Louis Reynolds
@louisgvonbr.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather. Film photographer. Health & Human Rights activist. People’s Health Movement. Retired paediatrician. Proud South African.
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Sharon Ekambaram from Lawyers for Human Rights says the blockades are fuelled by corruption, the cost of Zimbabwean passports, and institutionalised xenophobia — and clinics must step in. 🏥 #HealthBeat youtu.be/j8i7XsNFNMw?...
Courts orders clinics to get rid of xenophobic groups
What’s driving anti-immigrant healthcare blockades? Sharon Ekambaram from Lawyers for Human Rights says it's everything from the sky-high cost of Zimbabwean passports and corruption to South Africa’s…
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December 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Sharon Ekambaram from Lawyers for Human Rights says the blockades are fuelled by corruption, the cost of Zimbabwean passports, and institutionalised xenophobia — and clinics must step in. 🏥 #HealthBeat youtu.be/j8i7XsNFNMw?...
The US war propaganda machine rolls on. It’s sickening.
December 2, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The US war propaganda machine rolls on. It’s sickening.
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Let me entertain you
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Let me entertain you
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Gaza after the ceasefire is defined by the ‘yellow line’ — drawn by Israel, and dividing the strip in two.
Our evidence suggests that Israel seeks to make the line permanent, as ‘reconstruction’ plans normalise this new stage of Israel’s occupation: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire
Our evidence suggests that Israel seeks to make the line permanent, as ‘reconstruction’ plans normalise this new stage of Israel’s occupation: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Gaza after the ceasefire is defined by the ‘yellow line’ — drawn by Israel, and dividing the strip in two.
Our evidence suggests that Israel seeks to make the line permanent, as ‘reconstruction’ plans normalise this new stage of Israel’s occupation: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire
Our evidence suggests that Israel seeks to make the line permanent, as ‘reconstruction’ plans normalise this new stage of Israel’s occupation: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire
I wonder who is driving this:
“The UN’s human rights agenda is in danger of faltering since the Geneva-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) is planning to “restructure” the office, under the moniker OHCHR 2.0”.
www.globalissues.org/news/2025/02....
“The UN’s human rights agenda is in danger of faltering since the Geneva-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) is planning to “restructure” the office, under the moniker OHCHR 2.0”.
www.globalissues.org/news/2025/02....
Is the UN's Human Rights Agenda in Jeopardy?
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 24 (IPS) - The UN’s human rights agenda is in danger of faltering since the Geneva-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) is planning to “restructure” the...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I wonder who is driving this:
“The UN’s human rights agenda is in danger of faltering since the Geneva-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) is planning to “restructure” the office, under the moniker OHCHR 2.0”.
www.globalissues.org/news/2025/02....
“The UN’s human rights agenda is in danger of faltering since the Geneva-based Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) is planning to “restructure” the office, under the moniker OHCHR 2.0”.
www.globalissues.org/news/2025/02....
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Accountability is essential – not for revenge, but because there’s no reckoning without responsibility. *Genocide must not be normalized*. And a system that carries it out must not go unchallenged.
“Accountability is essential – not for revenge, but because there’s no reckoning without responsibility. *Genocide must not be normalized*. And a system that carries it out must not go unchallenged.
Israel needs to face accountability for our genocide. And so does the US | Yuli Novak
The international community allowed all of this to happen. We must not look away or move on
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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“Accountability is essential – not for revenge, but because there’s no reckoning without responsibility. *Genocide must not be normalized*. And a system that carries it out must not go unchallenged.
“Accountability is essential – not for revenge, but because there’s no reckoning without responsibility. *Genocide must not be normalized*. And a system that carries it out must not go unchallenged.
Fine words from a senior government minister in the self-proclaimed “only democracy in the Middle East”! In a democracy, citizens must account for the actions of the government they elect.
Ben Gvir says Israel must arrest Abbas and kill PA officials if Palestinian state recognised - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ben-gvir-israel-abbas-arrest-kill-officials-palestinian-state-recognised
Ben Gvir says Israel must arrest Abbas and kill PA officials if Palestinian state recognised
UN Security Council to vote on Gaza peace plan that makes reference to a 'credible pathway' to Palestinian statehood
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November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Fine words from a senior government minister in the self-proclaimed “only democracy in the Middle East”! In a democracy, citizens must account for the actions of the government they elect.
“most explosively, she called out corporations, including some in the USA, that enable & benefit from human rights abuses, & which are likely to continue to do so, regardless of the cease-fire”.
Her Optimism Has Won Her Some of the Most Powerful Enemies in the World www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
Her Optimism Has Won Her Some of the Most Powerful Enemies in the World www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
Opinion | Her Optimism Has Won Her Some of the Most Powerful Enemies in the World
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
“most explosively, she called out corporations, including some in the USA, that enable & benefit from human rights abuses, & which are likely to continue to do so, regardless of the cease-fire”.
Her Optimism Has Won Her Some of the Most Powerful Enemies in the World www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
Her Optimism Has Won Her Some of the Most Powerful Enemies in the World www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
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Witkoff: Visited Gaza to verify Israel's compliance of ceasefire agreement - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/witkoff-visited-gaza-verify-israels-compliance-ceasefire-agreement
Witkoff: Visited Gaza to verify Israel's compliance of ceasefire agreement
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<p>Witkoff, in a statement, said that he was also accompanied by CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper.</p>
<p>“We received detailed briefings on security, humanitarian aid, and deconfliction efforts,” he said. “With continued commitment, peace remains within reach.”</p>
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October 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Witkoff: Visited Gaza to verify Israel's compliance of ceasefire agreement - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/witkoff-visited-gaza-verify-israels-compliance-ceasefire-agreement
“I have spoken not in spite of my Jewishness but because of it – in solidarity with Palestinians, but also out of love for you”.
— Sarah Schwartz
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
— Sarah Schwartz
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When you first heard me speak against this genocide, you heard my words as betrayal. But they were meant as love | Sarah Schwartz
Not speaking would go against everything I was taught to honour: the righteous among the nations – those who refused to be bystanders to injustice
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“I have spoken not in spite of my Jewishness but because of it – in solidarity with Palestinians, but also out of love for you”.
— Sarah Schwartz
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
— Sarah Schwartz
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"The world has never listened to Palestinian voices or taken seriously the existential threat Israel poses to Palestinian life, and this has not materially changed despite the increase in performative angst." A must read essay www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it | Diana Buttu
For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastrophe
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"The world has never listened to Palestinian voices or taken seriously the existential threat Israel poses to Palestinian life, and this has not materially changed despite the increase in performative angst." A must read essay www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
“Palestinians live with two omnipresent forms of violence: Israeli violence directly inflicted upon our bodies, land and society, and western violence, where only our erasure prompts the world to notice us and see our humanity – but only barely”. — Diana Buttu
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it | Diana Buttu
For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastrophe
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“Palestinians live with two omnipresent forms of violence: Israeli violence directly inflicted upon our bodies, land and society, and western violence, where only our erasure prompts the world to notice us and see our humanity – but only barely”. — Diana Buttu
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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On Monday the 8th of September, Over 100 child health workers stood in vigil today outside the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, demanding action for the children of Gaza.
on this day,we called on their professional college to take a stand.
To stand with Palestinian children. 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
on this day,we called on their professional college to take a stand.
To stand with Palestinian children. 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
September 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
On Monday the 8th of September, Over 100 child health workers stood in vigil today outside the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, demanding action for the children of Gaza.
on this day,we called on their professional college to take a stand.
To stand with Palestinian children. 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
on this day,we called on their professional college to take a stand.
To stand with Palestinian children. 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
This petition is important - please sign: awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/de...
Demand President Ramaphosa Shut Down Embassy of Genocidal Israel Now!
Sign this petition to demand that the President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa, Minister of International Relations and Cooperations, Ronald Lamola, and the Government of South Africa, to cut all diplomatic...
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September 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/st...
Sign this petition demanding Minister of Health @National Department of Health (South Africa) adopt a national policy that recognises and protects the role of Clinic Committees in clinics across the ...
Every one of us relies on clinics — whether for ourselves, our children, our elders, or our neighbours. But too often, clinics don’t work the way they should. Patients wait for hours. Medicines are ou...
awethu.amandla.mobi
September 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/st...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/st...
Sign this petition demanding Minister of Health @National Department of Health (South Africa) adopt a national policy that recognises and protects the role of Clinic Committees in clinics across the ...
Every one of us relies on clinics — whether for ourselves, our children, our elders, or our neighbours. But too often, clinics don’t work the way they should. Patients wait for hours. Medicines are ou...
awethu.amandla.mobi
August 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/st...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/st...
We demand strong community voices in health governance!
Every one of us relies on clinics — whether for ourselves, our children, our elders, or our neighbours. But too often, clinics don’t work the way they should. Patients wait for hours. Medicines are ou...
awethu.amandla.mobi
August 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/st...
“Europe’s political and moral paralysis over Gaza is intimately linked to the structural racism and violence which so many black, brown and Muslim Europeans face every day.”
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There's a word for the EU's inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam
Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoning, says Shada Islam, a commentator on EU affairs
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August 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
“Europe’s political and moral paralysis over Gaza is intimately linked to the structural racism and violence which so many black, brown and Muslim Europeans face every day.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
80 Years Ago, Nuclear Annihilation Came to Japan www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/w... by=articleShare
80 Years Ago, Nuclear Annihilation Came to Japan
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August 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Raise your hand and retweet if you agree with musically gifted Keith! ❤️
May 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Raise your hand and retweet if you agree with musically gifted Keith! ❤️
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"Palestine Is Really the Center of the World": Angela Davis on Gaza, Black-Jewish Solidarity & Trump
“Palestine Is Really the Center of the World”: Angela Davis on Gaza, Black-Jewish Solidarity & Trump
More than 100 days into President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, we speak with the renowned abolitionist, author and activist Angela Davis, who discusses Gaza, Trump and more. Davis, who...
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May 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Palestine Is Really the Center of the World": Angela Davis on Gaza, Black-Jewish Solidarity & Trump
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“So this is my radical proposal for universities: Act like universities, not like businesses. Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement.”
Opinion | This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, if They Dare (Gift Article)
It’s been tried in other countries facing authoritarian crackdowns. It works.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
“So this is my radical proposal for universities: Act like universities, not like businesses. Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement.”