Kiran Kothari
@kirankothari.bsky.social
Head, Humanitarian Access and Civil-Military /Relations with Armed Actors, Save the Children
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• conflicts • humanitarian • human rights • children • displacement • crimes • protection • negotiations • diplomacy • analysis • news • peace • descalation
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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For more on the case, and the revolution in international human rights law it helped ignite, read here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
For more on the case, and the revolution in international human rights law it helped ignite, read here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Masoud Barzani, who leads the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), warned of a "serious threat" to civilians in Aleppo ⬇️
Aleppo new clashes worry Iraqi Kurds groups, urge restraint
Masoud Barzani, who leads the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), warned of a "serious threat" to civilians in Aleppo.
www.newarab.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Masoud Barzani, who leads the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), warned of a "serious threat" to civilians in Aleppo ⬇️
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The sanctions that Trump has imposed on the ICC and UN rapporteurs have been deterring American human rights advocates and scholars from exercising their First Amendment rights. This letter--obtained by @mesa1966.bsky.social & @knightcolumbia.org--should help. knightcolumbia.org/content/trum...
Trump Administration Concedes That U.S. Researchers May Engage With Sanctioned U.N. Official
knightcolumbia.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The sanctions that Trump has imposed on the ICC and UN rapporteurs have been deterring American human rights advocates and scholars from exercising their First Amendment rights. This letter--obtained by @mesa1966.bsky.social & @knightcolumbia.org--should help. knightcolumbia.org/content/trum...
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NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
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January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
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"The military operation ... runs counter to the principle of non-use of force"
"The proliferation of violations of the [UN] Charter ... by States vested with responsibility as permanent members of the Security Council chips away at the very foundation of the international order"
"The proliferation of violations of the [UN] Charter ... by States vested with responsibility as permanent members of the Security Council chips away at the very foundation of the international order"
January 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
"The military operation ... runs counter to the principle of non-use of force"
"The proliferation of violations of the [UN] Charter ... by States vested with responsibility as permanent members of the Security Council chips away at the very foundation of the international order"
"The proliferation of violations of the [UN] Charter ... by States vested with responsibility as permanent members of the Security Council chips away at the very foundation of the international order"
In 2025, I feel analysis and reporting from high trust - high reliable media improved coverage of natural resource factors in conflicts
January 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
In 2025, I feel analysis and reporting from high trust - high reliable media improved coverage of natural resource factors in conflicts
A word I’ve heard and read a lot in 2025 is”transactional”. I feel as though I’ve heard it with increasing frequency since around March-April 2022.
December 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A word I’ve heard and read a lot in 2025 is”transactional”. I feel as though I’ve heard it with increasing frequency since around March-April 2022.
96 percent of forcibly displaced populations are from countries facing armed conflict == war as a driver of population displacement
estimated 45.7 million Africans are forcibly displaced—refugees, internally displaced, or asylum seekers—comprising 3 percent of the total African population
estimated 45.7 million Africans are forcibly displaced—refugees, internally displaced, or asylum seekers—comprising 3 percent of the total African population
As Africa’s conflicts become more regionalized, forcibly displaced populations increasingly face the predicament of fleeing into neighboring countries also experiencing conflict.
Africa’s Colliding Conflicts Compound Forced Displacement Crisis – Africa Center
Africa’s forcibly displaced populations increasingly face the predicament of fleeing into neighboring countries also experiencing conflict.
africacenter.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
96 percent of forcibly displaced populations are from countries facing armed conflict == war as a driver of population displacement
estimated 45.7 million Africans are forcibly displaced—refugees, internally displaced, or asylum seekers—comprising 3 percent of the total African population
estimated 45.7 million Africans are forcibly displaced—refugees, internally displaced, or asylum seekers—comprising 3 percent of the total African population
This was a helpful and interesting post Alexander, thanks
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This was a helpful and interesting post Alexander, thanks
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Latest issue covers several days of Govt/SDF front line clashes in SE Raqqah, SDF-allied Shammar sheikh Mani' Humaidi's visit to Homs and Damascus, reported SDF focus pts for upcoming talks with Gov't, in addition to other local news from Aleppo and NES
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
This Week in Northern Syria [44.2025]
November 12 - 18: latest in integration negotiations, front line clashes in southeastern al-Raqqah, Shammar sheikh visits Gov't areas, and more...
akmckeever.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Latest issue covers several days of Govt/SDF front line clashes in SE Raqqah, SDF-allied Shammar sheikh Mani' Humaidi's visit to Homs and Damascus, reported SDF focus pts for upcoming talks with Gov't, in addition to other local news from Aleppo and NES
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
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In case you are feeling down today, here are some words for you:
(Think of Sadness as Gravity—A Force Requiring No Effort—While Joy Demands We Climb, Stretch, and Reach Beyond Our Comfort Zone)
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/think-of-s...
(Think of Sadness as Gravity—A Force Requiring No Effort—While Joy Demands We Climb, Stretch, and Reach Beyond Our Comfort Zone)
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/think-of-s...
Think of Sadness as Gravity—A Force Requiring No Effort—While Joy Demands We Climb, Stretch, and Reach Beyond Our Comfort Zone
The heart's gates swing open to welcome sorrow without invitation, while happiness must patiently knock, again and again.
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In case you are feeling down today, here are some words for you:
(Think of Sadness as Gravity—A Force Requiring No Effort—While Joy Demands We Climb, Stretch, and Reach Beyond Our Comfort Zone)
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/think-of-s...
(Think of Sadness as Gravity—A Force Requiring No Effort—While Joy Demands We Climb, Stretch, and Reach Beyond Our Comfort Zone)
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/think-of-s...
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But are we getting paid as much as men to ruin things? NO! A woman has to ruin something 3 5 times harder than your average mediocre dude does to get paid only 75% as much! Keep fighting, my sisters.
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
But are we getting paid as much as men to ruin things? NO! A woman has to ruin something 3 5 times harder than your average mediocre dude does to get paid only 75% as much! Keep fighting, my sisters.
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Hard to imagine a more sinister & dangerous argument, couched in euphemism & high-minded language. "This essay does not argue liberalism will collapse, only that [US] military officers should be intellectually (and spiritually) prepared for alternatives." warontherocks.com/2025/10/the-...
The American Military Officer After Liberalism
Across academia, government, and Silicon Valley, on social media, and in leading journals, intellectuals and political leaders are openly debating what
warontherocks.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Hard to imagine a more sinister & dangerous argument, couched in euphemism & high-minded language. "This essay does not argue liberalism will collapse, only that [US] military officers should be intellectually (and spiritually) prepared for alternatives." warontherocks.com/2025/10/the-...
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500 dagen is het dat de Belgisch-Portugese hulpverlener Joseph Figueira Martin willekeurig wordt vastgehouden in de Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek.
www.demorgen.be/meningen/hum...
Wrongly imprisoned for 500 days - and counting...
More in English: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
www.demorgen.be/meningen/hum...
Wrongly imprisoned for 500 days - and counting...
More in English: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Humanitaire hulpverleners zoals Joseph verdienen bescherming, geen gevangenis
500 dagen is het dat de Belgisch-Portugese hulpverlener Joseph Figueira Martin willekeurig wordt vastgehouden in de Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek. ‘Mobilisatie doet ertoe’, argumenteren Olivier Vandec...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
500 dagen is het dat de Belgisch-Portugese hulpverlener Joseph Figueira Martin willekeurig wordt vastgehouden in de Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek.
www.demorgen.be/meningen/hum...
Wrongly imprisoned for 500 days - and counting...
More in English: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
www.demorgen.be/meningen/hum...
Wrongly imprisoned for 500 days - and counting...
More in English: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
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For God's sake - give this man a job! One of my favourite voices in fucked up times.
September 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
For God's sake - give this man a job! One of my favourite voices in fucked up times.
Astrid Suárez’s essential report on how these families’ patiently search for their forcibly disappeared loved ones.
how families respond to loss like this shows how love keeps human dignity even in the most unthinkable circumstances.
apnews.com/article/colo...
how families respond to loss like this shows how love keeps human dignity even in the most unthinkable circumstances.
apnews.com/article/colo...
They dug for decades for Colombia’s disappeared and now they are a national symbol
Luz Elena Galeano and 40 other women have been searching for their loved ones in a landfill in Medellin, Colombia.
apnews.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Astrid Suárez’s essential report on how these families’ patiently search for their forcibly disappeared loved ones.
how families respond to loss like this shows how love keeps human dignity even in the most unthinkable circumstances.
apnews.com/article/colo...
how families respond to loss like this shows how love keeps human dignity even in the most unthinkable circumstances.
apnews.com/article/colo...
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Once again tapping the sign of Article 55 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
August 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Once again tapping the sign of Article 55 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
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Most global affairs outlets ignore maritime issues until they involve naval clashes.
We even have a Maritime Issues tag.
If you're not paying attention to the world's oceans, you're missing 71% of the story (by surface area).
We even have a Maritime Issues tag.
If you're not paying attention to the world's oceans, you're missing 71% of the story (by surface area).
June 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Most global affairs outlets ignore maritime issues until they involve naval clashes.
We even have a Maritime Issues tag.
If you're not paying attention to the world's oceans, you're missing 71% of the story (by surface area).
We even have a Maritime Issues tag.
If you're not paying attention to the world's oceans, you're missing 71% of the story (by surface area).
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An irate reader writes in to The @economist.com:
"I was disappointed that there was no mention of the Wu-Tang Clan in your article on chessboxing"
www.economist.com/letters/2025...
"I was disappointed that there was no mention of the Wu-Tang Clan in your article on chessboxing"
www.economist.com/letters/2025...
Has crime fallen in Britain? | Jun 7th 2025 Edition
Also this week, Oasis’s loud music, Generation X, Mark Twain, chessboxing
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June 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
An irate reader writes in to The @economist.com:
"I was disappointed that there was no mention of the Wu-Tang Clan in your article on chessboxing"
www.economist.com/letters/2025...
"I was disappointed that there was no mention of the Wu-Tang Clan in your article on chessboxing"
www.economist.com/letters/2025...
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Can we get to 40K by midnight? Yes, if we try - please sign or ask a friend to sign
June 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Can we get to 40K by midnight? Yes, if we try - please sign or ask a friend to sign
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"Listen, these people are desperate, and they see a World Food Program truck coming in and they run for it."
"This doesn't have anything to do with Hamas or any kind of organized crime or anything."
"This has simply to do with the fact these people are starving to death."
— Cindy McCain
"This doesn't have anything to do with Hamas or any kind of organized crime or anything."
"This has simply to do with the fact these people are starving to death."
— Cindy McCain
The number of aid trucks being allowed to enter Gaza last week is only a "drop in the bucket" of what is actually needed to stave off potential famine in the territory, the head of the U.N. World Food Program said on "Face The Nation." https://cbsn.ws/45pXjA5
Aid trucks going into Gaza are a "drop in the bucket as to what's needed," WFP director says
Israel blocked the import of all food, medicine and fuel into Gaza for 2 ½ months before allowing a small number of aid trucks to enter in the last few days.
cbsn.ws
May 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Listen, these people are desperate, and they see a World Food Program truck coming in and they run for it."
"This doesn't have anything to do with Hamas or any kind of organized crime or anything."
"This has simply to do with the fact these people are starving to death."
— Cindy McCain
"This doesn't have anything to do with Hamas or any kind of organized crime or anything."
"This has simply to do with the fact these people are starving to death."
— Cindy McCain
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Letter published in @financialtimes.com - life achievement unlocked. (Or proof that I’ve too much time on my hands - must start on a new book.)
May 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Letter published in @financialtimes.com - life achievement unlocked. (Or proof that I’ve too much time on my hands - must start on a new book.)