Nick Owen

Digital and editorial @MSF_UK. #Ebola vaccine guinea pig. London by way of Hong Kong, Glastonbury & Brighton. Host of #EverydayEmergency podcast. Views mine.

[Doctors of the World @DOTW_UK]

📍 Parliament Square, London

Yesterday, we joined medical professionals and other humanitarian organisations to call on the UK government to protect healthcare in Gaza and uphold international law.

Too many red lines have been crossed. The UK cannot look away. #RedLineforGaza

@MSF_uk @TheBMA @MedicalAidPal @HI_UK @ActionAid @christianaid @GreenpeaceUK @oxfamgb @WarChildUK @chooselove @IslamicReliefUK @BritishQuakers

[Nick Owen @nickoowen]

So thrilled for this to see the light of day. It's been in the works for a while. @DrJavidA gives incredible and eloquent insight into what it's like to work for MSF in conflict zones (Ukraine), natural disasters (Haiti earthquake) and epidemics (Ebola). Tune in!

[MSF UK @MSF_uk]

🎧 Tune in to Episode 210 of the Adam Buxton Podcast to hear more incredible stories and insights from MSF's @DrJavidA

[Nick Owen @nickoowen]

Terrifying account from Mohamed Abu Mughaiseeb trapped with his family in the MSF office in Gaza. https://t.co/CEx4HbPynj

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

An official with Doctors Without Borders, who is trapped in Gaza, explains what it's like living under siege. Mohamed Abu Mughaiseeb was speaking to Al Jazeera as Israel escalated strikes on Gaza ⤵️

[MSF UK @MSF_uk]

The UK gov't should abandon its cruel Rwanda policy. It's unconscionable on medical, humanitarian & ethical grounds.

It would inflict severe and irreparable harm on the health, wellbeing and dignity of people seeking safety in the UK.
Our full statement👇
https://t.co/4uk6BmZZS9

[Nick Owen @nickoowen]

@MSFsci Thanks for hosting this Space! What impact does the new regimen have on stigma in TB diagnosis and treatment? #MSFTalksTB

[Indian Jones @amarchadhapatel]

What an absolutely legend and what a legendary way to sum it up.

We gotta have faith that we’re better than the absolutely shit show in power right now.

[MSF UK @MSF_uk]

Don't let them fool you. We know, and this Government knows too, that this utterly cruel legislation will not stop people fleeing violence, persecution and other hardships. It will push them into taking even more dangerous journeys to seek safety. 

We need safe routes now.

[Lotte Leicht @lotteleicht.bsky.social @LotteLeicht1]

📢Please watch & share this important @MSF_uk video.

Seeking asylum & protection from persecution & conflict is a right, not a crime!

Tell the UK's Home Secretary @SuellaBraverman to respect int'l refugee law, & provide safe & legal routes for #AsylumSeekers & #Refugees.

[MSF UK @MSF_uk]

🚨Great job alert🚨

Are you a master of memes, a trader in trends? Do you know your Metas from your Mastodons?

Apply to be our Social Communications Manager today: https://t.co/EqCeBEKLIx

[MSF UK @MSF_uk]

⚡️BREAKING

New FOI request reveals @ukhomeoffice suppressed report showing hostile environment for asylum seekers pushes people into dangerous routes.
https://t.co/i0qvsVu4gS

[Nick Owen @nickoowen]

What the actual fuck

[The Beatles Earth @BeatlesEarth]

Today in 1962 and 1969, the first and last photos of all four Beatles together were coincidentally taken on the same exact day - August 22nd - just seven years apart.

[Electra Rhodes - writes a bit/archaeologises a bit @electra_rhodes]

Tube on strike, I dawdled to Paddington on Friday. Passing the old wrought iron sign for Pizza Express, I was reminded of an event 30+ years ago, when I got caught up in a drama that resulted in a divorce, two marriages and many changed lives.

It began with a heart attack 🧵

[david byron queen @byron_queen]

john steinbeck as a young man in lake tahoe, where he worked as a tour guide at a fish hatchery (c. 1929)

[Benny Hunter @BennnyH]

An unaccompanied 16-year-old Eritrean boy turned up at our youth club this week, just after opening, with some others.

He was a new face so I asked him how long he'd been in the UK and he said: "today".

I said: "what do you mean 'today'?"
He said: "I arrived, just today".

🧵

[MSF UK @MSF_uk]

The UK has slashed aid funding to South Sudan, a move likely to threaten hundreds of healthcare facilities. The UK withdrew millions of pounds in support to the national healthcare system, which had been channelled through the Health Pooled Fund (HPF). 🧵 @vickyford @FCDOGovUK

[Kate Hewson @katejhewson]

The most dramatic moment in 21st Century literature

[Nick Owen @nickoowen]

Hi @BrineMP 👋 as my MP I trust you’ll be voting to #standwithrefugees today, and speaking out about the inhumane Nationality and Borders Bill?

[MSF UK @MSF_uk]

🚨 URGENT. Your help needed this morning!

In the next few hours (just after midday) a vote in the commons could make the UK one of the most anti-refugee countries in the world.

Please tag your MP in this tweet asking them to vote against the worst parts of the #AntiRefugeeBill

[Nick Owen @nickoowen]

@lilika49 @FreeAnoosheh Such incredible news, Elika. So happy for you and your family. Welcome home Anoosheh.