Irish sports celebrity Trevor Hogan speaks of his week in Israeli custody. Read more about "We must challenge Israeli mindset," says rugby star turned blockade buster  

Only six out of the original 27 Freedom Waves participants have been released, twenty-one participants are still detained in Israeli prisons.  Egyptian journalist with Almasry Alyoum, Lina Attalah was the first to be released, she was handed over to officials at the Egyptian Embassy in Israel who later escorted her back home to Egypt through Taba crossing, Lina wrote an eyewitness account which can be found here. Read more about Freedom Waves participants still detained in Israeli prison 

Prison messages from Irish and Canadian activists contradict Israeli claims that boats were intercepted peacefully. Read more about Violent tactics by Israel almost sunk Gaza-bound boats