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Sudanese activists in Manchester have long highlighted these links between UAE and the mass killings in Sudan. It’s time the UK + especially Manchester (with all its partnerships w/ Abu Dhabi) took these issues seriously

I studied Virginia Woolf as part of my English Literature degree. Graduated in 1996, so I may be rusty. But I’m pretty sure Mrs Dalloway was a woman. And that the novel explores the inner stream of consciousness of a woman constrained by the expectations of a patriarchal society. A woman whose identity is shaped - and limited - by the world around her, and by the men who largely control it. So it’s great to see a man playing the role. All the roles in fact - in a new production at Storyhouse. So brave. So bold.

A British woman was stopped by police at a train station and told she was under investigation after a passenger on a train reported feeling uncomfortable and alleged she had made comments referencing the Holocaust. Police said they had received a text message alleging she had denied the Holocaust, and subsequently tracked her down and told her she was being investigated for a "racially aggravated public order" offence. The woman, Fiona Rose Diamond, an activist with anti-Zionist views, said she was expressing political views about the political ideology Zionism. She said she had just returned from an oncology appointment in London when she was met by British Transport Police at the station. She also said she believed the timing and circumstances were not a coincidence. The activist argued that anti-Zionism is increasingly being deliberately conflated with antisemitism in order to silence criticism of Israel and suppress dissenting political views in Britain. "I am more than entitled to hold beliefs about a political ideology," she said in the video, adding that her grandfather was Jewish. The incident has sparked renewed debate over free speech in the UK.

Hackney's new Green mayor Zoe Garbett suggests Labour lost because it was 'putting profit before the planet and supporting genocide'

Saif Abu Keshek, a leading member of the PCPA - an organization designated and sanctioned by the United States as a Hamas front - and Thiago Ávila, who operates with the PCPA and is suspected of illegal activity, have arrived in Israel. They will be transferred for questioning by law enforcement authorities.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Both will receive a consular visit from the representatives of their respective countries in Israel.