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Fernanda Pirie

@fernandapirie.bsky.social

Anthropologist Tibetologist Lawyer.

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Sad news. William Twining was a much valued Senior Associate @oxfordcsls.bsky.social

13.10.2025 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ros Atkins on... Israel's war in Gaza and proportionality

β€œIsrael insists it followed international law throughout this conflict - and that its actions are proportionate. But nearly all of the experts we spoke to aren't convinced.”

12.09.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

'my instinct is that our troubled world needs Humanities Studies as much – if not more – than in many past years'. (John Major: johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/09/10/s... )

11.09.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Silhouettes of three people in front of a weathered British flag, with the headline: Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls to quit ECHR, Oxford report finds

Silhouettes of three people in front of a weathered British flag, with the headline: Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls to quit ECHR, Oxford report finds

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.

The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.

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04.09.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1028    πŸ” 710    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 79

Ingrid and I issued the following statement in the just-released issue of @ajil.bsky.social. A travesty that it has to be said.

05.09.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great film. Wish I was anywhere near Georgetown.

02.09.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An open letter to Nigel Farage - Bishop Steven's Blog Bishop Steven writes an open letter in response to Nigel Farage MP's immigration policy which was launched in Oxford this week.

A courteous but very impressive rebuke to Nigel Farage from the Bishop of Oxford.

"I heard no compassion in what you said...".

"I disagree profoundly with your attempts to ... increase fear of the stranger in our communities".

Do read.
blogs.oxford.anglican.org/an-open-lett...

28.08.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 609    πŸ” 210    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 15
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Stethoscope Story #8 This is "Stethoscope Story #8" by Albino Squirrel Channel on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Dr. Tarek Loubani, who is in Gaza right now, was invited to give a talk to emergency workers about the attacks on health care facilities in Gaza.

But he was instructed - get this - not to say who was doing the attacking. Take a look at how this hero of a human responded: vimeo.com/1112115018/c...

25.08.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 435    πŸ” 222    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 22

Me too. Milk and More.

23.08.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very bad news.

19.08.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do we really want a big reduction in immigration? Voters see immigration as the most important issue facing the country. There are things to be done. But can we really afford major reductions?

Want fewer migrants?

Say goodbye to:
* 30% of our tech workforce; Β 
* 1 in 4 hospitality workers;Β 
* 1 in 5 construction workers;
* 16% of the NHS.Β 

Still sound like a good plan?

Stephen McNair reports

17.08.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 205    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5
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Richard Seymour Β· Baseline Communism: David Graeber’s Innovations In his critique of economics, as in his philippic against β€˜bullshit jobs’, Graeber stresses the political decisions...

β€˜Graeber does seem to have had most fun as an outsider, a movement anthropologist wending his way among anticapitalist militants, or sitting in on horizontalist spokescouncils, arguing and taking field notes.’

@leninology.bsky.social reads David Graeber’s essays:

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

08.08.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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JOB: Assistant Professor in South/Southeast Asian Religions (w/ focus on Hindu Traditions, defined BROADLY) in my department at the University of San Diego (PLEASE SHARE WIDELY).

Apply here: jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/job...

10.08.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted #TheRuleofLaws gets a mention in The Economist though the laws of war don’t feature highly. Tricky subject!

06.08.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity

05.08.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tsering DΓΆndrup’s defiant reckoning with Tibet’s legacy of violence I FIRST MET Tsering DΓΆndrup at his home in Xining – the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau, located in Qinghai province in western China. This was in early 201

"The personal cost Tsering DΓΆndrup has paid for β€˜The Red Wind Howls’ is further evidence, if it were needed, of just how taboo his tale is."

Christopher Peacock on Tsering DΓΆndrup’s defiant reckoning with Tibet’s legacy of violence:

23.07.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Why the UK won’t face hyperinflation – even with government money creation
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Why the UK won’t face hyperinflation – even with government money creation

Why the UK won’t face hyperinflation – even with government money creation youtu.be/Jkx2YzakYNg?... Hyperinflation is the scare story threatened by those who want to stop government spending. But it’s just that: a scare story.

20.07.2025 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

This is an important piece from a senior Holocaust scholar (who grew up in Israel and is an IDF veteran), and it’s important that it’s published in the NYT.

15.07.2025 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1321    πŸ” 531    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 10
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Splendid surroundings to hear the AG reaffirm the UK’s commitment to the rule of law and Venice Commission. And glad to be able
to offer socio-legal and historical perspective. @oxfordcsls.bsky.social

14.07.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The corporations aiding genocide I never imagined I would read a report like this in my lifetime, and yet it is in The Guardian, is corroborated elsewhere, and it is about a plan put forward by the Israeli government, with no doubt t...

The corporations aiding genocide www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07...

09.07.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad to have been able to sign this.

27.05.2025 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers Exclusive: Letter to PM signed by retired supreme court justices among others says lack of action will imperil international legal system

UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

27.05.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 781    πŸ” 238    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 7
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' ends US democracy. What happens next?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' ends US democracy. What happens next?

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' ends US democracy. What happens next? youtu.be/JrpgSR0Y8Ms?...

23.05.2025 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 10

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Harvard rejects Trump administration's sweeping demands for change

15.04.2025 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wonderful dinner discussing everything from Russian literature to legal history with @fernandapirie.bsky.social , Nick, and Kentaro.

14.04.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Many congratulations Elena. It’s an important and original piece of work and I’m glad to have facilitated the early stages. I hope the publication process goes smoothly.

14.04.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And you’re planning to build a few more temples around the place?

05.04.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Law in historic Tibet: translating the Dalai

Really delighted that the Leverhulme Trust has agreed to fund my new project on historic Tibetan law at @oxfordcsls.bsky.social It will follow my start-up project with the John Fell Fund: www.law.ox.ac.uk/law-historic...

28.03.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

How is this happening in the USA??

26.03.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
First They Came for Columbia | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.

"The administration has weaponized the fight against antisemitism as a means to another end: punishing and weakening universities." www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

15.03.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

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