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Writer | Senior Investigative Reporter at openDemocracy | Bylines in i; Observer; Guardian; The Times | BWLF | Book: Bodies Under Siege, Verso | Got a story? Email sian.norris(at)opendemocracy.net

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Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by β€˜double-tap’ strikes on Minab school Eyewitnesses describe second blast which killed survivors as they sheltered in prayer hall

The girls’ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.

04.03.2026 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 208    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 30
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It's time to act Ask your MP to help change the law today.

🚨 The House of Lords have STILL not passed abortion decriminalisation AND many are trying to repeal telemedicine that allows patients to end a pregnancy at home in peace and privacy. Please use this BPAS link to email, I promise it takes seconds!

Please share πŸ™ bpas-campaigns.org/time-to-act/...

03.03.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5

Quite a lot as only got back to UK at about 2pm.

04.03.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In Parliament to briefly share my experiences of the most recent trip to Ukraine. Thank you John McDonnell for hosting this event.

04.03.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, a city russia could not forgive for breaking free from its occupation, so they consequently razed it to ruins and dust.

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Same

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Three people were killed and 16 injured in a russian airstrike on a residential building in Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast, on 2 March.

The last victim was recovered from the rubble on the third day of search efforts.

Thirteen more residential buildings were damaged.

04.03.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

While the world is worried about Dubai attacked by Iran drones - Ukrainian city of Kharkiv was bombed again by Russian drone today with 2 kids wounded, 10 and 12 years oldοΏΌ

03.03.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 301    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7
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Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway infrastructure Russian drone hit two passenger trains in just one day.

⚑️ Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway infrastructure.

Russian drone hit two passenger trains in just one day.

04.03.2026 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7
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Moron Risk Premiums Is an evil moron less dangerous than an evil genius?

open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...

04.03.2026 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 15
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Brilliant. An expat im Dubai has a startling revelation, by @stephencollins.bsky.social

03.03.2026 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1399    πŸ” 497    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 16

Agreed πŸ‘‡

04.03.2026 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same, I got added to the pension scheme after giving a talk for an Β£80 fee. When I asked to be removed from payroll and pension scheme they rudely told it wasn’t their fault!

04.03.2026 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not abandon Donbas despite Russian demands President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine will not abandon Donbas or the 200,000 Ukrainians living there, warning that any withdrawal would open the way for Russia to advance deeper into the country ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine will not abandon Donbas or the 200,000 Ukrainians living there, warning that any withdrawal would open the way for Russia to advance deeper into the country and encourage further Kremlin demands

04.03.2026 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Performative cruelty from a government that should know better and was voted in to do better

04.03.2026 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING NEWS in the world of Sticky Toffee Puddings

04.03.2026 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 343    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 18

There are so many things about leaving Kyiv that are weird but one of them is being in a city where the lights are on. It’s so hard to explain how it is to go from blackout to lights.

03.03.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m looking to place my reporting from the Donbas - if you are an editor looking for a reported feature on the IDP crisis in Eastern Ukraine then HMU.

Also available for podcasts and such.

03.03.2026 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pics from Kyiv

03.03.2026 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pics from Pavlohrad

03.03.2026 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pics from Kryvyi Rih

03.03.2026 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is "deliverism" dead? Lawrence gave his first take on Iran at the weekend and will return to it later this week.

What is "deliverism"? Is it dead? And what would its death mean for progressive politics?

This essay (kindly published by @samfr.bsky.social) is my attempt to trace five years of trans-Atlantic debates, to set out what I see as the stakes, and to analyse where these arguments have now gotten to:

03.03.2026 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 9
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Driving through a drone tunnel in Donbas region

03.03.2026 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Walking through the blackout - 10.30pm in a vast city in 21st century Europe

03.03.2026 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Kryvyi Rih we only had power for about 3 hours: below zero outside, no heating inside. So all my clothes on when in bed!

03.03.2026 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bye Ukraine - until next time.

03.03.2026 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Evolution of Viktor OrbΓ‘n's government propaganda:

2017: β€œLet’s not let Soros have the last laugh!”

2026: β€œLet’s not let Zelensky have the last laugh!”

By the way, can anyone guess the common feature that makes both such convenient scapegoats for a far-right government?

02.03.2026 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

It’s out

bsky.app/profile/snel...

02.03.2026 06:16 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

And THEY WILL NOT ACT AS A DETERRENT.

I didn’t vote Labour to get an even stupider migration policy than we had under the Tories.

02.03.2026 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shabana Mahmood scraps permanent refugee status Change enters effect from Monday as home secretary pushes ahead with immigration overhaul despite fears of a rebellion from Labour MPs

These reforms are cruel and stupid: they increase uncertainty in an already vulnerable population, they prevent people from integrating and building a future, and they will cost time & money the government doesn’t have

www.thetimes.com/article/54e7...

02.03.2026 05:47 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0