#forceddisplacement — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #forceddisplacement, aggregated by home.social.
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Women recount abuse at hands of Israeli military
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Stories of death, displacement and remarkable courage
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🎞️ New video: Professor Brienna Perelli-Harris (University of #Southampton discusses how #Russia’s invasion has uprooted millions of #Ukrainians
In this #CPCCGWebinar, Brienna draws on two studies that address #uncertainty surrounding forced #migration in #Ukraine, providing insights into how different measurement definitions and tools reflect lived realities.
https://youtu.be/cxkyZ4IHR1o?si=yoKbgHIpK7X0FSO3
#demography #war #conflict #population #socialscience #displacement #forceddisplacement #refugees
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لبنان میں اسرائیلی فضائی حملے جاری، بیروت کے جنوبی مضافات میں 20 ہلاک، جنوبی لبنان میں 11 ہلاک، سیکڑوں زخمی۔
سیکڑوں ہزار افراد نے اپنے گھروں سے نقل مکانی کی۔
مزید تفصیلات KayNewsUrdu.com پر
https://kaynewsurdu.com/2026/03/02/%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%85%db%8c%da%ba-%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a6%db%8c%d9%84%db%8c-%d8%ad%d9%85%d9%84%db%92/
#LebanonAttack #Beirut #SouthernLebanon #IsraelAirstrikes #Hezbollah #MiddleEastConflict #CivilianCasualties #ForcedDisplacement #KayNewsUrdu -
Israel massacres children, journalists in Gaza during "ceasefire"
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Israel blocks all pencils and paper from being brought into Gaza. No explanation. No justification. Just banned.
#scholasticideThese are just two of the hundreds of items arbitrarily blocked by Israel, including most medical supplies and almost anything that could be useful in rebuilding, or even simply moving rubble to search for the many thousands of bodies known to be buried by Israeli explosions over the last two years.
Some of the most telling banned items have been:
• baby formula
• seeds (including any fresh fruit or vegetables)There is no possible justification for these decisions other than the goal that many Israeli leaders have been repeatedly open in stating: making #Palestinian life in #Gaza impossible.
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"In endorsing this so-called peace plan, Western powers, Arab states, and now the #UN itself risk endorsing an illegal expansion of the Israeli government’s territorial-maximalist settlement project—and leaving two million #Palestinians with no viable path for rebuilding their lives."
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/11/23/gaza-the-threat-of-partition/
https://archive.ph/mlKrE
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"#Israel appears to be turning the '#yellowLine' into a permanent divide, expanding military infrastructure along the line and systematically clearing all land under its control. The effect is the ethnic cleansing of 54% of #Gaza." - #ForensicArchitecture
The Yellow Line
https://frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire/the-yellow-line
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"#Israel appears to be turning the '#yellowLine' into a permanent divide, expanding military infrastructure along the line and systematically clearing all land under its control. The effect is the ethnic cleansing of 54% of #Gaza." - #ForensicArchitecture
The Yellow Line
https://frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire/the-yellow-line
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"#Israel appears to be turning the '#yellowLine' into a permanent divide, expanding military infrastructure along the line and systematically clearing all land under its control. The effect is the ethnic cleansing of 54% of #Gaza." - #ForensicArchitecture
The Yellow Line
https://frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire/the-yellow-line
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How communities in #SacrificeZones suffer environmental injustices in #Mexico, #Chile, #Nigeria and #Indonesia (analysis)
Daniela Sepulveda and Angélica Arellano, 9 Apr 2025
"Across continents, 'sacrifice zones' resemble wounds carved deep into the fabric of our planet. These are regions where ecosystems and livelihoods have been ravaged by fossil fuel and other industries that promise progress but leave devastation in their wake. These are places where big business and transnational corporations are contaminating the rivers, darkening the skies, and making the soil barren; where the toll of development is paid in human suffering and ecological destruction.
"What unites these 'sacrifice zones' is the shared story of areas where prosperity for the few is built on the suffering of many, and where communities fight to mend the fractures inflicted upon their land, health and dignity.
"Here are four case studies highlighting the experiences of communities and civil society organizations collaborating with us in the Coalition for Human Rights in Development’s Community Resource Exchange.
"In the #TulaTepejiApaxco region, where the #Toltec plains once supported rich #biodiversity and #CulturalHeritage, the water and air are now saturated with pollution. This devastated landscape was declared both in 1975 and again in 2005 by the U.N. as one of the most polluted places on Earth, marking it as an #EnvironmentalDisaster zone. Since the early 20th century, the arrival of #CementPlants, #refineries, #ChemicalFactories, a #coal-fired power plant and #LimeKilns has transformed the region. Backed by all levels of government, these industries have destroyed the area’s ecological balance and ruined the health of its people, poisoning the water, air and soil with #ToxicWaste.
"Prominent among these polluters are cement giants like #Holcim, #CEMEX, #CementosFortaleza and #Clarimex, whose operations release harmful gases that exacerbate the region’s environmental and public health crises. One of the epicenters of this environmental catastrophe is the #TulaRiver, which receives 150,000 liters (nearly 40,000 gallons) of untreated wastewater every second from Mexico City and the Valley of Mexico. These 'black waters' are teeming with industrial and hospital waste plus sewage, overwhelming the river and its tributaries.
"The #EndhóDam, originally built to support local #agriculture, has become a toxic dumping ground, poisoning thousands of people who rely on wells for drinking water. Despite decades of warnings, local and national governments have allowed this contamination to persist. The poisoned waters have killed fish, flooded the land with toxic sludge, and led to a surge in cancer, leukemia, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases among the 15,000 inhabitants living along its banks. In 2021, a devastating flood related to the overflowing Tula River left 17 dead and displaced thousands, a stark reminder of the ongoing risks of government inaction.
"The region now faces a massive public health crisis, and the recent declaration by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to designate the area as an ecological restoration zone is a necessary but overdue step. This declaration covers municipalities such as #Atitalaquia,TepejiDelRío, #Tepetitlán and Tlahuelilpan, where 498 businesses have been identified as generators of hazardous waste, including 14 that produce hydrocarbons. The study, based on a water, air and soil analysis, could mark the beginning of recovery if it is implemented with urgency and seriousness.
"Over the years, organizations like #RedDeConcienciaAmbiental '#QueremosVivir' have resisted, bringing visibility to the devastation and fighting to halt deforestation and continued pollution. In the words of one of the leaders of Queremos Vivir ('We want to live'), 'There needs to be a legal solution, because it’s that urgent. We believe there is still a way to reverse it, and we have time to show the newly elected president #ClaudiaSheinbaum the dire situation we’re in.'
"Their demands include a reduction in the water flow of the Tula River through holistic water management solutions, and government accountability for decades of environmental neglect, calling for reparations for both industrial pollution and the catastrophic 2021 floods.
"While they welcome Sheinbaum’s promises to clean the river and launch a circular economy project, they emphasize that meaningful environmental justice must not be delayed any longer. After stating the communities’ demands through tears, the Queremos Vivir leader said, 'Are we really just going to be destined to be a sacrifice zone? The damage is so severe, the degradation we are in, that if we don’t protect it, don’t defend it, then what are we going to do?' "
#SEZs #Antofagasta #Nigeria #Indonesia #HumanRights #HumanRightsFreeZone #CorporateColonialism
#Exploitation #RaceToTheBottom
#HumanRightsViolations
#Pollution #EnvironmentalDegradation
#EconomicSacrificZones
#ForcedRelocation #ForcedDisplacement #TraditionalLifestyles #AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #EnvironmentalRacism #Exploitation -
#SEZs in #India: Balancing Economic Growth and #Environmental Concerns
July 27, 2024
"Picture this: vast stretches of industrial land buzzing with activity, modern factories producing goods for global markets, and thousands of job opportunities emerging overnight. This is the promise of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in India. But behind this gleaming facade lies a complex web of environmental challenges and social concerns that demand our attention. SEZs represent one of India’s most ambitious economic policies, designed to accelerate industrial growth and boost exports, yet they often come at a significant cost to the environment and local communities.
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"[T]he rapid expansion of SEZs has raised significant environmental red flags. The most pressing concern is land acquisition, which often involves converting fertile agricultural land into industrial zones. This conversion not only reduces the country’s agricultural capacity but also disrupts local ecosystems and biodiversity.
"The establishment of SEZs typically requires large tracts of land – sometimes spanning thousands of acres. Much of this land is acquired from agricultural areas, leading to the displacement of farming communities who have depended on these lands for generations. For instance, the proposed #RaigadSEZ in #Maharashtra would have required over 14,000 hectares of #agricultural land, leading to massive #protests from local farmers.
"The conversion of agricultural land to #IndustrialUse has long-term implications for #FoodSecurity. As India’s population continues to grow, the loss of productive #farmland could exacerbate food shortage issues in the future. Moreover, agricultural land often has better soil quality and water retention capacity compared to industrial land, making this conversion environmentally costly.
"Industrial activities within SEZs generate various forms of #pollution. Air pollution from #manufacturing processes, water #contamination from industrial effluents, and #SoilDegradation from chemical usage are common problems. The concentration of industries in SEZs can create pollution hotspots that affect air and water quality in surrounding areas.
"#WaterScarcity is another critical issue. SEZs require substantial water resources for industrial processes, often competing with local communities for this precious resource. In water-stressed regions, this competition can lead to conflicts and further environmental degradation.
Human rights and social displacement"The human cost of SEZ development cannot be overlooked. Land acquisition for SEZs often involves displacing local communities, particularly small farmers and agricultural workers. These communities frequently receive inadequate compensation and struggle to find alternative livelihoods.
"The displacement process can be traumatic for local communities who have strong cultural and emotional ties to their land. Traditional occupations like #farming, #fishing, and #SmallScaleTrading are disrupted, forcing people to adapt to entirely new economic realities. The promised employment opportunities in SEZs often don’t materialize for displaced communities, as they may lack the required skills for industrial jobs.
"Women in these communities face particular challenges, as they often have limited access to alternative employment opportunities and may lose traditional income sources like kitchen gardening or small-scale agricultural activities. The social fabric of rural communities can be severely disrupted, leading to increased poverty and social inequality."
#HumanRights #HumanRightsFreeZone #CorporateColonialism
#IMFLoanSharks #Exploitation #WorldBank #RaceToTheBottom
#HumanRightsViolations
#Pollution #EnvironmentalDegradation
#EconomicSacrificZones
#ForcedRelocation #ForcedDisplacement #TraditionalLifestyles #EnvironmentalRacism #Exploitation
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The #environmental burdens of #SpecialEconomicZones on the coastal and marine #environment: A remote sensing assessment in #Myanmar
Thiri Shwesin Aung, Indra Overland, Roman Vakulchuk, Yanhua Xie
November 2022"Special economic zones (#SEZs) are unusual parts of the world economy in terms of law, institutions, and economic functions (Chaisse and Dimitropoulos 2021). SEZs are geographically delimited areas created to facilitate industrial activities through fiscal and regulatory incentives and infrastructure support (UNCTAD 2019). Such zones carve out jurisdiction as a subset of the overall state jurisdiction for the purposes of enacting different laws and regulations that are more trade and investment friendly (Zeng 2021). Since the year 2000, SEZs have mushroomed in developing countries to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), accelerate industrialization and create jobs (Aiyer 2017). There are 5400 SEZs in 147 economies around the world. Asia is home to three quarters of them (UNIDO 2015). They have been a core element of the economic development strategy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and currently all ASEAN member states have SEZs (Aggarwal 2022).
"As part of an export-oriented development strategy, the zones commonly include industrial mega-areas that accommodate large-scale infrastructure, deep-sea ports, logistical infrastructure for oil and gas, hotels and tourism, and industrial complexes (Aggarwal 2022). They are primarily defined by a specific regulatory regime and a dedicated governance mechanism designed to relieve customs and tariffs and reduce the burden on businesses from permits, licenses, employment laws, and land access. In return, host governments expect investors to create positive spillover effects, such as facilitating innovation, boosting employment, raising exports, and diversifying the economy. The global experience of SEZs have been mixed, with some countries achieving successful economic outcomes, while others struggle to overcome market failures, institutional constraints, and social and environmental costs (Aggarwal 2022; Zeng 2021).
"The lax regulatory regimes of SEZs often raise concerns about environmental, social, and #HumanRights standards, as well as possible conflicts over #LandRights (Brussevich 2020). Several SEZs have failed to yield the expected economic benefits while having severe adverse impacts on the environment and local communities (Adunbi 2019; Aritenang and Chandramidi 2020; Chaisse and Ji 2020). On the other hand, while SEZs can be hotspots for environmental #mismanagement, they can also provide opportunities for implementing environmental policies specifically designed to regulate industries within the zones. Also, certain environmental advantages may ensue from the introduction of foreign financial resources and environmental technologies that are otherwise not readily available (Richardson 2004).
"However, according to the 'race to the bottom' literature, most SEZs have a net negative impact on the environment and local communities (Richardson 2004; UNIDO 2015; ZENG and DOUGLAS, 2012).
"Despite this contradiction, existing studies focusing on the direct and indirect impacts of SEZs have been rare (#WorldBank, 2017). Particularly, the magnitude and intensity of SEZ impacts on the environment remain understudied.
SEZs tend to be located in remote regions. As such, SEZ-related information and data are generally scarce, making it difficult to assess the environmental consequences of such zones. Many SEZs are also located in countries where there is limited scope for independent environmental assessment due to #authoritarian rule, #corruption, and/or #secrecy surrounding deals with foreign investors. Recent improvements in access to satellite data and computing platforms for machine learning have greatly improved the ability to comprehensively assess SEZs in any location in the world in near real time (Ali et al., 2020; Jensen et al., 2019). This article demonstrates how these technologies can be applied to provide evidence related to the environmental impacts of SEZs. The method is tried out on the Kyaukpyu SEZ in Myanmar. Myanmar is an authoritarian country and the #KyaukpyuSEZ is a flagship project of China's Belt and Road Initiative (#BRI) located in an inaccessible part of #Myanmar. This is precisely the type of case where independent access can be limited and a remote sensing approach can be useful."From 2010 onwards, Myanmar was navigating its economic transformation and a partial loosening of military rule. SEZ development was prioritized as a critical element of the country's industrialization (Oxfam 2017). The three most notable ongoing SEZ projects are the Kyaukpyu SEZ in the rural but strategically important Rakhine State, which is also the largest SEZ in Myanmar, the Thilawa SEZ on the outskirts of Myanmar's former capital Yangon, and the Dawei SEZ in the Tanintharyi Region. Tanintharyi is a long narrow southern territory of Myanmar bordering the Andaman Sea to the west and Thailand to the east.
"Although they are expected to encourage economic growth and reduce poverty, all three SEZ projects continue to face local opposition, particularly the Kyaukpyu and Dawei SEZs. The International Commission of Jurists (2017) has reported that SEZs in Myanmar are linked to human rights violations and environmental abuses (Donateo 2017). Although Myanmar's SEZ law adopted in 2014 reaffirms the applicability of environmental regulations to SEZ development, it does not clearly delineate responsibilities between developers and the state (DICA 2014). The law also does not conform with international human rights standards (MCRB 2018)."
Read more:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352938522001173#RaceToTheBottom #HumanRightsViolations #Pollution #EnvironmentalDegradation #EconomicSacrificZones #ForcedRelocation #ForcedDisplacement #HumanRightsViolations #EnvironmentalDegradation #IndigenousPeoples #ForestPeoples #SaveTheForests #Exploitation #CorporateColonialism
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[email protected] - Mahmood Mamdani on Zohran, Uganda and forced expulsion: 'Who is part of the nation and who is not?' #FamilySeparation #AcademicExile #ForcedDisplacement #IdiAmin #PoliticalBelonging www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Notre Dame: Social media sentiment can predict when people move during crises, improving humanitarian response. “A new study co-authored by University of Notre Dame researcher Helge-Johannes Marahrens shows that analyzing social media posts can help experts predict when people will move during crises, supporting faster and more effective aid delivery.”
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Israel attacks international flotilla while killing hundreds in Gaza
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@patricksudlow #Ecocide #Genocide #StarvationAsAWeaponOfWar #LandGrabbing #EthnicCleansing #ForcedDisplacement #KillingOfJournalists #ApartheidIsrael #SettlerViolence #BombingHospitals #KillingCivilians #KillingWomenAndChildren #IllegalOccupation #AttackingOtherCountries Is there any crime left for the zionist state to commit?
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Israel destroys homes, hospitals in nonstop airstrikes on Gaza City
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The occupation demands the evacuation of Gza City—over 1 million people. Imagine: each family needs nearly $5,000 just to flee—paying for transport, a tent, a small rented plot of land, and even a makeshift bathroom. They ask for the impossible! Families have nothing, not even the choice to survive. Even those who wish to leave can’t afford it. What are people supposed to do? #Genocide #ForcedDisplacement #StopTheOccupation #GazaUnderAttack
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"A blueprint for mass deportation, marketed as development."
The new norm ?
"Prospectus proposes forced displacement of entire population and puts territory into US trusteeship.
A plan circulating in the White House to develop the “Gaza Riviera” as a string of high-tech megacities has been dismissed as an “insane” attempt to provide cover for the large-scale ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian territory’s population." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/leaked-gaza-riviera-plan-dismissed-as-insane-attempt-to-cover-ethnic-cleansing"Gaza is becoming ‘graveyard of international humanitarian law’ "
"We have made the Geneva convention[s] almost irrelevant. What is happening and being accepted today in Gaza is not something that can be isolated; it will become the new norm for all future conflicts."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/03/gaza-graveyard-international-humanitarian-law-unrwa-israel-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates-news
#EconomicAcceleration #EthnicCleansing #MassDeportation #ForcedDisplacement #ImperialBoomerang #expansionism #destruction #InternationalLaw #law #GenevaConventions #civilians #BareLifeAgamben #StatesOfException #HyperNormalisation #everywhere -
"The #Gaza Reconstruction Acceleration and Transformation Trust (GREAT), exposed by @washingtonpost, is the twisted brainchild of @BCG, commissioned by @POTUS and @SecRubio to design a great breach of peremptory norms of #internationalLaw."
🧵 by jurist #ItayEpshtain
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1962127476731109834?refresh=1756688584
#Palestine #GazaGenocide #BCG #oPt #colonialViolence #massDisplacement #forcedDisplacement #crimesAgainstHumanity @palestine @israel
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No Escape: #ClimateChange is a growing threat to people already fleeing war
12 November 2024
"People forced to flee war, violence and persecution are increasingly finding themselves on the front line of the global climate crisis, a new report warns, exposing them to a lethal combination of threats but without the funding and support to adapt.
"The report, released today by #UNHCR, the #UNRefugeeAgency, in collaboration with 13 expert organizations, research institutions and refugee-led groups, uses the latest data to show how climate shocks are interacting with conflict, pushing those who are already in danger into even more dire situations.
"Of the more than 120 million forcibly #displaced worldwide, three-quarters live in countries heavily impacted by climate change. Half are in places affected by both conflict and serious climate hazards, such as #Ethiopia, #Haiti, #Myanmar, #Somalia, #Sudan and #Syria.
"According to the report – No Escape: On the Frontlines of Climate Change, Conflict and #ForcedDisplacement – by 2040 the number of countries facing extreme climate-related hazards is expected to rise from 3 to 65, the vast majority of which host displaced people. Similarly, most refugee settlements and camps are projected to experience twice as many days of dangerous heat by 2050.
“ 'For the world’s most vulnerable people, climate change is a harsh reality that profoundly affects their lives,' said UN High Commissioner for Refugees, #FilippoGrandi. 'The climate crisis is driving displacement in regions already hosting large numbers of people uprooted by conflict and insecurity, compounding their plight and leaving them with nowhere safe to go.'
"For example, the devastating conflict in Sudan has forced millions of people to flee, including 700,000 who have crossed into #Chad, which has hosted refugees for decades and yet is one of the countries most exposed to climate change. At the same time, many who fled the fighting but remained in Sudan are at risk of further displacement because of #SevereFlooding that has blighted the country.
"Similarly, 72 per cent of #Myanmar’s refugees have sought safety in #Bangladesh, where natural hazards such as #cyclones and #flooding, are classified as extreme.
" 'In our region, where so many people have been displaced for so many years, we see the effects of climate change before our very eyes,' said #GraceDorong, a #ClimateActivist and former refugee living in #SouthSudan. 'I hope the voices of the people in this report help decision-makers to understand that if not addressed, forced displacement – and the multiplying effect of climate change – will get worse. But if they listen to us, we can be part of the solution, too.' "
#ClimateRefugees #War #Genocide #Flooding #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #USAID #NoHumanIsIllegal #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy #ExxonKnew #BPKnew
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The UK government arresting 166 citizens (and counting) for standing in public with hand-drawn signs opposing #genocide, #starvation, #extermination, #ForcedDisplacement and other #CrimesAgainstHumanity: "This is terrorism!"
This statement is, of course, correct.
This *is* indeed a tactic of terror, deploying violence and the threat of violence against civilians to pursue a political agenda through fear. However, it is not the dignified grandmothers, retired magistrates, and scores of other ordinary people courageously upholding the longstanding and noble tradition of #nonviolent #DirectAction for social justice who are engaging in #terrorism.
#UKpol #protest #CivilLiberties #PalestineAction #TerrorismInHighVis #UKPolice #StopTheGenocide #Gaza #solidarity
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@DoomsdaysCW When BBC articles consistently report on this slaughter without providing their audience any reference to the settled judgements of #InternationalLaw on the matter, or to the settled patterns of #IDF mendacity and criminality, or the context of #occupation, #apartheid, #MassStarvation and #ForcedDisplacement, how is this not subtly normalising violence against Palestinians?
When the BBC provides* each Israeli victim of Palestinian violence (overwhelmingly active combatants) thirty-three times more coverage than each Palestinian victim of Israeli violence (overwhelmingly non-combatants), when it frames the occupied as the aggressor, when it completely fails to mention the extensive public statements by senior Israeli government and military figures that are prima facie incitements to #genocide and/or #EthnicCleansing, when the BBC displays a clear pattern of humanising Israeli victims in ways not (generally) extended to Palestine victims, then how is the BBC coverage as a whole not an implicit endorsement of violence?
*According to a recent detailed and comprehensive study of BBC coverage of the violence in Palestine since 7th Oct 2023 by the UK's Centre for Media Monitoring, summarised here: https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/why-bbc-editors-must-one-day-stand
Full report here: https://cfmm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CfMM-report-2023-24-ePDF-1.pdf.
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"The plan to make #Palestinians in #Gaza accept further displacement as a condition of receiving food parcels is intertwined with another: to press them into leaving #Palestine altogether. [...] Concern is growing that #Israel|i authorities could use the new, militarized aid distribution zones as transit camps to third countries."
Gaza: Starvation and Exile
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/05/18/gaza-starvation-and-exile/
https://archive.ph/wLXjH#WarOnGaza #CrimesAgainstHumanity #forcedDisplacement #GazaFamine @palestine @israel
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#Palestine / Hidden displacement: 42,000 Palestinians forced from occupied West Bank homes while 'Israeli public remains inaware'
Israeli physician Bari Danino reports from #Tulkarm that approximately 42,000 Palestinians have been displaced from their homes in West Bank refugee camps in recent months - 22,000 from Tulkarm and Nur al-Shams camps, and 20,000 from Jenin.
Danino observes that "less than an hour's drive from Tel Aviv" and "without the Israeli public being aware," military operations are executing what he describes as "goal No. 5 of the Gaza war: concentration and movement of population." His medical team treated 449 patients, mostly displaced persons lacking basic medications left in abandoned homes.
[…] “Attempts by some residents to return to their homes and retrieve personal belongings have become dangerous operations. They report that soldiers fired even in cases where families were notified about plans to demolish the house and tried to save a few more items. The patients I met are not hungry for bread, but they are hungry for medical care. They come seeking simple pain relievers and their regular medications, which they left behind in their abandoned [forced to abandon, OM] homes."
Ongoing home demolitions and infrastructure destruction continue in the northeastern neighborhood while military drones maintain surveillance overhead.
Hebrew or https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2025-05-15/ty-article-opinion/.premium/00000196-d34f-db37-addf-f76fbdb00000 or.
@palestine
@israel
#IsraelWarCrimes
#WestBank
#ForcedDisplacement
#RefugeeCamps
#Jenin #NurAlShams
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Found in my RSS feeds: Dispossessions in the Americas. “Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples of the Americas have been dispossessed of their territories, bodies, and cultural heritage for centuries. Our site allows you to access art, maps, narratives, podcasts, storymaps, films, curricula, and more. Here, you can learn not only about histories of dispossession but also about ongoing […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/29/dispossessions-in-the-americas/
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Traders determined to reopen despite obstacles
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#SanJose #homeless #relocation program isn't a solution—it’s a bureaucratic shell game. Shuffling people elsewhere doesn’t fix the crisis, it just hides it. Real change means investing in #housing, not #displacement. #SiliconValley #GreyhoundTherapy #SFBA #ForcedDisplacement #California #CApol
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Causing major harms through development projects
"World Bank-funded projects have also continually been found to be in direct, serious violation of international human rights standards. Major recurring issues include mass evictions and the forced displacement of peoples and communities for major infrastructure and agricultural projects (see Observer Spring 2015), violations of the rights of indigenous and forest peoples, targeting of human rights defenders, triggering local food insecurity, and serious labour rights violations, such as child and forced labour reportedly being used in Bank-funded projects (see Observer Winter 2016). The IFC has also been shown on several occasions to have invested in companies that avoid or evade taxes (see Observer Autumn 2016). More recently, the Bank has also acknowledged that its projects can create an environment that can foster gender-based violence, including sexual abuse and the spread of HIV/AIDS (see Observer Spring 2017).
"To safeguard against risks like these, the World Bank launched its revised Environmental and Social Framework in 2018, although it applies only to its project lending and not to its DPF.
"Many in civil society remain unconvinced that the safeguards are fit for purpose if the Bank is to deliver on its mandate to implement policies that benefit the poorest, especially as the Bank is set to focus on more complex and difficult environments from 2018."
#ForcedRelocation #ForcedDisplacement #HumanRightsViolations #EnvironmentalDegradation #IndigenousPeoples #ForestPeoples #SaveTheForests #Exploitation #CorporateColonialism
#IMFLoanSharks #WorldBank #GenderBasedViolence #ManCamps