Journalists in Gaza have held a vigil to mark one year since an Israeli attack killed Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al-Sharif and cameraman Mohammed Qraiqea in Gaza, along with other fellow Palestinian media workers.
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After Gaza’s universities were devastated, UK celebrities launch auction to help Palestinian students rebuild their futures. This is great to see leftfootforward.org/2026/08/afte...
After Gaza’s universities were devastated, UK celebrities launch auction to help Palestinian students rebuild their futures
"Rebuilding higher education in Gaza is not just about restoring institutions. It is the key to restoring hope, opportunity, and future prosperity for an entire generation."
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Palantir’s UK CEO says it uses “a standard tax incentive” to minimise corporate tax. Learn more about the Blair-era loophole here ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/the-big-blair-era-loophole-behind-palantirs-tiny-tax-bill?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio/
📢 Protests are fundamental to democratic life. Yet across the world, peaceful gatherings are increasingly met with excessive force and the use of dangerous weapons, which undermines freedom of expression, violates human rights, and in some cases may amount to torture and other ill-treatment.
Challenging Repression: A Guide to Addressing the Misuse of Police Weapons in Protests - Omega Research Foundation
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The British Transport Police are extending their trial of facial recognition to London tube stations 🚨 The six month trial has already scanned over half a million people but resulted in zero matches and just one false flag. Yet they’re continuing to expand it's use...
Facial recognition cameras to be trialled at London Tube stations
The British Transport Police says the technology will only identify those wanted by authorities.
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Used as human bait': Leaked image shows elderly Palestinian men before execution by Israeli forces. The horrific use of Palestinians as human shields is widespread, as admitted by Israeli soldiers www.middleeasteye.net/news/leaked-...
'Used as human bait': Leaked image shows elderly Palestinian men before execution by Israeli forces
Journalist says Nadi and Ali Marouf were abducted, used as human shields and killed in northern Gaza in November 2024
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"People are being forced to live in abject conditions while at the same time being subjected to military violence." Inside #Gaza with British emergency medic Dr James Smith on the @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod @goldbergradio.bsky.social 🎧 pod.fo/e/4ee174 📺 youtu.be/Oa0HZlBf3uU
BYLINE TIMES PODCAST: Gaza: "Nowhere Is Safe"
Adrian Goldberg hears from Dr James Smith, deputy director of the humanitarian policy and practice programme at UCL, London. Dr Smith is volunteering in Al Mawasi – a coastal region of Gaza – w...
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How Palestinians have resisted weaponized ‘development’ from the British Mandate to the Gaza Board of Peace. An excellent history of Palestinian resistance to so-called development mondoweiss.net/2026/08/how-...
How Palestinians have resisted weaponized ‘development’ from the British Mandate to the Gaza Board of Peace
The Gaza Board of Peace is the latest attempt by colonial powers to use “development” plans to manage, fragment, and dispossess Palestinians. Palestinians have resisted these plans in the past and con...
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Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has posted an AI-generated video depicting a starving Palestinian prisoner as well as real videos mocking detainees who describe poor jail conditions. It’s part of a campaign to promote his harsh treatment of Palestinians ahead of October’s elections.
UK used Cyprus base to ‘secretly’ move ‘sensitive equipment’. Declassified files raise further questions about the role of Britain’s Cyprus base in supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza www.declassifieduk.org/uk-used-cypr...
UK used Cyprus base to ‘secretly’ move ‘sensitive equipment’
Declassified files raise further questions about the role of Britain’s Cyprus base in supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza
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Eighteen years ago today, Mahmoud Darwish, Palestine’s national poet, passed away. Through his poetry, he gave voice to exile, identity, memory, and belonging, becoming one of the most influential figures in modern Arabic literature. Read his biography on #PalQuest: www.palquest.org/en/biography...
Mahmoud Darwish - Poets (1941 - 2008)
Biography - Mahmoud Darwish was born on 13 March 1941 in the village of Birwa (Acre district) to Salim Darwish and Huriyya al-Biqa‘i. He was the second child in...
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Today is #NagasakiDay and the 81st anniversary of the second atomic bomb to be dropped on Japan by the US during the Second World War. We pay tribute to the victims of these horrendous war crimes and vow #NeverAgain. Find a commemoration event near you: https://cnduk.org/events/hiroshimaevents/
Rest easy. Travel ethically. Leave No Room for Genocide.
Expose the Merchants of Death.. On Saturday 15th August, join us in London for a walking tour of the key arms companies and organisations involved in attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. More info: caat.org.uk/events/merch...
Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel accused of weaponising archaeology at ancient West Bank sites
Israel is planning large-scale land expropriations in historic, Palestinian areas of the West Bank.
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Join @mertonpsc.bsky.social this Thursday for the launch of what looks like a fascinating book that highlights another aspect of Israel's genocide
mertonpsc.bsky.social@mertonpsc.bsky.social · 2w ago🍃 Beyond Green: Ecocide, Imperialism, and Palestinian Liberation - Merton PSC in conversation with Dr Hamza Hamouchene and book launch🍃 📅 Thursday 13 August 2026 🕖 7 - 9:30PM 📍 Wimbledon 🎟️ MPSCBeyondGreen.eventbrite.co.uk Dr Hamouchene's books and Palestinian produce will be available to purchase.
🚨🇻🇳 The @hindrajabfoundation.be has filed a criminal complaint in Vietnam against Israeli reservist Matan Jerafi. Jerafi documented his deployment to Gaza and southern Lebanon, and weaponized his public platform to actively advocate for the genocidal campaign in Gaza. ➡️ More → https://bit.ly/4fM6vDT
One week to go! Join us next Saturday as we visit arms companies and other organisations complicit in death and destruction on our Merchants of Death walking tour. Come along to find out more about companies involved in attacks on Gaza, Lebanon and Iran www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/londons-si...
🧵The Nakba in 1948 not only resulted in the expulsion of nearly 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland, it also displaced thousands of Palestinians within the newly created state, expelling them from their home villages and preventing them from returning.
"30 years ago, the ICJ made its stance clear: Nuclear weapons are incompatible with international humanitarian law. 🚫☢️ It is time we prioritize humanity over the destructive power of mass annihilation. #NuclearDisarmament #IPB "
Israel charges West Bank settler over death of renowned Palestinian activist. Maybe a chance of justice but this is just one man and the whole culture of impunity for Israeli soldiers and settlers who harm Palestinians must be stopped www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Israel charges West Bank settler over death of renowned Palestinian activist
Yinon Levi faces trial for reckless manslaughter related to the 2025 killing of Awdah Hathaleen
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Burnham urged to tackle cost of living crisis by pressuring Trump to end Iran war. Union bosses are calling on the PM to revoke US permission to use RAF bases for airstrikes. Agreed - this risks making us complicit in war crimes and increases costs for everyone www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Burnham urged to tackle cost of living crisis by pressuring Trump to end Iran war
Trade unions say UK prime minister must begin by revoking permission for US to use RAF bases for airstrikes in Gulf
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Israel’s elections are approaching. More than 5 million Palestinians live under Israeli rule but cannot vote in the election determining who controls their land, movement, homes and lives. Palestinian freedom isn’t on the ballot—only more occupation, genocide and land theft. 🧵
Join us on August 15th, it's going to be great and eye opening!
@caatuk.bsky.social · 5d agoJoin the Merchants of Death Tour! On Saturday 15th August, join us in London for a walking tour of the key arms companies and organisations involved in attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. More info: caat.org.uk/events/merch...
The EHRC Code of Practice comes into force this week. This is an attack on trans+ people. It is guidance, not law. It does not remove rights or make harassment legal. UCU stands in solidarity with the trans+ community. Join the lobby for trans equality, 9 September with Trans+ Solidarity Alliance
Today marks 81 years since the US dropped a nuclear bomb on the city of Hiroshima, killing hundreds of thousands and leaving enduring scars for many generations. We must ensure that humanity never again reaches this level of catastrophic depravity witnessed on that day.
WIN 🇵🇸 Paula Akpan should never have been hit with a harsh charge for direct action opposing Israel’s genocide – now, two years later, the court has cleared her name ✊ https://goodlaw.social/85wz
WIN: Palestine protester found not guilty of criminal damage | Good Law Project
Paula Akpan should never have been hit with a harsh charge for direct action opposing Israel’s genocide – two years later the court has cleared her name
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