Alex Carlen
@alexcarlen.bsky.social
Human rights research and advocacy @fairsq.bsky.social. Expect too many posts about #ReadingFC. أنا أتعلم اللغة العربية شوية شوية. All views my own.
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Israeli NGO has documented an alarming rise in racism among Israeli supporter groups, with Maccabi Tel Aviv top of the list. The “absence of a serious and effective effort" within Israel Football Association to combat racism should be of serious concern to UEFA. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Research reveals racist chants on rise in Israeli football – with Maccabi Tel Aviv the worst offenders
Kick It Out Israel found 367 instances in the 2024-25 season – of those, 118 were observed in stands containing Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Israeli NGO has documented an alarming rise in racism among Israeli supporter groups, with Maccabi Tel Aviv top of the list. The “absence of a serious and effective effort" within Israel Football Association to combat racism should be of serious concern to UEFA. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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The ICJ has ruled that Israel’s Gaza aid blockade violates international law, citing its obligation to facilitate humanitarian relief for Palestinians.
ICJ rules Israel’s ban on Unrwa and aid blockade violate international law
The International Court of Justice says Israel has obligation to ensure and facilitate humanitarian relief to Palestinians
www.middleeasteye.net
October 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The ICJ has ruled that Israel’s Gaza aid blockade violates international law, citing its obligation to facilitate humanitarian relief for Palestinians.
Good news. demonstrates the potential power of collective action by players 👍.
La Liga has cancelled plans to play a Villarreal vs Barcelona league match in Miami.
October 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Good news. demonstrates the potential power of collective action by players 👍.
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column on robbie keane www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now? | Jonathan Liew
Tommy Robinson is said to be going to Villa Park as a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Do the politicians jumping on this bandwagon care what they are doing, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
column on robbie keane www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
starmer is doing “everything he can” not about NHS waiting lists, the housing crisis or child poverty, but making sure violent thugs from Israel can run around birmingham launching racist attacks on football fans.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Maccabi v Hapoel called off by police after 'violent riots'
The derby between Maccabi and Hapoel is cancelled before kick-off after police say
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
starmer is doing “everything he can” not about NHS waiting lists, the housing crisis or child poverty, but making sure violent thugs from Israel can run around birmingham launching racist attacks on football fans.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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A thread on Barney Ronay's article criticising the decision Birmingham City Council and supported by West Midlands police to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from traveling to Birmingham. It might be a depressing decision but it's not a terrible one. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is a terrible decision – and a depressing one | Barney Ronay
The idea that barring the Israeli club’s supporters from Villa Park will de-escalate a volatile situation just doesn’t stand up
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A thread on Barney Ronay's article criticising the decision Birmingham City Council and supported by West Midlands police to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from traveling to Birmingham. It might be a depressing decision but it's not a terrible one. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
There is no talk of the deradicalisation of Israeli society after the genocide. IDF soldiers who, as recently as Saturday, were posting pictures of themselves burning down Palestinian homes and celebrating can freely return to the UK and live among us.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-idf...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-idf...
October 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
There is no talk of the deradicalisation of Israeli society after the genocide. IDF soldiers who, as recently as Saturday, were posting pictures of themselves burning down Palestinian homes and celebrating can freely return to the UK and live among us.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-idf...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-idf...
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The rate of civilian harm in Israeli strikes remains unprecedented.
In Trump's bombing campaign earlier this year the average was 2.07 civilian casualties per strike. In seven years of Saudi-led air raids the rate was 0.76.
In September, the average surged to over 32 civilian casualties per strike.
In Trump's bombing campaign earlier this year the average was 2.07 civilian casualties per strike. In seven years of Saudi-led air raids the rate was 0.76.
In September, the average surged to over 32 civilian casualties per strike.
October 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The rate of civilian harm in Israeli strikes remains unprecedented.
In Trump's bombing campaign earlier this year the average was 2.07 civilian casualties per strike. In seven years of Saudi-led air raids the rate was 0.76.
In September, the average surged to over 32 civilian casualties per strike.
In Trump's bombing campaign earlier this year the average was 2.07 civilian casualties per strike. In seven years of Saudi-led air raids the rate was 0.76.
In September, the average surged to over 32 civilian casualties per strike.
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"The volte-face increasingly looks like the last act of a piece of political theatre that allowed UEFA’s senior leadership to signal its support for the people of Gaza, while avoiding taking any action to help them."
Read the analysis from @ncgeehan.bsky.social below ⬇️
fairsq.org/uefa-virtue-...
Read the analysis from @ncgeehan.bsky.social below ⬇️
fairsq.org/uefa-virtue-...
October 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"The volte-face increasingly looks like the last act of a piece of political theatre that allowed UEFA’s senior leadership to signal its support for the people of Gaza, while avoiding taking any action to help them."
Read the analysis from @ncgeehan.bsky.social below ⬇️
fairsq.org/uefa-virtue-...
Read the analysis from @ncgeehan.bsky.social below ⬇️
fairsq.org/uefa-virtue-...
Badly lacked a cutting edge today. Think Monday is a must win but can’t see it myself #Readingfc
April 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Badly lacked a cutting edge today. Think Monday is a must win but can’t see it myself #Readingfc
Every single European policymaker knows this is Israel's intention and yet the arms keep flowing.
April 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Every single European policymaker knows this is Israel's intention and yet the arms keep flowing.
Agree with this. For all the talk of the US being in decline, it is the only global power capable of using the threat of economic (and actual) force to bend smaller nations to its will. For all the chaos, there's no reason to think it can't work.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here’s one key thing you should know about Trump’s shock to the world economy: it could work | James Meadway
It’s hard to say if the president truly knows what he’s doing. But there is a precedent for the US causing short-term chaos and reaping long-term gain, says economist James Meadway
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Agree with this. For all the talk of the US being in decline, it is the only global power capable of using the threat of economic (and actual) force to bend smaller nations to its will. For all the chaos, there's no reason to think it can't work.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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@fairsq.bsky.social has published a damning report, making the case for the external reform of FIFA. Co-director Nicholas McGeehan joins us to unpack the long history of systemic dysfunction - from its roots in patronage and cronyism to scandals surrounding recent World Cup hosts.
April 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
@fairsq.bsky.social has published a damning report, making the case for the external reform of FIFA. Co-director Nicholas McGeehan joins us to unpack the long history of systemic dysfunction - from its roots in patronage and cronyism to scandals surrounding recent World Cup hosts.
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The folks at @fairsq.bsky.social have done truly fantastic work with the Substitute report, and this episode serves as just a taster!
Thanks so much to @ncgeehan.bsky.social for your time and to @alexcarlen.bsky.social for setting it up!
Thanks so much to @ncgeehan.bsky.social for your time and to @alexcarlen.bsky.social for setting it up!
@fairsq.bsky.social has published a damning report, making the case for the external reform of FIFA. Co-director Nicholas McGeehan joins us to unpack the long history of systemic dysfunction - from its roots in patronage and cronyism to scandals surrounding recent World Cup hosts.
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The folks at @fairsq.bsky.social have done truly fantastic work with the Substitute report, and this episode serves as just a taster!
Thanks so much to @ncgeehan.bsky.social for your time and to @alexcarlen.bsky.social for setting it up!
Thanks so much to @ncgeehan.bsky.social for your time and to @alexcarlen.bsky.social for setting it up!
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In just three weeks, the Pentagon has dropped $200 million worth of munitions on Yemen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
U.S. Strikes in Yemen Burning Through Munitions With Limited Success
In just three weeks, the Pentagon has used $200 million worth of munitions in Operation Rough Rider against the Houthi militia, officials said.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
In just three weeks, the Pentagon has dropped $200 million worth of munitions on Yemen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
"Video footage appears to contradict Israeli account of Gaza medic killings.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
Video footage appears to contradict Israeli account of Gaza medic killings
The footage was reportedly filmed by a Palestinian paramedic killed by Israeli forces along with 14 others in March.
www.bbc.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"Video footage appears to contradict Israeli account of Gaza medic killings.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
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In a few days time that number could match the Palestinian death toll from the entirety of Operation Cast Lead (1,166–1,417).
When you consider the extent to which Cast Lead shocked and appalled global civil society in 2008-09, it underlines how the current genocide is on an utterly different scale
When you consider the extent to which Cast Lead shocked and appalled global civil society in 2008-09, it underlines how the current genocide is on an utterly different scale
"At least 1,042 Palestinians have been killed since Israel broke the truce."
April 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In a few days time that number could match the Palestinian death toll from the entirety of Operation Cast Lead (1,166–1,417).
When you consider the extent to which Cast Lead shocked and appalled global civil society in 2008-09, it underlines how the current genocide is on an utterly different scale
When you consider the extent to which Cast Lead shocked and appalled global civil society in 2008-09, it underlines how the current genocide is on an utterly different scale
Massive couple of games for #readingfc this week starting tonight and then the small matter of potential EFL disqualification. There’s no world in which we should be competing for the playoffs this season, but now we are… 🙏
April 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Massive couple of games for #readingfc this week starting tonight and then the small matter of potential EFL disqualification. There’s no world in which we should be competing for the playoffs this season, but now we are… 🙏
David Lammy asked about the death of a 17 year old in Israeli custody after he was kidnapped from the West Bank, responds by talking about Iran.
April 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
David Lammy asked about the death of a 17 year old in Israeli custody after he was kidnapped from the West Bank, responds by talking about Iran.
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Iran has qualified for the World Cup. How can they possibly send a team knowing their players could end up in an indefinite detention center for the crime of being Iranian? Why would it be different than what Trump's done to Iranian Alabama student Alireza Daroudi? www.thenation.com/article/worl...
With ICE Out of Control, How Can the US Cohost the 2026 World Cup?
The country has proven itself incapable of not abducting and imprisoning people entering it—boycotting US matches avoids putting teams, their families, and fans in danger.
www.thenation.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Iran has qualified for the World Cup. How can they possibly send a team knowing their players could end up in an indefinite detention center for the crime of being Iranian? Why would it be different than what Trump's done to Iranian Alabama student Alireza Daroudi? www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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The bodies of more than a dozen aid workers have been recovered in southern Gaza from what a United Nations agency described as a "mass grave," a week after they went missing following attacks by Israeli forces.
Bodies of missing aid workers found in Gaza ‘mass grave’ following Israeli attacks | CNN
The bodies of more than a dozen aid workers have been recovered in southern Gaza from what a United Nations agency described as a “mass grave,” a week after they went missing following attacks by Isra...
www.cnn.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The bodies of more than a dozen aid workers have been recovered in southern Gaza from what a United Nations agency described as a "mass grave," a week after they went missing following attacks by Israeli forces.
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US troops are a lot safer than the Yemeni civilians they are bombing.
Pilot to Hegseth: "You’re going to kill somebody.”
For the safety of our troops, Hegseth has got to go.
For the safety of our troops, Hegseth has got to go.
March 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
US troops are a lot safer than the Yemeni civilians they are bombing.
I can’t make it to a game until 5th April so could we at least save disqualification until then.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Reading FC have 'full intention' of avoiding EFL suspension
Reading Football Club have said they remain in close dialogue with the EFL and have the
www.bbc.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I can’t make it to a game until 5th April so could we at least save disqualification until then.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Okay I’ve finally deactivated X, hoping news on the protracted #Readingfc takeover reaches bluesky (or maybe I don’t).
March 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Okay I’ve finally deactivated X, hoping news on the protracted #Readingfc takeover reaches bluesky (or maybe I don’t).
