Louise Williams

On-air with @wfuv and @rtelyricfm.
Burning Question on @rteradio1 about the earth needing a good lawyer.

[Louise Williams @loureports]

Road rage and its impact on women - on behalf of @monthlycycles, I talked to @NewstalkFM about the grinding violence on our roads, referencing @London_Cycling excellent research which indicates that 9/10 women surveyed have been subjected to abuse
https://t.co/VGrKvOnaTj

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

"There is no case since WW2 of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled"

Famine expert Alex de Waal on Israel deliberately starving an entire civilian population

[michelawrong @michelawrong]

Good to see the FT, not exactly a campaigning newspaper, taking a strong stance on Rwanda's support for M3. "Words need to be followed by actions. This is a war that can be ended quickly. The time for indulging Kagame is over." https://t.co/7e09SGnoCf

[michelawrong @michelawrong]

M23's plans are not confined to Goma or Bukavu, the movement claims Kinshasa is in its sights. The heavy weaponry being used on all sides means casualties are far higher than in the past. Commentary from Reuters journalist Sonia Rolley, who has covered the region for decades.

[Zoe Law @zoelawww]

You can follow the situation in #Goma, #Congo here:

https://t.co/PEAkFiSY6V

[Esther N'sapu @Ensapu1]

#Internet coupé, la ville de #Goma plongée dans le noir car privée d’électricité et certains quartiers privés d’eau depuis plusieurs jours…

Une autre nuit noire pour la ville de Goma, après une dure journée chargée d’émotions, de peur, de deuil, de désolation et de tristesse.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Congolese rebels say they have "taken" the key city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The DRC has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion.

@YousraElbagir is on the ground.

https://t.co/cGnmAG3FQ7

📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

[Sherwin Bryce-Pease @sherwiebp]

My exchange with the DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner at the conclusion of the UNSC emergency meeting on the crisis unfolding in eastern DRC amid an aggressive M23 rebel advance, backed by Rwanda. I asked about DRC calls in 2023 for MONUSCO to withdraw from the DRC and whether that was a mistake given current escalation...

#sabcnews

[Denis Mukwege @DenisMukwege]

🇨🇩When will the community of states stop turning a blind eye to the Congolese tragedy and accepting or tolerating systemic violations of international law and human rights?! It's time to act, to stop empty condemnations and to adopt political and economic sanctions against the criminal regime in Kigali 🇷🇼 !
https://t.co/QQE5bMNnGZ

[Geoffrey York @geoffreyyork]

In Canada’s latest statement, not a word about Rwanda’s massive involvement in eastern Congo, but merely a vague reference to “foreign troops.” This is how Rwanda escapes all consequences for invading its neighbour.

[@[email protected] 🏳️‍⚧️🖤🏳️‍🌈 @monthlycycles]

We ride again on the 19th of January! All the details are in the email - hope to see you there!

#monthlycycles
#womenonwheels

[AFSC @afsc_org]

We’ve canceled planned advertising with The New York Times after it refused to allow an ad referring to Israel’s genocide in #Gaza.

Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC's General Secretary, called the refusal “an outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth.” https://t.co/gDfNmDEOSH

[Peer Schouten @peer_schouten]

Make no mistake: even though you don't hear much about it, with Rwandan backing, M23 is turning life in eastern Congo into a hell for many.

Great reporting by @TownsendMark, happy to have chipped in with some insights based on our research w/ASSODIP & @IPISResearch.

[Tosú - new beginnings for people with convictions @IASIO_Ireland]

As @sinnfeinireland 's @PaulDonnellySF put it at @The_Wheel_IRL #GE24 hustings event today -

"if prisons were working, then we wouldn't be looking to build more spaces"

Our asks for the next gov include a focus on funding our sector, intervening early, and rehab +reintegration

[Louise Williams @loureports]

This weekend, the @appg_ar UK Reparations Conference is taking place in London, organised by @BellRibeiroAddy and others.
I covered it last year for @RTElyricfm, meeting historians, artists, curators, actors, activists - listen here
https://t.co/xU0XVWjO7B

[Louise Williams @loureports]

If an attack on peacekeepers was happening anywhere else in the world, there would be much more outcry - of the kind expressed by Irish prez Michael D Higgins who called Israeli actions in Lebanon "outrageous".

[Louise Williams @loureports]

Compare US response to attacks on peacekeepers in DR Congo earlier this year with their response to the attacks on UNIFIL bases in Southern Lebanon. This weekend US Defence Sec Lloyd Austin says he has expressed "deep concern" to his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant ...

[Louise Williams @loureports]

Calling for "a diplomatic pathway, as soon as is feasible" in the Middle East is about as weak a plea as you can get, in diplomatic terms.