Rayya Ali

London-born Iraqi. Love London, love Iraq. Interest in Iraqi civil society. @UniofReading @UniofExeter. Third sector worker. Part of @CAFIraq.

[Iraqi Association @icacharity]

ورشة عمل علوم للأطفال (9-12 سنة) يوم الخميس 11 تموز
ينظم المنتدى العراقي وبالتعاون مع منظمة @NativeScientis1
ورشة لأطفال أبناء الجالية العراقية (وغيرهم من المتحدثين باللغة العربية) في لندن

[Collective Action For Iraq (CAFI) / كافي @CAFIraq]

Statement of solidarity with Palestine

Artwork by Iraqi artist Afifa Aleiby - In solidarity with the Palestinian people
1989, oil on canvas

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[Collective Action For Iraq (CAFI) / كافي @CAFIraq]

🧵As we move into 2022, here are our reflections on the past 12 months in Iraq news:

1⃣ Hospital fires -

Two separate instances of hospital fires killed at least 175 and injured 200+ in Baghdad in April, and Nasiriyah in July.

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[John Pilger @johnpilger]

The contempt in which Britain's elite holds the public has never been more eloquently expressed than in the decision to award Tony Blair the highest order of knighthood. One million Iraqis dead, three million dispossessed, a trail of blood to 7/7. Rise Sir Tony!

[Iraq Body Count @iraqbodycount]

Altogether 1,609 killings (668 civilian and 941 combatant) were recorded by @iraqbodycount in 2021, indicating a continuing state of war. 'Grave Violations: Chronicling the rising tide of child deaths in Iraq.' #security #Iraqi #WarCriminal https://t.co/zUqFjgpBPy

[Collective Action For Iraq (CAFI) / كافي @CAFIraq]

TW: gender-based violence

We recently donated £1700 to Baghdad-based Legal advocacy NGO 'For Her'. The NGO, run by a group of young Iraqi lawyers, works to provide pro-bono legal services to women who have been subjected to gender-based violence.

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[Collective Action For Iraq (CAFI) / كافي @CAFIraq]

🚨Here's @CAFIraq's roundup of Iraq news for the week:

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What’s the deal with the upcoming Iraqi elections? This comprehensive 5min read is a good intro

https://t.co/v8hMyTS4iQ

[Collective Action For Iraq (CAFI) / كافي @CAFIraq]

Here's @CAFIraq's roundup of #Iraq news from the past week:

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Since the assassination of activist Ehab Al-Wazni in May & violence & threats against Karbala's anti-govt protesters, numerous powerful Iran-backed militias continue to act with impunity

https://t.co/yZuIeNa6ui

[🍉 @ahmedhabib]

September 16 will mark 39 years since Apartheid Israel and right wing militia in Lebanon orchestrated the murder of thousands of Palestinian refugees in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, located just outside Beirut. Never forgive. Never forget. Learn and seek justice instead.

[Iraq Body Count @iraqbodycount]

Important & timely analysis by @airwars of documented civilian deaths directly caused by US strikes since 9/11, that killed more civilians in Iraq (min 11474 - max 24136) than in any other post 9/11 arena. @iraqbodycount supplied Iraq data from 2003-2013. https://t.co/mqsiUtEqDR

[BISI @BISI1932]

In Iraq’s marshlands, researchers are racing to document a disappearing dialect

https://t.co/xgVCJF2ScY

[Zahra Ali زهراء علي @ZahraSociology]

Thread👇: A so-called 'war on terror' that killed & wounded hundreds of thousands people and displaced millions in #Afghanistan and #Iraq alone. It is the United States of War, its military-industrial-complex crippled, destroyed, terrorized.

[Ruba Ali Al-Hassani رُبى الحَسَني @RubaAlHassani]

The war on terror was always a war *of* terror.

[Collective Action For Iraq (CAFI) / كافي @CAFIraq]

Here's @CAFIraq's news roundup for the past week ⬇️

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Ali Karim, son of prominent human rights defender Fatima Al-Bahadli, was kidnapped & shot dead near Basra. He was her second son to be killed in less than a year.

https://t.co/NxXyVvp1I1

[Collective Action For Iraq (CAFI) / كافي @CAFIraq]

Here's @CAFIraq's news roundup for the past week:

After his arrest on 26 May for links 2 killings of activists in Karbala incl. Ehab Al-Wazni, militia commander Qasim Musleh was released due to pressure from militias in a blow for accountability.

https://t.co/eYXQyANOE4

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[Collective Action For Iraq (CAFI) / كافي @CAFIraq]

Here's @CAFIraq's roundup of #Iraq news this week:

@UNIraq issues report on violations of rights of protesters since Oct 2019, finds: at least 487 killed, 48 assasination attempts & 21 activists still missing. No one has been held to account.

https://t.co/l3nwxZlEof

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[Ruba Ali Al-Hassani رُبى الحَسَني @RubaAlHassani]

'I want an “easy” home like a morning greeting. Good morning. [...] For our morning to be good, we do not have to pay for it with blood & souls.'

"What I do know is that the October Revolution feels exhausted, yet has not died."

By @aya_mansour_11_

https://t.co/mvWLHOUOWO

[Rayya Ali @rayya_ali]

Aw nice. One hand sending vaccines to people who are being bombed or suppressed thanks to the military aid that is being sent by the other.

[AP Race Calls @AP_RaceCalls]

BREAKING: The White House unveiled President Biden’s plan to share COVID-19 vaccines with the world, including directing 75% of excess doses through the UN-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program. https://t.co/z0ZnfgjDVP

[Out-Spoken Press @Outspoken_Press]

F*CK CRAFT: Prioritising the Palestinian Struggle for Liberation
إعطاء الأولوية للنضال الفلسطيني من أجل التحرير
Thurs 3 June
7pm UK/9pm Palestine

An evening of literature, songs, discussion & education about the occupation & apartheid

Register free:https://t.co/PZoIIpfuO1