Drewery Dyke
@drewerydyke.bsky.social
Middle East, governance, human rights; not keen on asymmetric power structures; more so justice. Wannabe sociologist. Senior Fellow @FPCThinkTank; Salam for Democracy and Human Rights. From Winnipeg 🇨🇦; now in Hackney 🇬🇧.Banner - the family 🐈, Herbert.
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[OPINION] Carney et l’alliance répugnante avec les Émirats | Lisez le billet de Loïc Tassé
Carney et l’alliance répugnante avec les Émirats
Il y a quelque chose de scandaleux à voir Mark Carney, ex-gouverneur de la Banque du Canada, se rendre en visite officielle aux Émirats arabes unis.
www.journaldequebec.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
[OPINION] Carney et l’alliance répugnante avec les Émirats | Lisez le billet de Loïc Tassé
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By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.
Having consulted barrister, Eric Fripp’s book on the international law of refugee status, I conclude that the policy is mostly bark, little bite. It is for show. Yes, the integration point is germane, alongside ‘effective nationality’ of people they want to remove after, eg, 10-15 years. Woof.
The basic problem with the temporary refugee status policy - especially one lasting up to 20 years - is it leads to very few removals (based on Denmark's experience) but does significantly worsen integration.
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Having consulted barrister, Eric Fripp’s book on the international law of refugee status, I conclude that the policy is mostly bark, little bite. It is for show. Yes, the integration point is germane, alongside ‘effective nationality’ of people they want to remove after, eg, 10-15 years. Woof.
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Thinking about how the perfectly sane and humane - and not remotely radical - words coming out of this man’s mouth makes him an outlier in today’s political landscape.
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
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Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Thinking about how the perfectly sane and humane - and not remotely radical - words coming out of this man’s mouth makes him an outlier in today’s political landscape.
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While the commission's work continues as part of the peace process, Kurdish expressions were used for the first time in the minutes of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (discussions on the 2026 budget).
t24.com.tr/haber/kurtce...
t24.com.tr/haber/kurtce...
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
While the commission's work continues as part of the peace process, Kurdish expressions were used for the first time in the minutes of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (discussions on the 2026 budget).
t24.com.tr/haber/kurtce...
t24.com.tr/haber/kurtce...
Snap
I continue to be unsure if I've moved further to the left as I've aged, or if the people on the right moved so much further to the right than they were 30 years ago that just by standing still I've effectively moved leftward.
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Snap
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This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
Brian’s reflective but determined piece on accountability in Bahrain reminds us all that untreated, open wounds don’t really heal.
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Tomorrow & Tuesday Bahrain is up for scrutiny at the UN Committee Against Torture. Here’s a piece I’ve written about how accountability is elusive, but it can happen, & no Bahraini torturer should sleep easily
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Long Road to Justice: Bahrain, Britain, El Salvador and Guatemala - SALAM DHR
On 17 November, the United Nations Comittee against Torture (CAT) will review the Government of Bahrain’s (GoB) adherence to Convention against Torture.
salam-dhr.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Brian’s reflective but determined piece on accountability in Bahrain reminds us all that untreated, open wounds don’t really heal.
@rightsrealization.bsky.social
@salam-dhr.bsky.social
@gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social
@bahraintoday.bsky.social
@redress.org
@theguardian.com
@rightsrealization.bsky.social
@salam-dhr.bsky.social
@gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social
@bahraintoday.bsky.social
@redress.org
@theguardian.com
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Tomorrow & Tuesday Bahrain is up for scrutiny at the UN Committee Against Torture. Here’s a piece I’ve written about how accountability is elusive, but it can happen, & no Bahraini torturer should sleep easily
@drewerydyke.bsky.social @jongambrell.bsky.social
salam-dhr.org/long-road-to...
@drewerydyke.bsky.social @jongambrell.bsky.social
salam-dhr.org/long-road-to...
Long Road to Justice: Bahrain, Britain, El Salvador and Guatemala - SALAM DHR
On 17 November, the United Nations Comittee against Torture (CAT) will review the Government of Bahrain’s (GoB) adherence to Convention against Torture.
salam-dhr.org
November 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Tomorrow & Tuesday Bahrain is up for scrutiny at the UN Committee Against Torture. Here’s a piece I’ve written about how accountability is elusive, but it can happen, & no Bahraini torturer should sleep easily
@drewerydyke.bsky.social @jongambrell.bsky.social
salam-dhr.org/long-road-to...
@drewerydyke.bsky.social @jongambrell.bsky.social
salam-dhr.org/long-road-to...
Watching “Lefter: The Story of the Ordinarius”, about TC, Rum-origin footballer, Lefter Küçükandonyadis, ex Fener etc.
Would have spoken to his family in Rum / Greek; funerals the same. The film has this in Turkish. A bit jarring. What was Büyükada like from the end of the Ottoman period to 2012?
Would have spoken to his family in Rum / Greek; funerals the same. The film has this in Turkish. A bit jarring. What was Büyükada like from the end of the Ottoman period to 2012?
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Watching “Lefter: The Story of the Ordinarius”, about TC, Rum-origin footballer, Lefter Küçükandonyadis, ex Fener etc.
Would have spoken to his family in Rum / Greek; funerals the same. The film has this in Turkish. A bit jarring. What was Büyükada like from the end of the Ottoman period to 2012?
Would have spoken to his family in Rum / Greek; funerals the same. The film has this in Turkish. A bit jarring. What was Büyükada like from the end of the Ottoman period to 2012?
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IDF Declares West Bank Village Closed Military Zone as Activists on Way to Aid in Harvest www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
IDF declares West Bank village closed military zone as activists on way to aid in harvest
'It's Sad That the Army and Police, Who Fail to Stop Jewish Terror, Are Investing Massive Resources in Targeting Peace and Human-rights Activists,' Said the Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Righ...
www.haaretz.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
IDF Declares West Bank Village Closed Military Zone as Activists on Way to Aid in Harvest www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
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On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - November 14, 1953 - President Eisenhower addresses Canada's parliamentarians. Random trivia: Eisenhower is the US President whose remarks to Parliament included the most words spoken in French.
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - November 14, 1953 - President Eisenhower addresses Canada's parliamentarians. Random trivia: Eisenhower is the US President whose remarks to Parliament included the most words spoken in French.
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And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all.
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all.
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Western Conference Semifinal time set ⏰
Saturday November 22 @ 6:30 pm PT.
Let's pack the place 'Caps fans 💙🔥
#VWFC | #OwnTheSummit
Saturday November 22 @ 6:30 pm PT.
Let's pack the place 'Caps fans 💙🔥
#VWFC | #OwnTheSummit
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Western Conference Semifinal time set ⏰
Saturday November 22 @ 6:30 pm PT.
Let's pack the place 'Caps fans 💙🔥
#VWFC | #OwnTheSummit
Saturday November 22 @ 6:30 pm PT.
Let's pack the place 'Caps fans 💙🔥
#VWFC | #OwnTheSummit
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🏆 Sociology Lens Perspective Award
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
November 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🏆 Sociology Lens Perspective Award
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
goes to Aurélien Boucher for
“Writing like a Bourdieusian Scholar: From The Craft of Sociology to the Writing Patterns in Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales”
Sociology Lens (2024) 37(2): 285–300.
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Billionaires and corporations are causing climate breakdown.
It's time to tax the rich.
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
It's time to tax the rich.
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
You can't solve a crisis with the same thinking that caused it
Billionaires and corporations are driving climate breakdown. It’s time to tax their wealth and build a fairer future.
www.newstatesman.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Billionaires and corporations are causing climate breakdown.
It's time to tax the rich.
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
It's time to tax the rich.
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
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If you are in UK or have a VPN, you can view ITV’s The Hack. A story based on the true unraveling of tabloid phone hacking in early/mid 2000s. It leaves us thinking those involved got away with murder & other criminal acts & are at large, living comfortably & the take down of the Beeb continues.
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
If you are in UK or have a VPN, you can view ITV’s The Hack. A story based on the true unraveling of tabloid phone hacking in early/mid 2000s. It leaves us thinking those involved got away with murder & other criminal acts & are at large, living comfortably & the take down of the Beeb continues.
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Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
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Is the role of academic publishing now to provide structured and reliable training data for LLMs? Asking for a friend #AcademicChatter
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Is the role of academic publishing now to provide structured and reliable training data for LLMs? Asking for a friend #AcademicChatter
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Today we honour Indigenous Veterans Day.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples have a proud history of service to Canada. We remember their courage, sacrifice and strength.
Learn more about Indigenous veterans: veterans.gc.ca/en/remembran...
First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples have a proud history of service to Canada. We remember their courage, sacrifice and strength.
Learn more about Indigenous veterans: veterans.gc.ca/en/remembran...
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Today we honour Indigenous Veterans Day.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples have a proud history of service to Canada. We remember their courage, sacrifice and strength.
Learn more about Indigenous veterans: veterans.gc.ca/en/remembran...
First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples have a proud history of service to Canada. We remember their courage, sacrifice and strength.
Learn more about Indigenous veterans: veterans.gc.ca/en/remembran...
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We shall remember them.. Today and always, those who sacrifice their lives so that we can be safe, yesterday, today and tomorrow. With an image of one of the most impactful installations I have ever seen to honour them.. It took 300 people a year to make 888,246 flowers and install them
November 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We shall remember them.. Today and always, those who sacrifice their lives so that we can be safe, yesterday, today and tomorrow. With an image of one of the most impactful installations I have ever seen to honour them.. It took 300 people a year to make 888,246 flowers and install them
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INDIGENOUS VETERANS
Today’s National Indigenous Veterans Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph - Victory Square in Vancouver. Royal Canadian Navy honoured to pay our respects today to the sacrifices of over 12,000 Indigenous veterans who have served in various conflicts and peacekeeping missions.
Today’s National Indigenous Veterans Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph - Victory Square in Vancouver. Royal Canadian Navy honoured to pay our respects today to the sacrifices of over 12,000 Indigenous veterans who have served in various conflicts and peacekeeping missions.
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
INDIGENOUS VETERANS
Today’s National Indigenous Veterans Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph - Victory Square in Vancouver. Royal Canadian Navy honoured to pay our respects today to the sacrifices of over 12,000 Indigenous veterans who have served in various conflicts and peacekeeping missions.
Today’s National Indigenous Veterans Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph - Victory Square in Vancouver. Royal Canadian Navy honoured to pay our respects today to the sacrifices of over 12,000 Indigenous veterans who have served in various conflicts and peacekeeping missions.
Hi @uprinfo.bsky.social you can imagine how disappointed the international community is by #USA rejecting this non-binding process. Its message is that #Trump rejects the rule of law.
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Hi @uprinfo.bsky.social you can imagine how disappointed the international community is by #USA rejecting this non-binding process. Its message is that #Trump rejects the rule of law.