Corporation accused of downplaying Israeli war crimes ~ Scott Harris ~ Palestine Action said its activists early today (17 February) targeted BBC’s headquarters in Portland Place, London, covering the outer ground floor in blood-red paint and breaking windows. The group blamed the BBC for “downplaying Israeli war crimes” while failing to “provide a platform for
An exciting opportunity has come about to see your writing, which you labour over tirelessly and painfully, be turned into a bite-sized lovely tidbit about people communicating in a socially distanced world. The BBC, in light of the recent Covid-19 outbreak, is battening down the hatches, shoring up the rigging, and sending out our best
When two thousand people turned out yesterday to support the far-right media personality’s big show against a State/BBC conspiracy to destroy him he talked about his wedding, his campaign against muslims and much more – but actual threats to free speech? Not so much. If Tommy really cared about protecting Britain from a shutting down
In March 2018 a worker employed in Child Protection for Bristol City Council (BCC) was suspended from his post. He was charged with issues under the code of conduct, and most of the first set of allegations against him related to a closed Labour Party Facebook page. The group are made up of labour activists,
David Edwards and David Cromwell contrast Big Media and Auntie Beeb’s coverage of Hurricane Harvey and the South Asian floods, where a Western disaster gets wall-to-wall coverage while a South Asian one barely registers. This article first appeared in Peace News. In JG Ballard’s classic novel, The Drowned World, people are struggling for survival on a post-apocalyptic,
Alexy Rozhkov sentenced to 16 years, Ruslan Sidiki faces life imprisonment for political ‘terrorism’ charges ~ Josie Ó Súileabháin ~ In the military court of Yekaterinburg, Alexy Rozhkov was sentenced to 16 years yesterday (May 20th) for setting fire to a military enlistment office.
The family is marketed as a safe space, a place of love and mutual care, but this is not supported by the data—How do we bring our experiences of mutual support networks to the centre of society?
The move reflects a broader strategic vision embracing gender liberation, pluralism, and local democracy ~ Blade Runner ~ The formal announcement of the PKK’s dissolution has sparked mixed reactions among Turkey’s Kurds and international supporters.
We round up some of the titles to keep an eye out for, from retrospectives on punk social centres in London to the lives of brilliant organisers and mutual aid that thrives in the wake of wildfires.
Dozens of injuries and 50 arrests reported as riot police blocks Palestine solidarity march ~ Josie Ó Súileabháin ~ Thousands of Palestine solidarity activists gathered in Neukölln, Berlin yesterday (May 15th) to mark Nakba Day and protest Israel’s continuing genocide in the Gaza Strip.
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