Ciaran Tierney

‘Peaceful’ anti-Israel activists calling for intifada. Fuck off Ciaran.

A court in Israel says the two volunteers abducted in international waters from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla will not be released. The lawyer for Brazilian national Thiago Avila and Spanish Saif Abu Keshek says they have been abused in custody. Brazil and Spain say their abduction and detention are illegal.

🚨Adalah: Flotilla Activists Thiago de Avila and Saif Abukeshek Beaten, Held in Stress Positions, Blindfolded, Interrogated by Shin Bet Interrogation in Israeli Custody Israeli human rights organization Adalah says lawyers visited Shikma Prison in Ashkelon on Friday and heard testimony from flotilla activists Thiago de Avila and Saif Abukeshek, both detained since Israeli naval forces seized their vessels in international waters near Crete on April 30. De Avila told lawyers he was dragged face-down across the floor and beaten so severely he lost consciousness twice. He arrived at Shikma with visible bruising around his left eye, reporting restricted movement and intense pain in his hand. He was kept blindfolded and in isolation from the moment of his capture until transfer to the Israel Prison Service, more than two days later. He said he was interrogated by the Shabak intelligence agency and told he would face further interrogation by the Mossad on suspicions of “affiliation with a terrorist organization.” Israeli authorities refused to provide details of the accusations to Adalah’s lawyers. Abukeshek reported being kept hand-tied, blindfolded, and forced to lie face-down on the floor from the moment of seizure until arriving at Shikma this morning, leaving bruising on his face and hands. He also reported Shabak interrogation on the same suspicion. Both men have declared a hunger strike. They are due in Ashkelon Magistrates’ Court on Sunday, May 3, for a detention extension hearing. Adalah noted the treatment constitutes a grave violation of international law and demanded their immediate release.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 📸 Photo: GSF

Geneva: Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Shek were not released with the other participants after interception and are currently taken by Israel. They have been abducted by Israel and are being kept under unlawful detention. Being in international waters to deliver aid to Gaza is not a crime. Israel continues to be allowed to act with imputing and face no consequences for illegal actions and violations of international law. UN member states must act now The reported torture of a civilian activists, combined with the unlawful transfer of detainees from European waters, marks a dangerous escalation with far-reaching legal and moral consequences. Failure to act now risks not only the safety and lives of Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila, but further erodes the credibility of international law in the face of ongoing atrocities in Gaza. All the UN member states must take immediate action to ensure the safety of all flotilla participants and the release of Thiago and Saif. Release them now!!!!!! Issued by Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to health

Love the way the Israelis stage "detention extension hearings" After kidnapping people. As if they had a fair and just legal system.