
Gillian Piggott
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Gillian Piggott
@GillianPiggott
Academic, researcher, Dickens expert; author of 'Dickens and Benjamin' (2012)









Nick Watt, "Keir Starmer said there is an attempt to put pressure on me and I'm not going to buckle" Yanis Varoufakis, "Except, he did buckle" Nick Watt, "Well, I'm not here to defend Keir Starmer" Yanis Varoufakis, "He buckled" Nick Watt, "Keir Starmer would say the UK is only part of defensive operations" Yanis Varoufakis, "In Love Actually the Prime Minister stands his ground. He doesn't speak up and then five minutes later u-turn"

Footage has shown an Al Jazeera journalist being 'intimidated' while reporting on the Golders Green ambulance arson attack in London #Echobox=1774286981-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thenational.scot/news/25961386.…

⚖️ UN EXPERT: Israel Using Torture In ‘Genocidal’ Campaign against Palestinians A new report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese finds Israel has systematically used torture against Palestinians since Oct. 2023, describing it as a core tool of genocide. ➤ Systematic torture as policy: Based on 300+ testimonies, the report says torture is embedded across detention sites and daily life, aimed at “breaking bodies” and forcing Palestinians from their land. ➤ Mass detention and abuse: Over 18,500 Palestinians have been detained, including children. Detainees face starvation, beatings, sexual violence, electric shocks, sleep deprivation, and denial of medical care. Deaths in custody range from 84 to 94+, with many cases concealed. ➤ Sexual violence documented: The report details rape and other forms of sexual abuse against detainees, used as a method of humiliation, coercion, and control. ➤ Targeting professionals: Doctors, journalists, UN staff, and academics are singled out, indicating an effort to dismantle Palestinian society’s capacity to function. ➤ Gaza as “torture environment”: The report says Israel has turned Gaza into a space where no place is safe, combining bombardment, displacement, starvation, and destruction of homes, hospitals, and cultural sites to inflict collective suffering. ➤ Starvation and siege: Policies cutting food, water, fuel, and aid are described as deliberate tools of mass suffering, with hundreds already dead from malnutrition. ➤ Psychological terror: Constant surveillance, forced displacement of nearly 2 million people, and repeated strikes on “safe zones” create what the report calls a permanent state of fear and coercion. The report from @FranceskAlbs concludes torture is being used both as a method and as evidence of genocidal intent, forming part of a broader system of domination, destruction, and forced removal.


As of March 2026, some 9,446 Palestinians are held in Israeli prisons; 4,691 of them are under administrative detention, imprisoned without charge, trial, or the ability to defend themselves. Even during the illegal and deadly Israeli-American attack on Iran, Israel continues to operate a network of torture camps for Palestinian prisoners from north to south, where they are subjected to systematic abuse, including physical and psychological violence, inhuman conditions, starvation and denial of medical treatment. 84 identified Palestinians, including one minor, have died in Israeli torture camps over the last two years, and there is grave concern that the real number is higher. This policy persists with the full support of Israel’s political establishment, judicial system, prison authorities and media. The Israel Prison Service and the Minister for National Security have publicly bragged about the harsh conditions imposed on Palestinian prisoners. These torture camps are part of the planned, extensive assault Israel is waging against Palestinian society, intended to break down and destroy Palestinians as a group. Link to our report “Living Hell” >> btselem.org/publications/2…


🚨🇮🇹 The #HindRajabFoundation has filed a criminal complaint in Italy against former Israeli commander Ofer Winter, addressing his role in the 2014 Black Friday massacre in Gaza and incitement of genocide since 2023. Winter is scheduled to speak in Italy next week. More ⬇️ hindrajabfoundation.org/posts/from-201…







