@AnnaGunin

Translator from Russian of Svetlana Alexievich, Pavel Bazhov, Oleg Pavlov and others. @annagunin.bsky.social 🍉 🗝️ 🌻

Joined June 2019
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My article for the current issue of @CriticalMuslim is now online. ‘The Censorship of Memory.’ It looks at experiences of growing up in a society where memories of the past are tightly controlled by the state. (No paywall.) criticalmuslim.io/the-censor…
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This is wild! Sarah Helm is married to Jonathan Powell. As in - Britain's National Security Adviser. And she's come out in support of Palestine Action! 🤯🤯🤯
Sarah Helm
@SarahHelm1Oct 15
God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action. Sounds like Adam would have all our books swept off the shelves in a jiffy.
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Lubna Speitan, the British-Palestinian woman behind the Green Party's Zionism Is Racism motion, says she has received death and rape threats since the vote. “[It is] necessary to confront these evils,” she said during an interview with Al Jazeera. 🔗: aje.news/uoc9k5
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Anna Gunin@AnnaGuninJul 30
A devastating thread on the conditions in Gaza and the genocidal glee in Israel. ‘The plausible denial of “I didn’t know has collapsed, and choosing to be in denial is a choice to be complicit.’ Source: Daniel Klein
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A devastating thread on the conditions in Gaza and the genocidal glee in Israel. ‘The plausible denial of “I didn’t know has collapsed, and choosing to be in denial is a choice to be complicit.’ Source: Daniel Klein
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Here is the article: ynet.co.il/news/article/b1lf…
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Find time to read this quite astonishingly good piece by @ArwaM Mahdawi. Brilliant on our government's appalling moral confusion over Gaza "Why is Hasan Piker ‘not conducive to the public good’? Because on Gaza, we punish the witness, not the crime" theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Why is Hasan Piker ‘not conducive to the public good’? Because on Gaza, we punish the witness, not...

The UK has banned Piker and Cenk Uygur from entry – but the objectionable things they’ve said are not more dangerous than Israel itself

theguardian.com
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‘Ethnic cleansing’ is in fact a euphemism in itself.
Adam Parsons
@adamparsonsJun 1
“Ethnic cleansing” is not an expression that should be chucked around. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but smart people - and I would have imagined William Dalrymple was smart - would know the difference between their opinions and incredibly complex, difficult definitions
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Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention
@LemkinInstitute26 Oct 2024
Words matter: "Ethnic cleansing" is a term first used by perpetrators to downplay genocidal acts, and it’s not recognized as a crime in international law. Using this language can obscure atrocities that often meet the threshold for genocide or crimes against humanity. Instead, let’s call these acts by their rightful names—forced displacement, murder, rape—and confront the gravity of these crimes. Take a step toward genocide prevention: Refrain from using the term "ethnic cleansing." 🧵
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Oxford Union
@OxfordUnionJun 1
A statement from the President, Arwa Elrayess:
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Cenk Uygur is someone I happen to disapprove of and disagree with strongly on many issues, but he’s not a danger to the public in any way or form. Make no mistake. This is Kremlin-style political repression.
Cenk Uygur
@cenkuygurMay 31
I’ve been banned from the UK. I tried to get on a flight to London to attend SXSW London and give a speech at Oxford. I’ve been banned for criticizing Israel. Are we free anymore? This is oppression of Western citizens by our own governments on behalf of a different country!
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This is huge. Historic. Extremely important juncture for the BDS and boycott movement, and for the movement against apartheid generally. Congrats to all involved. 972mag.com/sally-rooney-hebr…

We’re publishing Sally Rooney in Hebrew, in line with BDS

After the Irish author declined an Israeli deal for a recent novel, we saw a chance to help strengthen the boycott movement — and clarify its aims.

972mag.com
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2 days ago a Muslim prayer room in cafe in Blackburn was firebombed. @MetroUK and 2 local news stations are the only ones to cover it. Where are the press briefings, the calls to stamp out Islamophobia, the wall to wall media coverage? Attacks against Jews and Jewish prayer spaces are a real and dangerous problem. But so are attacks against Muslims and Muslim prayer spaces.🤷🏼‍♀️ Why are they not afforded the same coverage?
DOAM
@doamuslimsMay 12
Muslim prayer room at Blackburn café targeted in arson attack Police are investigating after the Muslim prayer room of Café Raha at Roe Lee Park off Whalley New Road in Blackburn was torched on Monday 11th May at 2.30am. CCTV footage shows two masked men at the building in the early hours of the morning as the fire takes hold. They are then seen running away from the scene.
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