🚨NEW: UK intelligence officials have been repeatedly targeted in Chinese “honeytrap” plots.

Six UK intelligence sources said China is ramping up efforts to glean national secrets through seduction and blackmail. Four had been targeted personally.
inews.co.uk/news/uk-intell…

I recently visited Taiwan as part of a delegation of The Labour Party parliamentarians.

The aim of our trip was to help build a relationship of cooperation and exchange between Labour and the people of Taiwan. It was great to meet President 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen, ministers and industry leaders.

The room fell into silence last night as Elena spoke about her brave son, Vladimir Kara-Murza, who has spent two years in a Russian prison for opposing the war in Ukraine. He’s also a dual citizen with the U.K. Another Putin hostage

🧵1/ Please read & Share. I think it might be the most important text I wrote since Oct 7th, my OP-ED Haaretz.com:
Hamas murdered my parents. Six months later Israel's war of revenge threatens us all.
71 percent of Jewish Israelis polled believe that 'revenge for October 7'>

Saif played critical roles that made our operation possible, translating and serving as a trusted and protective driver.

As WCK grieves the loss of our 7 heroes, we are taking the time to remember & honor their incredible lives. Read Saif’s tribute here: wck.org/news/tribute-t…

A huge mazal tov to 100-year-old Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert MBE, who this week became a great-great grandmother!

“Everyone in Rafah is living in absolute desperation and fear of what is about to happen. There are thousands and thousands of people, so close together.”

Our CEO Melanie Ward speaking about her recent visit to Gaza: theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Absolutely awful, hope the anti-Muslim racist who vandalised the sign gets caught

The opposition party has secured a landslide victory in South Korea's parliamentary election.

It has secured 175 seats to the ruling party's 108 - with all votes now counted.

This is a crushing defeat for the President Yoon Suk Yeol and his government.

en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202404…

“She's described the children in their beds, Parveen Khan holding the baby..So the children didn't even move from their beds, they just died from smoke inhalation.”

Heartbreaking testimony from friend of Walthamstow family killed in racist arson attack on their home #Defiance

Woman who was harassed on Victoria Line calls for staffed platforms

Jaya Pathak said she was alarmed to see unmanned platforms at Blackhorse Road and Walthamstow Central after being sexually harassed on the tube last Friday
walthamforestecho.co.uk/2024/04/10/wom…

Thank you to Walthamstow's local paper Waltham Forest Echo for bringing attention to my unfortunate experience in the area on Friday:

Thank you Olivia Beeson MyLondon for raising awareness about this important issue!

'Women are harassed on the Tube every day - and men think they can get away with it'

Jaya Pathak told MyLondon about her intimidating experience on the London Underground:

mylondon.news/news/women-har…

🧵If you walk through the cobbled alleys of occupied East Jerusalem's Muslim quarter, you will come across a community of Afro-Palestinians whose recent history is closely linked to al-Aqsa Mosque - the third holiest site in Islam.

#NEW Japanese Government is 'gravely concerned' by the situation in Hong Kong and the naming of 菅野志桜里 as conspirator in the #JimmyLai case.

🇯🇵 Member おときた駿（日本維新の会 政調会長・衆議院東京1区支部長） questioned the Japanese vice-minister of foreign affairs:

“Under this law in Hong Kong, activities carried out…

#BREAKING A representative of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has been deported from Hong Kong on arrival to the territory to monitor the landmark trial of publisher Jimmy Lai, the international press freedom concern group said in a statement.

rsf.org/s/94297

Climate change. You may have heard about this problem. And it's about to come for other foodstuff too

euronews.com/business/2023/…

🇰🇭 100,000s of people across SE Asia are being forced into online scamming for international gangs.

This piece effectively illustrates the limited response so far:

Read: thediplomat.com/2024/04/cambod…

🌙 Eid Mubarak from all of us at Stop Uyghur Genocide! 🌙

Please read our Executive Director Rahima Mahmut statement ⬇️

This Eid, please consider supporting our LaunchGood fundraiser (link in the thread) 🙏🧵

#EidAlFitr2024 #EidMubarak #Uyghurs #UyghurGenocide