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Brazil Demands Release of Activist on Hunger Strike

6/12/2025

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Brazil is calling for the immediate release of activist Thiago Avila, who was detained by Israel after the humanitarian aid ship Madleen was intercepted in international waters. Among the twelve activists onboard, four, including Greta Thunberg, were deported. Avila has begun a hunger strike, fiercely protesting his detention and the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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Brazil is calling for the immediate release of activist Thiago Avila, who was detained by Israel after the humanitarian aid ship Madleen was intercepted in international waters. Among the twelve activists onboard, four, including Greta Thunberg, were deported. Avila has begun a hunger strike, fiercely protesting his detention and the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.