I remember during the height of violence in Syria, there was so much disgust for westerners who came in to deny the crimes and shill for Assad and Russia - westerners who had built their credibility on Palestine allyship. Now we’re seeing the reverse happen. We have come full circle.
What exactly is "rare" about Israeli airstrikes or military assaults on Palestinian religious institutions?
It’s past 2 am and my family and I are gathered in front of the TV in Beirut, bearing witness in horror to Israel’s crimes. Crimes us southerners know well, but the scale is still beyond believe. Babies in their little pjs. Survivors who have lost everyone. Exhausted journalists and doctors. #Gaza
Next week on Tuesday, Sept 5 at 10am EST:
Join TIMEP for a virtual discussion on enforced disappearances in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Egypt, moderated by @bissan.bsky.social ft. Wafa Mustafa, Wadad Halawani, Wadad Hamadi Kazim, & Sara Mohamed.
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🚨As we mark the Int'l Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, join us on Tues, 9/5 @ 10am EST for an event moderated by Bissan Fakih ft. Wafa Ali Mustafa, Widad Halawani, Wadad Hamadi Kazim, and Sara Mohamed on enforced disappearances across the MENA region. Register here: buff.ly/3qSTX6R
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Does Sisi have a one in one out policy for journalists in prison? Solidarity with Karim Assaad and the Metsade2sh team.
Iraq: Authorities must immediately reverse media ban on the terms “homosexuality” and “gender”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/08/i...
Truly, if it’s one thing I love about this city, it’s the haven it has often provided to journalists and activists from Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq etc. despite all its harshness. Freedom of expression here must be protected. #Beirut
Jean Kassir of Megaphone News talks about freedom of expression in context of Beirut having offered safe space for liberation movements regionally, from Syria to Yemen. A space that must be protected. Lebanon clamping down on expression isn’t just dangerous for us but for region
New @amnesty campaign: Lebanese authorities must immediately halt all prosecutions of journalists, human rights defenders, activists, and others critical of state officials
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/08/l...
The march gathers at the Fire Brigade. The families of the victims of the #BeirutBlast will lead us as we demand justice. Can’t explain the pain here. My heart is with the families.
This video is a window into the fury in the #BeirutBlast aftermath, an anger we should never never let go of. I always come back to Nizar’s words, his anger settles me.
https://fb.watch/mcuYxlR61r/?mibextid=cr9u03
Friday marks three years since the #BeirutExplosion. Sharing this piece I wrote in 2021 on the aftermath.
“Find the missing,
help the wounded,
bury the dead,
take revenge.”
One promise still unfulfilled.
aljumhuriya.net/en/2021/08/03/one-year-b...
Join solidarity actions this Friday 4 August to demand justice for victims of #BeirutBlast:
-3pm, Port of Beirut - Discussion on int’l/national pathways to justice
-4pm, Fire Brigade Karantina - Solidarity march starting point
-5:30pm, Port of Beirut - Solidarity stand