Gill Watson 💙

And whilst we’re on the subject of cheap Champagne. This fella is the work horse who feeds and waters me and I’m always totally in awe of what he does facebook.com/18162234197570…

A reminder today that a 🇨🇦 federal court judge in 2023 confirmed that there is NO EVIDENCE against 5 Canadian men currently on death row in Iraq: Quote from Federal Court Judge, Justice Brown, 2023: 'Notably the Respondents [Gov of 🇨🇦] do not allege any of the Applicants engaged in or assisted in terrorist activities. The Respondents affirmed this position at the hearing' '....there is no evidence [of offences against Canadian law including the Criminal Code of Canada] before this Court' So why do @MarkJCarney & @AnitaAnandMP approve death by hanging of 5 Canadians in Iraq? @atRachelGilmore @CanadainIraq

And this - America - is why we have rules of war and international standards to protect prisoners Because your side can get captured, too

thecanary.co/global/world-n… 'No parent should have to endure the agony of knowing their child is trapped in a prison system where they face torture and potential death. The ongoing suffering of families like the Letts highlights the urgent need for Western governments to repatriate their citizens and contribute to ending this crisis which they’ve contributed to' ~ @CAGEintl @MarkJCarney @AmnestyNow @Reprieve

March #Together for Love, Hope & Unity and against the Far Right this Saturday. Join the Stand up to Racism bloc. 🗓️ SATURDAY 28TH MARCH ⏰ 11.30AM 📍 PARK LANE 🚇 NEAREST TUBE HYDE PARK CORNER

Superb political ad. One of the best you’ll see. This is better, and resonates more, than anything coming from Labour or the Tories.

homesnotbombs.blogspot.com/2026/03/un-cal… In UN Human Rights Report released on Monday, the UN called on 🇨🇦 to repatriate 14 Cdn men & children (as well as 2 mothers of these children), in order to end upwards of 10 YEARS of arbitrary detention in NE Syria & now Iraq Will 🇨🇦 now respond to UN's call to repatriate these 14 citizens? Previously 🇨🇦 - being the most hypocritical of the G7 nations - has privately said that 'UN is merely an advisory body', despite the fact that Canada is signatory to all Articles of the UN Declaration of Human Rights Just a reminder: Arbitrary & cruel detention violates all 30 Articles of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, including: Article 3: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and the security of person Article 5: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Article 7: All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law Article 9: No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile For 10 YEARS, 🇨🇦 has said it doesn't care about any of the above, unless your name happens to be Michael Perhaps @MarkJCarney could explain why he believes Trump can do whatever he likes with Canadian citizens, including allowing them to face torture & execution in a foreign country with the utter complicity his government? We're awaiting your response. And so is the UN @AnitaAnandMP @ElizabethMay @AlexNeve24 @PaulChampLaw @MatthewBehren11 @AlexCosh_ @C_Somos @gary_srp @AmnestyNow @HRWcanada @CliveSSmith

We tracked down the superyacht owned by the world’s sixth richest man. Larry Ellison won’t like what we did to it 🛥️🏴‍☠️

חוב קטן מהבוקר אם אתם קוראים על המתרחש ביהודה ושומרון ושוקעים ביאוש, הנה נקודה של אור: קבוצת ״בני אברהם״ - מאות צעירים, רבים מהם בני הציונות הדתית ותושבי יהודה ושומרון, שבוחרים להיות שם, להתייצב לצד התושבים הפלסטינים ולהגן עליהם בשטח. מי שמחפש תקווה בימים אלה, שיעקוב אחרי הפעילות שלהם. מי שרוצה להיות חלק מחומת המגן על המצפון והעתיד הישראלי שיצטרף אליהם. אני מתכוון לעמוד יחד איתם בשבועות הקרובים, בין מאבק אחד בכנסת למאבק שני.

iraqinews.com/iraq/spain-wit… Spain is the first NATO country to withdraw its special forces from Iraqi Kurdistan - 300 soldiers in total - where it's been operating as part of the so-called International Coalition against ISIS With its withdrawal, Spain acknowledges that the so-called International Coalition, as run by CENTCOM and 'on paper' composed of 84 countries, has in fact nothing to do with countering ISIS - which was declared defeated in 2019 - and everything to do with securing Middle Eastern oil supplies In other words, the International Coalition has always been a US-directed bully squad Every bully requires its yapping supporters, and UK, France, Germany & Canada have always been prime yappers for the Coalition The other 81 countries in the so-called International Coalition have always merely been window-dressing and cover for CENTCOM to do whatever it likes in Middle East Including the 10-year-long illegal incarceration of 80,000 people, including 40,000 children, in the Syrian desert This was always the deal between International Coalition countries and the US: as a block, they would pretend that 80,000 people, including 40,000 children, are monsters that need to be secured by US-controlled foreign military forces, as a pretext to create a toe-hold in the Middle East to secure oil supplies Now that NATO & Canada are finally breaking away from US bullying into foreign wars they don't want to part of, will they finally - like Spain - admit that the International Coalition is nothing but a convenient fabrication set up to ensure Western hegemony in the Middle East? @MarkJCarney says he's setting up a new world order, so far comprising 40 countries, that can operate separately from the US If so, maybe he can explain why Canada is still meekly following the US in its illegal incarceration of Canadian citizens - 5 men, 5 children & their 2 non-Cdn mothers - in Syria & Iraq? @MarkJCarney: If you are, in fact, creating a new world order to circumvent the current insanity of the US, we need you to ACT NOW to defend your citizens who have suffered horribly for way too long. Sending us your 'deepest apologies' for not being able to do anything doesn't cut it any more @AshleyBurkeCBC @judyatrinh @JimBronskill @CanadainIraq @RenaNetjes @shellykittleson @anitaanandmp

middle-east-online.com/en/morocco-pla… Morocco plans repatriation of ISIS-linked citizens from Iraq 'Morocco “is currently developing an action plan on this matter … taking into consideration the diversity of the population targeted by the procedure, namely the fighters, as well as the women who lived in the SDF camps in Syria, in addition to their children,” a security official close to the matter said'

So, Morocco can repatriate 403 women, 981 children, and 244 men, while Canada can't manage 2 women, 5 children & 5 men According to @GAC_Corporate, Cdn ambassador in Baghdad 'was misquoted' when he suggested that Canada also might repatriate from Iraq The ambassador himself is not able to tell me what he actually said when 'misquoted', bc his actual words are protected for 'reasons of national security' It is also apparently for 'reasons of national security' that illegally incarcerated Canadians can be starved, deprived of water & medical care, kept in overcrowded, unhygenic conditions, beaten, put in stress positions, sexually harassed & executed Including my son, who said in a Red Cross letter several years ago that he has 'seen what violence does to people and doesn't want to hurt a blade of grass' In Nov 2024, Cda admitted that Jack had suffered from at least 4 of the conditions mentioned above, which meant he was ELIGIBLE for repatriation, and the government could now proceed to second stage of the process - i.e. being cleared by RCMP for return However, during the next 16 MONTHS, Minister of Public Safety @gary_srp has been inexplicably unable to proceed to second stage and has been inexplicably unable to even reply as to why not 16 MONTHS OF INACTION AFTER ADMITTING THAT YOU KNOW THAT YOUR CITIZENS HAVE BEEN TORTURED BY A NON-STATE ACTOR AND HAVE NOW BEEN RENDERED TO A COUNTRY WITH THE DEATH PENALTY Canadian press response: Nothing to see here

@CampaignforJack @GAC_Corporate @CanadainIraq @lloydaxworthy I can’t believe this (well obviously I can). The injustice never ends. I’m so sorry. I pray that someone will step in and do the right thing.

@GillWatsonChef @GAC_Corporate yes, he has been, and Cdn gov said they have no plans to repatriate bc they can't 'interfere in the judicial process of another country'. In other words, they are hoping he will be executed to solve their domestic problem @CanadainIraq @lloydaxworthy

🕌 Shah Abbas Mosque: A Masterpiece of Iranian Architecture. 🇮🇷 The Shah Abbas Mosque, also officially known as the Imam Mosque, is a mosque located on the south side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. In 1598, when Shah Abbas decided to move the capital of his Persian empire from the northwestern city of Qazvin to the central city of Isfahan, he initiated what would become one of the greatest programs in Persian history; the complete remaking of this ancient city. By choosing the central city of Isfahan, fertilized by the Zāyandeh River, lying as an oasis of intense cultivation in the midst of a vast area of arid landscape, he both distanced his capital from any future assaults by Iran's neighboring arch rival, the Ottomans, and at the same time gained more control over the Gulf, which had recently become an important trading route for the Dutch and British East India Companies. Because of the Shah's desire to have the building completed during his lifetime, shortcuts were taken in the construction; for example, the Shah ignored warnings by one of the architects, Abu'l Qāsim, regarding the danger of subsidence in the foundations of the mosque, and he pressed ahead with the construction. The architect proved to be right, as in 1662 the building had to undergo major repairs.

🌸 🇮🇷 Following an old local custom called "Gol Qaltan" women sprinkle damask rose petals over newborn babies that experience the first spring of their lives. Damqan, Semnan, Iran.

President of Spain Pedro Sanchez: "Spain doesn't have resources like Oil reserves or Nuclear bombs but that doesn't mean we will not fight against imperialist Israel and try to stop them" Some wars are fought to be on the right side of History!! Man with a spine !!

The IDF sent a shipment of boxes to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza Each box contained a SKULL from a Palestinian They delivered dead bodies of women with their organs removed If Hamas had done this to a SINGLE Israeli, there’d be a media storm SO WHERE THE HELL ARE THE MEDIA NOW?!

@CampaignforJack @YvetteCooperMP @AnitaAnandMP @CAGEintl This is outrageous. I’m so sorry.

This extraordinary rendition - sending citizens to a country with the death penalty (which specifically in Iraq is death by hanging), a gross violation of international law - approved by @YvetteCooperMP & @AnitaAnandMP @CAGEintl

In this new interview, Zoe Rogers, the acquitted Palestine Action activist, describes how they were faced with immediate violence from the security guards after entering the Elbit Systems factory in Filton. She doesn't seem very terrorist like does she.

British citizen Paddy Friend, a 25 yo law student, faces up to 14 years in prison for organizing a Defend Our Juries protest, where he suggested on Zoom that participants hold placards supporting Palestine Action. Now read that again