Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the grassroots peace and social justice organization CODEPINK, was detained by border police in the Cairo airport on Monday. Benjamin, an American citizen and peace activist, was on her way to join an international delegation of women traveling to Gaza for International Women’s Day 2014 to show solidarity with the
US Peace Activist Traveling To Gaza Abused, Deported By Egyptian Authorities
After showing her passport to officials at the Cairo airport, CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin was forcibly detained by Egyptian authorities. Despite injuries that left her unfit for travel, she was also deported.