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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 5h

The Gaza I Once Knew Is Gone www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | The Gaza I Once Knew Is Gone

After two years of war, one Gazan tells of what was lost.

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 7h

EXCLUSIVE: Freed Flotilla Activist David Adler Details His ‘Violent Abduction’ by Israel
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EXCLUSIVE: Freed Flotilla Activist David Adler Details His ‘Violent Abduction’ by Israel

The Jewish American writer says Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir specifically targeted him, forcing a photo op with the Israeli flag and calling him a “terrorist.”

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 9h

How Israel’s invasion has shattered lives, livelihoods and learning in Gaza www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

How Israel’s invasion has shattered lives, livelihoods and learning in Gaza

Visualizing the devastating impact of the Israel-Gaza war on schools, homes, croplands and heritage sites, two years on from Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 12h

Gaza Aid Flotilla Says IDF Intercepted Its Boats; Israel Vows Activists' Swift Deportation www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Gaza aid flotilla says IDF intercepted its boats; Israel vows activists' swift deportation

Several Gaza-bound Vessels Carrying Humanitarian Aid Were Seized by Israeli Forces, With 150 International Activists Detained. 'This Seizure Blatantly Violates International Law, Our Volunteers Cannot...

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 1d

Lebanon's new government has emphasized the importance of quality education. But in a disappointing move, the government recently restricted access to education for many refugees.

All children, regardless of immigration status, have a right to education.

Lebanon Restricts Education Access for Many Refugees

The new government in Lebanon, formed this February under Prime Minster Nawaf Salam, has emphasized the importance of quality education for students in Lebanon and committed to providing all children ...

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 1d

Deadly paraglider attack by #Myanmar military kills 20 civilians during a festival www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Myanmar: ‘Deadly attack’ on festival highlights paramotor threat to civilians

Responding to reports of an aerial attack by the Myanmar military that is said to have killed upwards of 20 civilians, including children, when multiple bombs were dropped from motorized paragliders, ...

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 1d

@amnesty.org : Sudan - ICC conviction of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd – Al- Rahman for #WarCrimes and #CrimesAgainstHumanity should serve as warning to others committing abuses amid ongoing conflict www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Ali Kushayb's conviction goes some way in providing justice for his victims

This verdict should spur ICC member states to urgently enforce all outstanding arrest warrants in the Darfur situation, including against former Sudan President Omar al-Bashir

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 2d

@amnesty.org : Singapore - Unlawful execution of Malaysian for drug offence must be halted www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Singapore: Unlawful execution of Malaysian for drug offence must be halted

Responding to the Singapore government scheduling the execution of Malaysian national Pannir Selvam Pranthaman for Wednesday 8 October, Amnesty International’s Death Penalty Advisor Chiara Sangiorgio ...

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 2d

.@amnesty : #Afghanistan - Establishment of accountability mechanism a landmark moment in pursuit of justice www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Afghanistan: Establishment of accountability mechanism a landmark moment in pursuit of justice

Decision paves the way for victims and survivors to access justice, reparation, and truth

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 2d

Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists Testify to Humiliation, Denial of Water in Israeli Detention www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Gaza aid flotilla activists testify to humiliation, denial of water in Israeli detention

Legal Organization Adalah, Which Represents Most of the Activists, Released a Statement Sunday Citing Testimonies That Described 'Hands Tied for Hours, Forced Sitting or Kneeling Under the Sun, Exposu...

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 5d

Top UN official in Gaza accused of “serving Israeli interests”: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

Top UN official in Gaza accused of “serving Israeli interests”

Suzanna Tkalec has praised Israeli authorities while presiding over a deteriorating humanitarian system in Gaza.

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 5d

@amnesty.org : Authorities in #Morocco must halt use of excessive force following crackdown on youth protests www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Morocco: Halt use of excessive force following crackdown on youth protests

There must be an immediate and independent investigation into the Moroccan security forces’ violent crackdown on youth protests.

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 5d

Journalist Mario Guevara to be deported from US in unprecedented case cpj.org?p=527235

Journalist Mario Guevara to be deported from US in unprecedented case - Committee to Protect Journalists

Washington, D.C., October 2, 2025—In response to news that journalist Mario Guevara will be deported on Friday from the United States back to his native El Salvador, the Committee to Protect Journalis...

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 5d

Palestine: Any peace plan must respect international law, beginning with self-determination and accountability, urge UN experts www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Palestine: Any peace plan must respect international law, beginning with self-determination and accountability, urge UN experts

GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed hope for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza but warned that any peace plan must absolutely safeguard the human rights of Palestinians, and not create further conditions...

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Caspar Henderson @casparhenderson.bsky.social · 5d

“I see nature being destroyed all around the world... What we are doing is stealing our children’s future... We still haven’t learned to treat animals with respect...I’m going to fight for that until I take my last breath.” www.ft.com/content/9600...

‘You must not give up’: the last testament of Jane Goodall

The conservationist, who died this week, led a 65-year fight to raise eco awareness. She gave the Financial Times one of her final interviews

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 5d

@amnesty.org : Deliberately inflicting yet another devastating wave of mass displacement in Gaza amidst this suffering is not just inhumane, it is a flagrant violation of international law. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Israel/ OPT: Catastrophic wave of mass displacement under inhumane conditions as Israel obliterates Gaza City

As Israel steps up its cataclysmic onslaught, it appears hell-bent on obliterating Gaza City, deliberately driving out its entire population, levelling large swathes of the city, and seizing full cont...

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 5d

She Sent Money to Family in Gaza. ICE Claimed It’s Evidence She Supports Hamas. by @shawnmusgrave.bsky.social
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She Sent Money to Family in Gaza. ICE Claimed It’s Evidence She Supports Hamas.

To keep her in ICE detention in Texas, the Trump administration pointed to Leqaa Kordia’s remittances to family in Palestine.

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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 5d

Trump Calls Cartel Members “Terrorists.” They’re Armed With Bullets From a U.S. Army Factory.
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Trump Calls Cartel Members “Terrorists.” They’re Armed With Bullets From a U.S. Army Factory.

The president blames Mexico for the flow of drugs into the U.S. — while enabling the flow of guns into Mexico by slashing federal regulators.

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Matthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · 6d

And why call it 'golden ticket'?

Disgraceful language. These people have lost everything. Should they also lose their spouses and children?

A reminder that last year 4,671 family reunion visas were granted.

4,671.

Does anyone think this number is a major problem for the UK economy and society?

Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 6d

People recognised as refugees fleeing persecution & granted the right to live in the UK to be denied the right to be joined safely by their spouse & children.

This Labour govt is a moral void, a stinking darkness, an empty hollow of cowardice & contempt. #r4today www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights

People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’

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Verity Coyle @verityc.bsky.social · 6d

Significant protests have taken place in over 130 countries in the last 8 years.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Dr Alice Edwards has uncovered some shocking facts about the weapons being used.

@amnesty.org calls for a #Torture-Free Trade Treaty.

#ProtectTheProtest

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