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Alison Phipps አሊሰን
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UNESCO Chair for Refugee Integration through Education, Languages & Arts at University of Glasgow
A new nationwide week celebrating the Scots language has been announced 👇
New nationwide Scots Language Week announced following record-breaking awards
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Die Linke topped Berlin’s state election today on 25%, up 13%. If the leader Elif Eralp becomes governing mayor she’ll be the first female state leader with a migration background.
Fire at Folkestone's Grand Burstin Hotel being treated as suspicious, police say
Fire at Folkestone's Grand Burstin Hotel being treated as suspicious, police say
A fire that forced nearly 300 people to be evacuated from a Folkestone hotel is being treated as suspicious, say police.
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Public broadcaster says country's participation cannot be justified amid 'appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza'.
Ireland boycotts Eurovision for second year over Israel's inclusion
Public broadcaster says country's participation cannot be justified amid 'appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza'.
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The Gondar Gospel belonged to the library of Emperor Tewodros but was seized in a battle decades ago.
Rare Ethiopian manuscript stolen by British forces triggers restitution row
The Gondar Gospel belonged to the library of Emperor Tewodros but was seized in a battle decades ago.
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Critics say Serbia's military ties with Israel are rising significantly.
Serbia opens factory to assemble Israeli-made drones
Critics say Serbia's military ties with Israel are rising significantly.
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More than 2,200 migrants died or vanished at sea in 2026, despite declining crossings into Europe, says IOM.
Migrant crossings to Europe by sea drop sharply amid heightened risks: IOM
More than 2,200 migrants died or vanished at sea in 2026, despite declining crossings into Europe, says IOM.
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Acting upon ICJP complaints, the Charity Commission has taken action following Edgware United Synagogue's hosting of the "Great Israeli Real Estate" event. https://icjpalestine.pulse.ly/arwrs3vaqf
UPDATE: Great Israeli Real Estate Event
Charity Commission issues formal regulatory guidance following ICJP complaint
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🇨🇦 We welcome the decision by Canadian authorities to bar entry to Arieh King, Dep. Mayor of Jerusalem & suspected war criminal following our + LCP's submission of evidence. Good to see #Canada upholding its obligations under int'l & domestic law. ➡️ https://icjpalestine.pulse.ly/2et1qz852g
MAJOR WIN | Canada bars entry to Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem
Canadian authorities have denied entry to the Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Arieh King following evidence submitted by ICJP and LCP.
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The ICJ convened a webinar on enforced disappearances in Myanmar, highlighting the importance of safe documentation, preservation of evidence, and meaningful support to families as essential pathways towards truth, justice, and accountability. 👇Read more: www.icj.org/myanmar-as-a...
Myanmar: As armed conflict rages and military rule continues, critical measures can be taken towards eventual justice and accountability for victims of Enforced Disappearance | ICJ
As enforced disappearances and other human rights atrocities continue in Myanmar, there is a great deal that can and must be done to address thes
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Hilsum: ".. as if the families had been allowed to hope their relatives would survive this war, & they might have if the Israelis had allowed in enough.. materials so Gazans could repair their homes or build new ones" Israel doesn't just kill Palestinians with bullets & bombs
"The US govt has denied Palestinian Authority president.. a visa to attend the UN general assembly in person"
A macho culture of performative selfishness might start on the roads, through racing, rolling coal, ever bigger SUVs ... But it doesn't end there. If we want to live in a decent country which values human life, we need to change this culture. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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⭕️ House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks says he will not clear the Trump admin.'s proposed $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. "The Trump administration has not provided sufficient assurances that these weapons will be used by the Netanyahu government...
Greens MSP Laura Moodie warns Scotland could become 'a digital equivalent of the old extractive model' if ministers fail to set strong rules for new hyperscale AI data centres 🗣️ 'In the 21st century, we should not be making public policy through private conversations between powerful men'
“Make no mistake – the movement for justice for Palestinians worldwide has been built by ordinary people unable to believe their eyes as they cradle images of dead children in the palms of their hands, horror-scrolling and literally “at a loss”.” My column www.thenational.scot/politics/265...
UK Government's Gaza statement was not enough – but a step closer to justice
‘WE welcome the Foreign Secretary’s parliamentary statement on Israel’s ethnic cleansing, illegal settlements and settler terrorism,” went…
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Since it can be hard to believe that political and corporate elites would actively give up on our shared future on this singular planet, we made a short film so folks can hear from the end timers and judge for themselves. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascism
In a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other
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New B'Tselem report frames events on ground as Israel's 'project of elimination' of Palestinians.
Palestine weekly: Settlement sanctions spark diplomatic crisis
New B'Tselem report frames events on ground as Israel's 'project of elimination' of Palestinians.
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TUC Gen Sec Paul Nowak just now: "We need a proper conversation about how we clean up our politics that doesn’t push workers to the margins – but does stop the super-rich corrupting our politics.” This is the unions shifting a bit on a UK political donations cap (after lobbying hard against it).
Israeli attack wounds 10 Palestinians at Gaza City displacement camp - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attack-wounds-10-palestinians-gaza-city-displacement-camp
Israeli attack wounds 10 Palestinians at Gaza City displacement camp
<article data-history-node-id="447674" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attack-wounds-10-palestinians-gaza-city-displacement-camp" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attack-wounds-10-palestinians-gaza-city-displacement-camp" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli attack wounds 10 Palestinians at Gaza City displacement camp</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 10 Palestinians have been wounded after Israel struck a makeshift camp near al-Wafaa Hospital in Gaza City, according to our team on the ground.</p> <p>Gaza’s Ministry of Health earlier reported that Israeli forces had killed another two Palestinians during the latest 24-hour period.</p> <p>The deaths raised Gaza’s toll from nearly three years of Israel’s genocidal war to 73,786.</p> <p>Israel has killed 1,372 Palestinians and wounded another 4,659 since the October 2025 “ceasefire” took effect.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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Donate to MSF UK (Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders)
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን@alisonphipps.bsky.social · last wk.“UK Lawyers for Israel has demanded Shabana Mahmood proscribe the Nobel Peace Prize-winning charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), known in English as Doctors Without Borders” Pro-Israel pressure group demands terror ban for Doctors Without Borders www.thenational.scot/news/2654617...
“UK Lawyers for Israel has demanded Shabana Mahmood proscribe the Nobel Peace Prize-winning charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), known in English as Doctors Without Borders” Pro-Israel pressure group demands terror ban for Doctors Without Borders www.thenational.scot/news/2654617...
Pro-Israel pressure group demands terror ban for Doctors Without Borders
A PRO-ISRAEL lobbying group has called on the Home Secretary to ban one of the world’s leading health charities under terrorism laws.
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Twenty-five years ago, the collective shock of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US was upon us. Today’s essay recounts what it was like to report on the so called “war on terror” that followed and how those events shaped our world today. 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2654559...
A reporter’s reflections on 9/11 and the “war on terror”
IT would be about 17 years
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