THE PANDEMIC is not over – and as countries struggle to cope with the situation at home, there are worrying signs that the US, and perhaps some allies, may respond to the pressure with bellicose statements. The Stop the War ...
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Coalition’s backing Iran in Corona crisis
COUNTRIES ACROSS the Middle East are suffering in the Coronavirus pandemic – but Iran is arguably the worst hit. Not only does the country have to fight the virus, it has to do so while struggling with the effects of ...
Read More »UK Government sends repatriation flight to Bangladesh
IT’S ANOTHER U-TURN for the UK Government, with the announcement that they have chartered four flights to bring up to 850 British citizens back to the UK from Bangladesh. The flights are open to tourists, short term visitors and their ...
Read More »Corona & class: Part 1 – how a virus divided society
THE UK GOVERNMENT’S response to the Corona pandemic has been ridden with all the establishment prejudice and discrimination of normal times – but the crisis has made it all just a little bit more obvious. The virus doesn’t discriminate: the ...
Read More »Now John Biggs’s Council lets centre-right mob into park
THE COUNCIL that banned a The Big Ride, a charity raising money for children in Gaza, from one of its local parks seems to have let a shadowy centre-right think tank hold an ideas conference in another park. The Council’s ...
Read More »Biggs deep in controversy over political use of parks
IS JOHN BIGGS guilty of double standards? This is the question local activists are asking after Tower Hamlets Council refused to allow The Big Ride for Palestine to end a charity bike ride in a public park as it may ...
Read More »Islamic Relief plans massive Qurbani operation
UK-BASED CHARITY Islamic Relief is planning a massive distribution of meat to mark Eid ul Adha on 21st August – reaching out to refugees and impoverished communities in the UK and across large parts of the world. This special day ...
Read More »Local Group raises money for Palestine Solidarity
IT HAS BEEN A busy year for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). The Israeli state continues to flout international law as it occupies Palestine – and now the US has abandoned the last vestiges of the peace process and increased ...
Read More »Come and hear sisters from Palestine
TWO WOMEN from Palestine are coming all the way to the UK next week to talk about their experiences of living in Palestine under Israeli occupation. The visitors were invited to the UK by the Tower Hamlets-Jenin and the Camden-Abu ...
Read More »Human Appeal asks for help for Eastern Ghouta work
THE UK-BASED charity Human Appeal has been working in Syria since the start of the civil war in 2011. It’s not the only charity working there, but it’s certainly done its share. By their own account, this is the aid ...
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