21/07/2026
ApWCQP Honored in the 2026 War Abolisher Movement Award
The Asia Pacific Women's Coalition for Al-Quds and Palestine (ApWCQP) is immensely proud to be part of the Flotillas to Gaza movement, which has officially been awarded the War Abolisher Movement of 2026 award by World BEYOND War!
This award honors the decades-long, relentless global effort to break the illegal naval blockade on Gaza, and draw the world's attention to the ongoing genocide and manufactured starvation of the Palestinian people.
We extend our heartiest congratulations to our very own ApWCQP leaders who have been at the forefront of this historic resistance:
* Dr. Fauziah Mohd Hasan (President, ApWCQP) – Steering Committee, Freedom Flotilla
* Norsham Abu Bakar (Exco Member, ApWCQP) – Steering Committee, Freedom Flotilla
* Dr. Maimon Herawati (Exco Member, ApWCQP) – Steering Committee, Global Sumud Flotilla
The award was presented by World BEYOND War Vice President Liz Remmerswaal. Accepting on behalf of the entire movement were Thiago de Ávila e Silva Oliveira (Global Sumud Flotilla) and Ismail Behesti (Freedom Flotilla Coalition).
The 2026 Impact:
This year, the movement saw an unprecedented mobilization. Over 2,000 people from 45+ countries participated, with 86 boats sailing across the Mediterranean sea. Almost 500 unarmed civilians went eyeball-to-eyeball with heavily armed troops. While the boats were violently seized, the activists' immense courage shifted the global paradigm—forcing international media to cover the abuses and compelling governments worldwide (including Spain, France, South Korea, and Ireland) to take diplomatic action and condemn the blockade.
As Thiago de Ávila e Silva Oliveira stated, "The flotillas are a collective action of thousands of people all over the world who believe that the genocide must end and true peace with justice must be achieved."
ApWCQP stands firm in our commitment to this cause. We will not stop until Palestine is free.