Alemayehu Hordofa
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Alemayehu Hordofa
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The international community must immediately urge the Iranian authorities to halt the execution of arbitrarily detained humanitarian aid worker Pakhshan Azizi, who was sentenced to death following a grossly unfair trial.

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Iran: Urgent global action needed to halt imminent execution of Kurdish humanitarian worker
Responding to reports that Iran’s Supreme Court rejected the request for judicial review of the conviction and death sentence of humanitarian aid worker Pakhshan Azizi, 40, from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish ethnic minority, Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: “The international community must immediately urge the Iranian authorities […]
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February 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This madness should be stopped. Forcible transfer of civilians is a war crime. #Deportation in this case is a misnomer. No one should be uprooted from his home, from her village and homeland!
February 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Episode 1 of #TheGoodHumanitarian podcast is now available! In this episode 'Thousands of crises, thousands of responses', will talk through topics such as #localisation, contextualising #crises and how there’s no “one-size fits all” response to a #disaster.

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February 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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As the world steps up investing in war it breaks down its investments in peace. Even Thoth we all know that peace is more humane, and vastly cheaper than war.
This NYT piece describes the devastation being wrought in the global health sector by the foreign assistance freeze. Let me say a few words about what this looks like in the sector I work in, often called democracy and governance (DRG). 🧵
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM