Gianluca Costantini ★

Freedom for Iranian Women #مهسا_امینی #Mahsa_Amini

@SalisIlaria Sempre con Ilaria!

L’Italia è ormai un regime🤮 Questa mattina la Polizia si è presentata all’alba nella mia stanza d’albergo a #Roma per un CONTROLLO PREVENTIVO durato oltre un’ora in vista della manifestazione di oggi. A quanto pare, effetto del Decreto Sicurezza. Rendiamoci conto a che punto siamo arrivati con il Governo Meloni al potere…viviamo in uno Stato di polizia. Ma non dobbiamo lasciarci intimidire. Manifestare è un diritto e lo dobbiamo difendere con tutte le nostre forze. Ci vediamo alle 14 in Piazza della Repubblica! #NoKings

I had the pleasure of taking part in the Climate Fiction Days in #Pistoia, set in the remarkable space of the Biblioteca San Giorgio @SanGiorgioPT — a place that is not only architectural, but truly alive with dialogue and thought. There, I had the opportunity to speak about my work alongside Francesca Riccioni @holsenn and Michela Maria Artusi, in an open exchange between drawing, storytelling, and the urgency of the present. Read more: channeldraw.org/2026/03/16/com… Climate Fiction Days is the first festival in Italy dedicated to literature on climate change. From March 17 to 22, Pistoia becomes a living laboratory of critical imagination: stories that explore the future in order to better understand what is happening now. Founded and directed by Alessandra Repossi, the festival continues to grow each year. This third edition brought together authors, premieres, theatre, music, science, comics, workshops, and school programs — creating a space where different languages meet and intersect. Because today, more than ever, books are not just pages to read. They are tools for orientation. Maps for navigating a changing world. #climatechange

Cuba 🖤

Human Rights Watch documented Israel’s use of white phosphorus munitions over the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor, in Lebanon, striking residential areas and setting homes on fire. Open-source analysis has mapped hundreds of such strikes, many hitting civilian areas. According to Lebanese authorities, more than 1,000 people have been killed and over 1 million displaced — around 16% of the population. These are not abstract numbers. These are human lives—and they cannot be ignored.

Human Rights Watch documented Israel’s use of white phosphorus munitions over the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor on March 3, firing the incendiary weapon over residential areas and sparking fires in at least two homes. Ahmad Baydoun, an open-source intelligence researcher at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, mapped 248 Israeli white phosphorus strikes across southern Lebanon, finding 39% hit civilian areas. Lebanese authorities say Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,000 people since March 2 and forced more than 1 million people to flee from their homes — at least 16% of Lebanon's total population.

@novaramedia Stand up to Donald Trump, stand up to the United States, and say it clearly: we do not accept the blockade of Cuba. International solidarity is not optional—it’s a responsibility.

“Stand up to Donald Trump, stand up to the USA, and say we don’t accept your blockade of Cuba." novaramedia.com/2026/03/25/cub…

Never forget: a doctor who kept a hospital running under siege has now spent a full year imprisoned without charge. Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya stayed to save lives at Kamal Adwan Hospital as northern Gaza was invaded. Today, he remains in detention without trial—one of dozens of Palestinian healthcare workers still held. A year of injustice is a year too long.

Never forget: a doctor who kept a hospital running under siege has now spent a full year imprisoned without charge. Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya stayed to save lives at Kamal Adwan Hospital as northern Gaza was invaded. Today, he remains in detention without trial—one of dozens of Palestinian healthcare workers still held. A year of injustice is a year too long.

Never forget... "Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who kept Kamal Adwan Hospital open as Israeli forces invaded northern Gaza, has now been imprisoned for a full year without charge. “A full year of injustice has passed,” his family says. He remains in Israeli custody under a law allowing indefinite detention without trial, along with at least 95 other Palestinian healthcare workers still detained by Israeli authorities, including 80 from Gaza and 15 from the West Bank." ©dropsitenews

@frankctangberg @stevecockburn A sharp critique from Steve Cockburn: reforms on paper don’t always mean real change. Saudi Arabia’s kafala system, he argues, still shapes migrant workers’ lives despite official claims. The real test is impact, not announcements.

🧵“The Saudi Arabian government is actively seeking to have this ILO Complaint buried. However, despite some recent legal reforms, #SaudiArabia’s kafala sponsorship system has not been effectively dismantled", @stevecockburn Statement ILO's 356th Session amnesty.org/en/documents/M…

I’ve just published the first issue of CHANNELDRAW — FIELD NOTES. Read it here: channeldraw.substack.com/p/channedraw-f… Over the past 3 months I worked across: – newspapers – public space – exhibitions – and a continuous flow of visual reporting More than 40 stories, from Gaza to Iran to New York. This is not a portfolio. It’s a field log. Read it here: channeldraw.substack.com/p/channedraw-f…

Isabelle Brourman: Drawing Under Fire Visual reporting in immigration courts and on the streets 👉 Read the full archive / newsletter here:

Security in an Apocalyptic World: Exploring the Edge Between Fiction and Reality Insights from Literature and AI Experts on Preparing for Extreme Crises 👉 Read the full archive / newsletter here: channeldraw.substack.com/p/channedraw-f…

Over the past months, I’ve been publishing almost daily on Channeldraw. Stories of: – imprisoned journalists – political dissent – war and visibility 👉 Read the full archive / newsletter here: channeldraw.substack.com/p/channedraw-f… Here are a few examples ↓

@TMT_arabic @londinium2025 A devastating testimony: not analysis, but lived reality. When a doctor describes being unable to save a child due to lack of equipment, the conflict stops being abstract and becomes human tragedy. The judgment may divide, but the suffering does not.

Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, who volunteered in Gaza: ​"I held a lifeless child in my arms—there was no equipment to save him. This is not a war; it is a massacre of the innocent."

@wizardbisan @newleftrising Your resilience is inspiring. Even in the hardest moments, the spirit of Gaza—and its wild plants—reminds us that life persists and resistance endures. Stay strong. 🌿

Survival mode turned on for a while, and I have been feeling tired lately, but seeing how horribly this occupation wants me died.. makes me think of the importance of our spirit, patience and long term resistance.. ANYWAYS, these are wild plants from Gaza saying: “we are here”!

@AJEnglish Southern Lebanese civilians are under relentless attack. The world must act to protect them and enforce international law.

Israeli warplanes continue to target villages across southern Lebanon as the conflict with Hezbollah enters its fourth week. The ground offensive is also gaining momentum. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon.

The situation in Lebanon is dire, with civilians fleeing and at risk amid fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in the context of broader regional tensions. Protecting civilians and upholding international humanitarian law must be a priority, and urgent diplomatic efforts are needed to prevent further escalation.

Israel doing another Genocide in Lebanon with taking advantage of the opportunity of Iran War