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Why Southeast Asians marched for Gaza and why the movement is far from over
From different walks of life activists, students, mothers, artists, professionals they came together to join the Global March to Gaza, a multinational civil society campaign calling for an end to the inhumane blockade on Gaza. By REVDA SELVER 19 Jun 2025 07:27pm Indonesian Muslims attend a rally in support of the ?Global March to Gaza? at Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Bekasi, West Java on June 15, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Irawan / AFP) Last week, dozens of Malaysians and Indonesians left their homes with nothing but conviction in their hearts. From different walks of life activists, students, mothers, artists, professionals they came together to join the Global March to Gaza, a multinational civil society campaign calling for an end to the inhumane blockade on Gaza. They were not politicians or diplomats. They were ordinary people taking an extraordinary stand representing a region that has, time and again, voiced deep solidarity with Palestine. The march brought over 4,000 participants from more than 80 countries to Cairo. Their goal was peaceful: to approach the Rafah crossing and call for unrestricted humanitarian access to Gaza, where over two million people remain trapped under siege. Among them was the Southeast Asian delegation known as 'Qafla Al-Samoud,' made up of volunteers from Malaysia and Indonesia who believed it was time to on June 14, the mission was halted. Participants were blocked in Ismailia. Some were detained, others deported. A protester holds a placard depicting French-Palestinian lawyer and member of European Parliament for La France Insoumise (LFI) party Rima Hassan during a pro-Palestinian demonstration called by several French unions in Paris on June 14, 2025. French Democratic Confederation of Labour trade union (CFDT), French trade union General Confederation of Labour (CGT), French National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (Unsa) Unsa, French group of trade unions Union syndicale Solidaires (SUD) and French trade union "Federation Syndicale Unitaire" (FSU) are calling for people to join "the mobilisation for Palestine" on June 14, 2025 and denounce "the Israeli authorities mortifying headlong rush and the atrocities" in Gaza, according to a joint statement. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) Threats of violence, confiscation of passports, and prolonged holding at checkpoints made clear that although no official ban was declared the march would not be allowed to proceed. This was not due to Israeli interference, as many first assumed. Instead, it was Egyptian authorities who imposed the restrictions. For a peaceful campaign that operated within Egyptian law and coordinated with embassies, the message was deeply troubling: solidarity is seen as a threat. Yet, what they tried to stop on the ground only grew stronger across the globe. From Mexico to Cyprus, more than 50 parallel actions were carried out. The Freedom Flotilla's 'Madeleine' ship set sail from Italy, carrying aid and international hope before being intercepted by Israeli forces. Despite physical setbacks, these efforts have reignited a wave of public support for Palestine not just in the Middle East, but globally. The Southeast Asian presence in the march is 'historic.' Because these weren't just protests, they were proof that the people of Southeast Asia refuse to be complicit in genocide. They marched for every child under rubble, every parent grieving, every classroom destroyed. They marched because silence is no longer an option. Now that the campaign has concluded, the next phase must begin: sustained pressure, legal action, media awareness, and regional mobilisation. We must continue to raise our voices, support humanitarian efforts and hold power to account. The Global March to Gaza is not over. It is only just beginning. Revda Selver is Friends of Palestine Public Relation and Media Executive. The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Sinar Daily. More Like This
The Guardian
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Lemurs, Lego and dotty dogs: photos of the day
Masked participants parade through the streets on the closing day of the Venice carnival Photograph: Alessio Marini/LiveMedia/Rex/Shutterstock People move motorbikes on carts through a flooded road in the suburb of Bekasi after rivers overflowed following heavy rain Photograph: Aditya Irawan/AFP/Getty Images A woman walks with her dogs through the snow on a beach Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP An installation by German artist Anselm Kiefer during a preview of his exhibition Sag Mir Wo die Blumen Sind (Tell Me Where the Flowers Are) at the Stedelijk Museum Photograph: Dingena Mol/EPA People gather for the funeral of victims killed by a bomb at an army base that also destroyed nearby houses and mosques. The Pakistani Taliban-affiliated group Jaish al-Fursan claimed responsibility for the attack Photograph: Abdullah Khan/EPA Supporters of Călin Georgescu, the independent candidate who won the first round of Romania's annulled presidential elections, wave flags and shout slogans after his arrival at court Photograph: Robert Ghement/EPA A resident of Lemurs' Park, home to 112 distinct lemur species and one of the largest natural habitats for these primates unique to the island Photograph: Cem Genco/Anadolu/Getty Images A Lego model of the ship Batavia, wrecked on its maiden voyage in 1629, at the exhibition Brickwrecks: Sunken Ships in Lego Bricks at the Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent. It took 1,336.5 hours and 170,463 bricks to create eight ships dating from the oldest known shipwreck in about 1300 BC Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Rapper A$AP Rocky poses during a photoshoot for Vogue in Harlem Photograph: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images A child runs through the streets with a mask during the town's African-Mexican carnival in the Actopan River region in Veracruz Photograph:People take pictures of delegates before the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Vincent Thian/AP Donald Trump leaves the chamber after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol Photograph: Win McNamee/AP Humpback whales photographed by researchers on the ninth National Antarctic Science Expedition led by the Turkish Polar Research Institute Photograph: Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images Members of the Acadêmicos do Grande Rio samba school take part in the third day of parades in the city's carnival Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA People take photos at Snapper Rocks as a tropical cyclone is expected to hit part of the Australian coast for the first time in more than 50 years Photograph: Jason O'Brien/AAP A woman and her son stop to look at a fire at a toy store in downtown Lima Photograph: Connie France/AFP/Getty Images Residents remove their belongings from a building destroyed by a drone attack after Russia targeted energy facilities in the southern region Photograph: Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP/Getty Images The house of a Palestinian man accused of an attack against Israelis in October 2024 is blown up by Israeli security forces Photograph: Hazem Bader/AFP/Getty Images
