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Catherine Gegout
@catherinegegout.bsky.social
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Researching European foreign policy and the global South. PhD in Politics and International Relations, EUI, Firenze. Author of: Why Europe Intervenes in Africa (Hurst 2017, OUP 2018); European Foreign and Security Policy (University of Toronto Press 2010).
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Catherine Gegout @catherinegegout.bsky.social · Jan 3
‘Why Europe Intervenes in Africa’ offers a sharp rebuke to those who believe that altruism is the guiding principle of Western intervention in Africa. academic.oup.com/book/4357/ch... and in paperback: www.hurstpublishers.com/book/europe-...
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#Mamdani on #labour rights in #NY: 'We will stand alongside unions and expand #labor protections because we know, just as Donald #Trump does, that when working people have ironclad #rights, the bosses who seek to extort them become very small indeed'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFH2...
“Trump, Turn the Volume Up!” — Zohran Mamdani’s Fiery Victory Speech Rocks NYC | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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#Grazie mille Mamma #Erasmus! 16 million #students since 1987: www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...
Sofia Corradi, founder of Erasmus study program, dies at 91
Known as 'Mamma Erasmus,' she viewed the exchange program, which has sent approximately 16 million students to study abroad throughout Europe, as her 'personal pacifist mission.'
www.lemonde.fr
October 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
catherinegegout.bsky.social
How to address #fascists, according to #Russell: 'nothing fruitful of sincere could ever emerge from association between us'.
pimlicat.bsky.social Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 29d
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
catherinegegout.bsky.social
When the #OHCHR condemns #Germany. Eine #Schande @faznet.bsky.social @diezeit.bsky.social “Germany must support, not suppress, actions aiming to stop atrocity crimes and genocide” www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN experts urge Germany to halt criminalisation and police violence against Palestinian solidarity activism
GENEVA – UN experts* today urged Germany to stop criminalising, punishing, and suppressing legitimate Palestinian solidarity activism.“We are alarmed by the persistent pattern of police violence and a...
www.ohchr.org
October 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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#Palestinians should #rule #themselves. They do not need Tony #Blair. @articulo14.bsky.social www.articulo14.es/internaciona...
"El acuerdo de Trump es muy bienvenido, pero insuficiente para una paz duradera"
La experta Catherine Gegout analiza las claves del plan de paz y valora positivamente que en futuro se ceda "finalmente el control de Gaza a la Autoridad Palestina"
www.articulo14.es
October 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
catherinegegout.bsky.social
Jette #Poensgen aus #Lauchhammer against #fascism , #hate, and #afd
wannseekonferenz.bsky.social Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz @wannseekonferenz.bsky.social · Sep 20
"Schweigen heißt ja auch irgendwie Zustimmung. Wenn man nichts macht, dann ändert sich auch nichts - deswegen bin ich laut geworden. Dann habe ich auch gemerkt, dass sich mehr Leute trauen, auch laut zu werden."
rbb24.de rbb|24 @rbb24.de · Sep 19
Die Schülerin Jette Poensgen aus Lauchhammer veröffentlicht Ende August einen Online-Beitrag über die Neonazi-Sprüche an ihrer Schule – und der geht viral. Neben Zustimmung erfährt sie aber auch Drohungen und Hass. Wie geht sie heute damit um?
September 20, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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#Navy #Pillay #UN: 'I urge every government, every leader and every citizen to ask: What will we say when our children and grandchildren ask what we did while Gaza was burned to the ground? Every act of genocide is a test of the humanity that binds us' www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
Opinion | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide
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September 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
catherinegegout.bsky.social
#Trump #rewriting #history.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 15
The Trump administration has reportedly ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks, including the historic photograph “The Scourged Back”

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks, according to four people familiar with the matter, including a historic photograph of a formerly enslaved man showing scars on his back. The individuals, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak with the media, said the removals were in line with President Donald Trump’s March executive order directing the Interior Department to eliminate information that reflects a “corrosive ideology” that disparages historic Americans. National Park Service officials are broadly interpreting that directive to apply to information on racism, sexism, slavery, gay rights or persecution of Indigenous people. Following Trump’s order, Interior Department officials issued policies ordering agency employees to report any information, including signage and gift shop items, that might be out of compliance. Trump officials also launched an effort asking park visitors to report offending material, but they mostly received criticisms of the administration and praise for the parks. The latest orders include removing information at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in West Virginia, two people familiar with the matter said, where the abolitionist John Brown led a raid seeking to arm slaves for a revolt. Staff have also been told that information at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, where George Washington kept slaves, does not comply with the policy, according to a third individual. The Scourged Back” shows the scarred back of escaped slave Peter Gordon in Louisiana, 1863. At Harpers Ferry, staff flagged more than 30 signs, according to a person familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by The Post, that highlight information potentially in violation of Trump’s policy. They include signs referring to racial discrimination and the hostility of white people to people who were formerly enslaved. Instead of responding to each panel, Park Service officials marked the entire submission as “out of compliance,” with staff now expected to cover up parts of signs or remove them, the person said. Separately, Park Service officials have ordered the removal of a photograph illustrating violence against slaves, known as “The Scourged Back,” at one national park. The photograph, taken in 1863, shows scars on the back of a man probably named Peter Gordon from wounds inflicted by his masters before he escaped slavery. The photo was circulated widely at the time, and Northern audiences were shocked at what the photo showed, said Anne Cross, a scholar of 19th century photography at Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
September 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
catherinegegout.bsky.social
#Trump against #research on #cancer.
gavinyamey.bsky.social Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · Sep 14
Reading today’s big NYT Magazine story made me physically sick

It details how Trump & the men he put in charge of federal research—men like Jay Bhattacharya & RFK Jr—are dismantling cancer research

Not just the US vaccine system—they’re crushing cancer R&D

🎁Link

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling America’s Cancer-Research System
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
catherinegegout.bsky.social
The #BBC is #biased in #favour of #Reform.
patrickdunleavy.bsky.social Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · Sep 12
Objective data show BBC & ITV bias.
Reform featured in 49 bulletins between January-July 2025
whereas Lib Dems(with 72 MPs) were in 18% of bulletins, with 35.
Reform referenced in nearly 1 in 5 ITV News At Ten bulletins, but 6% for Lib Dems www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
BBC under fresh pressure over extent of Reform UK coverage
Nigel Farage’s party featured in considerably more News at Ten bulletins than Lib Dems over six months, study finds
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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#Dangerous times for the #EU. El #peligro #Putin www.articulo14.es/internaciona...
"Estamos más cerca de una guerra más amplia y Rusia sería obviamente la instigadora. El peligro es a largo plazo"
Tras la incursión rusa en Polonia, la experta Catherine Gegout avanza a Artículo14 que "la UE tiene que hacer mucho más en términos de estrategia de defensa"
www.articulo14.es
September 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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#Harvard and #US #law win.
aaup.org AAUP @aaup.org · Sep 3
BOOM💥💥💥
veenadubal.bsky.social Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · Sep 3
AAUP-HARVARD, AAUP, & UAW WON THE HARVARD CASE!!!!

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September 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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The #loss of #EU credibility worldwide- #Germany risks being considered #accomplice to #genocide conducted by #Israel in #Gaza www.articulo14.es/internaciona...
"Netanyahu intensifica su ofensiva en Gaza porque cuenta con el apoyo explícito de Estados Unidos para hacerlo"
La experta Catherine Gegout advierte que, debido a la respuesta a la guerra de Gaza, Bruselas "está perdiendo su credibilidad como actor moral tanto a nivel mundial como dentro de la propia UE"
www.articulo14.es
September 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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#Trump is destroying our #planet: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...
Trump, With Tariffs and Threats, Tries to Strong-Arm Nations to Retreat on Climate Goals
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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#Trump, like #Brexit, is #killing #science, #research, and #people in the long term.
August 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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#Netanyahu needs to be handed to the #InternationalCriminalCourt. Rule 53 of customary international #humanitarian #law #IHL: 'The use of #starvation of the #civilian population as a method of #warfare is #prohibited'.
wfp.org World Food Programme @wfp.org · Aug 22
More than half a million people in #Gaza are trapped in famine, according to a new IPC analysis.

Famine is confirmed when three critical thresholds – extreme food deprivation, acute malnutrition and starvation-related deaths – have been breached.

Read more: ow.ly/h3wb50WK7B2
August 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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#Trump needs to act together with the #EU and #Ukraine if he does not want to be perceived by #Putin as his #vassal. @articulo14.bsky.social l www.articulo14.es/internaciona...
"Trump ha pasado de querer un alto el fuego a adoptar la postura de Putin. Parece su vasallo"
Para la experta Catherine Gegout, "un acuerdo de paz en los términos de Rusia enviaría la señal de que está bien invadir y anexionar territorios de otro Estado"
www.articulo14.es
August 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Reposted by Catherine Gegout
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**This** is America.
Image of the Statue of Liberty, with the poem by Emma Lazarus (photo credit Daryl Bykum) - "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
August 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
catherinegegout.bsky.social
#Stop harming #labourrights and #unions! this is important for #sustainabledevelopment. #SDG8
ituc.bsky.social ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · Aug 18
🌏 Asia y Pacífico

🚫 En el 91% de los países se vulnera el derecho de huelga.
📢 En casi la mitad, se produjeron agresiones contra trabajadores.
⚠️ Los sindicatos se enfrentan a la represión de unos regímenes autoritarios.

👉 www.ituc-csi.org/global-right...
#AsiaPacífico #RightsIndex25
August 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
catherinegegout.bsky.social
The importance of #unions for #democracy, #accountability, #humanrights, #development
ituc.bsky.social ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · Aug 16
🌍 Africa

🧱 Systematic union busting.
💥 93% of countries violated strike, bargaining, and union rights.
👮 Police crackdowns, arrests, and violence continue across the region.

👉 www.ituc-csi.org/global-right...
#Africa #RightsIndex25
August 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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#Shame on #Gulf states, #Russia and the #US for refusing to regulate #plastic production – www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/15/p...
Plastics treaty talks collapse without a deal after "chaotic" negotiations
UN talks ran into overtime, ending with a standoff over whether a treaty should include curbs on plastic production and the way forward unclear
www.climatechangenews.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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#Netanyahu must be handed to the #InternationalCriminalCourt. The #EU must #sanction #Israel. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Outrage as Israeli troops kill Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza City – live updates
Committee to Protect Journalists says those responsible for death of Anas al-Sharif and four colleagues must be held to account
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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#Ethiopia must join the #InternationalCriminalCourt. Another investigation on #atrocity #crimes, and #rape as a #weaponofwar by the Organization for #Justice and #Accountability in the Horn of Africa (OJAH) and Physicians for #HumanRights (PHR) : www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Mass rape, forced pregnancy and sexual torture in Tigray amount to crimes against humanity – report
Research documents ‘horrific and extreme’ attacks by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces and warns that impunity has meant such atrocities are expanding to new regions
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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The Israeli Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, #B'TSELEM says that #Israel is committing #genocide. #Germany, you are #complicit. Stop selling #arms. @bundestag.de @bmwe-bund.bsky.social www.btselem.org/publications...
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July 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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#Deutschland, #Merz, stop #arming #Israel. #Germany is #complicit in #crimes against #humanity. @bundestag.de @faznet.bsky.social @bmwe-bund.bsky.social @bmz.de www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israeli public figures call for ‘crippling sanctions’ on Israel over Gaza starvation
Thirty-one high-profile Israelis accuse Tel Aviv of ‘brutal campaign’ and demand permanent ceasefire in letter
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM