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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 4h

🚨 Shahidul Alam abducted by Israel in international waters 🚨

A second flotilla of nine ships headed to Gaza to deliver lifesaving aid was illegally intercepted by Israel in international waters today. Among those on board was Shahidul Alam, a Bangladeshi photographer and writer, and NI co-owner.

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 10h

🎧 OUT NOW:

Joe Mulhall, director of research at Hope Not Hate explains why the far right is gaining ground around the world, where resistance can take root and what communities are doing to resist.

Listen to #TheWorldUnspun wherever you get your podcasts.

Transcript 👉 newint.org/politics/202...

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 2d

Hear hear! And as Jocabed R Solano Miselis of Memoria Indigena puts it in the article:

‘For some people, these talks are about decisions on paper. For us, it is life or death'

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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre @business-humanrights.org · 6d

Migrant workers are the backbone of Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy projects.

But our new research shows they are being exploited and dehumanised in the very industry that should symbolise a sustainable future.

Read the full report ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 2d

'The answer is us.'

That’s the message of Indigenous organizations from around the world as they mobilize for the #COP30 climate conference in November this year.

Read more: newint.org/conference-p...

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 2d

Love to see all these back issues - thanks for all your support all these years Jill!

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 3d

Big Bad World by Polyp.

This cartoon was featured in our latest issue, The Global Far Right - subscribe today to read in print + digital! 🗞️

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 6d

The first ever audit of Britain’s involvement in the decades-long conflict in West Papua reveals how British companies are profiting from a conflict that involves torture, extrajudicial killings and mass displacement.

Read more 👉 newint.org/indigenous-p...

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 8d

For the View from India in our latest issue, new columnist Tarushi Aswani reports on the neverending plight of Rohingya refugees in India.

Read more:

View from India: Rohingya harassed, detained, deported

Our new columnist Tarushi Aswani on the never-ending plight of Rohingya refugees in India.

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 9d

‘Sanctions don’t just break economies. They steal chances.’

The UN Security Council has reimposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program after accusing Tehran of failing to comply with the terms of the agreement.

So what does this mean for ordinary Iranians?

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How Iranians see the West today

After the US-Israeli bombing and years of broken promises, ordinary Iranians are in no mood to trust the West, finds Peiman Salehi

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 9d

🎧 ICYMI:

'Religion, specifically extremist, Christian fundamentalist, Christo-fascist ideologies [are] deeply embedded in the current far right movement.'

Hear from labour reporter Kim Kelly and other global contributors in our latest podcast 👉 newint.org/democracy/20...

How can we turn the tide on the global far right?

Our global contributors answer questions from readers about the roots of the right’s rise, the networks that enable it and the social movements offering real alternatives to the politics of hate and division.

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 10d

#WorldNewsDay

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 12d

Join New Internationalist for our October News Club!

📅 Thursday 23 October
🕓 6-7pm UK time
📍 Online

Co-editor Decca Muldowney will talk about her recent Long Read on the British government’s weaponisation of terror legislation against Irish rap group #Kneecap.

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 13d

September’s protests were younger, more radical and introduced more disruptive modes of action, such as the blocking of roads and train stations.

But protesters agree that big change is unlikely to happen overnight.

Read more from Pablo Castaño 👇

Has Macron met his match?

Amid France’s deepening political crisis, can a new social movement grow into a rebellion Macron can’t ignore? Pablo Castaño reports from Paris.

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 13d

🎧OUT NOW Our global contributors answer questions from readers about the roots of the right’s rise, the networks that enable it and the social movements offering real alternatives to the politics of hate and division.

Listen to #TheWorldUnspun on all podcast platforms!

newint.org/democracy/20...

How can we turn the tide on the global far right?

Our global contributors answer questions from readers about the roots of the right’s rise, the networks that enable it and the social movements offering real alternatives to the politics of hate and d...

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 14d

In June, Rwanda and the DRC signed a US-brokered peace agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict.

Driven by foreign interests, this new deal promises peace, but will it hold?

Rosebell Kagumire finds out more.
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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 15d

FROM THE ARCHIVE:

'In reality the two-state solution is a little like ‘the emperors’ clothes’ in Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale. You pretend to see what does not exist.'

Read more from Ghada Karmi from #NI552 newint.org/democracy/20...

Beyond Apartheid: The case for a one-state solution

A one-state solution remains the most logical route to end the conflict and build a just future for Palestinians and Israelis, argues Ghada Karmi.

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 15d

'What happens when these far right political parties propose an political solution to an economic problem that doesn't work? What happens when the infighting starts?'

Hear from Argentinian journalist Josefina Salomon in the next episode of The World Unspun podcast – coming soon!

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 16d

For the first time in Chile's history, voting in the November elections be mandatory to counter declining turnout, especially among lower income voters. But some on the far right are threatening military intervention against a communist hopeful. Ali Qassim reports.

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 17d

What would you do? Let us know 👇

Send your dilemmas to [email protected]

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 20d

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Our reader-funded issue on The Global Far Right unpacks the global wave of reactionary authoritarianism. For your copy, and to support independent media subscribe today at subscribe.newint.org

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 22d

When the first prime minister of Israel, declared in 1937 that ‘the Arabs will have to go, but one needs an opportune moment for making it happen’, it would not be inaccurate to suggest the UN was one of those who a decade later provided precisely that moment.

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Fiddling while Gaza burns

Is the UN’s impotence in the Gaza genocide a new development – or a continuation of its history in the region? By Hamza Yusuf

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 22d

'While I strongly believe no one should tolerate hate nor fascism, I increasingly worry that by vetting our interpersonal relationships so harshly, we only cause more estrangement and division.'

Send your dilemmas to [email protected]

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Should I meet up with an old friend with right wing views?

As an old friend joins a right-wing political party, a reader asks our Agony Uncle for advice.

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 25d

My latest: "Tech oligarchs are coopting fictional universes to sell us a false story of their inevitability. To defeat them we need to reclaim the power of fiction to imagine a world beyond their grasp."

Also available in the latest issue of @newint.bsky.social, issue 557, on the global far right

The Stories We Tell

Tech oligarchs are coopting fictional universes to sell us a false story of their inevitability. To defeat them we need to reclaim the power of fiction to imagine a world beyond their grasp.

www.hauntologies.net

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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 27d

TONIGHT!

Join us for a special Ask Us Anything with the editor and contributors to our latest magazine.

Learn about the roots of the right’s rise, the networks that enable it and the social movements offering real alternatives to the politics of hate and division.

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