The hunger strikers have ended their 73-day strike after forcing the cancellation of Elbit’s £2 billion contract. This is a people-powered victory—but it comes at a horrific, lifelong cost.
These prisoners now face permanent neurological damage, heart conditions, and a lifetime of chronic illness. All without ever being charged or convicted.
This is what political repression looks like in Britain today.
We demand urgent healthcare and justice. We stand with Umer Khalid, who continues his strike. The fight goes on.
Ways in which the BBC refers to the trans girl, who was seventeen at the time of the incident:
“transgender activist”
“trans activist”
“teenage trans woman”
“the complainant”
“a biological male who identifies as a woman”
Not once is a personal pronoun used to refer to her.
@EE I’m contacting you on behalf of my father who is older and living alone. His mobile broadband stopped working shortly after renewing on 28 Sept. He’s been without WiFi for nearly a month despite calls, a new SIM, and no engineer help. Please investigate urgently
There is, however, a genuine conversation to be had about how migrants coming to the UK were deliberately housed away from white people, creating segregation between North and South Birmingham. To flip that history to be about integration is dishonest brazen racism.
A message from Liam Óg:
"A massive thank you to my legal team.
Darragh, Jude, blinne, Brenda, Gareth and to all at Phoenix law.
A special thanks also to my interpreter Susan.
This entire process was never about me, never about any threat to the public and never about "terrorism", a word used by your government to discredit people you oppress.
It was always about Gaza.
About what happens if you dare to speak up.
As people from Ireland we know oppression, colonialism, famine and genocide.
We have suffered and still suffer under "your empire".
Your attempts to silence us have failed, because we are right, and you are wrong.
We will not be silent.
We said we would fight you in your court and we would win.
We have.
If anyone on this planet is guilty of terrorism, it is the British state.
Free Palestine!
Tiocfaidh ár lá."
This is obviously not the biggest tragedy to happen on monday, but the chaos at Lime Street after the parade was a mess. It could’ve been really dangerous for fans. It was freezing cold, raining and overcrowded. Police, Network Rail & the council need to answer for this too
Liverpool fans trying to get home after the club's victory parade were frustrated as they were met with three-hour queues and overcrowding
Network Rail has apologised after the station reduced the number of entrances down to one https://t.co/XGEFz8rYyW
tbh the whole day felt unsafe for fans. Up on Islington, cars were going all directions right up until the buses arrived—no barriers, no safety measures, nothing keeping thousands of us on the pavements safe. We were lucky we looked after each other, because no one else did
Here's a non-paywalled link to the Neil Gaiman article. It's an important read, but definitley not a light one - an unfathomably harrowing account of sexual abuse. In a just world, neither Gaiman nor Amanda Palmer would know another day's peace.
https://t.co/oZ4r5E4Nns
Following the riots, the government should be standing up — unequivocally — to the far right.
Shamefully, they are taking lessons from them instead.
Our common humanity offers a different lesson: refugees who have fled violence should be treated with compassion & respect.
After all the transphobia, witch-hunting, and the despicable and unsportsmanlike disrespect shown by a handful of athletes - let THIS image be the one that stays with you:
After Imane Khelif won her gold medal bout her opponent, Yang Liu of China, embraced her with a smile.
BREAKING: Banksy wolf artwork in Peckham, south London, removed by masked individuals within hours of being unveiled.
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