Banchi Yimer(@BanchiELB) 's Twitter Profileg
Banchi Yimer

@BanchiELB

Feminist. Domestic Worker. ኢትዮጵያዊት። Founder of @EgnaLegnaDWU Lebanon based Ethiopian migrants’ rights organization. #AbolishKafala #YourHomeOurPrison

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linkhttps://egnalegna.org calendar_today04-08-2019 03:30:12

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Barry Malone(@malonebarry) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's World Press Freedom Day. And nobody deserves our respect, solidarity and admiration today more than the brave and determined journalists of Gaza. We would be blind without them and they are the best of us.

It's World Press Freedom Day. And nobody deserves our respect, solidarity and admiration today more than the brave and determined journalists of Gaza. We would be blind without them and they are the best of us.
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Sami Schalk(@DrSamiSchalk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CW: Police violence

I’m home. I’m significantly bruised, in a lot of pain & my shoulder is sprained. I’ve been told to return to the hospital if certain things happen which might be signs of internal damage, esp from the strangulation which you can see briefly in the video here

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Black Feminist Fund(@BlackFemFund) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This , we stand in solidarity with Black women and gender expansive workers fighting for rights, justice & dignity. We celebrate our movement partner, Egna Legna who are working to advance the rights of African migrant domestic workers in Lebanon.

This #InternationalWorkersDay, we stand in solidarity with Black women and gender expansive workers fighting for rights, justice & dignity. We celebrate our movement partner, Egna Legna who are working to advance the rights of African migrant domestic workers in Lebanon.
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Egna Legna Besidet እኛ ለኛ በስደት(@EgnaLegnaMDW) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“she even used to make me drink water from the tap and sometimes when she saw me drinking too much water she used to hit me. She didn’t let me open the fridge and eat. She used to put everything out for me herself. She forbade me from opening the fridge door…

“she even used to make me drink water from the tap and sometimes when she saw me drinking too much water she used to hit me. She didn’t let me open the fridge and eat. She used to put everything out for me herself. She forbade me from opening the fridge door…
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Egna Legna Besidet እኛ ለኛ በስደት(@EgnaLegnaMDW) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“She used to give me the phone once monthly just for 5 mins. She’d tell me to only speak to my mother & no one else. Not my dad, siblings or my kids. I couldn’t say everything I had to say either She’d grab the phone from me and hang up.”

“She used to give me the phone once monthly just for 5 mins. She’d tell me to only speak to my mother & no one else. Not my dad, siblings or my kids. I couldn’t say everything I had to say either She’d grab the phone from me and hang up.” #IncludeusintheLabourlaw #AbolishKafala
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Egna Legna Besidet እኛ ለኛ በስደት(@EgnaLegnaMDW) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For International Labour’s Day, Egna Legna has a planned program which includes a virtual panel discussion on the challenges migrant domestic workers face in Lebanon.Our members will discuss the programs. live on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.We look forward to hearing from you!

For International Labour’s Day, Egna Legna has a planned program which includes a virtual panel discussion on the challenges migrant domestic workers face in Lebanon.Our members will discuss the programs. live on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.We look forward to hearing from you!
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Egna Legna Besidet እኛ ለኛ በስደት(@EgnaLegnaMDW) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Black Feminisms Forum 2024 organized by @blackfeministfund in Barbados. A beautiful gathering of hundreds of black feminists and organization from around the world.we are lucky to be a part of it.

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Black Feminisms Forum 2024 organized by @blackfeministfund in Barbados. A beautiful gathering of hundreds of black feminists and organization from around the world.we are lucky to be a part of it. #BlackFeminismsForum2024 🥰😘💪🏿
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Banchi Yimer(@BanchiELB) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When you said 'human rights for every one' does it include over 6 thousand children in Gaza? I think you forgot to add 'except Palestine children' 🇵🇸

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus(@DrTedros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1.3 million people are currently living in shelters in .

Overcrowding and lack of food, water, sanitation and basic hygiene, waste management and access to medication are resulting in a high number of cases of:
- acute respiratory infections: 111,000
- scabies: 12,000
-…

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AHMED | أحمد(@ASE) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dear all humans working at news organizations with a pattern of publishing disinformation that dehumanizes Palestinians and promotes unverified propaganda intended to distract and obfuscate attention away from Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and deepening genocide.…

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus(@DrTedros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My colleagues and I are devastated: we have lost one of our own in today.

Our young WHO in occupied Palestinian territory colleague Dima Alhaj was tragically killed alongside her 6 month old baby, her husband and 2 brothers. Reportedly multiple other family members sheltering in the same house were…

My colleagues and I are devastated: we have lost one of our own in #Gaza today. Our young @WHOoPt colleague Dima Alhaj was tragically killed alongside her 6 month old baby, her husband and 2 brothers. Reportedly multiple other family members sheltering in the same house were…
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus(@DrTedros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today World Health Organization (WHO) led a very high risk United Nations assessment mission to Al-Shifa hospital in .

The team saw a hospital no longer able to function: no water, no food, no electricity, no fuel, medical supplies depleted.

Given this deplorable situation and the condition of many patients,…

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Sana Saeed(@SanaSaeed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

No, Israel doesn’t target hospitals - wait sorry, Hamas is under the hospitals and in the ambulances

No, Israel doesn’t target journalists - wait but Palestinian journalists are Hamas

No, Israel doesn’t target UN workers - sorry, they’re Hamas too

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Middle East Eye(@MiddleEastEye) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“There’s an acronym that is unique to Gaza strip and it’s WCNSF: Wounded Child No Surviving Family”

Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive care doctor for Doctors Without Borders appeared on BBC News to discuss the dire conditions in Gaza

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