UN Demands Release of Thiago and Saif After GSF Interception

United Nations has called on Israel to immediately release humanitarian activists Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Keshek after they were detained following the interception of a humanitarian aid flotilla near Crete.

UN spokespersons stated that civilians delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza must not be treated as criminals or terrorists. The UN also requested an independent investigation into allegations of mistreatment during detention.

Thiago and Saif are members of Global Sumud Flotilla, an international non-violent mission aiming to deliver humanitarian assistance and challenge the blockade on Gaza.

The interception, which occurred in late April 2026, sparked international concern and calls from human rights organizations for the protection of humanitarian activists and safe access for aid missions.

The United Nations reiterated that humanitarian aid access to Gaza must be protected and that international volunteers’ rights should be respected.

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🇵🇸 Desde Cuba llega un grito de solidaridad… y también una denuncia urgente. Activistas de la Flotilla por Gaza reportan que Thiago Ávila e Saif Abukeshek fueron secuestrados por el ejército israelí y permanecen detenidos junto a miles de palestinos en condiciones inhumanas.

Golpes, tortura psicológica, privación del sueño y huelga de hambre: así responden quienes bloquean la ayuda humanitaria y castigan la solidaridad internacional.

Hace apenas unas semanas, Thiago celebraba en La Habana la unión de los pueblos contra el bloqueo y el genocidio. Hoy, desde distintos rincones del mundo, exigen su liberación inmediata.

#FreeThiago #FreePalestine #Gaza #Cuba #FlotillaPorGaza #DiarioRed #CanalRedAmLat

📺 #SINSONTE | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbwmZ96wMS4&list=PL7QMiA6FaZuYBh5N8g9BqGHzR8CkYtgin&index=2

Israeli court rejects appeal to free (kidnapped at sea and illegally) detained Gaza flotilla activists. https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-court-rejects-appeal-free-detained-gaza-flotilla-activists

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An Israeli court has rejected an appeal for the release of detained pro-Palestine activists Thiago Avila and Saif Abu Keshek, who were members of a recent Gaza-bound aid flotilla seized by Israeli forces, according to the rights group representing them, Adalah.

https://aje.news/klsnde?update=4550369

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Israel abducted two humanitarian activists from international waters 1,000km from Gaza, held them without charge, tortured them in custody, and now a court has rubber-stamped their continued detention - because Israeli courts claim jurisdiction anywhere on earth. The UN says release them immediately. Spain and Brazil call it kidnapping. Italy opened a criminal investigation. Israel doesn't care.

[...] Adalah's lawyers argued that every time the activists leave their cell - including for medical examinations - they are completely blindfolded. They said this violates medical ethics standards. The state has so far withheld most details about the grounds for detention, citing concerns about compromising the investigation - and speculation is growing that the detention stems from intelligence on the two men unrelated to their flotilla activities.

Hebrew https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/hjfiw6u011l

"Speculation is growing" reflects the familiar Israeli media habit of laundering government opacity as neutral ambiguity on grounds of national security. The original Hebrew is passive and sourceless, obscuring the fact that this "speculation" almost certainly originates from security sources leaking (if not dictating) to Israeli media.

https://kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/116512198069126578

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La mère de Thiago Ávila est décédée

> Teresa Regina de Ávila e Silva, Thiago's mother, passed away in Brasília.

We express our deepest condolences to Teresa's family and loved ones.

She was 63 years old, a woman of remarkable joy and great strength. She faced years of serious illness with courage, serenity, and dignity, driven by an unwavering will to live and surrounded by the unconditional dedication of her family. Thiago's two-year-old daughter carries her name.

Rest in peace, mãecaco. Your story lives on in our struggle.
#freethiago
#ThiagoAvila

What kind of world?
#GlobalSumudFlotilla #Palestine #FuckIsrael #Gaza #Kidnap #illegal #FreeSaif #FreeThiago

https://novaramedia.com/2026/05/03/flotilla-organisers-subject-to-extreme-brutality-in-extended-israeli-detention/

#freeSaif #freeThiago #downtoIsrael

O Brasil precisa identificar e expulsar os agentes do Mossad que atuam no território brasileiro. Esse estrume de gente, além de torturar Abukeshek Saif e Thiago Ávila, ameaçou fazer mal à família do Thiago aqui no Brasil, mostrando fotos do cotidiano da sua família, incluindo sua filha de 2 anos.

Teresa Regina de Ávila e Silva, Thiago's mother, passed away in Brasília.

We express our deepest condolences to Teresa's family and loved ones.

She was 63 years old, a woman of remarkable joy and great strength. She faced years of serious illness with courage, serenity, and dignity, driven by an unwavering will to live and surrounded by the unconditional dedication of her family. Thiago's two-year-old daughter carries her name.

Rest in peace, mãecaco. Your story lives on in our struggle.

R.I.P. You raised your son a global hero.

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