February 6, 2026 – Negombo, Sri Lanka The “National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO)”, in collaboration with the “World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP)”, successfully organized an “introductory program on Aqua Ecology and Agroecology” on February 6, 2026, at the NAFSO premises. This timely initiative brought together more than 50 participants, including fisherfolk leaders, community representatives, youth, and key figures from ...

  “Indigenous fishing leader warns of potential violence after high-level meetings with 5 national deputies, 2 regional governors, and top authorities – amid fresh arrests and desperate search for allies.” In a raw, urgent message shared from the frontlines of Panama’s Caribbean coast, a veteran Ngäbe-Buglé fisherman and community leader described back-to-back high-stakes meetings that brought together an extraordinary gathering ...

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 ...