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UN experts warn against the irreversible ‘de-Palestinisation’ of Jerusalem GENEVA – Irreparable harm is being inflicted on Jerusalem, as violence engulfs the region, and genocide continues in Gaza and spills into the West Bank, UN experts* warned today.“Under the cover of an...

UN experts warn against the irreversible ‘de-Palestinisation’ of Jerusalem www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

The Kyiv cat colony: A cautionary tale for the entire aid sector: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping. Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.

For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.

The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.

Death toll in Iran protests over 3,000, rights group says More than 3,000 people have died in Iran's nationwide protests, rights activists said on Saturday, while a "very slight rise" in internet activity was reported in the country after an eight-day blackout.

Death toll in Iran protests over 3,000, rights group says reut.rs/3YJLu3f

NOFX Set Feature-Length Documentary Exploring 40 Years of Punk, Excess and Survival NOFX are opening the vault on four decades of chaos, excess and survival with a new feature-length documentary.

NOFX Set Feature-Length Documentary Exploring 40 Years of Punk, Excess and Survival

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the unauthorized entry into the UNRWA Jerusalem Health Centre The Secretary-General strongly condemns the Israeli authorities’ unlawful entry on 12 January 2026 into a United Nations property in occupied East Jerusalem, the UNRWA Jerusalem Health Centre, and the...

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Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw' A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...

Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'

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🔊 Iran's internet goes completely dark amid spreading protests over inflation and economic hardships, monitoring groups report. Listen on Reuters World reut.rs/3NAL6BG

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FULL LIST: 66 international organisations US withdrew from under Trump order The Trump administration announces the US withdraws from 66 international organizations deemed wasteful or harmful. View the complete list of groups affect

The full list of 66 international organisations US withdrew from under Trump order
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“Terror & Chaos”: Minneapolis Reeling After ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good We speak with two people who responded to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, by an ICE agent in Minneapolis Wednesday. Trump administration officials claim the age...

“Terror & Chaos”: Minneapolis Reeling After ICE Killing of Renee Nicole Good ttps://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/8/minneapolis_ice_shooting_renee_nicole_good

Live updates: Officials confirm ICE-involved shooting in south Minneapolis Witnesses reported a person was shot in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, amid a large presence of federal law enforcement officers. It was not immediately clear who may have been shot, or who m...

Wednesday’s shooting happened a day after the Department of Homeland Security announced that “the largest DHS operation ever is happening right now in Minnesota.” (via
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Video Shows ICE Agent’s Fatal Shooting of Civilian in Minneapolis Video from the scene of the Minnesota ICE shooting contradicts DHS’s narrative that locals were rioting and threatening agents’ lives.

Video from the scene of the Minnesota ICE shooting contradicts DHS’s narrative that locals were rioting and threatening agents' lives.

Jessica Plichta helped Grand Rapids Opponents of War inspire dozens of locals to march through snowy city streets. But in a bizarre turn of events, Plichta’s exercise of her First Amendment rights ended with authorities handcuffing her live on air. trib.al/HRGjJMn

US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts Afghanistan and Yemen excluded from list of 17 priority countries chosen by Trump administration to receive aid laden with demands

US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts

Outrageous suspension of numerous aid agencies from Gaza Israel’s suspension of numerous aid agencies from Gaza is outrageous.This is the latest in a pattern of unlawful restrictions on humanitarian access, including Israel’s ban on UNRWA (the UN Relief and...

Outrageous suspension of numerous aid agencies from Gaza www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

In memory of Lemmy Kilmister, who would have celebrated his 80th birthday today.

Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead & Gaye Advert from The Adverts. Denmark Street, London, 1977

#punk #punkrock #lemmy #lemmykilmister #gayeadvert #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Albiol desaloja el mayor asentamiento de inmigrantes de Cataluña sin ofrecer alternativas: “Que Pedro Sánchez les busque vivienda” Los Mossos desalojan el antiguo instituto B9, en el que quedaban 200 de los 400 ocupantes, que ahora se ven en la calle y sin ayudas. La Policía ha detenido a 18 de ellos por la ley de extranjería

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Desalojadas 400 personas sin alternativa de vivienda en el desahucio más grande de la historia de Catalunya El desalojo se realiza en respuesta a la demanda del Ayuntamiento de Badalona.

Desalojadas 400 personas sin alternativa de vivienda en el desahucio más grande de la historia de Catalunya
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Unmasking Protection: Why Accountability Must Guide Lebanon’s Approach to Migrant Domestic Work For decades, the discourse on migrant domestic workers’ rights in Lebanon has focused around the issue of protection. But protection alone cannot deliver justice.

For decades, the discourse on migrant domestic workers’ rights in Lebanon has focused on protection. In this earlier piece, TIMEP's Jasmin Lilian Diab makes the case for the need to shift the frame from protection to accountability.
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Breathing-writing from within the abyss Hyab Yohannes, Lecturer in Forced Migration and Decolonial Education, UNESCO Chair RIELA, University of Glasgow Every November we celebrate WriteFest, a national festival spotlighting writing in hi…

“In this blog, I reflect on where my research is written from, and why I write at all”👇🏾

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As drug users, solidarity isn’t just important – it’s survival We formed a union to resist the violence of mainstream treatment. Collaboration will be the key to our success

As drug users, solidarity isn’t just important – it’s survival

How Wages for Housework sparked an international solidarity movement The 1970s movement paved the way for queer, Black, trans and sex working feminist organising across the world today

How Wages for Housework sparked an international solidarity movement

BREAKING: The ICJ has begun ruling on Israel’s responsibilities toward aid agencies helping Palestinians in Gaza.

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New Working Paper: Shaping European Borders Beyond Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Two Spanish Borderscapes.' We explore the #Canary #Islands and the enclaves of #Ceuta and #Melilla. Read the full paper nccr-onthemove.ch/publications... #Migration #EU #Borders #Governance #Security #PolicyResearch

<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library Values are ideals of what is desirable for the individual, profession, organization, or institution. Institutional values attach to organizations because of their place in a political order, capturin...

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We read 9,000+ studies so you don’t have to. The result: a framework of democratic anchors that makes sense of values like accountability, transparency & equity.

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The Future of #Humanitarian #Aid - a good article from the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative hhi.harvard.edu/news/2025/06...

The Refugee Abyss | Hyab Teklehaimanot Yohannes | Taylor & Francis eBo In defiance of the refugee abyss, this book presents the flesh of pained bodies and the breath of displaced voices, contributing to the thread of traces yet to

My book, The Refugee Abyss, is out today! Each page holds lives interrupted & stories that haunt our conscience. I invite you, dear reader, to engage with the displaced voices with utmost care & curiosity.
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Has the world forgotten about the plight of the Rohingya? | Inside Story YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

Has the world forgotten about the plight of the #Rohingya? | Inside Story www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Np...