John,

Mariam Abu Dagga, our brave colleague in Gaza, was killed this week by Israeli forces. We are devastated.

We worked closely with Mariam to collect video testimonies from people in Gaza that we used in several campaigns to end the genocide. 

The last communication we received from Mariam was after a long day of filming for one of our recent pushes targeting the EU to sanction Israel. “Best of luck to you all <3” she said. 

Now she is dead, and officials like EU President Ursula von der Leyen and Foreign Affairs Chief Kaja Kallas have Mariam’s blood on their hands. 

Kallas along with EU foreign ministers are meeting in Copenhagen to discuss Gaza. Let’s honour Mariam’s legacy and 10x our outcry as they meet. 

Tell the EU: Stop your complicity in genocide and sanction Israel NOW.

Mariam was reporting on the situation at Nasser Hospital this morning when an Israeli missile struck, killing Mariam and several others. As rescue workers arrived at the scene, another missile hit, killing several more people. 

Mariam was one of the most talented and compassionate photographers and videographers we’ve ever worked with. She spent countless hours collecting testimonies from people in Gaza which we used to target individual EU officials as well as the FIFA council. 

At least 192 journalists have been killed in Gaza since October 2023 – more than any war ever, including both world wars. 

Every time the EU meets to discuss Gaza, our community is there poking them in different ways to act. The Danish government is convening EU foreign ministers today and tomorrow, so we ran full-page ad in Denmark’s largest newspaper on Wednesday to ramp up pressure on the Danish Prime Minister and ensure that the meeting delivers bold action against Israel. 

Let’s keep up the pressure and carry on the essential work that Mariam did before she was killed. 

Tell the EU: Stop your complicity in genocide and sanction Israel NOW.

On days like this it's hard to keep going. But we can't give up on Mariam. And we can't give up on the 60,000 others that have also been killed. Our power is in our numbers, so if we keep doing it together, we will finally see an end to Israel's genocide.