kat zielin
katzielin.bsky.social
kat zielin
@katzielin.bsky.social
humanitarianism, word and world, poetry-ish:
not your model immigrant, slavic Londoner
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Before October 7th, 2023, people rarely moved away from Gaza. For 23 years, the poet @mosababutoha.bsky.social had the same neighbors, trees, schools, clubs, cafés, and graffiti-covered walls. “There was this tender relationship between us and things.”
The Gaza We Leave Behind
I no longer recognize many parts of my homeland. Only my memories of them remain.
nyer.cm
May 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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World: Global Impact of Funding Cuts on Children and their Protection in Humanitarian Contexts #Refugees
World: Global Impact of Funding Cuts on Children and their Protection in Humanitarian Contexts
reliefweb.int
May 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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#DNHR commends the #ICC’s unwavering commitment to holding perpetrators in #Sudan accountable. We remain dedicated to documenting violations and advocating for justice.

Read more in our latest article: dnhr.org/2025/04/01/f...
April 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Odesa right now ‼️ at least 2 people were killed, and 5 others were injured in russian drone attack on the city.
May 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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What’s happening in Georgia at this very moment has no precedent, at least in Central and Eastern Europe.

All too many forget that what caused the Maidan was the fact that the authorities began outright killing people. 1/
April 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Migrant helpers facing increased criminalization, according to NGO report #Refugees
Migrant helpers facing increased criminalization, according to NGO report
www.infomigrants.net
April 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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In this week's issue of #AtrocityAlert:
🔺 ICJ examines #Israel’s humanitarian obligations amid aid blockade on #Gaza
🔺 Civilians caught in escalating #Russian strikes amid #Ukraine ceasefire proposals
🔺 Surge in attacks highlights fragile security in #Nigeria

Full issue: bit.ly/AtrocityAler...
April 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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U.S. backs Israeli ban on U.N. Palestinian aid group UNRWA at World Court : NPR

A Palestinian flag flies outside the International Court of Justice, which opened hearings into a United Nations request for an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations to allow humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the…
U.S. backs Israeli ban on U.N. Palestinian aid group UNRWA at World Court : NPR
A Palestinian flag flies outside the International Court of Justice, which opened hearings into a United Nations request for an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations to allow humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption toggle caption Peter Dejong/AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United States told the International Court of Justice Wednesday that Israel must provide aid to Gaza, but the country does not have to work with the U.N.
suraj.world
April 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Attorneys have expressed concern about how many migrant families the Trump Administration plans to arrest. Not only are some of these families longtime residents but, for the past year, the border has been quiet.
The Immigrant Families Jailed in Texas
Children have long been put in migrant detention if they were apprehended at the border. Today, lawyers have found, families are being removed from stable lives in the United States.
nyer.cm
April 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Yemen: Opening safe spaces filled with new possibilities for displaced women and girls [EN/AR] #Refugees
Yemen: Opening safe spaces filled with new possibilities for displaced women and girls [EN/AR]
reliefweb.int
April 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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The team at @dairinstitute.bsky.social are some of the most inspirational people out there. Infinitely proud to have worked with them on this academic paper, highlighting colossal failures of social media giants in curbing the spread of genocidal speech in Ethiopia, inflaming genocide in Tigray.
The Role of Expertise in Effectively Moderating Harmful Social Media Content | Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
dl.acm.org
April 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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World: Western Balkans - Migrant Mobility Situation Report (March 2025) #Refugees
World: Western Balkans - Migrant Mobility Situation Report (March 2025)
reliefweb.int
April 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Day 147 of #GeorgiaProtests.
New, free and fair elections, and the release of the regime prisoners.
📷 MOSE
April 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Meanwhile, Russia stumbles over its own lies about terrorist strikes on Sumy. Zakharova claimed the April 13 attack targeted a so-called meeting of Ukrainian commanders with "Western instructors" at Magellan restaurant. Problem is, that restaurant is in Kryvyi Rih, hit by an Iskander on April 4.
April 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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“… the overwhelming majority of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions are attributed to the Syrian regime… we did not expect that so few had survived.”

—Mazin al-Balkhi, International Commission on Missing Persons @hannahel711.bsky.social @qantarade.bsky.social
qantara.de/en/article/m...
Syria's missing detainees: "We did not expect so few had survived" | Qantara.de
The search for the missing is seen by many Syrians as crucial to rebuilding the nation. Mazin al-Balkhi of the International Commission on Missing Persons warns that the scale and arbitrary nature of ...
qantara.de
April 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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In his final hours, Hossam Shabat sent an article to @dropsitenews.com detailing Israel’s escalation of its genocidal assault on Gaza.

Palestinians in Gaza have a right to live—but Israel is trying to destroy that right with bombs paid for by US tax dollars. Congress must act now.
Hossam Shabat’s Last Article
Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.
ow.ly
March 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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“Just child after child, young patient after young patient,” Dr. Sakib Rokadiya told the AP. “The vast, vast majority were women, children, the elderly.”
Wounded children overwhelmed a Gaza hospital as Israeli bombs fell this week
When Israel unleashed a wave of bombardment this week, shattering Gaza's ceasefire, a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis was overwhelmed with wounded children.
buff.ly
March 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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You can help this Palestinian family in desperate need.

This Palestinian man, his wife, and their little baby lack food, clean water, shelter, clothing.

Please donate whatever you can - and share.

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www.gofundme.com/f/rebuilding...
Donate to Rebuilding Hope for a Displaced Matar Family in Gaza, organized by Mohmet Mugari
We urgently appeal to anyone who can assist us during this critica… Mohmet Mugari needs your support for Rebuilding Hope for a Displaced Matar Family in Gaza
www.gofundme.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Anas Zahra wants to bring technical expertise from his academic achievements in Germany back to Syria, but faces obstacles: poor infrastructure for internet and electricity, and sanctions blocking access to online services.
— Enab Baladi
english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...
Aspirations of Syrian tech professionals collide with sanctions - Enab Baladi
Following the significant transformation that has overshadowed all of Syria, affecting even its smallest details, after the fall of the […]
english.enabbaladi.net
March 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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In Israel, the shift from “peace process” with Palestinians to a de facto annexation of the occupied territories has now progressed to the point where it’s impossible to deny, even among those who formerly backed the two-state solution, Nathan Brown writes.
The Day After the War in Gaza
Israel is triumphant but its borders have been unsettled; its security now hinges on a gamble that no actor will both be able to challenge its ongoing military actions and care enough to do so
newlinesmag.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia are being driven deeper into poverty by steep visa fees, with many facing arrest for non-payment. Augustine Passilly reports on this and other challenges facing the refugees. Read: ⬇️
Sudanese refugees imprisoned and impoverished by Ethiopian visa policy
Steep fees are driving thousands into even deeper financial hardship.
buff.ly
March 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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HRW: Israeli military forces caused deaths and unnecessary suffering of Palestinian patients while occupying hospitals in the Gaza Strip during the current hostilities, amounting to war crimes www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Gaza: Israeli Military War Crimes While Occupying Hospitals
Israeli military forces caused deaths and unnecessary suffering of Palestinian patients while occupying hospitals in the Gaza Strip during the current hostilities, amounting to war crimes.
www.hrw.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:34 AM