Last year the Greek coastguard was involved in a shipwreck in which over 600 people drowned. Survivors say it was the coastguard's fault. Instead, Greece has put some of the survivors on trial despite clear flaws in the evidence, revealed here by the BBC. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🇨🇳#WhereIsZhangZhan? A week after the journalist’s expected release from prison, she appears to be missing, with worrying reports of pressure on her family & lawyers. RSF is raising alarm & calls for all possible measures to ensure her safety and freedom. rsf.org/en/whereiszhan…

Journalists worry opening up about mental health will impact their career - we must change that journalism.co.uk/news/journalis…

1000. haftamızda bulunduğun yerden sen de Galatasaray Meydanı'na bir karanfil bırak! Tıkla 👉 buff.ly/3KfC48k

My review of The Seed Of The Sacred Fig (dir. Mohamed Rasoulof) is up here: theguardian.com/film/article/2… #Cannes #Cannes2024 #Cannes77 #Cannes77e #CannesFilmFestival

.Amnesty International stands in solidarity with the Saturday Mothers/People 🌹 movement in Istanbul for the 1000th vigil for truth and justice for their loved ones who were subjected to enforced disappearances and killings in the 1980s and 1990s

Mohammad Rasoulof examines Iran's contemporary tensions through a family of four in THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG. #Cannes2024 It's a suspenseful and bold call to arms for those who refuse to sit down and accept tyranny. Surely Palme d'Or? Full review ⤵️ euronews.com/culture/2024/0…

Rasoulof said: “So first I have to make them, and then after, it’s always time to go back and to go to prison.”

NEW: Sunak’s pledge to reintroduce compulsory UK national service, including assigning up to 30,000 18-year-olds to the military, was rejected *this week* by one of *his own defence ministers* Defence personnel minister Andrew Murrison warned of a hit to morale, headcount and

London Evening Standard has just told staff it'll drop its daily print edition and become a weekly paper, blaming the spread of Wi-Fi on the tube, shortage of commuters due to work from home, and years of massive financial losses.

Three adults and a child were shot in an alleged drive-by shooting in Dalston. dlvr.it/T7ZZZk 👇 Full story

A senior lawyer who investigated claims of racism within Labour said the party was “underestimating” the impact its treatment of Diane Abbott and Faiza Shaheen was having on voters. ✍️ Neha Gohil theguardian.com/politics/artic…

"Trump is the first current or former president to be tried of any serious crime, and now he is the first to be convicted," writes David A. Graham: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

After four years bending the party to his will, and outmanoeuvring opponents at on the NEC, Starmer has issued a challenge to the left of his party — and lost. At the very moment he is speaking about the “changed Labour Party”, right on cue, the left prises open its sealed tomb.

#Turkiye: Authorities harass exiled journalist Sevinç Özarslan, who is under investigation & alleged surveillance. She faces accusations of 'unlawfully seizing personal data' due to her reporting. Leaked documents suggest she's been under Turkish state surveillance while in

A wonderful piece by Jacob Granger ( Jacob Granger ) 'My colleagues helped me through the hardest story of my career' journalism.co.uk/news/-my-colle…

Hear Hind Khoudary's Hind Khoudary alarming and critical words on the everyday reality of Gazans in need of medical care amidst #Israel's genocide and blockade against #Gaza in this conversation with Bassam Haddad. "Gaza On My Mind غزّة علي بالي: A Freeform Engagement with All Things

Thanks to those of you asking for this. Here’s the full Drum & Bass remix of the BBC News theme. Composed by davidlowemusic, remixed by @crissycriss. And made with this afternoon Glastonbury Festival in mind…

The media and political class is complicit in the far right, racist and Islamophobic violence we’re seeing across our country. This morning, I experienced the visceral denial of this reality.

A statement from Islington community leaders: Islington understands all too well the impact that far-right extremism, hatred and division can have on real people. (1/8)