Dan Fisher 🧡

Ecstatic to see the updated New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy has been published - led in partnership by @scotgov @COSLA & @scotrefcouncil Also immensely proud to have contributed to the Strategy's new model of #refugee #integration tinyurl.com/2sbkevkd (1/6)

It's publication day for our Handbook of Integration with Refugees You can down load the open access copy or purchase from here: multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/a-…

WEST BANK: A 16-year-old Palestinian girl was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper in Jenin. Lujain Musleh’s father says she was shot through the forehead while looking out of the window of their home. No other country on earth can get away with this level of barbarity.

Prison bags packed, I just bought a 1-way ticket 2 Basildon 4 my sentencing @thetimes Lawyer of the Week @hodgejonesallen solicitor Raj Chada says I may get 2-3 years 4 peaceful protest! Outraged? Then RT & sign the #WholeTruthFive petition defendourjuries.org/wtf/

The most terrifying summer on record for survivors of torture in the UK. One man was brutally attacked on his way to therapy with us. Other clients were racially abused on the streets - including a family with children. Many are still too scared to attend in-person therapy.

Israeli journalist Gideon Levy describes the conditions in which 61-year-old Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar is being held by Israel. She is in total isolation. She has been accused of no crime since she was arrested a year ago. 'Her cell has no windows. There is no air, no fan, only a concrete bed and a thin mattress as well as a toilet that has no water most of the day. This week she told her lawyer that in order to breathe a bit, she lies down on the floor and tries to draw in a bit of air from the crack under the cell door. She doesn't drink much, in order to avoid having to use the toilet, which emits a horrific stench.' More here: haaretz.com/israel-news/tw…

WOW: So all hostages could have been free

Awful polling by an actual polling company, unsure how any of their work can be trusted @wethinkpolling after this. constructing questions around "the refugee problem" is always going to skew the results. But sure, totally worth it for the tweets...

“Israel is genociding the Palestinians one neighborhood at the time, one hospital at the time, one school at the time, one refugee camp at the time, one ‘safe zone’ at the time. With US and EU weapons. And amid the indifference of all ‘civilized nations’.” —UN Special Rapporteur

My last 6 "follows" on @X are clearly all from bots. Each is a woman following thousands of accounts with few followers themselves. Usually one post that appears to be AI generated & nonsensical. Bots have always been an issue, but this place now appears to be sustained by them

🚨BREAKING: 137 groups across the UK have written to @ukhomeoffice @YvetteCooperMP calling for an IMMEDIATE suspension of immigration reporting conditions due to risks posed by far-right activity targeting migrants and refugees.

Gaza. Unlike other refugees, Palestinians are systematically denied the right to seek safety elsewhere, should they choose to do so.

Silence is over… Please share rather than like as my account is heavily censored. We are excited to announce that the @gazafreedomflotilla boat "Handala", is expected to reach Malta in coming hours. From here, "Handala"' will sail towards Gaza as part of their ongoing effort to challenge the illegal and inhumane blockade over the Palestinian people. Over the past 10 months, Israel's brutal aggression has caused unprecedented slaughter, destruction, and despair. Mirath, have been listi, while most of thems tructure has been razed to the ground, and humanitarian aid has been blocked. ! However, Israel's assault on Gaza did not begin last October. For 76 years, Israel's colonization of Palestinian land has taken many forms, evolving into the current phase of what can only be described as full-blown genocide. Before reaching this point, Israel imposed a brutal military occupation on Gaza, transforming this small strip of land - only slightly larger than Malta and home to 2.5 million Palestinians - into an open-air prison. For the past 17 years, Israel has enforced a suffocating blockade of Gaza by land, air, and sea, while regularly bombing and killing those trapped inside. → For 14 years, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition has sailed to Gaza, seeking to break this illegal siege and deliver much-needed humanitarian aid. They have faced Israel's deadly violence multiple times, most tragically in 2010, when Israeli soldiers stormed their boat in international waters, shooting several activists and killing ten. Despite these attacks, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition remains undeterred, sailing for freedom and demonstrating the unwavering value of international solidarity with the Palestinian people. @movimengraffitti is proud to support their visit to Malta in the coming days. On Sunday at 10 AM, we will hold a press conference next to the Handala, with participation from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Maltese organisations. We encourage anyone interested to attend. Please send an email to info@movimentgraffitti.org with your name, surname, and ID card number. Location details will be provided via email.

A truly haunting image… back and forth they are moved. Through a landscape that’s ever more unbelievable.

I am so angry 😡 I can’t take my granddaughter (who is Scottish & black) to a birthday party because it’s too dangerous out there and her parents are so very scared. These are the ordinary consequences of decades of appeasing racists and implementing racist policies.

The israeli flagbearer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Peter Paltchik, is found to have signed the bombs set to target innocent children in #Gaza trtworld.com/middle-east/is…

This is absolutely incredible. It was reported that Starmer did a deal with the Murdoch empire not to complete the Leveson inquiry in exchange for an endorsement. The brilliant @AdamBienkov asked Labour spokespeople. They refused to deny it. bylinetimes.com/2024/07/23/lab…

Looking for a part-time Research Associate to work with us (@Lavinia_Hirsu @dobrochnafutro) on a new project! If you are interested in #LanguageTeaching, working with #teachers, #CreativePractices #ArtsBasedMethods & #Multilingualism check this➡️➡️➡️my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit…

I have been informed by the Chief Whip & the Labour Party leadership that the whip has been withdrawn from me for voting to scrap the two-child benefit cap, which would lift 330,000 children out of poverty. I will always stand up for the most vulnerable in our society.

The ongoing Nakba: Today Khan Younis, yet again people are forced to flea having no where to go.