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After witnessing unimaginable horrors, British doctors Tanya Haj-Hassan & Graeme Groom plead to stop the israeli mass extermination
DRUMROLL PLEASEEEE... 🥁🥁🔥 Introducing our Workshop 2 : 'Expression through Influences' prose facilitator... the FABULOUS, Louise Nealon! 👏
FREEDOM TO WRITE 2025 HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED!! Our 20 travelled from across the island to take workshops in the @TheMACBelfast! Thank you so much to everyone who came and congratulations again on your award! ✍️🌎 See you in July for the #JHISS25! @The_JHS @PENIreland
This is a very special event. We're delighting to be hosting it for our friends at @PENIreland #JHISS25
We're looking forward to our event on 30th July, 7pm at the John Hewitt International Festival 2025. Please join us to honour the work & words of Victoria Amelina, posthumously awarded the 2025 Orwell prize for Political Writing. Free, booking advised marketplacearmagh.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh…
We're looking forward to our event on 30th July, 7pm at the John Hewitt International Festival 2025. Please join us to honour the work & words of Victoria Amelina, posthumously awarded the 2025 Orwell prize for Political Writing. Free, booking advised marketplacearmagh.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh…

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Two Palestinian journalists were killed in Israeli airstrikes today, bringing the number of media workers killed since the war on Gaza began to over 230. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/nr2igp
Threat looms over Narges Mohammadi amid ongoing intimidation from state-affiliated actors narges.foundation/threat-looms-o… @PENIreland
We are deeply disturbed to hear that Iranian Nobel laureate, Narges Mohammadi has received a series of serious threats to her safety and life from agents affiliated with the Islamic Republic's Ministry of Intelligence. narges.foundation/threat-looms-o…

Many thanks to the ‘From Ireland to Palestine’ podcast for having Chris Agee on to talk about publishing ‘Genocide in Gaza’ by Avi Shlaim: youtube.com/watch?v=w6wEg2… More information about Avi’s landmark book here: irishpages.org/product/genoci… @PENIreland @NaamodUK @SadakaIreland
We're delighted to partner with @UkrainianAction to launch Victoria Amelina's book @BooksUpstairs - free, but booking essential. Recently awarded the Orwell Prize for Political Writing posthumously. Please join us. irishpen.com/2025/07/08/loo…

Heartbreaking: Today, some people from my city of Beit Lahia tried to return after the israeli tanks retreated hundreds of meters. These two people were going back after they picked up some stuff (from the video it looks like clothes) they left behind before they were hit in an…
Heaney’s collection North turns 50 next month, but does it still have relevance for today’s readers and critics? In advance of a major conference to mark the milestone at @QUBelfast, teaching fellow Stephen O’Neill reassesses the controversial anthology irishtimes.com/culture/books/…
Congratulations… 🍀🌻 @ilhan_comak
Congratulations to Kurdish poet & honorary member @ilhan_comak, who spent 30 years in prison in Turkey, has been named as the recipient of the 2025 Jack Hirschman Poetry Prize, an International award honouring writers whose work reflects ideals of justice, peace & human dignity.
British singer Paloma Faith sends a public message to Keir Starmer, urging him to suspend all UK arms sales to Israel and to end the government's complicity in the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Irish actor Liam Cunningham sends his support for the crew of the Madleen, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition's mission to end the suffocating siege on Gaza.
If you are proud of Greta Thunberg for what she does for Palestine, LIKE AND RETWEET.
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I call on international human rights organizations to pay attention to the legal and humanitarian demand of prisoners for access to medical treatment and care. Woman political prisoner and international law scholar Sayeh (Mahvash) Seydal has gone on a hunger strike in protest…
خواهان توجه نهادهای بین المللی حقوق بشری از مطالبه قانونی و انسانی زندانیان برای دسترسی به درمان و رسیدگی پزشکی هستم. سایه(مهوش)صیدال در اعتراض به « عدم رسیدگی پزشکی و معالجه و درمان مناسب و به موقع» زندانیان دست به اعتصاب غذا زده است. سالهاست شاهد به خطر افتادن سلامت جسمی و…
#Gaza: Palestinians have been presented the grimmest of choices: die from starvation or risk being killed while trying to access the meagre food that is being made available through #Israel’s militarized humanitarian assistance mechanism.