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Avaaz @avaaz.org · 1d

"Please do not cry for me because your tears cause me pain." These are the words from 10-year-old Rasha's will. Dr. Thaer Ahmad shared her heartbreaking words at the UN to expose this brutal war on children. Her final wishes must be our call to action. 📷: UNWebTV on 25/Sep/2025.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · 7d

Speaking last week at a WFP side event in New York, Dr. Ambereen Sleemi, who was in Gaza in July 2025, shared a grim assessment while advocating for peace: "Even the ones who were able to make it were malnourished moms giving birth to malnourished babies." Support Gaza: join us at avaaz.org.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · 13d

Imagine being trapped in a city of 260,000 people, cut off from food, medicine, and safety — waiting for a massacre everyone sees coming.

This is the reality of people in El Fasher, Sudan, right now. Read this harrowing investigation from The Guardian.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · 27d

Do you know why being part of our community matters?

👉 We advocate for change, backed by the mandate that your signature creates.

That’s why every petition matters. Every signature builds the mandate that makes our advocacy unstoppable. ✊

Check out our campaigns at avaaz.org and add your voice!

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · 28d

Trump's desire for the next Nobel Peace is seriously in bad taste. We think Francesca Albanese and the doctors saving lives in Gaza are the ones who deserve the peace prize… Are you with us? If so, go to avaaz.org/nobel to sign & share. 🕊
𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘐-𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · 29d

From The Independent to RTVE, from Agência Brasil to NPR, media outlets acted together. 550+ stories of coverage and dozens of editorials. The demand is clear: open Gaza to the press and stop the killing of journalists. #ProtectJournalistsInGaza #LetReportersIntoGaza
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RSF and Avaaz launch international media operation: “At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed”

Hundreds of media outlets, brought together by the campaigning platform Avaaz and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), are waging a campaign calling for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, ...

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · 29d

Local journalists remain on the ground reporting under bombardment, hunger, and constant threats to their lives. They are some of the only eyes, ears, and voices keeping the world informed.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · 29d

For almost two years, nearly 210 journalists have been killed in Gaza. Israel has blocked international press access – the most severe restriction in any modern conflict. This is a direct attack on people’s right to know the truth.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · 29d

For the first time in history, 270 media outlets from over 70 countries joined together to make themselves heard. Front pages, websites, social media profiles, and broadcasts went dark to demand a stop to the killing of journalists and call for press freedom in Gaza.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Aug 28

Amira* was 7 months pregnant when she fled Sudan’s brutal war. Packed onto trucks, extorted at gunpoint, stranded without water, she recorded her escape in an audio diary shared with BBC News through Avaaz.

Go to and read: bit.ly/escapesudan.

*Name replaced for her safety.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Aug 19

Real global solidarity is Gaza's doctors saving lives, Indigenous Peoples defending our planet, & activists fighting violence. They are the heart of humanity on the front lines. For #WorldHumanitarianDay, amplify their voices. Join us: avaaz.org

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Aug 14

A solution – or further harm – is being negotiated in Geneva right now. We must wake up from the nightmare of a fossil fuel-funded future. Go to breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty-contact-your-minister/ and send your message. Let's drown out the lobbyists with the voice of the people.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Aug 13

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁. When journalists are silenced, the world goes blind. Targeting the press is an assault on truth — and under international law, such acts may constitute a war crime. There must be independent investigation and accountability.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Aug 11

You’re invited to join us in putting direct pressure on your country’s representatives to stop plastic pollution. Visit breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty-contact-your-minister/ and send your message. Let’s make sure they hear us loud and clear. #BreakFreeFromPlastic

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Aug 6

Never forget.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Aug 2

Entrevista a Ana Jeelani y Graeme Groom: “Vemos a diario heridas de bala, amputaciones y quemaduras que se complican por la malnutrición” @olgarodriguezfr.bsky.social @eldiario.es www.eldiario.es/internaciona...

Doctores en Gaza: "Vemos a diario heridas de bala, amputaciones y quemaduras que se complican por la malnutrición"

Los doctores ingleses Graeme Groom y Ana Jeelani, voluntarios en Gaza, alertan de la necesidad de "medidas inmediatas": "Las palabras de gobiernos europeos son una escenificación para apaciguar a la o...

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elDiario.es @eldiario.es · Aug 1

“Vemos a diario heridas de bala, amputaciones y quemaduras que se complican por la malnutrición”

"Lo que pasa es profundamente vergonzoso"

Los doctores Graeme Groom y Ana Jeelani, voluntarios en Gaza, alertan de la necesidad de “medidas inmediatas” www.eldiario.es/internaciona...

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Aug 1

Those who save lives are also struggling to survive. #palestine

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Aug 1

Those who save lives are also struggling to survive. #palestine

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Jul 31

Stories from Gaza: Licking salt to survive is barely survival.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Jul 28

Go to avaaz.org/confrontIsrael and join our collective action to confront Israel.

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Jul 26

Can you imagine a pregnant woman being without food for three days?

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Jul 25

Some wounds will never heal

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Jul 23

T‪he more eyes on the Handala, the safer it will be
👉 @freedomflotilla.bsky.social

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Avaaz @avaaz.org · Jul 22

Doctors are collapsing from exhaustion. UN expert Francesca Albanese also dares to speak up for Gaza. Meanwhile, Netanyahu nominates Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. We can help honour those who are actually fighting for life, justice, and peace.
Join us: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

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