In Syria, I visited a mass graves that contains thousands of bodies, and saw documents that show the practices that ‘Caesar’ exposed continued on through the years. So much evidence of Assad’s crimes is being lost, some is being collected. The international community is absent.

We failed Syrians by leaving them exposed to the atrocities of the Assad regime. We’re failing again now. Securing, preserving, & using Assad’s files to reveal the fate of the missing, seek justice, & reconcile is vital work. We must help Syrians heal: mei.edu/publications/p…

When firefighters are sent out in crews of just three in a fire engine, lives are put at risk. The fragmentation of the fire and rescue service has led to a dangerous post-code lottery for firefighter crews. To protect firefighters and the public, we need national standards.

“This might be our last message. We are being attacked by all kinds of weapons,” Director of Kamal Odwan Hospital Dr Abu Safiyeh says!

A 1% #WealthTax on the richest in society who have over £4m in assets would raise £25 billion. That sum dwarves the £1.5b The Labour Party hopes to raise by picking the pockets of pensioners, and it wouldn’t leave ordinary people afraid to turn their heating on.

Breaking: The Swedish Dockworkers’ Union members voted overwhelmingly in favor of a boycott on all equipment shipped to or from Israel. The union said it is now obliged to execute the decision

#Syria The images that come out of this hospital show the critical state of Syria’s healthcare system, where life-saving medicine is a luxury #Damascus This hospital’s story is just one example of the scale of human suffering

'The situation in Gaza is just nothing short of an apocalyptic nightmare', Bushra Khalidi, Policy Lead at Oxfam says. In an area of the northern Gaza strip, only 12 aid trucks have entered in the past two and a half months, she adds. trib.al/lqdnofr 📺 Sky 501

More monstrous news from Gaza. There appear to be no depths to which Netanyahu will not sink 😔 theguardian.com/world/live/202…

Christmas atmosphere in Damascus tonight

#EXCLUSIVE: Two Syrian doctors and a nurse told AFP News Agency in a series of interviews that Bashar al-Assad's government coerced them into providing false testimony to international #investigators after a deadly 2018 chlorine attack on #Douma yahoo.com/news/syrian-me…

Gaza is a graveyard of international law. 444 days of genocide in Gaza: 54,107 killed, 113,220 injured, 4,950 forcibly disappeared. 90% of the population displaced, entire families wiped out, and systematic war crimes ignored.

CN: Extreme violence on a child So, yes. While the liberal Western press simpers & equivocates, we have a liberal Israeli newspaper report on incidents in turn reported by soldiers. A Palestinian child's limbs broken by a 'commander' after which its stomach is stomped on.

Perpetrators of Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Must be Held Accountable All of those who have voiced support for the crimes committed by the Assad regime; including artists, politicians, and writers, must publicly apologize and ensure reparations for any harm they caused.

Forced evacuation of patients, wounded and paramedics ON FOOT Israeli occupation forces storm the Indonesian Hospital in #NorthernGaza and force patients, wounded and paramedics to evacuate towards #Gaza_City ON FOOT!

In numbers, 444 days of Israeli genocide in #Gaza

The beer taps are flowing and Christmas is a public holiday. Can all the narrow sighted Middle East pundits leave us Syrians alone now? We’re sick of you all pretending you ever cared about our country until now.

📢Defend Syrian asylum seekers! The labour movement must take a stand against the government's inhumane, unjust move to suspend Syrians' asylum applications. Join the protest on 28 Dec, propose our model motion in union branches & local Labour parties! labourfreemovement.org/defend-syrian-…

Unite Executive Council Election opens on 23rd March. #Unite members in the Health Sector need to vote for candidates who will prioritise the needs of the Health Sector and our members in the #NHS I'm standing for election to encourage Unite to invest more in organising Health.

#Unite Executive Council Election opens on March 23rd. I'm standing for election to change Unite's approach in Health. We need investment in our biggest Sector to rebuild union organisation, to support our members, and fight to restore #NHS Pay youtu.be/lHBrNb-5_5Y