The solidarity with those starving for better conditions and justice in the Israeli jails has been increasing throughout the world as well. This week, the prisoners’ images along with slogans in solidarity and support with their hunger strike, found themselves the center of a demonstration in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia.
Bulgaria is a country that has recognized the Palestinian state as far
back as the year of 1988. The diplomatic relations between the two sides
date even further back, to 1974. A considerable number of Palestinians
live in the East European country today and it was the Palestinian
community in Sofia that organized the solidarity demonstration with its
starving for freedom brothers back home. Some locals, as well as members
of the Kurdish community joined in. In total, more than fifty
demonstrators gathered opposite the National Assembly building on the
10th of May. They chanted in Bulgarian “Long live Palestine” and “With
no food, with no water we demand freedom!”.
A video capturing some moments from the demonstration you can see: here (video by: Ruslan Trad).
