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
"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
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
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.
#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.
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
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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...
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🇨🇩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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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".
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 ...