What Happens to the 10 Activists of the Global Sumud Land Convoy Jailed in East Libya?

In the spring of 2026, a global movement of rights defenders, humanitarians, doctors, students, union workers, teachers, and seafarers set out for Gaza on land and sea to break the illegal blockade imposed by Israel. The Global Sumud Flotilla had the stated purpose of helping Palestinians assert their right to access their coast and the world beyond it. The mission was also going to deliver life-saving aid including food, material for shelter and other essentials like baby formula, medicine and school supplies. News of Israel’s capture of the sea vessels made headlines.

At the same time, there was a land convoy comprising dozens of trucks carrying aid and reconstruction material which aimed to travel through Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt and into Rafah. In the land convoy were doctors, engineers, teachers and a lone Indian climate activist Nikhita Naidu.

What happened to this land convoy, and what happened to activists like Nikhita who were on it? Nikhita Naidu speaks to The Wire’s Soumashree Sarkar.

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