Highlights
- Shahidul Alam, renowned photographer and Drik Managing Director, has joined the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.
- The flotilla aims to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and end the media blackout.
- Shahidul left Dhaka on 28 September and reached Rome, Italy to join the media flotilla.
- Before departure, he said: “If we are defeated in this struggle, humanity will be defeated.”
Shahidul Alam Arrives in Rome
On 28 September, Shahidul Alam landed in Rome, Italy to join the media flotilla of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. This mission is focused on breaking Israel’s blockade of Gaza and challenging the ongoing media silence.
He wrote on Facebook:
“Landed in Rome. 600 miles to go overland before I reach flotilla. Palestine will be free.”
১০০ দিনে তৈরি করুন নিজের ডিজিটাল মার্কেটিং ক্যারিয়ার
First Bangladeshi in the Flotilla
Shahidul Alam has made history by becoming the first Bangladeshi to participate in the flotilla. He left Dhaka earlier in the day from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
At a press conference in Dhaka, Shahidul said:
“Genocide is happening right now. Israel and America together are killing people in Palestine, in Gaza. Many Western countries are also cooperating. But people around the world are protesting this. In solidarity with them, I am joining the media flotilla.”
He further added:
“I am going as the first person from Bangladesh, but I am carrying the love of all the Bangladeshi people. If we are defeated in this struggle, humanity will be defeated.”
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Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s Mission
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition is made up of civil society groups worldwide. They send vessels with humanitarian aid and volunteers to Gaza, often facing Israeli attacks in international waters.
On 31 August, nearly 500 activists sailed under the Global Sumud Flotilla, but the fleet was attacked twice by Israeli forces and is now anchored in Greek waters.
The current media flotilla focuses on breaking the information blackout and sharing the voices of Gaza’s besieged population with the world.
Source: TBS & FB/Shahidul Alam
