Mark Dummett

Bayern to move away from ‘Visit Rwanda’ sponsorship this season after criticism Bayern Munich will cut down on “Visit Rwanda” branding as it moves “away from a commercial sponsorship” with the African nation following outcry from fans

Arsenal should do the same

www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...

Israel just targeted and killed an entire news crew. This is not "just what happens" to reporters in war. Israel has killed more journalists in the 22 months since October 7 '23 than were killed WORLDWIDE in the 3 years between '20 and '22.
This is murdering the messenger.
cpj.org/2025/08/isra...

James Coussey surveillance picture

This is a story about spies. Though they are highly trained, they don’t work for an intelligence agency. They work for paying clients.

One target was James Coussey. He'd been a criminal prosecutor. Why were they after him? My new @theguardian.com investigation (1/8)

👏👏 Private Eye

Instead of criminalising peaceful demonstrators, the Government should be focusing on taking immediate and unequivocal action to put a stop to Israel’s genocide and ending any risk of UK complicity in it.

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The protesters in Parliament Square were not inciting violence and it is entirely disproportionate to the point of absurdity to be treating them as terrorists.

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🚨HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds arrested in Parliament Square in protest organised by Defend Our Juries

The arrest of otherwise peaceful protesters is a violation of the UK’s international obligations to protect the rights of freedom of expression and assembly.

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A photograph of Suleiman al-Obeid, former captain of the Pakestinian national football team, killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food.

I admire Mo Salah's restraint.

"Farewell". Really?

Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.

YouTube video by Docutivism TV A POISONED LEGACY | A Pulitzer Center Documentary by AnuOluwapo Adelakun

The devastating oil pollution in the Niger Delta - same old story, but a well told new film - and still shocking

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsT5...

Bangladesh: Dismissal of court case against Shahidul Alam is welcome, but more progress needed on freedom of expression Responding to the decision by the Bangladesh High Court to dismiss the case filed in 2018 under the draconian Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act against photographer, social activist a...

Great news from Bangladesh

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe

"For its part, Microsoft viewed the multiyear partnership as a lucrative commercial opportunity. Executives anticipated hundreds in millions of dollars in revenue and “an incredibly powerful brand moment” for Azure, according to the files."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

Companies House confirms identity verification rollout from 18 November 2025 We are phasing in identity verification over 12 months to make things simpler for companies and business owners. Companies House confirms that from Tuesday 18 November 2025, legal requirements for directors and people with significant control (PSCs) of companies to verify their identities will begin. From 18 November 2025: new directors will need to verify their identity to incorporate a company or be appointed to an existing company. existing directors will need to confirm they have verified their identity at the same time as they file their next annual confirmation statement, during a 12-month transition period.

Better late than never, but still amazing that someone opening an online gambling account faced more scrutiny than someone registering a UK company.

The United Nations says more than 1,000 people have been killed trying to receive aid in the enclave since the GHF began operating in May 2025, most of them shot by Israeli forces operating near GHF sites 3/6

Gorilla habitats and pristine forest at risk as DRC opens half of country to oil and gas drilling bids Government launches licensing round for 52 fossil fuel blocks, potentially undermining a flagship conservation initiative and affecting an estimated 39 million people

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Here's another sick read. BCG's "Code of Conduct", and a message from its CEO Christoph Schweizer. Or maybe these values don't apply anymore?

media-publications.bcg.com/BCG-Code-of-...

The FT's reporting on BCG's involvement in plans for post-war Gaza, including the mass displacement of Gaza's is mind-blowing. www.ft.com/content/d35d...

HYPREP, WHO begin landmark health risk study in Ogoniland Abuja -- In a bold step toward addressing the health consequences of decades of oil pollution in the Niger Delta, the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, and the International Agency fo...

Hyprep has a history of promising but not delivering, so let's see...but on paper this looks like an excellent initiative. It is such a scandal that 70 years after oil was first produced in the Niger delta a study like this has not been conducted before

sweetcrudereports.com/hyprep-who-b...

Astonishing story. Huge questions over the company culture that allowed this. www.ft.com/content/c0e6...

Israel's genocide in #Gaza is continuing unabated.

Over a month since the introduction of its militarized aid distribution system, the catastrophic suffering continues, and Israel continues to use starvation of civilians as a method of warfare against #Palestinians in Gaza.

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#Palestine

They're Fighting Polluters. Trump's Tax Bill Guts Their Funding Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will slash funding that communities in Louisiana have used to take on the fossil fuel industry.

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will gut funding for climate and environmental justice organizations that have been taking on polluters in Louisiana — and winning.

It's worth reading this study, which estimates millions of deaths thanks to Musk and Trump's USAID cuts over the next 5 years.

DRC in Flames, Big Oil in Fortune - Oil Change International Congo's vital rainforest and peatlands face destruction from 52 oil blocks. This plunder fuels conflict and displacement, enriching Big Oil Companies and complicit leaders. The DRC cannot be their…

DRC govt opened up 52 new oil blocks threatening world's second largest rainforest and most important peatleands

oilchange.org/blogs/drc-in...

YouTube video by Amnesty International The Shocking Truth Behind Scam Messages!

Ever wondered who is sending you those scam emails?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3YY...

Cambodian government allows slavery and torture to flourish inside scamming compounds The Cambodian government is deliberately ignoring a litany of human rights abuses including slavery, human trafficking, child labour and torture being carried out by criminal gangs on a vast scale in ...

New Amnesty report exposes scandal of Cambodia’s “scamming compounds”

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Amnesty says Cambodia is enabling brutal scam industry Human rights group Amnesty International accused Cambodia’s government on Thursday of "deliberately ignoring" abuses by cybercrime gangs who have trafficked people from across the world, including children, into slavery at brutal scam compounds.

Amnesty says Cambodia is enabling brutal scam industry reut.rs/4liRCbW

England cricket captain Ben Stokes walking in front of an advertisement for bookmaker Dafabet, which is illegal in India.

Well done India for reaching 454/7 at lunch.
Well done Ben Stokes for a superb return of 4/66.
Not so well done ECB and ICC for allowing a blacklisted bookmaker which is operating illegally on the subcontinent to advertise its brand to Indian tv viewers at Headingley.