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UPDATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Italian activist Donato Ferdori reports psychological and physical abuse in Israeli detention, faces deportation through Egypt
November 3, 2026, Occupied Palestine. Italian teacher and solidarity activist Donato Ferdori, 56, remains imprisoned at Givon prison in Israel, following his arrest on October 29 while accompanying Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest in al-Lubban al-Gharbi, northwest of Ramallah. Ferdori is now expected to return to Italy on Thursday, November 5, after being transferred to Egypt through the Taba border crossing. This morning, Ferdori was allowed three phone calls from prison, during which he provided…
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UPDATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Italian solidarity activist Donato Ferdori denied legal counsel before and during detention hearing, remains imprisoned.
November 2, 2026, Occupied Palestine. Italian solidarity activist Donato Ferdori, 56, remains imprisoned at Givon prison after refusing deportation, following his arrest in al-Lubban al-gharbi on October 29. On November 1, Ferdori was denied access to legal counsel before and during a hearing to review the lawfulness of his continued detention. Israeli occupation authorities failed to notify his lawyer or his family that the hearing was taking place. Ferdori’s attorney, Alon Sapir, had repeatedly contacted the…
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UPDATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Italian teacher detained at Givon prison after refusing deportation, following mass arrest during Palestinian olive harvest
October 31, 2026, Occupied Palestine. Donato Ferdori, a 56-year-old Italian solidarity activist remains imprisoned by Israeli occupation forces at Givon prison after he decided to resist deportation. He was among 14 international activists detained on October 29 in al-Lubban al-Gharbi, northwest of Ramallah, while accompanying Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest. The other 13 activists, from Italy, the United States, the UK, Australia, Germany, Ireland and Sweden, have either been placed on deportation flights or are…
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