Thai women fishers are standing in solidarity with fisher communities worldwide to support the Panamanian fishermen and demand the immediate release of the three fishermen who were unlawfully arrested. ...
These community members from Panama were detained simply for trying to feed their families in their ancestral waters around “Isla Escudo de Veraguas”. – The government banned them from their traditional fishing grounds back in February 2025. – After protests and negotiations, an agreement was reached to allow limited fishing for 30 days. – Yet authorities ignored it — arresting ...