TUNIS – The Global Sumud Flotilla issues an emergency notice to the international community as actions launch worldwide today: Steering Committee member Wael Naouar is on his deathbed inside Mornaguia Prison. Following a prison visit, his family and legal team reported that Naouar has slipped into a semi-comatose state, suffering a serious physical breakdown, with unrelenting cardiac and stomach pain and a severe loss of vision and hearing. His father stated plainly: „Wael is on the brink of death.“

Naouar, who initiated his hunger strike 37 days ago, is being held alongside three fellow Flotilla organizers: Ghassan Henchiri, Ghassan Boughdiri, and Nabil Chennoufi. All four are engaged in an uncompromising, open-ended hunger strike against their prolonged pre-trial detention.