Very, very sad to report that Hayam El Gamal, mother of 5 kids detained at Dilley for 10+ months, has suffered a serious medical emergency due to systematic denial of medical attention by ICE.
We can now share the following:
For many weeks Ms. El Gamal has been concerned about a growth on her chest that has caused pain for many weeks. She has made complaints to Dilley staff and ICE repeatedly but has been denied a visit to an outside doctor. She had specifically made requests for a CT scan to identify the lump and the source of her pain.
On Thursday April 8, a doctor at Dilley told her that he had put in a request for a CT scan but "higher ups" in either ICE or CoreCivic overrode his request, and so no scan was conducted. Medical records show she had been demanding help since February, at which time she said her pain had been already worsening for 8 weeks. A doctor at Dilley said the lump in her chest was merely a bone.
Mid-morning on Friday April 9, Ms. El Gamal began experiencing excruciating pain which she rated an 11 out of 10. She described the pain as being stabbed through the back to the stomach. At about 11 AM central time she began pleading with officials for painkillers and medical attention. After two hours of asking for help (at around 1 PM central time) she was taken to an off-site emergency room. While there she received lab work and, finally, a CT scan. The CT scan confirmed that the lump was not a bone, but it did not reveal what the lump was.
The scan also showed she has "fluid around the heart." The ER doctor recommended an ultrasound to determine what was causing the pain, but this was denied. Ms. El Gamal was told she had to go back to Dilley and was not given the ultrasound. We do not know if the lump is cancerous, all we know is that the pain is increasing, the incidents are becoming worse and worse, and she is not receiving proper diagnosis that could lead to proper treatment.
After 10 months in detention, Ms. El Gamal remains in pain. We are concerned that the systematic denial of medical attention may result in her death. Her children are extremely worried about their mother, who is now their only guardian. Her five year old child has been denied the right to go to a dentist for 13 cavities. Her 16 year old son was told to take tylenol when he suffered from acute appendicitis. All of the children are suffering from depression.
Please join us in demanding the El Gamal's immediate release so that she can acquire the urgent medical attention she desperately needs. This family has suffered enough.
This’s not a military uniform, this’s the paramedic uniform who was killed yesterday.
Israel has killed 88 paramedics and first responders after deliberately targeting ambulances and medical centers.
This’s a war crime, but international law clearly doesn’t apply to Israel.
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu aren’t just killing thousands and displacing millions in the Middle East. They’re now plunging tens of millions of people into poverty across the world.
IMÁGENES BRUTALES En Ámsterdam, los niños y periodistas asesinados por Israel en Gaza fueron recordados dejando 15.000 pares de zapatos en la plaza.
Que #Netanyahu no olvide que el Genocidio no quedará impune, los responsables tienen que pagar.
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@FranceskAlbs@UbuntuForever@otherpress@HardieGrant We desperately need food and basic necessities, and we need warm clothes to protect us from the bitter cold. Please quote the pinned post. 💔🙏🏻🥺
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Despite the pressure,When the World Sleeps is about to come out in English too (US:@otherpress; UK/Australia:@HardieGrant). While it’s about Palestine, past and present, and the law in its most accessible form, it cuts through the noise and shows why truth itself is such a threat
“The genocide we are witnessing today, is something that I recognize from my own experience as a Holocaust survivor… What is happening today in Gaza is an extreme form of repeat genocide, a holocaust in our own time, in front of our eyes.” — Stephen Kapos
This Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), we join Stephen in remembering the millions—Jews, Romani people, the disabled, Communists and queer individuals—murdered in the Nazi genocides. We honor their resistance and draw strength from their legacy as we continue to fight fascism, antisemitism, racism, xenophobia, ableism, and homophobia in our own time.
Music: “Accepting Destiny” by Valster
Stephen, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor and retired architect now living in the UK, stands in solidarity with Palestinians. Every month, he joins demonstrations in London, demanding that Western powers stop arming Israel.
Mark Ruffalo: “This is a moment where we have to fight an oligarchy that is in full control of our congress and our presidency. The only way we’re gonna win is if we fight. The only way we can fight is by doing it together. Every industry in the US is under attack”
“Netanyahu continues to derive his strength, and pursue Israeli regional power projection, from the country’s ability to wage war. The Israeli public has largely bought into this. But he is failing to show the ability to win wars...”
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Lebanon is being destroyed.
1.2 million people, including 400,000 children, forced out of their homes by bombardment. Towns and villages flattened. Innocent civilians killed. Parents grieving over their lost children. There is no justification for this.
We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️
The people of Gaza have been left to die.
10 children has frozen to death in Gaza in just one month as Israel continues blocking tents and winter shelter aid. Not by air strikes, but by cold, rain, and deliberate deprivation.
One million women and girls are starving in Gaza in the cold.
Cold is not a natural disaster when shelter is denied. Gaza is suffering from an Israeli-made crisis. This suffering is being manufactured by policy, not weather—Weaponize the weather.
Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part, is an act of genocide.
Allowing humanitarian aid is not a favor-it is an obligation under international law.
The Ice Is Melting
The Land Is Flooding
The Ocean Is Dying
The Trees are Burning
The Living Planet Is Unraveling
It's happening on our watch.
We can't solve this emergency if we keep expanding the problem. #ActOnClimate#Climate#energy#renewables#go100re