Fionn Petch

@Alon4950 @jurgen_nauditt By liberating 100+ schoolgirls of their lives? 👏

@jurgen_nauditt “Contradict its values” is that in reference to liberating Iranian women from the chokehold of the Islamic regime, defending against the mass murder if unarmed protestors, the terrorist sponsored nuclear Global threat ? This Spanish payaso needs to make that clear.

Today we will see Trump explode! Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez has openly confronted Trump after the latter announced yesterday that he would sever trade relations with Spain. In his speech, he criticized Trump for his decision to start a war, emphasizing that his country does not support it and, above all, adheres to the principles of international law. He also pointed out that 23 years ago, there was already a major war in the Middle East in Iraq, which had devastating consequences, including increased migration and a rise in international Islamic terrorism. "Spain opposes this catastrophe. Because we understand that governments are there to improve people's lives, to solve problems, not to worsen them. And it is absolutely unacceptable that leaders who are incapable of fulfilling this task use the smokescreen of war to mask their incompetence and line the pockets of a select few." Sánchez concluded his speech by declaring that his country would not be complicit in anything that contradicts its values ​​simply because of "fear of reprisals from some individuals," and that he had confidence in "Spain's economic, institutional, and moral strength."

@ianwilson48 @andrewfeinstein @AllysonPollock Sure, when you were being taught *in Church* ! The BM naturally holds itself to different academic and scholarly standards...

When I was being taught, religious studies, Sunday school, in church etc. it was always referred to as ancient Israel. This makes sense in a Christian country. Why should this change, and under whose guidance, if not through insidious influence and lobbying by pro-Palestine groups. I, for one, am glad that there is some resistance to the islamification of UK. This is not a “free speech” matter, it is defence against perverse revision of history in our education institutions.

Worried about freedom of speech? Then what’s happening at the Open University should terrify you: The OU has capitulated to a pro-Israel lobby group about the use of the term ‘ancient Palestine’. The wider context is impossible to ignore | Owen Jones theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@simon_schama Why don't you take this statement by an Israeli official to its logical conclusion..?

One thing that could really be helpful in getting a grip on the situation is not to hear a word from Jeremy Bowen

Our non-fiction Xmas bundle: anthology on Latin American Feminism, La Lucha, translation theory made fun by the brilliant Daniel Hahn, and a revolutionary reflection on the politics of Indigenous languages by Yásnaya Elena A. Gil. charcopress.com/bookstore/xmas…

@KatyaTaylor to give him credit he does identify the problem in the first paragraph...

Team @CharcoPress last night at the Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin, with outstanding Colombian writers Velia Vidal and Cristina Bendek. Thank you to Curator in Residence Cristina Rivera Garza for the invitation. 💙💚

Our own @elusiveword will be talking to Velia Vidal this weekend at Berlin's International Lit Festival! She will discuss her autofictional text and her work for a literary festival in Chocó, a region of tropical forests in northwestern Colombia. Tix: literaturfestival.com/en/events/veli…

“Uncompromising (…). A rousing story of migration and identity.” Brilliant review of THE WORLD WE SAW BURNING by Renato Cisneros (tr. Fionn Petch @elusiveword) in the @IrishTimes. Thanks always to @KatyaTaylor irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

“In Gaza, the world is watching the most heinous acts of violence that I have witnessed in my lifetime. It is as if the skin has been ripped off the face of humanity to reveal terrifying depths of sadism and depravity.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

THE WORLD WE SAW BURNING by @recisneros (trans. @elusiveword) is "a novel of extraordinary complexity, with dazzling prose, where the characters encounter history, the past and themselves." - El Mundo Out 24th June! charcopress.com/bookstore/the-…

"Chilco is moving, keen, and disruptive; a beautiful novel about origin, identity, love, and the land we belong to." —Mónica Ojeda, JAWBONE Coming in July - Chilco by Daniela Catrileo @DanielaCatrileo, translated by Jacob Edelstein: charcopress.com/bookstore/chil…

A striking account of war & a reflection on identity and uprootedness in a time when everything is on the verge of disappearing forever. Ever so relevant: THE WORLD WE SAW BURNING by @recisneros (tr. F. Petch @elusiveword). Out June 24. Pre-order today! charcopress.com/bookstore/the-…

The World We Saw Burning by Renato Cisneros (tr. Fionn Petch). An incredible, individual work of historical fiction. Arrives June 24. Available to preorder now. charcopress.com/bookstore/the-…

We're not quite done celebrating the Cannes screening of Die, My Love yet... we're preparing a big reprint right now for everyone asking! Read your copy before the film is out: charcopress.com/bookstore/die-…

'Silence is not neutrality. And your silence will not be forgotten.' theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@Laki_lib @Please50Hold @wujczyk1993 not one to reply to this kind of thing but you are so deeply mistaken. Capitalism very much prevents companies from implementing safety measures if the cost-benefit is considered harmful to profits. Research e.g. the history of car safety.

@Please50Hold @wujczyk1993 Capitalism doesn't fight against people improving lives of others lmao

Capitalism breeds innovation, like packing passengers into flying sardine cans

Gaza is not a war zone - it is a graveyard for humanity's conscience. Palestinian children are suffering day after day as the Israeli bombardment and siege continues. These children have names, they have hopes and dreams for the future. They are someone's everything, their entire universe. We refuse to allow their suffering to become normalised.

I join UN experts in expressing concern that Germany's intelligence agency classified the Boycott, Divestment, Sanction movement as a “suspected extremist threat”, which may interfere in free expression, association & assembly & privacy & political rights spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/…

Migrants are not your enemy.

This Wednesday!!! 💯