Kiran Kothari
@kirankothari.bsky.social
Head, Humanitarian Access and Civil-Military /Relations with Armed Actors, Save the Children
• conflicts • humanitarian • human rights • children • displacement • crimes • protection • negotiations • diplomacy • analysis • news • peace • descalation
• conflicts • humanitarian • human rights • children • displacement • crimes • protection • negotiations • diplomacy • analysis • news • peace • descalation
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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
www.nytimes.com
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"
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.
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seems they cant convince Azerbaijan or Indonesia to deploy troops without Turkey
Ynet also says that the US will demand next week that Israel accept Turkish soldiers in Gaza.
December 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
seems they cant convince Azerbaijan or Indonesia to deploy troops without Turkey
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The list of countries willing to deploy soldiers to Gaza if the mission is part of an explicit political pathway to Palestinian statehood: Türkiye, the UAE, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Cyprus, Pakistan, and more.
Countries willing to send soldiers to Gaza in exchange for nothing:
Countries willing to send soldiers to Gaza in exchange for nothing:
INTERVIEW: Cyprus weighs joining Gaza force but 'not enough clarity' on mission, FM says
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Cyprus weighs joining Gaza force but 'not enough clarity' on mission, FM says
Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos also discussed using his country's maritime aid corridor to support Gaza's reconstruction.
www.al-monitor.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The list of countries willing to deploy soldiers to Gaza if the mission is part of an explicit political pathway to Palestinian statehood: Türkiye, the UAE, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Cyprus, Pakistan, and more.
Countries willing to send soldiers to Gaza in exchange for nothing:
Countries willing to send soldiers to Gaza in exchange for nothing:
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
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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-...
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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...
www.demorgen.be
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
www.economist.com
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.)
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Do read the full article, which makes many good points.
FT op-ed by Alf Dubs and Jacob Rees-Mogg: Citizenship stripping is fundamentally unBritish (a rare double byline oped in the FT) www.ft.com/content/dcc4...
Alf Dubs and Jacob Rees-Mogg: citizenship stripping is fundamentally unBritish
Shamima Begum made grave mistakes. But she is our responsibility and no one else’s
www.ft.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Do read the full article, which makes many good points.
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"The most vulnerable – infants, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and others .. – are already starving. The very poorest, those unable to call on .. relatives, those cut off by military checkpoints, are already wasting away as their internal organs suffer irreparable damage."
‘Mass death through starvation is the certain outcome of Israel’s continued blockade and ongoing military campaign. The only question is when.’
NEW: Alex de Waal on famine in Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
NEW: Alex de Waal on famine in Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Alex de Waal | Starvation in Gaza
The IPC’s results, published in summary form on 12 May, estimated that 925,000 Gazans (44 per cent) were already...
www.lrb.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"The most vulnerable – infants, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and others .. – are already starving. The very poorest, those unable to call on .. relatives, those cut off by military checkpoints, are already wasting away as their internal organs suffer irreparable damage."
With so many fiercely violent conflicts ongoing, where civilians and children are just trapped, and it’s happening at such a scale that the viability of life is in question, we have to agree controls on Killer Robots or Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems now
Can a Treaty Controlling Killer Robots Soon See the Light of Day? Experts Hope So www.passblue.com/2025/05/14/c...
Can a Treaty Controlling Killer Robots Soon See the Light of Day? Experts Hope So
www.passblue.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:34 AM
With so many fiercely violent conflicts ongoing, where civilians and children are just trapped, and it’s happening at such a scale that the viability of life is in question, we have to agree controls on Killer Robots or Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems now
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Finally got around to reading this excellent, deeply researched report on the refugee flows between Syria and Lebanon since the end of Assad’s regime, and on what conditions govern refugee return more generally. Highly recommended!
@abujamajem.com
@centuryintl.bsky.social
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@centuryintl.bsky.social
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Cross-Border Shuffle: Refugee Movement Between Lebanon and Syria after Assad
The demography of both Lebanon and Syria is in flux, after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Thousands of people are now on the move, inside
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May 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Finally got around to reading this excellent, deeply researched report on the refugee flows between Syria and Lebanon since the end of Assad’s regime, and on what conditions govern refugee return more generally. Highly recommended!
@abujamajem.com
@centuryintl.bsky.social
tcf.org/content/repo...
@abujamajem.com
@centuryintl.bsky.social
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