A damning investigative piece from Reuters on the IDF's August 25 attack on Nasser Hospital in which Reuters journalist Hussam al-Masri was killed. The piece debunks the IDF's account & poses a series of key unanswered Qs. I spoke to them about the law. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

He’s so right to be scared. One day you’ll sit in a courtroom, Bibi. You know it.

This is just incredible.

"10 prominent podcasters responsible for sharing the majority of false and misleading content" Number 1 is Steve Bannon, Charlie Kirk was #2. A handful of people lying by simply grabbing a microphone have a lot of power. Tremendously important report. www.brookings.edu/articles/aud...

I will be on ABC Radio National's PM program today discussing the illegality of Israel's blockade of Gaza (tldr: you can lawfully declare a blockade in international armed conflict, but not to starve civilians). We have a deeper dive on the issues here: soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...

If the US imposes sanctions against the entire #ICC, it is entirely up to member-states to save the Court, via means like the EU Blocking Stature and similar legislation elsewhere. If they don't it's not bc they can't, but bc they don't want to: justiceinconflict.org/2025/02/06/h... #UNGA80

If you're in Copenhagen October 10, come see Andrew Cayley KC, who ran the Palestine investigation at the #ICC, give a Centre for Military Studies talk entitled "The Future of International Criminal Justice: An Insider’s View." 15:00 at the Law Faculty. Register: cms.polsci.ku.dk/events/the-f...

The situation in Gaza continues to worsen. The displacement of people from Gaza City is untenable for the few hospitals left, stating there is “not enough of anything”. Some facilities see hundreds upon hundreds per day, the vast majority children. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

It’s been just over 2 years - 780 days to be exact - since an Appeals Chamber ruled that #Kabuga’s (already struggling) trial be “indefinitely suspended” due to his health. The prosecution is still insisting that #Rwanda be his final destination, despite defence objections and his unfitness to fly.

"No single state should have veto power. And, if a member of the Security Council violates the UN Charter, its voting rights should be suspended." Finnish President Alexander Stubb nails it, at #UNGA80 www.presidentti.fi/en/statement...

For everyone who hasn't listened to the analysis of Tim Jackson on the limits of capitalism, a recording of his talk last night is now online: www.sg.uu.nl/sprekers/tim...

This is horrible. The inhumanity of the DT regime knows no bounds, & it will only get worse. #humanRights

Genocide in Gaza flowed from apartheid conditions in Palestine. Apartheid is flourishing in the West Bank, which is now being sealed off from the rest of the world. Remember: international law requires states to *prevent* genocide when a risk of it exists. www.cbc.ca/news/world/i... #UNGA80

A few comments on the current situation regarding SA’s case against Israel, with colleagues @mikebecker.bsky.social & Juliette McIntyre. #GazaGenocide www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/i...

Finally! And shame on Italy and Germany for tiptoeing in the face of the attack against the very existence of Palestine and Palestinians.

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have withdrawn from the International Criminal Court. The past and present show that only states who fear accountability for atrocity crimes attack or leave the #ICC. guardian.ng/news/burkina...

A growing number of experts, including those commissioned by a U.N. body, have said Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide, deepening Israel’s isolation and risking untold damage to the country’s standing even among allies.

This would be a catastrophic expansion of the disgraceful existing sanctions against 6 ICC judges and 3 prosecutors. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

As the US government trains its sights on the ICC as a whole, a reminder of a continuing and indefensible failure to protect the institution and its agents:

Why recognize the State of Palestine? Isn't it pointless? Mere symbolism? Isn't the two-state solution an illusion? Or even a trap? Whatever your view, take a minute to read this speech by Palestine's Deputy Ambassador to the UN from June 30. digitallibrary.un.org/record/40861...

This wk, #AUS, #Canada & the #UK have recognised the state of #Palestine. #France, #Belgium & #Portugal will also do so, bringing the no of states who recognise the state of Palestine to almost 160. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Recognition of Palestine is welcome, but the time has come for more direct measures. States should consider e.g. naval escorts for the Sumud flotilla. Israel has no legal right to block humanitarian aid while committing genocide.

What a disaster. Hope other universities will NOT follow this example.

This is bananas. And it's terrible.

Can anyone explain me what they mean by “voice” and “likeness”? What if I never uploaded audio content? Are they going to make up my voice for an AI-generated podcast?

EU Commission's proposal in front of #Israel's crimes in #Gaza is already very little, very late But "waiting for #Germany" shouldnt be an option @aussenminister.diplo.de @germanyintheeu.bsky.social: Either you back VdL's proposal or you lock EU in complicit silence euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

100% with Iva

Very good point!

This really shows how well genocidal propaganda works. Beyond my capacity right now, but I hope at least one #genocide scholar is studying this and preparing a publication.

Extroardinary short doco filmed in #Israel, incl a young man about to go fight in #Gaza saying 'people think the children, the men & the women in Gaza are innocent. Bullshit. Everyone has taken part in 7 Oct... No innocents... The children are gonna be terrorists, killers.' youtu.be/nMyyVaiY4V8?...

With the utmost respect for people who work for UNHCR and deeply care about migrants (there’s a lot of them!), I think when the people you’re supposed to help get to this point, the institution should truly do some tough self-reflection (and possibly also soul searching).

The UN Commission of Inquiry has issued a damning report, concluding that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide in Gaza www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

This is how you introduce these guys

Not having big expectations but at least we’ll find out which countries oppose sanctions

Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers Collection of expert analysis on the legality of the U.S. strike on Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean, the consequences of the strike, and related issues. www.justsecurity.org/120753/colle...

An Italian appeals court has ruled in favour of extraditing Ukrainian citizen Serhii K. to Germany, where he is wanted in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions.

As U.S. President Donald Trump ratchets up pressure on the International Criminal Court, staff responsible for investigating the world’s worst crimes are finding ways to work around U.S. sanctions of the kind more usually imposed on officials from autocratic regimes.

It took 7,494 days from the UN Security Council’s referral of mass exterminatory violence in #Darfur #Sudan to the #ICC, and the court to finish its 1st trial with a judgement. On 6 October, Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman hears the outcome: guilty or not guilty of crimes against humanity, war crimes

"Our database contains information on almost 200 attacks on people seeking aid in Gaza between January 2024 and the end of July this year, resulting in over 1,200 people killed and nearly 4,700 wounded." "These numbers are a conservative estimate and do not include attacks ... near GHF sites"

🚨Update to my @justsecurity.org piece on the dirty deal with El Salvador. Details of the financial arrangement are available. Much more concern shown to barring US funds being expended on migration, abortion, UNRWA, or DEI—as opposed to abuse in CECOT. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Javier Bardem shouts out @drmelob.bsky.social on the red carpet

I’d encourage you to read this if you feel you need to understand more of the internet culture aspect of political assassinations. I confess I had to google some terms. Adolescence, but in worse, more complex - and real life. www.garbageday.email/p/charlie-ki...

In this thread by @ralfmichaels.bsky.social, a summary of (some) of the silencing attempts we have faced while organising our IG workshop and his excellent defence of our event, for which I’m extremely grateful.

It’s social media, baby! Sobriety doesn’t get rewarded. We only want edgy self-confident people with opinions about EVERYTHING and ENEMIES!

This was an amazing panel full of insights and integrity. Thanks so much to both of you.

You literally only live once

"What the Wounds Are Telling Us" "Doctors in Gaza observed a disturbing pattern: children with a single gunshot wound to the head or chest, a sign that they had been deliberately targeted" t.co/DwWf2Hmvgs

In this new epoch of the invisible social media college, the best thing about #ESIL conferences is finally getting to meet and hear from people you’ve been following online for years. Leaving Berlin with a big smile on my face!

It was wonderful - despite the very sad premise - indeed