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155 dead in Tanzania floods as El Nino continues to wreak havoc thanks to climate crisis
25 April 2024 @ 2:50 pm
At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding and landslides, prime minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Thursday 25 April. Tanzania: dozens dead, 200,000 people affected Tanzania and other countries in East Africa – a region highly vulnerable to climate change – have been pounded by heavier […]
By The Canary
‘Blood on all your hands’: four arrested as BP AGM thrown into chaos amid climate and Palestine protests
25 April 2024 @ 2:34 pm
Climate crisis campaigners have been arrested after disrupting BP’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday 25 April at the BP International Centre for Business and Technology, London; accusing shareholders of having blood on their hands, and demanding an end to fossil fuel extraction and ‘profiteering from genocide’. BP: blood on your hands Organisers from Fossil Free […]
By The Canary
Greek students are set to protest in solidarity with their US comrades under attack
25 April 2024 @ 11:29 am
Greek students are set to protest in solidarity with their US counterparts on Friday 26 April – as the situation in America intensifies. US students: not having it Ninety-three people were arrested Wednesday 24 April at the University of Southern California’s (USC’s) Los Angeles campus for “trespassing”, police said, after pro-Palestinian protests erupted across US […]
By Steve Topple
The DWP is being dragged to COURT over its latest attack on benefits claimants
25 April 2024 @ 11:24 am
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is being taken to court over its latest attacks on benefits claimants. These include changes to how chronically ill and disabled people claim support. It comes against a backdrop of the DWP and government ramping up propaganda against people on benefits – and as the UN accused the […]
By Steve Topple
Jeremy Corbyn has a message for the anti-Palestine protest lobby ahead of Saturday’s march
25 April 2024 @ 9:25 am
On Saturday 27 April, there will be another national march for Palestine in London. However, this one comes against a backdrop of increasing propaganda against the protests and their supporters. So, some of those involved – including Jeremy Corbyn – have a message for these ‘bad faith actors’. Israel: its killing in Gaza continues On […]
By Steve Topple
Palestine Action just forced ANOTHER company to cut ties with Elbit Systems
25 April 2024 @ 8:27 am
Palestine Action has just secured another victory in the fight against Israel’s arms trade from the UK. This time, the group has forced a law firm to cut ties with Elbit Systems. Palestine Action: lawyers now moving away from Elbit In an email to Palestine Action on 23 April, MLL Legal’s partner Dunja Koch confirmed […]
By The Canary
BREAKING: UN announces UK government has FAILED disabled people
24 April 2024 @ 6:10 pm
In a report published on Wednesday 24 April, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) called out the UK Government for their callous treatment of disabled people. The report ruled that: The Committee finds that the State party has failed to take all appropriate measures to address grave and systematic violations […]
By Rachel Charlton-Dailey
The two leading UK ME/CFS charities are linked to an organisation fomenting the psychologisation of the illness
24 April 2024 @ 3:58 pm
Two of the biggest myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) charities in the UK may be a little too cosy with a controversial organisation pulling the strings behind the clinical care for patients living with the devastating chronic illness. Action for ME and the ME Association’s close connections to it raise serious concerns over their integrity as charities […]
By Hannah Sharland
The Cities of Our Past Reimagined: Chums Unveils AI Visions of Iconic UK Landmarks
24 April 2024 @ 3:13 pm
The UK’s iconic landmarks are stepping into the future, courtesy of Chums, Liverpool based clothing brand. In a ground-breaking campaign, Chums has harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to breathe new life into five cherished landmarks, providing a fresh perspective on what these structures might look like in the contemporary era. The visionary campaign seeks […]
By Nathan Spears
An Indigenous tribe is facing genocide – all in the name of capitalist settler-colonialism
24 April 2024 @ 3:07 pm
Experts on Indigenous Peoples have warned that India’s controversial Great Nicobar Development Project must be scrapped. Crucially, their open letter demands that the Indian government alter course before they cause the extinction of the Shompen. Moreover, the letter follows a similar recent warning from 39 international genocide scholars. Importantly, they said that if the project […]
By HG