"Illegality"

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3 October 2025

Participants in the pro-Palestinian protest ''Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla'' express solidarity with the humanitarian operation organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, whose members are intercepted by Israeli forces, while standing in the Main Market Square on October 2, 2025, in Krakow, Poland. Ships from more than 40 countries set sail for the Gaza Strip to break Israel's blockade of the region and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians. The flotilla also aims to draw attention to what the organizers call Israel's illegal blockade. The mission is organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla with support from the Global Movement to Gaza. On October 1, Israeli forces intercept part of the flotilla in international waters. Among those on board are four Polish citizens, including MP Franek Sterczewski. Protesters claim the ships are illegally seized and that the Polish nationals are being unlawfully detained. They demand their release and an immediate response from the Polish government. The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and a UN commission state that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide.

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#12823613

3 October 2025

Participants in the pro-Palestinian protest ''Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla'' express solidarity with the humanitarian operation organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, whose members are intercepted by Israeli forces, while standing in the Main Market Square on October 2, 2025, in Krakow, Poland. Ships from more than 40 countries set sail for the Gaza Strip to break Israel's blockade of the region and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians. The flotilla also aims to draw attention to what the organizers call Israel's illegal blockade. The mission is organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla with support from the Global Movement to Gaza. On October 1, Israeli forces intercept part of the flotilla in international waters. Among those on board are four Polish citizens, including MP Franek Sterczewski. Protesters claim the ships are illegally seized and that the Polish nationals are being unlawfully detained. They demand their release and an immediate response from the Polish government. The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and a UN commission state that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide.

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#12823614

3 October 2025

Participants in the pro-Palestinian protest ''Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla'' express solidarity with the humanitarian operation organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, whose members are intercepted by Israeli forces, while standing in the Main Market Square on October 2, 2025, in Krakow, Poland. Ships from more than 40 countries set sail for the Gaza Strip to break Israel's blockade of the region and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians. The flotilla also aims to draw attention to what the organizers call Israel's illegal blockade. The mission is organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla with support from the Global Movement to Gaza. On October 1, Israeli forces intercept part of the flotilla in international waters. Among those on board are four Polish citizens, including MP Franek Sterczewski. Protesters claim the ships are illegally seized and that the Polish nationals are being unlawfully detained. They demand their release and an immediate response from the Polish government. The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and a UN commission state that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide.

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#12823615

3 October 2025

Participants in the pro-Palestinian protest ''Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla'' express solidarity with the humanitarian operation organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, whose members are intercepted by Israeli forces, while standing in the Main Market Square on October 2, 2025, in Krakow, Poland. Ships from more than 40 countries set sail for the Gaza Strip to break Israel's blockade of the region and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians. The flotilla also aims to draw attention to what the organizers call Israel's illegal blockade. The mission is organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla with support from the Global Movement to Gaza. On October 1, Israeli forces intercept part of the flotilla in international waters. Among those on board are four Polish citizens, including MP Franek Sterczewski. Protesters claim the ships are illegally seized and that the Polish nationals are being unlawfully detained. They demand their release and an immediate response from the Polish government. The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and a UN commission state that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide.

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#12823616

3 October 2025

Participants in the pro-Palestinian protest ''Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla'' express solidarity with the humanitarian operation organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, whose members are intercepted by Israeli forces, while standing in the Main Market Square on October 2, 2025, in Krakow, Poland. Ships from more than 40 countries set sail for the Gaza Strip to break Israel's blockade of the region and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians. The flotilla also aims to draw attention to what the organizers call Israel's illegal blockade. The mission is organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla with support from the Global Movement to Gaza. On October 1, Israeli forces intercept part of the flotilla in international waters. Among those on board are four Polish citizens, including MP Franek Sterczewski. Protesters claim the ships are illegally seized and that the Polish nationals are being unlawfully detained. They demand their release and an immediate response from the Polish government. The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and a UN commission state that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide.

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#12823623

3 October 2025

Participants in the pro-Palestinian protest ''Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla'' express solidarity with the humanitarian operation organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, whose members are intercepted by Israeli forces, while standing in the Main Market Square on October 2, 2025, in Krakow, Poland. Ships from more than 40 countries set sail for the Gaza Strip to break Israel's blockade of the region and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians. The flotilla also aims to draw attention to what the organizers call Israel's illegal blockade. The mission is organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla with support from the Global Movement to Gaza. On October 1, Israeli forces intercept part of the flotilla in international waters. Among those on board are four Polish citizens, including MP Franek Sterczewski. Protesters claim the ships are illegally seized and that the Polish nationals are being unlawfully detained. They demand their release and an immediate response from the Polish government. The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and a UN commission state that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide.

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#12823631

3 October 2025

Participants in the pro-Palestinian protest ''Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla'' express solidarity with the humanitarian operation organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, whose members are intercepted by Israeli forces, while standing in the Main Market Square on October 2, 2025, in Krakow, Poland. Ships from more than 40 countries set sail for the Gaza Strip to break Israel's blockade of the region and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians. The flotilla also aims to draw attention to what the organizers call Israel's illegal blockade. The mission is organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla with support from the Global Movement to Gaza. On October 1, Israeli forces intercept part of the flotilla in international waters. Among those on board are four Polish citizens, including MP Franek Sterczewski. Protesters claim the ships are illegally seized and that the Polish nationals are being unlawfully detained. They demand their release and an immediate response from the Polish government. The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and a UN commission state that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide.

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#12823632

3 October 2025

Participants in the pro-Palestinian protest ''Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla'' express solidarity with the humanitarian operation organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, whose members are intercepted by Israeli forces, while standing in the Main Market Square on October 2, 2025, in Krakow, Poland. Ships from more than 40 countries set sail for the Gaza Strip to break Israel's blockade of the region and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians. The flotilla also aims to draw attention to what the organizers call Israel's illegal blockade. The mission is organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla with support from the Global Movement to Gaza. On October 1, Israeli forces intercept part of the flotilla in international waters. Among those on board are four Polish citizens, including MP Franek Sterczewski. Protesters claim the ships are illegally seized and that the Polish nationals are being unlawfully detained. They demand their release and an immediate response from the Polish government. The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and a UN commission state that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide.

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#12823633

3 October 2025

Participants in the pro-Palestinian protest ''Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla'' express solidarity with the humanitarian operation organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, whose members are intercepted by Israeli forces, while standing in the Main Market Square on October 2, 2025, in Krakow, Poland. Ships from more than 40 countries set sail for the Gaza Strip to break Israel's blockade of the region and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians. The flotilla also aims to draw attention to what the organizers call Israel's illegal blockade. The mission is organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla with support from the Global Movement to Gaza. On October 1, Israeli forces intercept part of the flotilla in international waters. Among those on board are four Polish citizens, including MP Franek Sterczewski. Protesters claim the ships are illegally seized and that the Polish nationals are being unlawfully detained. They demand their release and an immediate response from the Polish government. The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and a UN commission state that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide.

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#12823634

3 October 2025

Participants in the pro-Palestinian protest ''Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla'' express solidarity with the humanitarian operation organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, whose members are intercepted by Israeli forces, while standing in the Main Market Square on October 2, 2025, in Krakow, Poland. Ships from more than 40 countries set sail for the Gaza Strip to break Israel's blockade of the region and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians. The flotilla also aims to draw attention to what the organizers call Israel's illegal blockade. The mission is organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla with support from the Global Movement to Gaza. On October 1, Israeli forces intercept part of the flotilla in international waters. Among those on board are four Polish citizens, including MP Franek Sterczewski. Protesters claim the ships are illegally seized and that the Polish nationals are being unlawfully detained. They demand their release and an immediate response from the Polish government. The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and a UN commission state that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide.

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#12823647

3 October 2025

Participants in the pro-Palestinian protest ''Alarm for Gaza! SOS for the Flotilla'' express solidarity with the humanitarian operation organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla, whose members are intercepted by Israeli forces, while standing in the Main Market Square on October 2, 2025, in Krakow, Poland. Ships from more than 40 countries set sail for the Gaza Strip to break Israel's blockade of the region and deliver humanitarian aid to civilians. The flotilla also aims to draw attention to what the organizers call Israel's illegal blockade. The mission is organized by the Global Sumud Flotilla with support from the Global Movement to Gaza. On October 1, Israeli forces intercept part of the flotilla in international waters. Among those on board are four Polish citizens, including MP Franek Sterczewski. Protesters claim the ships are illegally seized and that the Polish nationals are being unlawfully detained. They demand their release and an immediate response from the Polish government. The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and a UN commission state that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide.

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#12730526

8 September 2025

A man holds a bird that is for sale at the bird market in Malang, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Reports from TRAFFIC in October 2024 reveal that quarantine authorities in Lampung, Indonesia, seize an astonishing 6,514 birds from a single truck. This is believed to be the country's largest seizure of illegal bird shipments from one vehicle. The birds are on their way from Sumatra to Java, the hub of the songbird trade. From 2021 to 2023, over 120,000 Sumatran songbirds are confiscated. Common species involved in these seizures include the Bar-winged Prinia, tailorbirds, white-eyes, and critically endangered species like the Javan green magpie. An expert in July 2025 describes them as ''one of the largest wildlife markets in Southeast Asia,'' which houses legally and illegally traded animals from various countries. The demand isn't just for pets but also for status symbols and participation in lucrative songbird competitions. Champion birds can fetch exceptionally high prices, creating a strong economic incentive for trapping and trading.

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#12730527

8 September 2025

A man holds a paper bag with birds for sale at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Reports from TRAFFIC in October 2024 reveal that quarantine authorities in Lampung, Indonesia, seize an astonishing 6,514 birds from a single truck. This is believed to be the country's largest seizure of illegal bird shipments from one vehicle. The birds are on their way from Sumatra to Java, the hub of the songbird trade. From 2021 to 2023, over 120,000 Sumatran songbirds are confiscated. Common species involved in these seizures include the Bar-winged Prinia, tailorbirds, white-eyes, and critically endangered species like the Javan green magpie. An expert in July 2025 describes them as ''one of the largest wildlife markets in Southeast Asia,'' which houses legally and illegally traded animals from various countries. The demand isn't just for pets but also for status symbols and participation in lucrative songbird competitions. Champion birds can fetch exceptionally high prices, creating a strong economic incentive for trapping and trading.

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#12730528

8 September 2025

The paper bag with birds lies on the ground, also for sale at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Reports from TRAFFIC in October 2024 reveal that quarantine authorities in Lampung, Indonesia, seize an astonishing 6,514 birds from a single truck. This is believed to be the country's largest seizure of illegal bird shipments from one vehicle. The birds are on their way from Sumatra to Java, the hub of the songbird trade. From 2021 to 2023, over 120,000 Sumatran songbirds are confiscated. Common species involved in these seizures include the Bar-winged Prinia, tailorbirds, white-eyes, and critically endangered species like the Javan green magpie. An expert in July 2025 describes them as ''one of the largest wildlife markets in Southeast Asia,'' which houses legally and illegally traded animals from various countries. The demand isn't just for pets but also for status symbols and participation in lucrative songbird competitions. Champion birds can fetch exceptionally high prices, creating a strong economic incentive for trapping and trading.

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#12730536

8 September 2025

A bird seller waits for a customer beside a cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Reports from TRAFFIC in October 2024 reveal that quarantine authorities in Lampung, Indonesia, seize an astonishing 6,514 birds from a single truck. This is believed to be the country's largest seizure of illegal bird shipments from one vehicle. The birds are on their way from Sumatra to Java, the hub of the songbird trade. From 2021 to 2023, over 120,000 Sumatran songbirds are confiscated. Common species involved in these seizures include the Bar-winged Prinia, tailorbirds, white-eyes, and critically endangered species like the Javan green magpie. An expert in July 2025 describes them as ''one of the largest wildlife markets in Southeast Asia,'' which houses legally and illegally traded animals from various countries. The demand isn't just for pets but also for status symbols and participation in lucrative songbird competitions. Champion birds can fetch exceptionally high prices, creating a strong economic incentive for trapping and trading.

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#12730537

8 September 2025

A bird seller waits for a customer beside a cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Reports from TRAFFIC in October 2024 reveal that quarantine authorities in Lampung, Indonesia, seize an astonishing 6,514 birds from a single truck. This is believed to be the country's largest seizure of illegal bird shipments from one vehicle. The birds are on their way from Sumatra to Java, the hub of the songbird trade. From 2021 to 2023, over 120,000 Sumatran songbirds are confiscated. Common species involved in these seizures include the Bar-winged Prinia, tailorbirds, white-eyes, and critically endangered species like the Javan green magpie. An expert in July 2025 describes them as ''one of the largest wildlife markets in Southeast Asia,'' which houses legally and illegally traded animals from various countries. The demand isn't just for pets but also for status symbols and participation in lucrative songbird competitions. Champion birds can fetch exceptionally high prices, creating a strong economic incentive for trapping and trading.

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