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Harry Potter star slammed by Israel officials after pro-Palestine post
Israeli officials attacked Harry Potter star Emma Watson after she uploaded a pro-Palestinian post on her official Instagram page. Watson, who played the lead role Hermione Granger in the global franchise, shared an image which read “solidarity is a verb”, imposed over images of a Palestinian solidarity demonstration, and stated...
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They treated me like a criminal for speaking the truth: says Syrian journalist detained in Jordan
It was an ordinary Monday morning in Jordan when they came for me. At around 11:30am on 15 November, the doorbell rang. I wasn’t expecting anyone, but to my surprise, three intelligence agents stood on my doorstep. Before I had a moment to process, they had taken me outside,...
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Syrian refugee: We were never treated as humans
People on the packed boat screamed as the Libyan coastguard rammed them until they feared it would sink. They boarded and swung their truncheons and guns at men, women, and children alike. Mohammed realised he’d been cheated, and the smuggler who had arranged for passage out of Libya to...
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Israeli spyware is a threat to all freedoms everywhere
In 1974, Richard Nixon was impeached after being caught bugging his opponents at the Watergate Hotel in one of the twentieth century’s most explosive scandals. In comparison, the Pegasus Project — a far-reaching and shocking exposé by seventeen media outlets and Amnesty International — is a thermonuclear warhead to...
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As a journalist in war-torn Syria you feel no fear, it dies within you
Baynana is a new publication hitting the digital newsstands in Spain. However, it is a publication with a difference. Published in both Spanish and Arabic, Baynana is run entirely by refugees with the aim of reporting on culture, politics, sports and to fight the negative stigma attached to being...
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Twitter storm calls for safe passage to Europe for refugees
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) launched a Twitter storm on Wednesday to raise awareness of the dangerous journey made by refugees to reach safety in Europe with the hashtag #SafePassageNow. 📢TWITTER STORM WEDNESDAY! To shine a spotlight on the nearly 300 border-related deaths between the UK & France since 1999, we're...
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Why are we not supporting refugees instead of asking if they are just after our money?
The UK’s racist Nigel Farage has once again added fuel to the hostile and toxic “debate” on refugees, when he filmed a video patrolling the English Channel on a boat and claimed there was an “invasion” of refugees in Britain. French coastguards, he continued, had dumped the refugees in...
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Paper slams cricket body for accusing Israel of war crimes
Israeli Daily the Jerusalem Post accidentally slammed the International Cricket Council for accusing Israel of war crimes yesterday. Meaning to tag the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Twitter, the paper tried to come back from its unfortunate wicket, but the Twittersphere really delivered. In fact, you could say they knocked...
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#Jews4Labour trends after calls not to back UK’s Corbyn
The hashtag Jews4Labour is trending in the wake of UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis’ scathing attack accusing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn of allowing anti-Semitism to take root in his party, which he made in the Times newspaper. #Jews4Labour is trending. ♥️ — Catherine MacDonald 💙 (@cazziemacca) November 26, 2019 Fantastic to see...
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Did US President Trump call for Palestinians’ right of return?
US President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted that congresswomen of colour should “go back to where they came from”. He was allegedly referring to four congresswomen, Palestinian-American congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, Somalian-American Ilhan Omar, Puerto Rican-American Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and African-American Ayanna Pressley. Following accusations of racism, President Trump responded by labelling the...
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Trump announces sanctions on Ayatollah Khomeini, who died in 1989
US President Donald Trump has been roundly mocked for announcing sanctions on Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini… who died 30 years ago. President Trump has just signed an executive order to deny Iran's Supreme Leader and his associates access to key financial resources and support. pic.twitter.com/14qE9iUe61 — The White House...
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Idris Elba marries fiancee in a secret ceremony in Morocco
Actor Idris Elba married fiancee Sabrina Dhowre in a secret ceremony in Morocco yesterday. The pair exchanged vows in at the Ksar Char Bagh hotel in Marrakech, and the wedding was photographed exclusively by British Vogue magazine. Elba, 46, got down on one knee and proposed to Dhowre, 29, at...
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Taylor Swift megafan: I refused military service and support sanctions on Israel army
Since 2017, Na’ama has been maintaining a popular parody account about US pop sensation Taylor Swift, to keep fans up to date on Taylor’s (not so real) activities – like buying Spain. But for two months, dedicated “Swifties” were deprived of updates, as the 19-year-old megafan was serving time...
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The US cannot be allowed to get away with its aggressive interference in Venezuela
Once again, the US has been exposed as interfering in the affairs of another country. Venezuela went to the polls in May last year and through a democratic process elected Nicolás Maduro as President by an overwhelming majority of 67.84 per cent. Washington, though, has taken it upon itself...