Pacific Media Watch

23 August 2018

GLOBAL: Detained Freedom Flotilla journalist slams Israeli illegal actions

Journalist Richard Sudan speaks out on PressTV.
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LONDON (PressTVUK/Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): A British journalist on board last month’s Freedom Flotilla mission attempting to break the illegal Gaza blockade by Israel has been freed and is publicly condemning the siege.

Richard Sudan is back in Britain after trying to break the siege on the yacht Freedom yacht which was eventually kidnapped by Israeli regime forces from international waters.

In his first appearance since returning from Israeli detention, Sudan speaks out on PressTV about the pro-Palestine activists’ “dangerous” mission which he covered every step of the way.

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PressTVUK broadcasts under the slogan “Countering the Mainstream”.

It is the British arms of the 24-hour English and French-language news and documentary network affiliated with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).

Republished in association with Kia Ora Gaza.

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