Mohammad Ali Taheri Movement Kaveh Madani UN Environment Programme We congratulate the freedom of #NiloufarBayani to all the environmentalists, specifically the International Environment House in Geneva.
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After 6 long years, the #IranianEnvironmentalists have been finally freed. Their commitment to protecting our planet is a testament to their bravery. Let's honor their sacrifice and the memory of our dear colleague, my friend, Kavous (pictured). He paid the ultimate price.

True joy!

There was happiness all over her face when Niloufar Bayani yesterday was released in Tehran after six year in jail.

Niloufar and fellow Iranian environmentalists were falsely accused of spying after they introduced program to protect the endangered Asian Cheetah.

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I am so sorry to hear this. Pouria interviewed me a year ago on the situation re #womenlifefreedom . Unfortunately, the interview was never released. I wish him a speedy recovery. It is also important, as Masih Alinejad 🏳️ says to find out who did this. And hold them to account.

I started my hunger strike this morning to protest the executions of political prisoners by the Islamic Republic.
This is an act of solidarity with 61 female political prisoners in Iran. Miles away from Iran—this is a very emotional experience. I feel close to my fellow Iranian…

Despite enduring torture during her arrest, Sepideh Rashno refuses to cover her hair. She's been sentenced to four years in prison. Today, she shared a picture and reiterated the three words symbolizing her struggle and that of millions of Iranian women: #WomanLifeFreedom

The Islamic regime aims to transform Iran into a vast mosque: women covered, no dance, only the call to prayer as music. But the young generation is doing the exact opposite – they dance, sing, and let their hair flow freely in the wind. #WomanLifeFreedom

Third of 5 key recommendations from our recently-launched book:
3/5. When homes become uninhabitable, people often adapt by migrating out. Political leaders and policy-makers must build capacity and resilience “upstream” so that displacement doesn’t occur.
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I am heartbroken and furious at the same time for the women of Iran and Afghanistan.

Iranian woman lashed 74 times yesterday for the crime of removing her hijab in public.

This is shocking and barbaric.

A young woman named Roya Heshmati shared her horrific ordeal of receiving…

#OTD January 2, 1944 | An SS doctor conducts a selection in the mens quarantine camp BIIa at Auschwitz II-Birkenauz. He selects 141 sick sick prisoners. They are all killed the same day in the gas chambers.

The difference between 1.5°C and 3°C global warming means vastly different scenarios for the future.

Our survival on this planet hinges on these few degrees.

We need #ClimateAction now. un.org/actnow via UN Climate Change

2 January 1902 | German Jewish woman Ruth Jahrreiss was born in Berlin. She was a teacher and a painter. During the war, she lived in Dresden.

In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz . She did not survive.

Second of five key recommendations from our recently-launched book:

2/5. Ecological security must become an essential aspect of all future security planning, with approaches centred on mitigation, adaptation, resilience and regeneration.

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Co-written chapter with Gary Lewis on

Ecological Security: The new military operational priority for humanitarian & disaster response

in 'Climate Change, Conflict & (In)Security: Hot War'

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Inside Story's recent coverage of migration into 🇺🇸 did the typical media superficial coverage - short term focus on the trigger for a rise in forced migration, but not the root cause & drivers.

Media need to wise up to the climate-violence-migration connection...
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Watch this video to see the young generation stand up to the Islamic regime's harassers. Observe their fearless arguments and bold attire, despite arrest threats. They are the #WomanLifeFreedom heroes, striving for a democratic Iran, not an Islamic one.

Today marks six years since Vida Movahed's defiant act in Iran. She hung her scarf as a symbol of protest against the forced hijab. Facing arrest and jail, she continued her stand, undeterred even as a mother to a young child. Her repeated defiance, epitomizes how Iranian women…

I hope you are right Olivia. Frankly the resolution text reads more like an endorsement of status quo and a vindication of those who correctly criticize 'climate appeasers' who continue to speak unrealistically about staying under 1.5 degrees.

Real leadership is still required

Here is the first of five key recommendations from our recently-launched book:

1/5. The security community must increase its own literacy in ecological security, widen its perspective, develop shared solutions, and engage beyond its traditional comfort zone.

' #COP28 has delivered, for the first time at climate talks, a clear call on countries to transition away from fossil fuels,” says UNEP’s Inger Andersen.

As the conference concludes, the focus must shift to rapid, decisive action.

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