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Egypt blocks activists aiming to march to Gaza to draw attention to humanitarian crisis
Egypt has blocked activists taking part in a planned march to Gaza, halting their attempt to reach the border and challenge ...
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Organisers call for the release of those detained on the peace march to Gaza’s Rafah border crossing
ORGANISERS have called for the release of all those detained on the peace march from Egypt to Gaza’s Rafah border crossing.
Irish TD Paul Murphy released after being detained in Egypt for second time and told he ‘cannot leave’ by cops
PEOPLE Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has been detained in Egypt again. The Dublin South-West representative is being held in a ...
The New York Sun1d
Global March to Gaza Faces Rude Reception, Detentions, and Beatings on Arrival in Egypt
I’m missing a really good meeting with Jeremy Corbyn in Liverpool,’ says one of the marchers, who proceeds to complain about ...
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People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy 'detained' in Egypt for second time
Mr Murphy travelled to Cairo last week as part of a March to Gaza. After arriving in the Egyptian capital on Thursday, he was ...
Irish politician detained again by Egyptian authorities
Paul Murphy said he went to retrieve his confiscated phone from a Cairo police station but was prevented from leaving.
Canadian demonstrators held, passports confiscated ahead of planned global march to Egypt-Gaza border
More than 40 Canadians planning to participate in the global march to Gaza, alongside thousands of other foreign activists, ...
The New York Sun5d
Egypt Under Pressure as North African Arab Activists, Following Lead of Greta Thunberg-Led Group, Will Attempt To Break Israel’s Gaza Blockade
A convoy of 300 vehicles carrying more than 7,000 activists has left Tunisia on the way to Rafah. After arriving in Libya, ...
Egyptian authorities violently clash with Western activists, detain and deport marchers en mass
Global March to Gaza announced on Instagram that there had been "unprovoked violence against a peaceful global delegation", ...