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Oscar Rickett

@oscarrickettnow

Journalist slash other. Mostly for Middle East Eye. Also/ previously: the Guardian, openDemocracy, Vice, Africa Confidential, ITN, etc

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In an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye, Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Palestinian doctor who has become known for his work in Gaza, detailed how he was detained at an airport in Germany and subsequently denied entry. Abu Sittah wanted to attend a conference where he would…

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A candid message from Ukraine's chief general Syrsky: the situation along Ukraine's eastern front has 'significantly worsened' in recent days. Russian forces have upped their attacks since Russia's presidential elections, he wrote on Telegram.

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In 2016, we asked Ian Jack to write about Trident for The Guardian Long Read, and he produced this masterpiece —which makes very clear, over 10000 words, that the purpose of “our nuclear deterrent” has little to do with keeping us safe.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/f…

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Eid Mubarak to all celebrating and to all those struggling for peace and justice in Palestine, Sudan and beyond. The Mosque of Ibn Tulun at dawn this morning (photos by my aunt, Emma Clark)

Eid Mubarak to all celebrating and to all those struggling for peace and justice in Palestine, Sudan and beyond. The Mosque of Ibn Tulun at dawn this morning (photos by my aunt, Emma Clark)
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One of the nice things about having children is unexpectedly rediscovering music you haven’t listened to in a while. So for example my five-month old son is very into Crooked Fingers

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A drone strike that killed at least 12 people in the city of Atbara in northern Sudan has highlighted divisions and tensions within the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), which have been at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for almost a year
middleeasteye.net/news/sudan-cri…

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Cameron Hudson(@_hudsonc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What is the future of the Sudanese Armed Forces? A good look at the divisions and coalitions within the SADF and what the means for Sudan's future. middleeasteye.net/news/sudan-cri…

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Full support for these courageous civil servants.The Rome Statute covering war crimes is clear that following a superior’s instructions is not a defence when it comes to charges of war crimes. The government must come clean on the legal advice it has. inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

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Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם(@yuval_abraham) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I spoke with Israeli intelligence officers about the AI-based target machine they used which marked 37,000 Gazans as suspects for assassination. These whistleblowers expose numerous machines & policies that killed thousands of civilians since October.
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Both doctors were working at al-Shifa when the Israeli siege of Gaza’s largest medical complex began.

It is thought that they were executed by Israeli forces as they were trying to escape the hospital
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I spoke to plastic surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah about his friend and colleague Ahmad al-Maqadmeh, who was found dead alongside his mother Yusra, also a doctor, after the Israeli withdrawal from al-Shifa Hospital. It looks like they were both executed middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-isra…

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Palestinian prisoners living 'never-ending nightmare' in Israeli detention this Ramadan

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In the run up to St Patrick's Day, a new chant took hold at protests in Ireland: 'No shamrocks for Genocide Joe'.

I wrote about how Biden's stance on Gaza has damaged his relationship with his ancestral home, perhaps irreparably, for New York Times Opinion

nytimes.com/2024/03/27/opi…

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