Shane Bane

“Without Parliament we shall shed tears in vain, the English will laugh at us, and the moral will be that we brought it on ourselves”. Andrew Fletcher, 1706.

[Peter Tatchell @PeterTatchell]

Congolese LGBT+ rights activist Alphonse Mihigo hospitalized in violent attack

He was bravely campaigning against the nation’s homophobic Minister of Justice, who has urged that LGBT+ people should be arrested even though the Congo has no anti-gay law https://t.co/5aRy4Ao2j2

[Masih Alinejad @AlinejadMasih]

A Life Sacrificed in Protest Against @khamenei_ir and his dictatorship

Yesterday, Iranian activist Kianoosh Sanjari issued a desperate ultimatum to the Islamic Republic. He tweeted that if four political prisoners he named were not released, he would take his own life. Today, he kept his promise. Kianoosh, who had already endured nine arrests, months of solitary confinement, and brutal torture, has now left us.

These were his last words:

“No one should be imprisoned for expressing their beliefs. Protesting is the right of every Iranian citizen. My life will end after this tweet, but let us not forget that we have sacrificed, and continue to sacrifice, for the love of life, not for death. I am ending my life in protest against the dictatorship of Khamenei and his partners.”

Kianoosh Sanjari’s blood is on the hands of Ali Khamenei and the Islamic Republic. They drove him to this tragic end, refusing to release innocent people whose only crime was fighting for freedom.

This is what the regime does, it breaks hearts, it shatters lives, and it pushes people to their limits. But let the world know: Kianoosh’s voice will not be silenced. His courage, his sacrifice, will only fuel our determination to fight against this brutal regime.

To the international community: How many more lives must be lost before you take action? How many hearts must break before you stand with the people of Iran?
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[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@MichaelJStern1 Run for the hills.

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@CotswoldGirls @MarinaPurkiss Getting through an election campaign without mocking a disabled person.

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@RickHJohnston @JamieFairbairn1 @OssianLore Not at a’, mair power tae yir elba!

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@XanaduFitness No one is scum.

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@macmaster_d @wrkclasshistory RER wasn’t an option in 1789.

[Lachlan Goudie @lachlangoudie]

Nearly done with the oil rig…

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@Amy_Siskind @DianeFick3 Girl. Trained monkey. Clay pot. Anyone/thing other than Trump.

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@MichaelJStern1 Gay people do this? Don’t think I’ve ever done it, nor have I noticed it from any of my friends. In my experience, people who shift from one dialect to another depending on social context do so not because of their sexuality but because they’re insecure and seeking validation.

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@intelligence2 @garyyounge @KilnTheatre England is facing new waves of racial tension, not the UK.

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@PeterTatchell Think you mean the England riots.

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@MichaelJStern1 Yes there is. But not one which justifies killing 40000 civilians.

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@SangitaMyska @colinHawes5 Have you ever watched this programme? It’s whole MO is to browbeat its guests and try to get a gotcha moment, they badger everyone. It’s odious gutter press tv, but if you choose to go on it as a guest you must know what to expect. @GMB

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@CormacS63 @SangitaMyska What’s the relevance of your close Jamaican friend to your point?

[Miqdaad Versi @miqdaad]

Israel’s leading human rights organisation @btselem says conditions inside Israeli prisons holding Palestinian detainees amount to torture

Disgusting
https://t.co/s2EIHDrE7R

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@SimonFosterLAB @ShabbirLakha Happening in England, not across UK.

[Shane Bane @ShaneBane8]

@pmdfoster @miqdaad We’re witnessing it in England, not Britain.