Speakers

Anna Busl

Human Rights Lawyer · Counsel for the Ulm 5

Human rights lawyer and counsel for the Ulm 5, activists facing trial in Germany following direct action against an Elbit Systems military factory. Her work addresses the criminalisation of political activism and civil disobedience, including the use of severe criminal charges and high-security impristent against activists.

Darragh Mackin

Partner, Phoenix Law

Human rights lawyer based in Northern Ireland specialising in challenges to state overreach and the criminalisation of political expression. His work includes defending artists, activists and public figures, including members of Kneecap and Bob Vylan, in cases involving censorship, freedom of expression and state-driven accusations.

Lama Nazeeh

7amleh

Palestinian lawyer and human rights advocate serving as Advocacy Manager at 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media. Her work focuses on platform accountability, EU policy and Palestinian digital rights. She previously served as a diplomat and legal advisor with the Mission of Palestine to the EU and the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Miguel Duarte

Humanitarian Activist

Portuguese political economist, activist and researcher working on state violence against migrants. He has participated in civil search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean for the past decade and was among the criminalised Iuventa crew members, facing up to 20 years in prison for preventing deaths at sea. In 2025, he joined the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza.

Sarah Clancy

Poet and Palestine Solidarity Activist

Irish poet, human rights activist and veteran community organiser based in the west of Ireland. Her work combines poetry, political activism and grassroots mobilisation around human rights and social justice. She recently participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla, bringing her experience of civic resistance and international solidarity to the movement for Palestinian rights.

Organizers

Jaume Asens

Greens/EFA · Catalonia · LIBE · DROI · DPAL

Catalan Member of the European Parliament for Comuns, lawyer and human rights defender. As a criminal lawyer, he has defended social movements and worked on major human rights cases, including the Freedom Flotilla and the Guantánamo case against the United States. He previously served as Barcelona Deputy Mayor and as parliamentary leader of Unidas Podemos-Comuns in the Spanish Congress.

Annalisa Corrado

S&D · Italy · ENVI · ITRE · DPAL

Italian Member of the European Parliament working on energy, environmental policy and climate justice. In September 2025, she joined the Global Sumud Flotilla, sailing towards Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid and stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Benedetta Scuderi

Greens/EFA · Italy · ITRE · FEMM

Italian Member of the European Parliament for Europa Verde, working on climate and energy policy, gender equality and social justice. Her political work combines institutional action with grassroots activism and international solidarity. In September 2025, she joined the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza and was aboard one of the vessels targeted by drone attacks during the mission.

Anxela Gippini

GalizaxPalestina

President of Galiza x Palestina, an organisation with over 20 years of solidarity activism. She coordinates campaigns against the occupation of Palestine and for boycott and sanctions against Israel, and co-leads the Galician delegation to the Global Sumud Flotilla’s international assembly. She is also an award-winning writer and author of around forty books.

José Nivoi

Dockworker and Trade Unionist, USB / CALP

Italian dockworker and trade union activist, and spokesperson for the Collettivo Autonomo dei Lavoratori Portuali (CALP) in Genoa. His activism connects workers’ rights with opposition to arms trafficking and war logistics through European ports. He is active in international dockworker solidarity networks and participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza.

Maria Elena Delia

Global Movement to Gaza

Italian activist and spokesperson for the Global Sumud Flotilla in Italy. A founding member of the Free Gaza Movement and former Italian coordinator of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, she has worked in solidarity with Palestine since the early 2000s. She also serves on the board of the Vittorio Arrigoni Foundation and the Flotilla’s Steering Committee.

Mohammad (Hammoudi) Hureini

Youth of Sumud

Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of Youth of Sumud, a nonviolent resistance movement established in 2017 in the South Hebron Hills. His work supports Palestinian communities facing military and settler violence, defending access to land, education and freedom of movement. The movement also led the reconstruction of the displaced Palestinian village of Sarura.

Suso de Toro

Author

Galician writer, essayist, playwright and journalist, and author of around forty books. His work has been translated into more than ten languages and recognised with major literary awards, including Spain’s National Narrative Prize and the Spanish Critics’ Prize. He has also been actively involved in public debate and solidarity with Palestine.

Lynn BoylaN

The Left · Ireland · Chair, DPAL

Irish Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the Delegation for Relations with Palestine (DPAL). A longtime advocate for the liberation of the Palestinian people, she previously served as a Senator in Ireland and has a long record of activism on environmental issues, human rights and global justice.

Rima Hassan

The Left · France · AFET · DROI

French-Palestinian Member of the European Parliament for La France Insoumise and a lawyer specialising in international law and refugee issues. Since her election in 2024, she has become a prominent voice for Palestinian rights, human rights and international justice. She and her supporters have denounced the political and judicial pressure against her as a strategy of lawfare aimed at silencing pro-Palestinian voices.

Damiano Censi

Mediterranea Saving Humans

Law and Economics Professor, municipal councillor and activist with Mediterranea Saving Humans. Since 2023, he has coordinated Mediterranea with Palestine in Masafer Yatta, supporting nonviolent international presence alongside Palestinian communities and resistance. His work also includes documenting human rights violations through an international observatory and building solidarity between European and Palestinian civil society.

Laika

Street Artist and Activist · Online

Anonymous Italian street artist and activist known for politically charged interventions in public space. Her work uses art to confront state violence, censorship and institutional complicity, with a particular focus on Palestine, migration and human rights. Her interventions include prominent works supporting Palestine around major cultural events such as the Venice Biennale.

Melanie Schweizer

Human Rights Lawyer

Human rights lawyer specialising in the legal defence of activists and grassroots movements. Her work focuses on safeguarding the right to protest, challenging state repression and providing legal support to civil society organisations facing the growing criminalisation of political activism, solidarity and civil disobedience.

Saif Abukeshek

Palestinian Activist and Organiser

Palestinian activist and organiser involved in building solidarity networks across Europe. His work focuses on amplifying Palestinian voices, coordinating grassroots mobilisation and creating alliances between civil society organisations and international movements. Through this work, he advocates for Palestinian rights and pushes European institutions and political actors towards greater accountability.

Wieland Hoban

Chairman, Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East

London-born, Germany-based composer, translator and chairman of Jüdische Stimme. He is a prominent critic of Israeli government policies and advocates for Palestinian rights, freedom of expression and the protection of critical Jewish voices within Germany and the wider European political space.

Mélissa Camara

Greens/EFA · France

Green Member of the European Parliament since 2024. Her political and activist work focuses on defending fundamental rights and combating discrimination. In September 2025, she took part in the Thousand Madleens Flotilla, an international initiative seeking to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Ana Miranda

Greens/EFA · Galiza · DEVE · DPAL

Galician Member of the European Parliament for the BNG and an expert in European law with over twenty years of experience in the European institutions. Her work focuses on defending Galiza, human rights and the rights of peoples, working alongside social and environmental movements worldwide. She has been particularly involved in the struggle for the Palestinian people against genocide.