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Israel to keep troops in Syria after Assad’s fall, Katz confirms

Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think One expert says her views are ‘so wildly fringe that her potential appointment as DNI is genuinely alarming’, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg write

Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... via @roguecitizenone.bsky.social‬

Syria bans goods from Russia, Iran, Israel Syria's new administration has banned all Russian, Iranian, and Israeli goods from entering the country in a new decree issued by the country's Minister of Finance on Jan. 17.

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Searching for the brother I lost in Assad’s prisons in a free Syria The Assad regime disappeared my brother in 2018. Now that my country is free, I have renewed hope that I may find him.

Op-ed in Al Jazeera calling on the international community to provide more support for victims of the #Assad regime.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter summed up in a single image:

#Gaza: Israel´s ongoing war on Gaza has forcibly displaced over 1.9 million leaving families to endure winter in fragile makeshift tents with minimal protection from the cold.

HAARETZ: “‘Flatten' Gaza, Halt Aid: The Israeli Division Commander Overseeing Gaza's Brutal Netzarim Corridor”
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What It’s Truly Like to Sleep in a Damp, Frigid Tent: A Report From Gaza Five newborns have died of hypothermia amid the cold in Gaza. Doctors tell Drop Site the deaths are a direct result of Israel's blockades

Six people have frozen to death in Gaza during the past week. Five were infants less than a month old. Abubaker Abed reports from Gaza. Full story at @dropsitenews.com 🔽

www.dropsitenews.com/p/tents-gaza...

United, Not Homogenous Democracy and Secularism in Syria’s Revolution

United, Not Homogenous: Democracy and Secularism in Syria’s Revolution

My latest for Al Jumhuriya
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Looters target unguarded Sednaya prison  - Enab Baladi For days, individuals have been stealing equipment from Sednaya prison without any official oversight from the ruling authorities or specialized […]

"There is no military or civilian body from the authorities protecting the prison, and on the contrary, the place is chaotic."
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Top Human Rights News from 2024 These were among the most-read stories on our site in 2024.

Throughout 2024, Human Rights Watch covered many human rights topics and crises around the world.

From investigations into crimes against humanity and war crimes in Israel, Gaza, and Sudan, to victory for same-sex marriage in Thailand, here are some of the most-read stories on our site in 2024 ⤵️

This should concern everyone. The Prime Minister urgently needs to close any loophole’s that might allow foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll British political parties

The Syrian revolution started off as a bottom-up, working class uprising from the peripheries organised through local coordination committees. They set up local councils throughout the liberated areas that coordinated to provide services in the absence of a state. 🧵

Info graphic by Liz based on Joseph Daher's interview in Tempest mag
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Syrian mothers desperately searching for any trace of their loved ones in Assad's detention centers.

Now with the discovery of mass graves, and small numbers liberated from prisons, it appears that most of the 130,000+ detainees were murdered.

How can a country hold so much pain?

YouTube video by Channel 4 News True scale of Assad’s slaughter revealed at Syrian mass grave

Mass graves are being discovered across Syria. One in Qutayfah, outside Damascus is estimate to hold 150,000 people. It is hard to comprehend the extent of Assad's slaughter
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The image shows a man burning a file containing lists of detainees in front of Sednaya Prison. This is a major disaster. The handling of the missing persons file in Syria is reckless, poor, and unimaginable, with documents left to be looted and burned. The destruction of prison records.

The Hawaiians Who Want Their Nation Back In 1893, a U.S.-backed coup overthrew the Islands’ sovereign government. What does America owe Hawai‘i now?

I’ve been thinking about this story for a long, long time. I hope you will read it. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Photos of Birmingham DHL fire suggest device could have downed plane Images consistent with fire from magnesium-based device, suspected to be part of Russian sabotage plot

This is one of those stories that I keep thinking will get bigger and bigger but which no-one outside of small security circles is talking about much...

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

Shelter condemns ‘shocking’ 14% rise in homelessness across England Charity says soaring private rents, rising evictions and lack of affordable social housing are to blame

Shelter condemns ‘shocking’ 14% rise in homelessness across England

Charity says soaring private rents, rising evictions and lack of affordable social housing are to blame

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Syrian journalist Dima Azeddin breaks in tears as she reports live from Damascus after 14 years in exile

Cc @leilana.bsky.social

Thank you for doing this, even if it’s tragic that you have to. 🙏🏻

'Medical misogyny' is leaving women in unnecessary pain and undiagnosed for years.

Read our report on women's reproductive health conditions.

publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...

Screenshot of Guardian article titled 'Medical misogyny condemns women to years of gynaecological pain, MPs told'

Screenshot of The Age article with post 'a judge dismisses class action brought by 1400 Australian women who suffered crippling pain and major medical problems from a Bayer device claiming 'it is normal for women to experience pelvic pain'. Bayer paid $2.5 billion to US women.'

The absolute state of this. It's not just *medical* misogyny consigning women to years of pain... 😖

Social media post by Secular Talk criticizing Trump for appointing wealthy individuals, featuring a table listing names, political positions, and reported net worths in millions and billions.

This is oligarchy, not democracy.

Screenshot of ADSBexchange.com (20241206) Grouping of 27 unique hex code identifiers compiled by Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social

Where have Syrian Arab Airlines, Cham Wings Airlines, and Syrian government-associated aircraft been spotted the past 24 hours?

Here is a link I put together that will allow you to see where these flights have been picked up by ADSBx's receiver network.

Link: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=778681,...

⚠️ Fadel Abdul Ghany, Executive Director of the Syrian Network for Human Rights, sobs while announcing on Syrian television that their information shows approximately 100,000 of the people who were forcibly disappeared by the Assad regime in Syria are dead.

Syria regime used over 70 methods of torture across 50 detention centres - Report A recent report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights has revealed that Bashar Al-Assad’s regime has employed more than 72 distinct methods of torture against countless detainees in over...

According to the report from the Syrian Network for Human Rights, torture practices encompass physical violence as well as psychological torment and sexual abuse. Inhumane tactics reported include forced labour and solitary confinement in small cells.

www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241210-syr...