Nik Ostrand

Thrilled to have a chapter out in this fantastic edited volume by @Kahinall and Karen Latricia Hough. The book explores how the contemporary UK border is imagined, constructed, deconstructed and reconstructed in multiple ways taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.… @BorderCrim @scmrjems 🧵

DEMIG Online Talk: Join Nik Ostrand as she explores how deportation in Europe is shaped by both knowledge and ignorance. Learn about the overlooked harms of routine procedures and the role of "not knowing" in justifying state actions. 📅 24 June, 2pm CEST donau-uni.ac.at/en/university/…

Journalist @AymanM on Democratic Party elites suddenly caring deeply about Palestinians in Gaza since Trump took charge.

3 Israeli hostages came out frail: everyone loses their minds; non-stop comparisons to the Holocaust, calls for genocidal revenge on all Gazans 100% of Palestinian hostages & detainees came out emaciated skin & bone: doesn't even make a single headline in mainstream media 🙈🙉🙊

🚨BREAKING: The UK government just made a disastrous move—most people who arrived here through irregular paths will never be allowed to become British citizens. Ever freemovement.org.uk/good-character…

Despite the “ceasefire” in Gaza, the confirmed Palestinian death toll continues to climb every day for 2 reasons: - Bodies retrieved from the rubble - Israel continues to kill Palestinians every day in violation of the ceasefire. Over 80 killed so far, 49 of them in Rafah alone.

🔴 Two more Palestinian detainees, ages 25 and 35, have been killed in Israeli custody amid ongoing reports of torture. Neither had pre-existing health conditions. Prisoner defense groups repeatedly sought access to detainee Ibrahim Ashour, only to repeatedly be told he was in interrogation. He had already been dead for over six months. “The occupation’s last response was that he was in interrogation and could not be visited. Even though Ashour was killed back in June, occupation authorities did not inform the lawyers until more than six months later. In most of its responses, the occupation claims that the interrogation is ongoing, in an attempt to evade any accountability.” — statement from Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS), Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association.

REPORT: After releasing 90 Palestinian captives on Sunday as part of the ceasefire and exchange deal, Israeli forces detained over 90 Palestinians across the illegally occupied West Bank in the past 24 hours. At least 20 of those detained have been arrested, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Authority reports. Detentions include: ▪️ 13 near Nablus overnight ▪️ 18 in Idhna (near Hebron) and Shuweika (near Tulkarem) ▪️ Over 70 detained across two villages near Qalqilya Read more about escalating Israeli violence in the West Bank in our other posts from the last day:

Breaking: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared for U.S. resettlement—including family members of active-duty U.S. military and unaccompanied minors—have had flights canceled after President Trump signed an executive order suspending refugee programs, Reuters reports. The group includes Afghans at risk of Taliban retribution for supporting the former U.S.-backed government, said Shawn VanDiver, head of #AfghanEvac, and a U.S. official who spoke anonymously. Thousands more Afghans approved for resettlement remain stranded in Afghanistan and Pakistan without assigned flights.

Israel is continuing to shoot and kill Palestinians in Gaza. Imagine the reaction if Qassam Brigades ambushed Israeli forces. Israel has made very clear it does not respect this agreement.

Frontex might have a transparency problem.

The EU is facilitating a deadly deportation machine in Turkey that is sending 100s of thousands of Afghans back to the Taliban & Syrians to ongoing conflict A new investigation from @LHreports & partners reveals millions of euros spent on a system of abuse and forced returns 🧵

Israel is turning northern Gaza into a killing cage With international media coverage shifting to potential war with Iran, Israel is intensifying its campaign to obliterate the Palestinians of Gaza dropsitenews.com/p/israel-north… New at @DropSiteNews from me and @sharifkouddous