Cathal Sheerin

Journo/writer protection @ICORN_ORG. Previously IFEX, PEN International, and IWGB union. Views own.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

UN commission of inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children https://t.co/v7Cul4wHzP

[Melissa Sigodo @melissasigodo]

I’ll never forget Keir Starmer’s island of strangers speech and how he fanned the flames of hateful anti-immigration rhetoric that is radicalising people & making the country less safe for us all. What a legacy to leave behind as a Labour leader.

[Aydin Dikerdem @AydinDikerdem]

It’s wild how Gaza is being erased from the narrative surrounding Starmer’s unpopularity. Over 50% of Labour switchers at the locals said it influenced them. It came up on the doorstep over & over again. It’s one of the greatest moral stains of our era. And yet media silence.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🚨 NEW: UN report details rape, gang rape and genital violence against Palestinian detainees by Israeli forces

The UN Secretary-General’s report submitted to the Security Council verifies 31 victims of sexual violence linked to Israeli forces in 2025 — against 14 men, seven women, nine children and one girl — across detention facilities in Gaza and the West Bank, according to Haaretz, which said it had reviewed the report.

Key Details:

🔸“Violations consisted of rape, including with objects, gang rape, attempted rape, physical violence to the genitals, instances of targeted shooting of the genitals, touching of breasts and genitals, strip and cavity searches conducted without apparent security justification, forced nudity and threats of rape,” the report said.

🔸 9 victims, most of them Gaza residents, were subjected to rape and gang rape — in some cases repeatedly. Men and boys were allegedly subjected to rape or attempted rape and violence to the genitals, “resulting in five male victims suffering severe rectal bleeding or swelling for multiple days or weeks and, in some cases, without receiving medical treatment.”

🔸 The report named the IDF, Israeli Prison Service and Border Police Counter Terrorism Unit as responsible. Facilities cited include Sde Teiman, Etzion, and prisons Megiddo, Ofer, Ramla, HaSharon, Shatta, Nafha and Damon.

🔸 The UN said its findings likely reflect only part of a broader pattern, citing Israel’s continued denial of access to detention facilities and explicit threats against detainees to coerce them not to report abuse.

🔗 Full report below.

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

BREAKING! US court ha suspended the US sanctions against me!
As the judge says: "Protecting the Freedom of speech is always just the public interest".
Thanks to my daughter and my husband for stepping up to defend me, and everyone who has helped so far.

Together we are One.

[Huda Ammori @HudaAmmori]

BREAKING: For the first time, a Judge will seek to sentence direct action activists, four of the Filton 24, as terrorists.

They were convicted of criminal damage, with the jury unaware of a potential terrorism sentence.

Reporting restrictions on this have just been lifted.

[jasper nathaniel @infinite_jaz]

“Some men had to have their testicles amputated by doctors after beatings…”

Thread with some of the unspeakably depraved acts of rape and sexual assault by Israelis against Palestinians detailed in this piece:

[Bruno Maçães @MacaesBruno]

American media today is on the whole morally repugnant

[Karl Turner MP @KarlTurnerMP]

Stand by for the briefings about Catherine West’s mental health. That’s what they do.

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

The Green Party GAIN a majority on Lewisham Council! 🥳

28 seats needed for a majority and counting hasn't even finished yet.

Huge congratulations to the entire team - we're replacing Labour! 💚

https://t.co/0qbagSvIYp

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Ask yourself why we heard so much about Green candidates but not Reform candidates like this one:

[richard bacon @richardpbacon]

An awful sociopath. With an inability to look at nuance. The only thing she sees is a distorted mirror reflecting her prejudice. Lots of the people talking part are amputees.
To find something negative in such positivity. So much endurance and resilience on display.

[megan kenyon @meganekenyon]

Our tracker is now on 30 (!!) MPs who have called for Keir Starmer to go.

Tony Vaughan is the latest to say the PM should resign.

@EthanCroft98 @NewStatesman

https://t.co/KBbfsgxQFV

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Green gains (so far!) - Well done 💚💚

💚💥 Two new mayors
💚💥 374 New councillors
💚💥 4 New Green Councils
💚💥 6 new Scottish Green MSPs
💚💥 Two new Senedd Greens

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

The long-overdue change from First Past the Post to a Proportional Representation voting system simply has to be top of the agenda now.

[Normal Island News @NormalIslandNws]

Personally, I make a point of always listening carefully to what the prime minister has to say. For example, when he said: "If you don't like the changes that we've made, I say the door is open, and you can leave," I took that on board and voted Green ❤️

[Ash Sarkar @AyoCaesar]

The Greens have gone from having zero councillors in Haringey at the start of 2025, to becoming the largest party in the council today.

Astonishing.

[Osita Mba @DrOsitaMba]

@owenjonesjourno @aharmlessturtle @ZoeGarbett And 20 years’ old university student Dylan Law is the new Deputy Mayor of Hackney 💚

[Ava-Santina @AvaSantina]

Mayor of London:

"The biggest change has been Labour voters switching to the Greens.

"Many people who voted Labour at the last general election clearly feel angry, disappointed and let down. They want a Labour government to address the cost-of-living crisis while demonstrating the core values the party was established to promote.

"Too many of the government’s achievements have been overshadowed by basic mistakes and a failure to boldly assert our progressive values."

[Haringey Council @haringeycouncil]

The following councillors have been elected to represent Harringay ward:

JENNER, Marc John (Green)
KUPER, Jo (Green)
LATCHFORD, Rosie (Green)