Natasha Walter

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#UK Government’s decision to label ‘Palestine Action’ a terrorist group raises serious concerns that counter-terrorism legislation is being applied to a group that is not terrorist in nature & risks hindering the legitimate exercise of fundamental freedoms. The decision could…

Demonstration against the genocide and starvation of Gaza now in Tel Aviv

Pregnant women and newborns in #Gaza face “catastrophic” conditions, with most hospitals damaged, medicine running out and ambulance services crippled, @UNFPA warns “The scale of suffering for new mothers and their babies is beyond comprehension” news.un.org/en/story/2025/…

At a time of relentlessly horrifying news from Gaza, this report is devastating. I hope women across the world will speak up to condemn this brutality.

🚨EMERGENCY ACTIONS THIS FRIDAY 🇵🇸 We will be laying a pot outside Downing Street for every Palestinian killed while queuing for aid in Gaza. Check our website for similar local actions happening in towns and cities across the UK. Tell Starmer: Stop Starving Gaza!

EMERGENCY DEMO - SANCTIONS NOW Jews in the UK demand forceful action to stop Israel’s starvation, displacement & bombing of Palestinians in Gaza. Join us in London this Monday, 28 July from 5.30pm – or as soon as you can – at the UK Foreign Office, to make your voice heard.

Apologies I haven’t had time to thank everyone for their solidarity and support-solidarity is everything and Palestine needs solidarity right now- Woman, 74, tells of pain and fear after arrest at Liverpool pro-Palestine rally | UK news | The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

Blinne cites another "egregious example" in which a protester was arrested for carrying a reproduction of a satirical image published in Private Eye (pictured below). "It is now unclear whether Private Eye will have a knock on the door themselves", she says.

Women seeking asylum in Britain are sisters, not strangers. If the government is serious about tackling violence against women, it should do more to protect refugee women right now. Glad to sign this letter & grateful to all who signed @4refugeewomen theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

🚨🗣️ 52 influential women unite to urge the Government: do not abandon asylum-seeking survivors. Violence does not stop at the border, and neither should our compassion and support for survivors. Read more: theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j… #WelcomeEveryWoman

Al-Sharaa’s praise for tribal mobilization is deeply troubling. Empowering armed actors outside state command risks entrenching militia politics at the expense of institutional reform. Syria needs a professional, accountable security sector—not new loyalist factions.

At least 32 people were killed and more than 100 injured on Saturday when Israeli troops opened fire on crowds of Palestinians seeking food from two aid distribution hubs in southern Gaza, according to witnesses and hospital officials.

Yesterday in Qamishlo, Kongra Star organized a demonstration against the sectarian attacks on the Druze people. The main slogan was: "One— the peoples of Syria are one!"

1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows How did the city do it? Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue

🇬🇧 YouGov crosstabs • 18-24 voting intention 🟥 LAB: 28% (-13) 🟩 GRN: 26% (+8) 🟧 LDM: 20% (+4) 🟦 CON: 9% (+1) ➡️ RFM: 8% (-1) +/- vs. GE2024 Fieldwork: 13-14 July, 2025