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BRITISH COLUMBIA GETS WARMING RECORD TEMPERATURES Warming struck the entire province of British Columbia with record temperatures. In Port Alberni, Vancouver Island an over 100 year record was broken. (Canada Post 5 May 2026) #heatwave #climatechange #globalwarming

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Climate deniers have long claimed that it is good to increase CO2 as it is a “plant food” and boost crops. It always was a dodgy claim.And now new research shows rising CO2 makes food less nutritious and may thus increase hunger. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

In an unexpected move, over 40 percent of Qatar’s Bahá’í population faces imminent expulsion from the country. The Bahá’í International Community (BIC) is alarmed that the Qatari government is carrying out a deliberate campaign of religious erasure aimed at one of the religious communities that has been present in the region for over 100 years, and whose presence in Qatar—well before the establishment of the modern Qatari state—is documented as spanning many decades. Qatar’s small and law-abiding Baha’i community has been systematically reduced in size over decades through patterns of discrimination and pressure, including imprisonment, family separation, denial of employment, and forced departure from the country, solely on the basis of their Bahá’í identity. In recent weeks, the situation has further deteriorated, with nearly half of the remaining Bahá’ís in the country being targeted, including through unlawful detention, threats and intimidation, and notifications of non renewal of work permits, forcing them to leave the country. The majority of those targeted belong to long established Bahá’í families in Qatar, known to be Bahá’í for many generations and decades prior to the country’s independence, and therefore have no other homeland to turn to. Families face the risk of separation or fragmentation, while these measures will force the closure of many successful family run businesses built over decades and cut off the livelihoods of numerous Bahá’í families. Collectively, this is an unjustified and devastating escalation of the systematic discrimination against the Bahá’í community. Last year, in a decision that was widely applauded everywhere, Qatar’s Court of Cassation reversed a lower court verdict against a senior Baha’i dignitary and confirmed the right of religious freedom and freedom of expression. It should also be noted that what Bahá’ís are experiencing in Qatar stands in stark contradiction to the positive role that Gulf countries have played for many years in promoting the values of coexistence, diversity, and tolerance. The BIC calls on Qatar’s government to refrain from using immigration tools to erase an entire religious minority and to uphold its constitutional guarantees of freedom of belief. It urges the government to stop the deportations and renew all residency permits. It also urges it to halt acts of discrimination and forced displacement, whether through intolerable pressures on daily life or through deportation, and calls for the renewal of all documents and permits. Last year’s welcome legal precedent offers the hope that the Qatari authorities will decide to reverse this unfortunate process while it is still possible; in a time of regional difficulties, we appeal to their sense of justice and fairness. Link to statement: bic.org/news/sudden-ex…

💰 The gap between CEOs, billionaires and workers isn’t just growing — it’s accelerating. #MayDay New analysis by the ITUC and @Oxfam shows: 📈 CEO pay rose 20× faster than workers’ pay in 2025 📉 Workers’ real wages have fallen 12% since 2019 💸 Billionaires earned up to $2,500 per second in dividends ⚠️ This is not just inequality — it’s about power, democracy, and who the economy really works for. ✊ Workers create the wealth. This #MayDay26, it’s time to build a system that works for everyone. 🔗 Learn more: ituc-csi.org/may-day-2026 👉 Read the full ITUC–Oxfam briefing "Working for the Rich: The Growing Divide Between Workers and Fat Cats": ituc-csi.org/working-for-th… #WorkersRights #Inequality #FightForDemocracy #UnionStrong #PowerAtWork

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 NEW: What do Scotland’s 2026 election manifestos mean for the just transition? Today we release an independent, evidence-based assessment of how manifestos match the scale of the challenge.🧵

📣 The @EURightsAgency annual #CivilSociety consultation is open! 🌍 #EUHaveYourSay - We welcome views from #HumanRights organisations across the EU, Serbia, Albania & North Macedonia about your #CivicSpace challenges. 📅Closes 10 May 🔗link.europa.eu/844FDC

This is horrifying and barely getting media coverage. Trump set April 30 as a deadline for the Zambian Govt. They must either accept Trump's new health funding agreement to have access to critical AIDS meds—and thus give the USA expanded access to its precious mineral resources like copper, lithium, and cobalt—or let its citizens die due to lack of vital AIDS medications. Zambia is 98% Christian. Christians will die as a result of Trump's extortion. Notice how MAGA is wholly silent? Barbaric.

Eight in 10 of the homes that are at high risk of flooding in England are now in towns and cities. theguardian.com/environment/20…

In Colorado, county clerks are discussing how to respond to federal subpoenas or the arrival of federal agents at polling places... in South Carolina, officials are planning for the presence of armed federal officers at voting sites... Read more:

Global warming of 1.9-2°C and rising is very likely to start devastating large areas of the planet in the next 3 to 12 years. 28-70% of species risk extinction.

Philippines’ largest intact wetland to be destroyed Liguasan Marsh is the largest intact wetland in the Philippines, a key area for both resident and migratory birds, and a source of livelihood for the thousands of families who live there.eco-business.com/news/energy-cr…

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In Russia’s war on Ukraine, cyber proxies – ranging from criminal groups to hacktivists – have carried out disruptive cyberattacks. New research from Chatham House explores how proxies work, maps the Russian cyber proxy ecosystem, and how to combat cyber proxies.

As I presented my Annual Report 2025 to the Parliamentary Assembly, I spoke about the "polycrisis" threatening our foundations. The institutions and human rights law we rely on are not guaranteed to survive into the future. To carry the European Convention system safely forward, we must be extraordinarily vigilant in four key areas: 🔹Judicial independence: reaffirming the independence of the European Court of Human Rights 🔹Universality: defending rights for every human, regardless of who they are 🔹Non-instrumentalisation: preventing the Convention from being tempered with in service of policy goals 🔹Unintended consequences: guarding against future unanticipated erosion of protections Human rights are modernity’s greatest achievement. Together, we must ensure they are carried safely into whatever new era we are entering. #ECHR #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw #CouncilOfEurope #PACESpring2026 @Pace_News @coe coe.int/en/web/commiss…

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Fantastic news: Erasmus will bring young people from the UK and EU together again 🇪🇺🇬🇧I studied in Edinburgh – and it changed everything ❤️💙 Why? Several years ago, I wrote it down. ⬇️

The deadline to register to vote in May's elections is just over 11 hours away Here's what you need to know: bbc.in/4cv6eUh

@hol40900 @JessSalop More of a tragedy really.

Reform UK: deport 400,000 asylum seekers. No plan. No legal routes. No costings. Just 'invasion' rhetoric and big numbers. Zia Yusuf on #BBCBreakfast couldn't name a single safe country to deport to. That's not a policy. That's a pantomime.