Prisoners & Detainees
Tunisia jails activist who led Gaza aid flotilla mission
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Wael Naouar, a Tunisian activist who gained prominence organizing a humanitarian aid mission to Gaza by boat, is now imprisoned and conducting a hunger strike, according to Al-Monitor. Naouar had departed from Sidi Bou Said port a year ago with thousands of supporters watching, attempting to breach Israel's naval blockade to deliver relief supplies to Gaza.
The activist's shift from leading a celebrated aid effort to incarceration marks a dramatic reversal in his public standing. Details of the charges against him and the duration of his detention were not specified in available reports.
