The 21-year NIH veteran said she signed because she didn’t want to be “a collaborator” in the political manipulation of biomedical science.
“I urge all my friends, family and comrades to put pressure on the Swedish government to release me and the others as soon as possible,” Thunberg said in a pre-recorded message released after the ship was halted.Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament who is of Palestinian descent, was also among the volunteers on board. She has been
because of her opposition to Israeli policies toward the Palestinians.After a 2½-month total blockade aimed at pressuring Hamas, Israel started allowing some basic aid into Gaza last month, but humanitarian workers and experts haveunless the blockade is lifted and Israel ends its military offensive.
An attempt last month by Freedom Flotilla to reach Gaza by sea failed after another of the group’s vessels waswhile sailing in international waters off Malta. The group blamed Israel for
, which damaged the front section of the ship.
Israel and Egypt have imposed varying degrees of blockade on Gaza since Hamas seized power from rival Palestinian forces in 2007. Israel says the blockade is needed to prevent Hamas from importing arms, while critics say it amounts to collective punishment of Gaza’s Palestinian population.Se desconoce si Huerta tiene un abogado que comente sobre su caso.
El líder de la minoría demócrata en el Senado, Chuck Schumer, pidió su liberación inmediata. En una publicación en redes sociales, citó un “patrón perturbador de arrestar y detener a ciudadanos estadounidenses por ejercer su derecho a la libertad de expresión”.Los arrestos se producen mientras el presidente Trump y su gobierno pugnan por cumplir su promesa de llevar a cabo deportaciones masivas en todo el país.
Bass, la alcaldesa de Los Ángeles, dijo que la actividad tenía como objetivo “sembrar terror” en la segunda ciudad más grande del país.En un comunicado emitido el sábado, el director interino del ICE, Todd Lyons, criticó a Bass por la respuesta de la ciudad ante las protestas.