Tirth Trivedi

Freelance Journalist interested in social justice and politics🇮🇳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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MAIJ @cardiffuni;
Writer @intercardiff, @voice_wales

[voice.cymru @voice_cymru]

🇨🇵LIVE THREAD ON FRENCH STRIKES AND PROTESTS TODAY!

We have decided to report on the situation in France this week, with @genericredfern on the ground in Paris.

Today workers strike across the country & huge protests are expected against Macron's reforms.

📸 Now in Paris

[voice.cymru @voice_cymru]

“Something Has To Change” – What Is Driving Public Sector Strikes?

The last few months have seen public sector workers withdraw their labour on a huge scale.

What's driving the strikes, what are the political dynamics & where could they go next?

https://t.co/MtOnYZOVfY

[Tirth Trivedi @TirthTrivedi18]

New linktree is up on my bio - a convenient link to all my work :)

https://t.co/HR99BDnH1j

[Tirth Trivedi @TirthTrivedi18]

"Reform is not an option... It has to be a revolution."

Wales joined the world to protest against the harsh treatment of women in Iran at Cardiff's Central Square; with calls for ending the Ayatollah dictatorship and a people's revolution.

Read on at @voice_wales .

[voice.cymru @voice_cymru]

NEW: "One Solution – Revolution”: Cardiff Shows Solidarity With Uprising for Women’s Freedom in Iran”

Hundreds gathered to mourn the imprisonment and martyrdom of protesters in Iran who are fighting for womens freedom.

By @TirthTrivedi18

https://t.co/ECGewgrPJq

[Tirth Trivedi @TirthTrivedi18]

Covering this protest was honestly eye-opening! The amount of solidarity from the Irani and Kurdish people thousands of miles from their home for their families and women really shows how powerful diasporic protests can be.

Watch out for the article on @voice_wales !

[voice.cymru @voice_cymru]

Protesters come together in Cardiff’s Central Square for women's rights in Iran & against the state crackdown.
Workers across various industries in Iran have joined the rebellion with waves of strikes, as antigovernment protests enter their second month.

[Adam Johannes @DrRoundglasses]

Cardiff city centre protest on Saturday in support of women-led anti-government protests & workers strikes in Iran called by local members of Iranian and Kurdish communities.

[voice.cymru @voice_cymru]

EXCLUSIVE: 99% Of Private Rental Homes In Wales Unaffordable For People On Housing Benefit

Investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and @voice_wales shows the poorest people in Wales being locked out of almost all private rental homes.

https://t.co/2yNPl7D3Pt

[Tirth Trivedi @TirthTrivedi18]

@thebritishhindu I am working on a print-feature series on caste legislation and debates surrounding it in the UK! Would you be interested in a short interview about the issue?

[voice.cymru @voice_cymru]

NEW: In Defence Of The Fuel Protesters

The response of much of the left & climate movement to the petrol price protesters this week has been tepid at best, hostile at worst. Adam Johannes argues that the antipathy is mistaken.

https://t.co/KCL2qc4PLx

[Tirth Trivedi @TirthTrivedi18]

Raman walked from Iran to the far end of Europe to escape ethnic persecution, and he finally has a job and prosperous future ahead of him. But a simple train ride from Swansea to Barry reduced him to just another discrimination statistic for TfW
Continue reading on @voice_wales

[voice.cymru @voice_cymru]

The Border Guard Inside Your Head – How A Welsh Refugee Was Denied Free Transport

Tirth Trivedi spoke to the man at the sharp end of state racism about the pernicious effects of UK border policy and the ideology it is designed to create.

https://t.co/0VhzvsS4pA

[Tirth Trivedi @TirthTrivedi18]

@DrRoundglasses! I am currently working on an article about refugee discrimination for @voice_wales, in particular regarding the Welsh travel scheme for refugees; I was hoping to chat with you on the matter. Could you shoot me a DM?

[Tirth Trivedi @TirthTrivedi18]

I head to Hadrian’s Wall to try the beer the Roman legions enjoyed 1900 years ago, and understand how it helped shape British culture!

Thanks to @TwiceBrewedCo and Matthew Brown for contributing! Look out for a video for this feature, coming soon:)

https://t.co/BybfCuKFC3

[Adam Johannes @DrRoundglasses]

1/2 In some liberal circles it is a fashion to criticise 'Israeli Government policies'. This is obfuscation. Nobody ever said South African Government 'policies' we said *Apartheid*. The oppression of Black South Africans & Palestinians is not simply a set of policies

[Tirth Trivedi @TirthTrivedi18]

As good of an interview as you can get! Working on a feature with @TwiceBrewedCo on Roman Beer, coming out May 16th :)

[Tirth Trivedi @TirthTrivedi18]

@CardiffUCU I am a student journalist from Cardiff University; I'd love to talk to someone from the organization about the recent #studentstrike , #ucustrike and the gender pay gap in Cardiff University. Please let me know if you'd be interested in participating in an interview!

[InterCardiff @intercardiff]

The #CardiffHalf ended on a high, with runners from all walks of life crossing the line as everyone cheered them on! #cardiff #Marathon #HalfMarathon

[voice.cymru @voice_cymru]

Welsh Labour Haven’t Protected The Poorest, They’ve Propped Up A Brutal Welfare System | M Lee

“The trouble with miniscule grants & disconnected support services from Welsh Government is they actually act to prop up a grossly unfair system."
@calon_haf

https://t.co/zluMJxkZ5i

[sarah @sahouraxo]

BREAKING: While all eyes are on Ukraine, American and British bombs are being dropped right now on Yemen's capital city of Sanaa.

Where are the calls for sanctions? Where is the global outrage?