@barrymalone.bsky.social
Independent journalist. Past: EP The Stream / Digital Editor Al Jazeera English / Reuters in Africa and Middle East. Jackeen.
Today in Proximities:
- Cameroonian opposition leader dies suddenly in detention
- Flooding toll in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand tops 1,300
- Surveillance fears as India orders phone makers to pre-load govt app
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Another great weekend read from @barrymalone.bsky.social of Proximities looking at the coups in West Africa and whether / how they are connected:
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Today in Proximities:
- At least 41 dead as torrential rains continue in Vietnam
- EU sanctions deputy leader of Sudan's RSF after ethnic cleansing
- Up to 52 taken from school in latest Nigeria kidnapping
As always, you can read it in under two mins
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Today in Proximities:
- Nigeria's Tinubu postpones trip amid search for kidnapped schoolgirls
- Israeli expulsions in West Bank are a war crime: HRW
- Criminal gangs expand presence in Brazilian Amazon
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
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Today in Proximities:
- Israel kills 13 in strike on football pitch in Lebanon
- French oil giant Total accused of complicity in Mozambique war crimes
- Eswatini paid $5.1 million to take U.S. deportees
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
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Why the βinternationalβ media suddenly cares about Sudan: When more than two years of brutal warfare devolved into wholesale ethnic slaughter, western journalists could no longer look away, writes @barrymalone.bsky.social
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Today in Proximities:
- 25 girls kidnapped as gunmen storm school in Nigeria
- Amid beatings and denial of care, 98 Palestinians die in Israeli detention since Oct 7, number "likely higher"
- Dhaka tense as Bangladesh's Hasina sentenced to death
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Today in Proximities:
- Sudan's RSF says open to ceasefire, but attacks continue
- North Korea tests missile as Trump teases talks
- ICC confirms charges against Uganda's fugitive Kony
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
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Piece out today in @justsecurity.org
by @suchitauppal.bsky.social & myself for @humanrightsfirst.org on the continuing battle for truth & accountability in n Ireland
@barrymalone.bsky.social @finucanecentre.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social #speirgorm
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Today in Proximities:
- Mass slaughter in Sudan after world ignored warnings
- More than 130 killed in Rio police raids ahead of COP30
- Hasina says millions will boycott Bangladesh elections
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
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I've written for Middle East Eye on how Ireland's new president Catherine Connolly may test the limits of her office on Israel's genocide in Gaza.
And how the presidency of Mary Robinson could provide the blueprint.
Today in Proximities:
- Atrocities in Sudan after RSF captures el-Fasher
- UN peacekeepers shoot down Israeli drone in Lebanon
- Violence erupts as Cameroon's 92-year-old Biya reelected
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
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Today in Proximities:
- At least 40 people drown off the coast of Tunisia
- Israel "as occupying power" must allow food into Gaza: ICJ
- Peru declares state of emergency over soaring crime
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
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Today in Proximities:
- Protests in Cameroon as 92-year-old Biya set for eighth term
- Israel still blocking food aid from Gaza
- Saudi executes second child offender in two months
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
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"Gen Z have been making their voices heard in places such as Madagascar, Nepal, Peru, Morocco, Kenya, Indonesia, the Philippines, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka." In this week's Proximities by @barrymalone.bsky.social:
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Today in Proximities:
- More than 3,000 dead in Sudan cholera outbreak
- Planning underway for Gaza "stabilization force"
- Prosecutors seek death penalty for Bangladesh's Hasina
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
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Big news out of Madagascar as yet another leader seems to have fallen to Gen Z protesters.
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Today in Proximities:
- 55,000 children under 5 acutely malnourished in Gaza
- Petro suggests Qatar mediate between US and Venezuela
- India police arrest pharmaceutical boss after child cough syrup deaths
As always, you can read in under two mins.
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Good to be on @novaramedia.com tonight to discuss the heavy topic of two years of genocide against the Palestinian people. We also covered Madagascar's Gen Z protests, the disastrous Conservative party conference and why young Tories never change. tinyurl.com/yxhjzscm
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Today in Proximities:
- Qatar says Trump proposal on Gaza needs more work
- Government critic violently kidnapped in Tanzania
- Ultra conservative to become Japan's first female PM
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
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I am so grateful to contribute a guest post on Taiwan to @barrymalone.bsky.social's fantastic newsletter, Proximities, which aims to highlight non-Western news stories. I've been a reader from day one and I highly recommend you hit subscribe:
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Today in Proximities:
- Egypt blames Ethiopia for Nile flooding
- Army general appointed PM as Madagascar protests continue
- Eswatini receives 10 more Trump deportees
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
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Ah fantastic.
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Delighted to have a guest post from @melissakchan.bsky.social in Proximities today. She has written an explainer about Taiwan with a level of depth and insight you rarely see elsewhere. Please give it your time.
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Pleased to be one of the 250 voices to join this @cels-argentina.bsky.social initiative on the urgency of preserving the truth about the genocide in Gaza @barrymalone.bsky.social #speirgorm
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Today in Proximities:
- Morocco's Gen Z protesters on streets for fourth night
- More than 100,000 children going hungry in Myanmar
- Gaza flotilla asks world to keep watch as it nears danger zone
As always you can read it in under two mins.
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Today in Proximities:
- Rescuers desperately search for survivors after Indonesia school collapse
- Taliban cuts internet off in Afghanistan citing βimmoralityβ
- Nepal chooses two-year-old as new living goddess
As always, you can read it in under two minutes
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This week's Saturday deep dive in Proximities was an explainer on tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Nile. In recent weeks, we've also run explainers on Haiti, the Sahel, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sudan and DR Congo. Subscribe!
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Today in Proximities:
- At least 23 people, including children and pregnant women, have starved to death in Sudan's el-Fasher this month
- Dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed in Antananarivo
- Black liberation activist Assata Shakur dies in Cuba
www.proximities.news/p/sudan-mada...
Today in Proximities:
- Mutharika, 85, sweeps back to power in Malawi
- Four killed during protests in India's Ladakh
- Eleven fresh Ebola cases in DR Congo
As usual, you can read it in under two mins.
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