Amid widespread atrocities & mass displacement in Gaza, today marks 76th anniversary of Nakba Day.

Palestinian refugees have the right under int'l law to return to their homeland. Denying that right central to Israel’s apartheid. Honoring it central to Israel/Palestine’s future.

A consortium of university human rights clinics finds that the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza -- both the requisite level of killing and imposed harm and the intent to eradicate at least in part the civilian population. humanrightsnetwork.org/genocide-in-ga…

Location: Birbhum, West Bengal
Date: April 30

“Muslims Reservation will lead to a partition. They will steal it from the OBCs. If anybody dares ito interrupt our Hindu festivals in UP, we deal with them so harshly that thier descendents will remember. We would also seize their

It was India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval who referred to the civil society as the new frontier of war. This is clearly now visible in how civil society spaces have been targetted.

indianexpress.com/article/cities…

The German government is falling short in protecting Muslims and people perceived to be Muslims from racism.

Without a clear understanding of anti-Muslim hate and discrimination in Germany, a response by the German authorities will be ineffective.
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In 2022, CIVICUS included Khurram Parvez in their STAND AS MY WITNESS campaign, asking all of us to add our voices to call for the release of HRDs incarcerated for speaking out. Here's the link on the ways to take action:
civicus.org/index.php/invo…

Peaceful protest is a human right.
Freedom of speech is a human right.
Freedom of expression is a human right.

Universities should respect the right to protest. trib.al/wtg4B1S

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese called for “immediate and unconditional sanctions” against Israel, citing that what Israel is doing to the Palestinians is most likely “ethnic cleansing”, during a press conference in Cairo on Thursday.

The Israeli army killed yesterday 2 more Palestinian journalists in Gaza, Ibrahim and Ayman Gherbawi were killed bringing the number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza to 143. Israel continues to ban the entry of any foreign journalists to Gaza.

'We stand in solidarity with our fellow journalists in Gaza...the question is: where's everyone else?'

For Zeteo, me, @gretathunberg, Naomi Klein, fatima bhutto, @byoussef & a host of Zeteo contributors read out the words of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza.

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French authorities must respect and protect the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and address protesters' demands to end systematic racism ✊

As Israel's brutal war in Gaza grows more devastating each day, it’s no wonder so many students are moved to protest. All states must respect and ensure the right of peaceful assembly, urgently suspend arms transfers to Israel and call for a ceasefire now.

Israeli terrorist gangs protected and supported bu the Israeli army conducted wide range attacks on many Palestinian villages in Ramallah and Nablus areas including, Al sawyeh, Duma, Jaloud , Abu falah , Balata, Almizeraa Al gharbeya. The attacks included shooting people, burning

The UN Human Rights Council on April 5th called on all states to end the sale & transfer of arms to Israel. The decision is based on the ICJ January 26th ruling that Israel is plausibly committing #GazaGenocide against 2.3 million Palestinians.

ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

In an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye, Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Palestinian doctor who has become known for his work in Gaza, detailed how he was detained at an airport in Germany and subsequently denied entry. Abu Sittah wanted to attend a conference where he would

IDF commander breaks the silence and says “The killing of innocent civilians in Gaza happens every single day”… and the IDF policies encourage the targeting of civilians…🇵🇸💔

I urge the UN to authorize the deployment of a protective presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, with the explicit mandate to prevent & repe attacks against civilians. The Israeli army has abundantly proven unwilling or unable to ensure that task.

Location: Mau, Uttar Pradesh

On Eid day, members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh were seen marching through the streets carrying sticks.

The wrong lesson from the Holocaust: the German government deports a leading war surgeon who was elected as Rector of the University of Glasgow this month to prevent him from describing in Berlin the atrocities he witnessed while serving in Gaza.
dawnmena.org/germany-deport…

The Israeli parliament approved a law granting the government authority to ban foreign news networks, including Al Jazeera. PM Netanyahu pledged to 'act immediately' to close the network's local office ⤵️