Yusuf Zine

Actor, Director & Writer // Producer at Innerspeak // Host of TVO's 'Unascertained' & ‘Extradition’ // Rep'd by Element Artist Management

[Yusuf Zine @yusufzine]

The first episode of our brand new @tvo podcast is LIVE! "Chapter I - Someone Named Guler Dilaver." New episode every Wednesday! Listen and subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts!

s/o @theyoungkevin13 @tlmsy @shephardm @KA_OConnor @lauriefew

[Alex Neve @AlexNeve24]

Israel's allies (including Canada) watch - seemingly/deliberately powerless - as the IDF resumes its genocidal assault against Palestinians in Gaza. Might we at least expect governments (@MarkJCarney, @melaniejoly) not only to remind Benjamin Netanyahu -- but demand and insist -- that he must comply with the still current (nearly 14 months on) and binding (it's the law) provisional measures from the @CIJ_ICJ issued on January 26, 2024, ordering Israel to:

- prevent the commission of all acts coming within the Genocide Convention, including killing, bodily/mental harm and conditions of life intended to "destroy" Palestinians in Gaza, and ensure that the IDF does not commit any such acts (the wrenching civilian toll from the vicious attacks of the past two days is anything but preventing and ensuring that such acts do not occur);

- prevent and punish incitement to commit genocide (hyperbolic threats of negotiations "only under fire", the resumed strikes being "only the beginning", and having the weapons needed to "finish the job" not exactly pointing in that direction); and

- "take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the adverse conditions of life faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip" (blocking humanitarian aid and cutting off electricity being of course the precise opposite of that).

Palestinian lives matter.
International law matters.
Let's start there.

https://t.co/pPlZ8emSR6

[State of Palestine @Palestine_UN]

‘No Other Land’ the #Oscars2025 🇵🇸
📷 @basilaladraa Instagram

[Yusuf Zine @yusufzine]

Please tune in and show solidarity. Happening now.

[Justice For Soli @Justice4Soli]

We are less than a one hour away from tonight’s virtual vigil at 6pm as we mark the eight year anniversary of Soleiman Faqiri’s tragic death.

You can watch the vigil using the link below:

https://t.co/OEvzKHlfnf

[Yusuf Zine @yusufzine]

Please consider donating and supporting my dear friend's family following this tragedy.

Urgent Funds to Support My Family After Tragic Fire https://t.co/7iOwnmU1P9

[TVO.me @tvo]

Two TVO Podcasts won silver at the 2024 @signalawards ! ✨

Extradition's @yusufzine won Best Host, Limited Series & Specials; The Ultimate Choice Ep.3 won in Individual Episodes, Documentary.

Congrats to everyone on the @tvo Podcast team for their exceptional work on these shows.

Read more: https://t.co/iyZfSGvQUj

Stream Extradition: https://t.co/AA1iB8YMlv

Stream The Ultimate Choice: https://t.co/kHStjqR0pB

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

Seventeen years ago Chinese authorities imprisoned a Canadian Uyghur refugee on false charges of terrorism and murder. Why did Canada never bring him home? Listen to "Extradition: The Search for Huseyin Celil" with @yusufzine https://t.co/MvO7oftiUJ

[Samira Mohyeddin سمیرا @SMohyeddin]

An Indigenous artist made this papier marche olive tree. I watched it come together.

At 5:59 pm, this degenerate pushed it over. Exactly what rabid settlers do to the olive groves of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

@occupyuoft was a microcosm in many ways.

“For Bisan”

[Simone Hanchet @simonehanchet]

Bravo to @yusufzine & team for telling the story of Huseyin Celil, Canadian citizen & Uyghur kidnapped 18 yrs ago & illegally detained in a Chinese concentration camp since. This gripping investigation showcases the Chinese prison state & Canada's failure to protect its own.

[Yusuf Zine @yusufzine]

@AlexNeve24 Thank you so much for Alex, for your kind words, for your contribution to the series, and for keeping the fight alive ✊🏼

[Alex Neve @AlexNeve24]

"Dear Huseyin... Know that there are Canadians here who are still fighting to keep your name and your story alive... Stay strong Huseyin. And hold on to hope. There's a lot of people here waiting for you."

Huge appreciation to @yusufzine & team for telling the story of Uyghur-Canadian Huseyin Celil's 18 years of cruel, unlawful detention in China. In a riveting 6 episode podcast he takes us with him as he turns over every stone possible, seeking information about Huseyin's fate, but meets cruel deadends in China & largely empty platitudes in Canada.

The series ends with a heartfelt letter to the prison where Huseyin is thought to be jailed, in the hopes it reaches him.

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Opinion: How many more inquests – and deaths – before we see change in Ontario’s corrections system? https://t.co/xAMVQy82F0

[Yusuf Zine @yusufzine]

Very important piece written by my mom - @JasminZine! A must read.

Anti-Palestinian racism needs to be included in Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy https://t.co/TSPlsiCiWZ

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

On the newest episode of @tvo Today’s podcast "Extradition: The Search for Huseyin Celil," the production team decides to take matters into their own hands and call Xinjiang No. 1 Prison, Celil's last known location. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://t.co/MvO7oftiUJ

[Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo]

🛑 Arms sales and transfers to Israel MUST STOP and steps towards an immediate sustained ceasefire must begin. End the human suffering in Gaza now!
#StopSendingArms
#CeasefireNOW
#AllOnYouBiden
#BidensLegacy