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Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 19h

"Yet no matter what Israel did to Palestinians, to Palestinian land, Palestinian homes or even to the schools and clinics funded by these very same diplomats, nothing would break their unshakable faith in the magic pill."

Diana Buttu

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it | Diana Buttu

For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastrophe

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 1d

I spoke to The New Humanitarian about Gaza and the current moment in international law.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/interview/20...

“The backlash of the powerful”: Two years of Israel’s war in Gaza and the crisis of international law

We spoke to legal expert Tom Dannenbaum about accountability efforts and how the US’ response is threatening to break the system of international law.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org

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Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 2d

First conviction before the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur two decades ago.

Abd-Al-Rahman convicted on numerous counts, including attacks on civilians, pillage, torture, rape, and property destruction.

www.icc-cpi.int/news/trial-j...

Trial Judgment in Abd-Al-Rahman case on 6 October 2025 – Practical information

On 6 October 2025 at 14:00 (The Hague local time), Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "the Court”) will deliver its judgment on conviction or acquittal in the case of The Pr...

www.icc-cpi.int

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University of Galway Library @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social · 2d

The Academic Writing Centre new Opening Hours! Floor 2 the Library!

Uaireanta Oscailte Nua an Ionaid Scríbhneoireachta Acadúla! Urlár 2 sa Leabharlann!

#academicwriting
#scríbhneoireacht
#newterm
#téarmanua

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Lucy Gaynor @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social · 2d

In 2005 the #UN Security Council referred the “Situation in #Darfur” to the #ICC.

Today, at 2pm 🇳🇱 time, after 3 years & 74 witnesses, the ICC’s only #Sudan trial will end.

Alleged #Janjaweed leader Abd-Al-Rahman will hear the judgement on his 31 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 5d

Ends with:
"I believe the idea that foreign investors would leave Ireland has been much exaggerated,” said @aliceeire.bsky.social, of jt committee on foreign affairs and trade, who backs inclusion of services. “What is the alternative? To reward profiteering in goods and services on stolen land?

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Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 5d

Ireland’s Occupied Territories Bill being hollowed out at the behest of US and Irish business interests

Uninterrupted trade and investment being placed above compliance with international legal obligations and meaningful action to end atrocities in Palestine

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Exclusive: Ireland poised to blunt sanctions on Israel under corporate pressure, say sources

There is pressure from business groups concerned about the impact on investment.

www.reuters.com

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Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 4d

"According to residents, Israeli tanks bombarded Talateeni Street, a major artery in the heart of Gaza City, after Trump’s message to Israel to stop."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Donald Trump orders Israel to ‘immediately’ stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to free hostages

Palestinian militant group accepts part of US president’s plan but seeks further negotiations on many terms

www.theguardian.com

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Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 4d

"Government officials are now poised to limit the scope of the legislation to goods only, catching a handful of products imported from Israeli-occupied territories such as fruit that are worth just 200,000 euros ($234,660.00) a year."

Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 5d

Ireland’s Occupied Territories Bill being hollowed out at the behest of US and Irish business interests

Uninterrupted trade and investment being placed above compliance with international legal obligations and meaningful action to end atrocities in Palestine

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Exclusive: Ireland poised to blunt sanctions on Israel under corporate pressure, say sources

There is pressure from business groups concerned about the impact on investment.

www.reuters.com

Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 5d

Ireland’s Occupied Territories Bill being hollowed out at the behest of US and Irish business interests

Uninterrupted trade and investment being placed above compliance with international legal obligations and meaningful action to end atrocities in Palestine

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Exclusive: Ireland poised to blunt sanctions on Israel under corporate pressure, say sources

There is pressure from business groups concerned about the impact on investment.

www.reuters.com

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 5d

Is briseadh mór croí dom an scéal a chloisteáil faoi bhás Mhanchán Magan ar maidin. Thug sé beocht agus brí nua don teanga trína chuid oibre ag léiriú gur lionsa eile í an Ghaeilge leis an domhan a fheiceáil agus a thuiscint.

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Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 5d

What a terrible loss.

www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...

Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55

Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair

www.irishtimes.com

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Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 6d

"The Committee’s recommendations express the urgent need for states to review and revise their relationships with Israel, across all aspects of trade, economic, and military relations."

@alhaq.bsky.social

www.alhaq.org/advocacy/266...

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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 6d

But they are taking $millions to promote Aramco, the world's biggest oil company which has a history of lobbying to delay climate action.

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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 6d

Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council & Formula 1, are being challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco. These partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.

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Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 7d

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 8d

Staff at the International Criminal Court preparing for US sanctions.

As should the 125 States parties to the stone Statute

www.ft.com/content/d4fc...

ICC staff print files and prepare for blackout as US sanctions loom

International Criminal Court fears work under threat because of dependence on American IT systems

www.ft.com

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Adrian Gallagher @adriangallagher.bsky.social · 8d

A perpetrators peace with colonial terms and conditions

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Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 8d

The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights expresses concern over the Netherlands' arms exports to Israel

Calls on the Netherlands to "take all necessary and urgent measures to ensure a complete ban ... on the export and transit of weapons, weapons parts, and dual-use item to Israel"

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 9d

It’s terrifying what we are witnessing in El Fashir. The UAE backed RSF encircling the city to starve and exterminate people, while the so-called intl. community treats the UAE as a peace broker.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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Shane Darcy @shanedarcy.bsky.social · 9d

Bangladeshi factories using cotton from "companies linked to a Chinese forced labour programme are supplying some of Ireland's major clothing retailers".

RTÉ investigation by @joegalvin.bsky.social confirms that Ireland/EU not doing enough on supply chain abuse.

www.rte.ie/news/investi...

How forced Uyghur labour could be woven into your wardrobe

Behind the 'sustainable' labels on Ireland's high streets, cotton from China's Uyghur region is still slipping through. RTÉ Investigates uncovers the routes of forced labour and the systems that fail ...

www.rte.ie

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Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina.bsky.social · 10d

Russia once again assured the UN that it wants peace, but bombed peaceful cities in Ukraine for 12 hours straight. Four people died in Kyiv, including a nurse and a patient at the cardiology institute. A whole street was destroyed in Petropavlivskyi Borshchagovka.

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Sumi Madhok @sumimadhok.bsky.social · 11d

“The alleged abuses by British forces range from murder, torture, expulsion and collective punishment which the submission says repressed the Arab Palestinian population amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity”.

Victor Kattan @victorkattan.bsky.social · 11d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK urged to act on colonial-era case after recognising Palestinian state

A legal petition alleges colonial-era war crimes by the UK in historical Palestine in 1917-48.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Listening Post @ajlisteningpost.bsky.social · 11d

Sudan’s civil war has displaced more than 13 million people and killed up to 150,000.

Reporting is sparse… but the coverage that has trickled out bears striking similarities to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

@meenakshirv.bsky.social has the details.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 12d

Three top Italian officials in Giorgia Meloni’s government helped a Libyan warlord escape justice earlier this year and concealed secret meetings about his case from parliament, according to a report to the legislature summarizing the prosecution’s case.

3 top Italian government officials accused of helping Libyan warlord flee justice

Italy’s parliament will vote on Tuesday on whether two ministers and a cabinet secretary can be prosecuted over the case.

ow.ly

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