEMonitor / Youtube ]

Handala ship activist receives warm welcome in Morocco after Israeli siege

Bakkali arrived at Mohammed V Airport in the western Moroccan city of Casablanca after being deported by Israel.

He was greeted at the airport by his family, loved ones, numerous journalists, and activists holding flowers.

29.07.2025 - 22:23 [ Morocco World News ]

Handala Ship: Moroccan Journalist Mohamed El Bakkali Arrives in Morocco After Release

Rabat – Moroccan journalist Mohamed El Bakkali has arrived in Morocco today following his release by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF).

El Bakkali has been among the activists and journalists detained in the Mediterranean Sea aboard the Gaza-bound Handala ship, seeking to assist Palestinians suffering from a genocidal starvation strategy launched by the IOF for months.