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More than 500 Turkish groups support new Gaza aid flotilla
24 April 2026 @ 9:27 pm
Over 500 Turkish civil society groups have come out in support for the new Gaza aid flotilla, which left Barcelona on 12 April. The flotilla is the largest so far and is currently in Syracuse, Sicily, en route to Gaza. The flotilla expands Global Sumud Flotilla board member Fatih Varol said that the ordinary people […]
By SkwawkboxProgressives hold Labour council’s feet to the fire in Kirklees hustings
24 April 2026 @ 9:01 pm
A hustings in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, showed progressives are fully intent on holding the controversial Labour council to account at the upcoming local election. The 23 April event took place in the Ashbrow ward of Huddersfield, which is more diverse and has higher levels of deprivation than other parts of Kirklees. The question and answer […]
By Ed Sykes‘Absolutely shocking’: oil lobby has enjoyed weekly meetings with Labour since 2024
24 April 2026 @ 8:44 pm
Starmer’s failing Labour government is under pressure on all fronts. And now it has been revealed that Big Oil are pushing hard to get the North Sea exploited for oil. This is despite little evidence such a move could offset the Iran war energy crisis. Yet the oil lobby has enjoyed weekly meetings since Starmer […]
By Joe GlentonIsraeli thug that threatened murdered Amal Khalil now threatens US journalist for asking questions
24 April 2026 @ 8:29 pm
The sinister Israeli thug behind a phone number that sent death threats to Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil has claimed she and other journalists are terrorists – and threatened a US journalist for asking questions. Israeli thug threatening Drop Site Amal Khalil was murdered in a double-tap strike on 22 April as she reported in southern […]
By Skwawkbox132 academics, writers and public figures risk terror charges with letter
24 April 2026 @ 7:44 pm
In an unprecedented action, more than 130 leading scholars and public figures are risking arrest on terror charges after writing an open letter to the Court of Appeal concerning Palestine Action. The letter, dated 24 April 2026, simply reads: We oppose genocide, we support Palestine Action. The words that have become synonymous with the campaign […]
By The CanaryUS officially admits it launched war on Iran for Israel
24 April 2026 @ 7:18 pm
The US State Department’s official page on its illegal war with Iran admits it launched the war at Israel’s request. It also adds that it has confirmed this repeatedly to the United Nations: US in bed with Israel Not that this is any surprise to anyone paying attention, but it’s nice to see it admitted. […]
By SkwawkboxAssisted Dying Bill is finally and officially dead
24 April 2026 @ 7:08 pm
The Assisted Dying Bill has finally been pronounced dead, as it has run out of time to become law. 17 months after it was rushed through in the House of Commons, the horrendous bill, which could usher in euthanisation for disabled people, has failed in the Lords. The Bill has been a farce from start […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyAnimal defenders descend on Whitehall to demand end of ‘Bloody Cruel’ experiments
24 April 2026 @ 6:55 pm
To mark World Day for Animals in Laboratories on 24 April, two PETA “pigs” turned up near the UK parliament. Covered in “bloody wounds”, they were slumped over a giant biological waste bin. It read “Keir: Experiments on Animals Are Bloody Cruel. Bin them!” and had “entrails” and “clinical waste” overflowing out of it. Meanwhile […]
By The CanaryMore than 1,600 candidates ‘Pledge for Palestine’ ahead of local elections
24 April 2026 @ 6:19 pm
1,688 council candidates have made the ‘Pledge for Palestine’ ahead of the May local elections. This includes more than 1,000 Green candidates, 200 Labour candidates, 200 independents and other local party candidates, as well as candidates from the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) launched the ‘Candidate Pledge for Palestine’ in conjunction […]
By The CanaryUK’s rare condemnation of Israel’s ‘Black Wednesday’ massacre highlights its outrageous inaction
24 April 2026 @ 4:28 pm
Six days after Israel’s bombardment of Beirut on ‘Black Wednesday’, 8 April 2026, the UK government issued a rare statement condemning the Israeli airstrikes. In its Joint Foreign Ministers’ Statement of 14 April, the Foreign Office wrote: We also condemn in the strongest terms the massive Israeli strikes on Lebanon which… resulted in the death […]
By The Canary