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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 15h

This theme ties with the protests we are currently seeing in Morocco where protestors in the fourth day of clashes with police forces, are asking where the hospitals are while stadiums are being built for the 2030 FIFA World Cup in Morocco along with Spain & Portugal

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Morocco's Gen Z protesters: 'We need hospitals more than football stadiums'

Morocco will soon have the world's largest football stadium but this has angered many young people who want better services.

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 15h

In Kenya, where Ndei is from, A Chinese-backed stadium is being built but the loan will be paid back using sport development funds, which would be “detrimental to communities” that this money was meant for.

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 15h

Under the guise of helping the states meet “international requirements,” Chinese loans have helped build 164 stadiums across 40 countries in Africa. Yet, 44% of households in the continent don’t have access to electricity and 400 million people still lack access to clean water, according to Ndei

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 15h

Been learning so much from the panels at #ptg2025. First one today on how sports are used as leverage for geopolitical influence has been fascinating.

Steff Ndei, a current PhD candidate at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social, dove into Chinese investment in sports infrastructure in African states.

Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 1d

The GRC's @andreacrossan.bsky.social and @sharonnadeem.bsky.social are currently in Finland for the @playthegame-org.bsky.social conference, an initiative by the Danish Institute for Sports Studies that promotes democratic values in world sports. www.playthegame.org

Play the Game

www.playthegame.org

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 4d

Journalists in Portland: Try to get photos of gas canisters/munitions, either spent on ground or still carried by DHS. ONLY IF SAFE. Use long lens. Risks unknown, don’t approach.

This green smoke isn’t super common. Raised concerns in 2020. Documenting DHS munitions may help accountability later.

Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 4d

Federal forces inexplicably tried to move all protestors out a city block using chemical irritants.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6d

Israeli forces attacked Doctors Without Borders workers—who were all wearing marked medical vests.

They killed Omar, a 42-year-old occupational therapist and sole provider for his family.

He was killed at a bus stop, on his way to take care of other people bombed by Israel.

This morning, 2 October 2025, an attack carried out by Israeli forces killed Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff member, Omar Hayek, and seriously injured four others.
The attack took place on a street where our teams were waiting to take a bus to the MSF field hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza. All staff were wearing MSF vests, clearly identifying them as medical humanitarian workers.
We express deep sorrow and outrage over the killing, which occurs less than two weeks after another MSF colleague, Hussein Alnajjar, was killed by the Israeli forces in Deir Al Balah.
Our thoughts are with Omar’s family and colleagues at this tragic time. Omar, 42 years old, is the fourteenth MSF colleague to be killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
Omar was a quiet man of profound kindness and utter professionalism. Since June 2018, he had worked as an occupational therapist at an MSF clinic in Gaza City, dedicating his life to restoring strength and dignity to thousands of patients.
He remained in Gaza City before finally evacuating south on 13 September due to relentless attacks and forced displacement from Israeli forces, who claimed people would find safety there. Instead, he was killed at a bus stop on his way to work.
Omar was the sole provider for his family since his father passed away and his young brother was killed.
Multiple healthcare workers, MSF family members and MSF staff were also seriously injured in the attack this morning, including a physiotherapist, orthopaedic surgeon, supply officer and a finance assistant. One of our staff is in critical condition with shrapnel wounds.
In the moment of the attack, our colleagues were on their way to work amidst the ongoing relentless Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Health workers in Gaza have been killed, threatened or detained, including Dr Mohamed Obeid, an MSF surgeon still in detention with no formal charges.
While hundreds of thousands of people continue to be pushed from north Ga…

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 9d

‼️Journalists speaking out against media silence and muzzling on Palestinian genocide

Feat. @smohyeddin.bsky.social @brishti.bsky.social @abihayward4.bsky.social @asadch.bsky.social

www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

Canadians Journalists for Justice in Palestine Hold a News – September 29, 2025

Representatives from Canadians Journalists for Justice in Palestine hold a news conference in Ottawa to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Speaking with reporters are Asad Chisti, Brishti Basu, Sam...

www.cpac.ca

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Susan Kim 김수잔 @susankimyyj.bsky.social · 9d

@cjjpmedia.bsky.social held a news conference today excoriating the Canadian government and media outlets for their complicity in genocide.

That there is virtually no coverage of this news conference is damning.

Canadians Journalists for Justice in Palestine Hold a News – September 29, 2025

Representatives from Canadians Journalists for Justice in Palestine hold a news conference in Ottawa to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Speaking with reporters are Asad Chisti, Brishti Basu, Sam...

www.cpac.ca

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 9d

So proud of my colleagues who fight for Palestinian journalists every day. To date, Israel has over 200 journalists in Gaza.

"We carry your stories forward. You were not invisible. You were not voiceless.

You were journalists – brave, brilliant and irreplaceable" – @smohyeddin.bsky.social

Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 9d

‼️Journalists speaking out against media silence and muzzling on Palestinian genocide

Feat. @smohyeddin.bsky.social @brishti.bsky.social @abihayward4.bsky.social @asadch.bsky.social

www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

Canadians Journalists for Justice in Palestine Hold a News – September 29, 2025

Representatives from Canadians Journalists for Justice in Palestine hold a news conference in Ottawa to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Speaking with reporters are Asad Chisti, Brishti Basu, Sam...

www.cpac.ca

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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 10d

I'll be speaking in Ottawa (virtually) alongside my colleagues tomorrow morning.

Details for journalists on how to tune in are below.

For everyone else, stay tuned for videos and potentially a livestream on Instagram @cjjpmedia

Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 CJJP GOES TO OTTAWA 🚨

We're sending a contingent to Ottawa to tell PM @mark-carney.bsky.social and @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social how Canada is enabling the deadliest assault on free press in recent history.

We have some ideas on how Canada can stop being complicit in Israel's massacre.

Poster with the title "CJJP: Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine" and details about press conference: Monday, September 29, 11am EST, Press Gallery B

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 10d

Full statement from @GAC_Corporate 👇🏾

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 10d

Last week, Canada issued a statement "reaffirming its commitment to the safety of journalists" in Gaza. But it did not specify how it plans to hold Israel accountable, only calling on the government to take action.

@cjjpmedia.bsky.social is going to Ottawa with some ideas.

Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 CJJP GOES TO OTTAWA 🚨

We're sending a contingent to Ottawa to tell PM @mark-carney.bsky.social and @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social how Canada is enabling the deadliest assault on free press in recent history.

We have some ideas on how Canada can stop being complicit in Israel's massacre.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 13d

My latest @theguardian.com: "Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel." As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for soccer’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel

As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for football’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold

www.theguardian.com

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 13d

Was honoured to be asked by @karimzidan.com to write the latest edition of @sportspolitika.news! It focuses on my reporting on why Canada's Davis Cup tournament was played behind closed doors. And how it fits into the growing movement to ban Israel from sports.

sportspolitika.news/p/double-fau...

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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 16d

NEW! In the latest State of Play episode, hear from El Jones, @nkalamb.bsky.social, and Charlotte Phillips as they discuss the events leading to Tennis Canada’s decision to close the Davis Cup matches to fans.

Hosted by @sharonnadeem.bsky.social. 🎧

bit.ly/4pAxaX1

State of Play Podcast - Bonus Episode 4: Davis Cup Double Fault

An empty tennis arena, fans protest around the world, and athlete campaigns — Can sports hold Israel accountable for genocide?

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 17d

From cycling to soccer to tennis, fans, athletes and scholars have been pushing to suspend Israel from global sporting events.

Listen to the latest episode from me for the @globalreportingcentre.org on this growing movement in sports and why it's become an arena for resistance against genocide 👇

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 19d

A global movement is growing to ban Israel from sports – from cycling to soccer to tennis.

In my first episode as host, I explore how sports have become a flashpoint for protest, looking at past sporting boycotts — and if they can be effective today.

Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · 19d

🎾 NEW: In Halifax, the Canada vs Israel Davis Cup matches were played in total silence — no fans, no media.

In a special episode of State of Play, hear how protests, boycott calls & sportswashing collided at this match.

🎧: globalreportingcentre.org/state-of-pla...

#DavisCup #StateOfPlay

State of Play Podcast - Bonus Episode 4: Davis Cup Double Fault

An empty tennis arena, fans protest around the world, and athlete campaigns — Can sports hold Israel accountable for genocide?

globalreportingcentre.org

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · 19d

NEW: Canada won’t respond to the UN finding of genocide in Gaza — only to the ICJ.

@globalaffairs.canada.ca: The question of genocide is before the International Court of Justice. We are following developments closely

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · Sep 1

Today, over 250 media outlets are going dark by blacking out their website and/or social media to demand that Palestinian journalists be protected and that international media be allowed immediate and unrestricted access to Gaza.

#ProtectJournalistsInGaza #LetReportersIntoGaza

Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · Sep 1

The Global Reporting Centre joins @RSF_inter and 150 fellow media outlets in calling for Israel to #ProtectJournalistsInGaza and #LetReportersIntoGaza.

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Global Reporting Centre @globalreportingcentre.org · Sep 1

The Global Reporting Centre joins @RSF_inter and 150 fellow media outlets in calling for Israel to #ProtectJournalistsInGaza and #LetReportersIntoGaza.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Jun 23

UPDATE, 24+ hours since the Trump-Vance admin bombed Iran:
— 52 House members signed onto the Massie-Khanna War Powers Resolution
— 3 Senators supporting Kaine's War Powers Resolution
— 8 Senators signed onto Bernie's No War Against Iran Act

60 total. 59 Democrats. 1 Republican.

House War Powers Resolution
Thomas Massie (R-KY) Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) Joaquin Castro (D-TX) Andre Carson (D-IN)
Ro Khanna (D-CA) Delia Ramirez (D-IL) Mark Takano (D-CA) Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) Chellie Pingree (D-ME) Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Mark Pocan (D-WI) Hank Johnson (D-GA) Al Green (D-TX)
Don Beyer (D-VA) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Greg Casar (D-TX) Paul Tonko (D-NY) Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) Becca Balint (D-VT) Mike Thompson (D-CA) Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
Chuy Garcia (D-IL) Chris Deluzio (D-PA) Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Val Hoyle (D-OR) Veronica Escobar (D-TX) Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM)
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) Gwen Moore (D-WI) Lou Correa (D-CA) Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Summer Lee (D-PA) Lateefah Simon (D-CA) Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) Dina Titus (D-NV)
Jim McGovern (D-MA) Sara Jacobs (D-CA) Mark Desaulnier (D-CA)
Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Betty McCollum (D-MN) Stephen Lynch (D-MA)

Senate War Powers Resolution
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
- Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
- Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Senate No War Against Iran Act
- Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Ed Markey (D-MA)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · Jun 23

Update for June 21, 2025 - Israeli forces kill 11 Palestinians, including 3 children, and wound 312 people as they lined up near GHF distribution sites. Omar al-Hobi, an aid-seeker told
@aljazeera.com that walking to these sites means you “enter the point of death”
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · Jun 23

Not a single one mentions that Iran currently does not have a nuclear weapon and that it was attacked by Israel during disarmament negotiations with the US. Or that that IAEA chief himself has repeatedly said “that nuclear facilities should never be attacked.”

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · Jun 23

It’s pretty amazing to see the four statements from Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and EU on US strikes on Iran side-by-side. The wording is pretty much verbatim, esp the first two paragraphs. They all have the same script.

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Sharon Nadeem @sharonnadeem.bsky.social · Jun 21

To date, Israeli troops have killed 435 Palestinians & injured over 3,000 as they lined up for aid at GHF distribution sites. Yet, a new report by @premthakker.bsky.social reveals that senior U.S. officials are pressuring USAID to approve funding for GHF

zeteo.com/p/scoop-usai...