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20.05.2025 - 14:58 [ Elysee ]

Déclaration conjointe des dirigeants de la France, du Royaume-Uni et du Canada sur la situation à Gaza et en Cisjordanie.

Israël a subi un attentat atroce le 7 octobre. Nous avons toujours soutenu le droit d‘Israël à défendre les Israéliens contre le terrorisme. Mais cette escalade est totalement disproportionnée.

Nous ne resterons pas les bras croisés pendant que le gouvernement Netanyahou poursuit ces actions scandaleuses. Si Israël ne met pas fin à la nouvelle offensive militaire et ne lève pas ses restrictions sur l‘aide humanitaire, nous prendrons d‘autres mesures concrètes en réponse.

Nous nous opposons à toute tentative d‘expansion des colonies en Cisjordanie. Israël doit mettre fin aux implantations qui sont illégales et compromettent la viabilité d‘un État palestinien ainsi que la sécurité des Israéliens et des Palestiniens.  Nous n‘hésiterons pas à prendre d‘autres mesures, y compris des sanctions ciblées.

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Nous continuerons à travailler avec l‘Autorité palestinienne, les partenaires régionaux, Israël et les États-Unis afin de parvenir à un consensus sur les dispositions à prendre pour l‘avenir de Gaza, en s‘appuyant sur le plan arabe. Nous affirmons le rôle important de la conférence de haut niveau sur la solution à deux États qui se tiendra aux Nations unies en juin pour dégager un consensus international autour de cet objectif. Nous sommes déterminés à reconnaître un État palestinien en tant que contribution à la réalisation d‘une solution à deux États et nous sommes prêts à travailler avec d‘autres à cette fin.

20.05.2025 - 14:48 [ Downing Street No 10 ]

Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank

(May 19, 2025)

Israel suffered a heinous attack on October 7. We have always supported Israel’s right to defend Israelis against terrorism. But this escalation is wholly disproportionate.

We will not stand by while the Netanyahu Government pursues these egregious actions. If Israel does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete actions in response.

We oppose any attempt to expand settlements in the West Bank. Israel must halt settlements which are illegal and undermine the viability of a Palestinian state and the security of both Israelis and Palestinians.  We will not hesitate to take further action, including targeted sanctions.

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We will continue to work with the Palestinian Authority, regional partners, Israel and the United States to finalise consensus on arrangements for Gaza’s future, building on the Arab plan. We affirm the important role of the High-level Two-State Solution Conference at the UN in June in building international consensus around this aim. And we are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a contribution to achieving a two-state solution and are prepared to work with others to this end.

18.05.2025 - 21:44 [ Middle East Eye / Youtube ]

London sees historic turnout for Nakba anniversary and Gaza genocide protest

32,574 views May 18, 2025
In a powerful display of solidarity, an estimated half a million people filled the streets of central London to mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba and protest Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. The historic pro-Palestine demonstration called for urgent and decisive action from the UK government—including the immediate enforcement of a full arms embargo on Israel.
Reporting from the scene, Middle East Eye captured a wide range of voices, from Jewish protesters declaring “Not in our name,” to international allies like Greg Stoker, a former US Special Forces operative, who traced his solidarity with Palestine back to his military experience and disillusionment with U.S. foreign policy.

15.05.2025 - 15:29 [ Human Rights Watch ]

Gaza: Latest Israeli Plan Inches Closer to Extermination

Israeli authorities, who have blocked the entry of aid, food, fuel, and medical supplies into Gaza for 75 days, have reportedly decided on a plan that would include “flatten[ing]” buildings and displacing Gaza’s entire population into a single “humanitarian area” if no “deal” with Hamas is reached by mid-May 2025. The dire humanitarian situation stemming from the unlawful blockade and plans to escalate forced displacement and widespread destruction demand a more robust response from other governments and institutions, especially the United States, France, Germany, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. Human Rights Watch called on all parties to the Genocide Convention to do more to prevent further atrocities, including ending weapons sales, military assistance, and diplomatic support to Israel, imposing targeted sanctions on Israeli officials, and reviewing and considering suspending bilateral agreements.

“Hearing Israeli officials flaunt plans to squeeze Gaza’s 2 million people into an even tinier area while making the rest of the land uninhabitable should be treated like a five-alarm fire in London, Brussels, Paris, and Washington,” said Federico Borello, interim executive director of Human Rights Watch. “Israel’s blockade has transcended military tactics to become a tool of extermination.”

03.05.2025 - 13:04 [ docs.google.com ]

Letter to the PM on Gaza and Recognising the State of Palestine

Signed by representatives of the following organisations and their branches, affiliates or in their individual capacity:

Abrahamic Foundation

Abrar Foundation

Abu Bakar Mosque (Bradford)

Abu Bakr Trust (ABT) – Walsall

Abu Hanifah Foundation (Blackburn)

Ad Duha Masjid

Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaat

Al Abbas Islamic Centre, KSIMC Birmingham

Al Amaan Education Trust

Al Aqsa Masjid Docklands

Al Balagh Academy

Al Khazra Mosque (Oldham)

Al Madani Masjid (Slough)

Al Madina Jame Masjid

Al Madina Mosque Barking

Al Manaar Academy (Loughborough)

Al Quran Academy

Al Zahra Foundation

Al Zunayrah Foundation

Al-Emaan Centre

Al-Falah Islamic Education Centre

Al-Farooq Trust

Al-Hijrah Trust

Al-Hira Educational Centre and Masjid

AL-HQ Law & More (Islamic Wills)

Al-Mahdi Centre, Wessex

Al-Muttaqin Research Centre (Manchester)

Al-Risalah Trust (London)

Alansar IEC

Alessi Marketing

Alkhair Primary School

AlKhaleel Institute

Alnoor Cultural & Educational Trust (Alnoor C&ET) – Essex

Aman Association

Amanah Masjid (Birmingham)

Anjuman Raza-E-Mustafa

Aqoon Education Services

Arab Lawyers Association (UK)

As-Salaam Trust – The Peace Centre

Asha Islamic Centre

Asian Muslim Cultural Association (London)

Asian Women Association

Association of Srilankan Muslims in UK

Aston Palestine Society

Azhar Academy Bolton

Balham Masjid & Tooting Islamic Centre

Bangladesh Islamic Centre (Birmingham)

Bangladeshi Islamic Society

Baytun Noor (Birmingham)

Beeston Muslim Centre

Belfast Islamic Centre

Belfast MultiCultural Association

Belgrave Mosque – Owais Qarni (Ilford)

Bexley Palestine Solidarity Campaign (Bexley PSC)

Bilal Mosque (Leeds)

Bilborough Islamic Centre

Birmingham Masjid and Dawah Centre

Bishopbriggs Islamic Community Centre

Blackburn Road Learning Centre

Bolton Central Islamic Society (BCIS)

Bolton Council of Mosques [~40]

Bradford Friends of Palestine (BFOP)

Bridgford Muslim Action Group

BrIsoc

Bristol Muslim Cultural Society (BMCS)

Bristol Turkish Community Association

British Arab Nursing and Midwifery Association

British Islamic Medical Association

British Muslim Heritage Centre

British Palestinian Families Network

British Turkish Association [~40]

Bushey Islamic Circle

Campaign Against Anti-Muslim Hate / Campaign Against Hate

Central Jamia Masjid (Southall)

Central Mosque (Wakefield)

Cheadle Masjid

Chelmsford Action for Palestine

Chelmsford Muslim Society

Cherwell Projects Ltd

Cis Windows

City Friends of Palestine (London)

City Retreat Leicester

City University Islamic Society (ISOC)

Cloud Devops Ltd

Committee for Alternative Development Trust

Compass Learning Centre (CLC)

Consortium [~11]

Cosy Cruise Travel Ltd

Council for Mosques Bradford [~140]

Council of Bristol Mosques (CBM) [~6]

Council of European Jamaats [~11]

Council of Mosque – Tower Hamlets [~45]

Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations [~28]

Croydon Islamic Youth Club

Dar Ul Isra Education and Welfare (Cardiff)

Dar us Salaam

Darassalaam

Darul Arqam Muslim Community Association

Darul Atfaal

Darul Ilm – SLMC of East London

Darulisra Muslim Educational Welfare Centre

Darus Salam Mosque (Leicester)

Darussalam Education Centre

Derby Jamia Mosque

Diverse Legal Consulting (Chelmsford)

Diyanet Stoke Education Centre

Dovex

Dundee Central Mosque

East Birmingham Central Masjid

East Cardiff Muslim Centre

East End Islamic Centre (Newham)

East Kilbride Muslims Association

Easton Jamia Masjid

Eden Foundation (Birmingham)

Eden Masjid and Dawah Centre

Edgware Youth

Eid Prayer And Festival (Leicester)

Elland Masjid Association – West Yorkshire

Enfield Community Action Group

Enfield Town Islamic Centre

Epsom and Ewell Islamic society

Essex Council of Mosques [~5]

EuroPal Forum

Exeter Mosque and Cultural Centre

Extant Marketing

Faith Inspire [~7]

Fatima Community Centre (Sheffield)

Fatima Elizabeth Archery Club

Fatima Elizabeth Phrontistery

Fazilat Masjid (Nottingham)

FC Leytonstone

Federation of Muslim Organisations (FMO) [~50]

Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) [~120]

Finsbury Park Mosque

First Choice Plumbing

Fiqh Council Birmingham (FCB)

Fleetgate Hardware ltd

Friends of Al-Aqsa

Fussilat Academy (London)

Gastec

Global Somali Diaspora

Goodwood Islamic Centre

Grangetown Muslim Cultural Centre (GMCC)

Green Street Business Association

Haaya Foundation (Hounslow)

Hamilton Islamic Centre

Hamlets Way Mosque (Mile End Bengali Muslim Community Association)

Handsworth Wood Cultural Centre

Harpenden Muslim Network

Harrow Youth Club

Hastings Mosque

Havering4Peace

Hayes Muslim Centre

Here For Youth

Hillingdon Borough Muslims

Hounslow Muslim Centre

Hubb Leicestershire

Huddersfield Community First (HDCF)

Huddersfield Council of Mosques (HCoM)

Hull Turkish Education Society

Humanity for All (Scotland)

Hyderi Islamic Centre

I Waqf

I Will Solicitors

Ibadurrehman Trust

ICareCharity

ICMG Edmonton branch

ICMG MARGATE

Imam Zakariya Academy (IZA)

Imdadia Charitable Trust

Imperial Islamic Society

In Her Footsteps

Inspireamillion Limited

Inspired Supported Housing

Inspirited Minds

Interbuild Aid

International Communities Organisation (London)

International Community Milli Görüş

Iqra Women‘s Group (Leeds)

ISLAH (Cambridge)

Islamic Education Trust Leicester

Islamic Finance Guru

Islamic History Channel

Islamic Information Centre, Hastings

Islamic Research Institute of GB (IRIGB)

Islamic Society of Britain

Islamic Tarbiyyah Prep School (Bradford)

Jam-e-Masjid Qiblah Hadhrat Sahib Gulhar Shareef Birmingham

Jamia Masjid Sultania (JMS) (Nottingham)

Jamia Syeda Fatima Al Zahra Mosque

Jamia Usmania

JKR & HCY ISLAMIC CENTRE (Reading)

Jummah in Chorleywood

Karima al Marwaziyya Foundation (High Wycombe)

Kent Islamic Center

Khidmah Organisation (Leicester)

Khizra Mosque

Kilmarnock Central Mosque

Kurdish Society of Nottingham

Lancashire Council of Mosques

Lantor Ltd

Leeds Beckett University Islamic Society (LBU ISOC)

Legal Action for Peace

Leicester Community Assist

Leicestershire Zakah Foundation

Lewisham Islamic Centre

Leytonstone Islamic Association

London Islamic Culture and Recreation Society

Long Eaton Masjid

Loughborough Dawah Centre

Loughborough Mosque and Islamic Culture Association

Lumb Fox Limited

Luton Council of Mosques

Luton Muslim Malayali Association

Luton Sri Lankan Islamic Cultural Centre

Luton Turkish community

Madarasah Noorul Quran Leicester

Madrasa Talimu Quran

Madina Mosque & Community Centre (Cardiff)

Madni Masjid (Nottingham)

Madrasa Taleem ul Islam (Glasgow)

Madrasaatul Noor Leicester

Madrasah Madania Tahfeezul Quran (MMTQ) – Bradford

Mahmudsabir Masjid

Malayalee Muslim Cultural & Welfare Association UK

Maldon Masjid

MAN UK

Marifah Institute

Markazul-Uloom Al-Islamiyya (Rotherham)

Masjid Abu Bakr

Masjid Abu Bakr Tinsley

Masjid Abu Hurairah

Masjid Al Falaah (Birmingham)

Masjid Al Farouq

Masjid Al Furqan (Leicester)

Masjid Al Madina (Walsall)

Masjid Al Rawda (London)

Masjid Al-Jannah Slough

Masjid Alhikmah and Community Centre

Masjid At Taqwa (Bradford)

Masjid Ayesha

Masjid Ayesha (London)

Masjid e Imam Ali (Aberdeen)

Masjid e Noor (Gloucester)

Masjid e Salaam Trust (Bolton)

Masjid E Tauheed (Manor Park- London)

Masjid e Umar (Bradford)

Masjid Hazrat Bilal (Bristol)

Masjid Ibrahim Ferham (Rotherham)

Masjid Jamia Islamia Nottingham

Masjid Noor

Masjid Taha & Education Centre (Stratford, London)

Masjid Talha

Masjid Tawhid Leyton

Masjid Ul Hidayah (East Ham)

Masjid Umar

Masjid Usman (Bradford)

Masjid Zakaria (Birmingham)

Masjid-E-Quba, London

Masjid-e-Zainabia

Masjid-us-Sunnah (Leicester)

Masjid E Saliheen, Preston

MAUK

Meadows Muslim Centre (Nottingham)

Millwall Community Association

Misbaahul Uloom Urdu Centre

Mksi Leicester

Monmouthshire Muslim Community Association

Mum’s Kitchen

Mushkil Aasaan Charity

Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) [~15]

Muslim Association of Croydon (MAC)

Muslim Community Association

Muslim Community Centre Uxbridge

Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)

Muslim Council of Scotland [~100]

Muslim Council of Wales [~70]

Muslim Cultural & Welfare Association of Sutton (MCWAS)

Muslim Cultural Centre Wollaton, Nottingham

Muslim Doctors Association and Allied Health Professionals CIC

Muslim Doctors Cymru (MDC)

Muslim Engagement and Development

Muslim Event

Muslim Khatri Association

Muslim Public Affairs Forum Committee (MPACUK)

Muslim Welfare House Sheffield

Muslim Welfare Institute (MWI) (Blackburn)

Muslim Welfare Society Port Talbot

Muslim Women of Merton

Muslimaat UK (MMT UK)

My School Tutor

Narjis foundation (Glasgow)

Naseeha Youth Project (NYP) (Cardiff)

National Waqf

NCJM Stow Hill Mosque

New Beginnings

Newcastle Central Mosque

Newcastle under Lyme Islamic Centre

Newham Muslim Forum

Newport Diyanet Community Education Centre

Nextpoint Recruitment

Nexus Pharmacy

Nfsb Cardiff limited

NHS Muslim Women’s Network

Noka Solutions Ltd

Noor Youth

Noor-el-Islam Mosque (Cardiff)

Noorani Education Centre

Norbury Islamic Academy

Norbury Muslim Centre

North Ilford Islamic Centre

North West Islamic Association

Northwood Hills Mosque and Community Centre (NHMCC)

Nottingham Bangladesh Centre

Nottingham Council of Mosques (NCM) [~25]

Nottingham Islam Information Point

Nottingham Turkish Community

Nur Al Hadi Mosque (Sheffield)

Nuurul Huda Cultural centre ltd

Oadby and Wigston Muslim Association

Oadby Community Hub

P and D UK Services Ltd (West London)

Pakistan Centre

Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB)

Palmed UK Charity

Peckham Mosque Trust

Pekunluler Turkish Cultural Association

Plumstead Islamic Centre

PMS Jamea Masjid

Port Talbot Mosque

Preston Muslim Forum

PureStreets

Purley Islamic Community Centre

Qadria Jilania Islamic Centre & Madrasa (Manchester)

Qasim al-Ulum Centre (Manchester)

Qmed Staffing

Queensgate Islamic Centre

Quran Club

Quran ft Soul

Quwwat-ul-Islam Society Newham

Reading Muslim

Recipe2Inspire CIC (R2I)

Redbridge & Ilford Independents

Redbridge Community Action Group (RCAG)

Reflection Path

River To The Sea (Non Profit)

S E London Friends of Palestine

Saeed Institute (Bolton)

Said Nursi Mosque

Salahaddin Community Centre (Peterborough)

Sayyidah Aminah Masjid (Bradford)

SBMCA (Birmingham)

Scottish Association of Mosques [~13]

Shah Jalal Jami Masjid (Walsall)

Shahjalal Mosque & Islamic Centre (Oldham)

Shahporan Jam e Mosque

Shahporan Madrasah

SHERIFF Estate & Letting Agent

Sherwood Education and Culture Centre

Shia Ithna‘ashari Community of Middlesex (SICM)

Simply Ethical Financial Services Ltd

SLIA

Soul Therapy Scotland

Southend Mosque

Sri Lanka Islamic Forum UK

Sri Lanka Muslim Society UK (Leicester)

Sri Lankan Muslim Progressive Front-Milton Keynes

Srilankan Muslim Community of East London

STEM Muslims

Streatham Hill Masjid

Strive UK [~15]

Suffa Education Centre

Suffolk Muslim Society

Surrey Muslim Association

Swansea University Mosque

Taleem Ul-Quran Trust (Coventry)

Tawfiq Online Learning

Taybah Charitable Trust

Teviot British Bangladeshi Association (London)

The Ahmed Ali Petkar Foundation (TAAP Foundation)

The Alberinious Foundation

The Ilford Muslim Society

The Islamic Foundation (Leicester)

The Lantern Initiative

The Quran Hub (TQH)

The Shah Jahan Mosque (Woking, Surrey)

The Suffah Institute

The United Kingdom Indian Muslim Council (UKIMC)

The Wheel Plug UK (Dewsbury)

The World Federation of KSIMC

Thornton Heath Islamic centre

Turners and Locksley Centre

Turners and Locksley Masjid Cultural Centre (London)

Tuyoorul jannah (TJ) Birds of Paradise

UCL Students for Justice in Palestine

UK Islam Centre

UK Kahramanmaras Education and Culture Centre

UK Medical and Community Projects

UKIM [~50]

Ummah Community Centre (UCC)

Ummah Community Trust (UCT)

Ummah Gwent Community Centre / Masjid

Union of Muslim Organisations (Walsall)

University of Birmingham Friends of Palestine

University of Birmingham Islamic Society

Warwick Islamic Society

West London Mosques Forum (Southall)

Werneth Jamia Masjid

West Cardiff Islamic Centre

West London Mosque Forum

West London Turkish Volunteers

Women Together

Worcester Muslim Welfare Association – Worcester Central Masjid

World Forum for Srilankan Muslims

Worthing Islamic Society

Xynosoft Ltd

Y9 Mak communications Ltd

Yemeni Community Association in sandwell

Yeovil Islamic Centre & SSMCA

YMCO – Young Muslim and Community Organisation (Cardiff)

Zaza Technologies Ltd

Zeenergy Limited

03.05.2025 - 12:53 [ Muslim Council of Britain ]

Hundreds of UK Muslim Organisations Unite to Call on Prime Minister to Recognise Palestinian Statehood

(April 29, 2025)

Commenting on the letter, Secretary General Dr Wajid Akhter said:

“We are at a watershed moment as events in Gaza intensify, with more innocent lives lost each day. British Muslim communities, alongside countless others across the country, are simply calling for a foreign policy rooted in justice, humanity, and international law.

“We have rightly mobilised a coalition of the willing to oppose Russia’s illegal occupation of Ukraine, yet the illegal occupation of Palestine and the mass killing of Palestinian civilians is met with silence. We urge Prime Minister Keir Starmer to show moral leadership and act swiftly.“

03.05.2025 - 12:48 [ 5PillarsUK.com ]

Hundreds of Muslim groups demand UK recognition of Palestinian state

The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has deliver a letter signed by over 300 Muslim groups to 10 Downing Street urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to show “moral leadership” and swiftly recognise the Palestinian State.

The signatories, comprising of organisations from every region of the UK, including mosques, student societies, charities and advocacy groups, are calling on the British government to urgently:

30.04.2025 - 15:07 [ Saba.ye ]

Government of Change: British enemy must anticipate consequences of its aggression against Yemen

The Government of Change and Construction said in a statement issued today, „With typical British impudence, the British Ministry of Defense announced the implementation of a joint military aggression with the American enemy against our country, south of Sana‘a, in response, the Government of Change and Construction affirms that the British enemy must reckon with its predicament and anticipate the consequences of its aggression against the Republic of Yemen.“

30.04.2025 - 14:59 [ San Antonio Express-News ]

UK military launches airstrikes with US targeting Yemen‘s Houthi rebels

“This action was taken in response to a persistent threat from the Houthis to freedom of navigation,” U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said. “A 55% drop in shipping through the Red Sea has already cost billions, fueling regional instability and risking economic security for families in the U.K.”

30.04.2025 - 14:54 [ Saba.ye ]

Massacre in Furat Al-Shu‘abi neighborhood & market… Another testament to American brutality

[Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:24:19 +0300]

Sana‘a – Saba:
Civilians—women and children—along with densely populated homes and neighborhoods, bustling markets, commercial shops, cemeteries, and civilian facilities and properties.

This is the target bank of the American enemy since the beginning of its brutal aggression against the Yemeni people, which escalated last Sunday evening with an attack on the crowded residential area and market of Fura in the capital‘s municipality.

30.04.2025 - 14:52 [ New York Times ]

Britain Joins U.S. in Strike Against Houthis in Yemen

There was no immediate comment from the American military about the operation, which the British Defense Ministry said early Wednesday was carried out overnight “to degrade Houthi capabilities and prevent further attacks against U.K. and international shipping.”

Typhoon jets using precision guided bombs took part in the mission, the ministry said in a statement. The target was “a cluster of buildings, used by the Houthis to manufacture drones of the type used to attack ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, located some 15 miles south of Sana,” the statement added, referring to the Yemeni capital.

16.04.2025 - 23:36 [ Guardian ]

‘The Saudis couldn’t do it without us’: the UK’s true role in Yemen’s deadly war

(June 13, 2019)

For more than four years, a brutal Saudi air campaign has bombarded Yemen, killing tens of thousands, injuring hundreds of thousands and displacing millions – creating the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. And British weapons are doing much of the killing. Every day Yemen is hit by British bombs – dropped by British planes that are flown by British-trained pilots and maintained and prepared inside Saudi Arabia by thousands of British contractors.

16.04.2025 - 23:32 [ Daily Mail ]

Our secret dirty war: Five British Special Forces troops are wounded in Yemen while ‚advising‘ Saudi Arabia on their deadly campaign that has brought death and famine to millions

(March 23, 2019)

The Mail on Sunday can also reveal how RAF engineers sent to Saudi Arabia to repair the kingdom’s fleet of military aircraft narrowly escaped death last week. Iranian-backed rebels launched a ‘suicide drone’ strike on the King Khalid air base, where they are maintaining Tornado jets used to bomb civilian areas in Yemen.

According to reports, the drone exploded on the runway, destroying two Tornados. The MoD said no UK personnel were wounded.

26.03.2025 - 14:04 [ Yemen Data Project / campaign-archive.com ]

Yemen Data Project: US STRIKES SURGE UPDATE 15-21 MARCH 2025

The deadliest strike in the first week of President Trump’s bombing campaign was on 16 March in Sa’ada when a strike hit civilian homes in Qahzah in As Safra district. Four children were among 10 civilians recorded killed in the strike. A further 11 civilians were injured, including two children.

More civilians were killed in the first week of Trump’s new campaign than in 12 months of US-UK strikes from January 2024 to January 2025.

16.03.2025 - 08:31 [ Al Jazeera ]

Houthis say children among 31 killed after US fighter jets bomb Yemen

The US raids, the most significant military action since Trump’s return to power in January, came after Yemen’s Houthis threatened to resume raids on Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea over Israel’s blockade on Gaza.

The US attacks, which began on Saturday and continued into the early hours of Sunday, on the Yemeni capital Sanaa, as well as on areas in Saada, Al Bayda and Radaa killed 31 people and wounded 101, “most of whom were children and women”, health ministry spokesperson Anis Al-Asbahi posted on X.

16.03.2025 - 08:26 [ CNN ]

Trump says ‘decisive’ military action against Houthis in Yemen is underway

He said US personnel were carrying out aerial attacks on Houthi bases, leaders and missile defenses “to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom.”

“No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World,” Trump wrote.

Trump also delivered a warning for Iran, the Houthis’ main backer, saying it must “immediately” end support for the group. He warned that if Iran threatened the American people or their president, “America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!”

11.03.2025 - 15:02 [ PWC.com ]

UK online safety deadlines loom, impacting 100K companies worldwide

(February 26, 2ß25)

The rules affect thousands of businesses of all sizes worldwide, far exceeding the scope of the EU’s Digital Safety Act (DSA) and similar online safety frameworks. Companies that view the OSA as the “UK‘s DSA” may be surprised to learn that it applies to a much wider range of tech businesses, not just the biggest global platforms.

In fact, it applies to more than 100,000 user-to-user (U2U) and search services providers that target the UK market or have many UK users — including social media apps, video sharing platforms (VSPs), private messaging apps, online marketplaces, gaming sites, search engines and others — even if they’re small or based overseas.

11.03.2025 - 15:00 [ pymnts.com ]

UK Publishes Safety Rules for Online Service Providers

(December 16, 2024)

The act places new safety requirements on social media platforms, search engines, messaging, gaming and dating apps, and pornographic and file-sharing sites.

Websites and apps covered by the law have until March 16 of next year to “complete an assessment to understand the risks illegal content poses to children and adults on their platform,” the release said.

The law lists more than 130 “priority offenses.” Companies that fail to comply could be fined up to 10% of global annual turnover or up to 18 million pounds (about $22.8 million), whichever number is greater.

The U.K. adopted the Online Safety Bill last year after a lengthy period of debate.

07.03.2025 - 12:07 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Mehrere europäische Länder greifen Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung an

(March 4, 2025)

In Großbritannien ist mit dem Investigatory Powers Act schon länger ein solches Gesetz in Kraft. Auf Grundlage des Gesetzes forderte die Regierung Anfang Februar von Apple, weltweit Hintertüren in seine iCloud-Verschlüsselung einzubauen.
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In Frankreich hat jüngst ein Gesetz gegen den Drogenhandel den Senat passiert und soll schon im März in Parlament und Ausschüssen weiter behandelt werden. Dieses „hoch politisierte“ Gesetzespaket enthält eine Reihe an Verschärfungen, etwa eine heimliche Fernüberwachung über Mikrofone und Kameras von Endgeräten.
Der Menschenrechtsorganisation la Quadrature du Net bereitet aber wohl ein Gesetzeszusatz die größten Sorgen, der sich gezielt gegen verschlüsselte Kommunikation richtet. Der Passus soll Online-Dienste wie Signal oder WhatsApp verpflichten, Kommunikationsdaten in lesbarer Form herauszugeben und bedroht die Nichtbeachtung mit Strafen von bis zu 1,5 Millionen Euro für natürliche Personen oder zwei Prozent des Jahresumsatzes von juristischen Personen wie Unternehmen oder Stiftungen.
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In Schweden ist ein geplantes Gesetz gegen illegale Online-Inhalte noch nicht ganz so weit. Es soll voraussichtlich erst im kommenden Jahr in den schwedischen Reichstag kommen. Die Initiative sieht laut SVT Nyheter vor, dass Messenger die Kommunikationen ihrer Nutzer:innen speichern müssen. Es sei „absolut entscheidend“, dass Ermittlungsbehörden Zugang zu digitaler Kommunikation erhalten, forderte der schwedische Justizminister.

07.03.2025 - 11:55 [ Computerworld.com ]

Apple appeals UK encryption backdoor demand

(March 5, 2025)

Let’s say that Apple lets the order stand and simply opts out of the UK market, which is essentially what it has already done, he said. That could encourage other governments, especially those in France, Australia, and Canada, to try the same tactic.

“If that happens, then the [UK] government has set a precedent,” Chagnon said. But if Apple succeeds in this appeal, which was reported in various media including The Financial Times, “then Apple will have turned the tables and set their own precedent. It would be saying ‘No, China, no, Germany, no, France, you can’t have a backdoor.’”

03.03.2025 - 12:25 [ APNews.com ]

UK’s Starmer says Europe is at ‘crossroads in history’ as leaders agree to steps to Ukraine peace

Starmer said he had worked with France and Ukraine on a plan to end the war and that the group of leaders — mostly from Europe — had agreed on four things.

The steps toward peace would: keep aid flowing to Kyiv and maintain economic pressure on Russia to strengthen Ukraine’s hand; make sure Ukraine is at the bargaining table and any peace deal must ensure its sovereignty and security; and continue to arm Ukraine to deter future invasion.

02.03.2025 - 02:38 [ Kyiv Inderpendent ]

UK to provide $2.8 billion loan to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets

The United Kingdom signed an agreement with Kyiv on March 1 to provide Ukraine with a loan worth 2.26 billion pounds ($2.84 billion) backed by frozen Russian assets.

The loan, which is part of the Group of Seven‘s (G7) Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) credit initiative, was signed amid President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s visit to London to meet with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

02.03.2025 - 01:59 [ People Magazine ]

Ukraine President Zelenskyy Gets Emotional During U.K. Meeting 1 Day After Trump Berated Him at White House

Starmer went on to say that the cheering at Zelenskyy’s arrival was “the people of the United Kingdom coming out to demonstrate how much they support you, how much they support Ukraine, and our absolute determination to stand with you, unwavering determination and to achieve what we both want to achieve, which is a lasting peace — a lasting peace based on sovereignty and security for Ukraine.”

02.03.2025 - 01:55 [ AFP News Agency / Youtube ]

Ukraine‘s Zelensky meets with Starmer at Downing Street | AFP

President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street in London, following the Ukrainian leader‘s clash with US President Donald Trump.

02.03.2025 - 01:54 [ Sky News / Youtube ]

Zelenskyy arrives in Downing Street for meeting with Starmer

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at Downing Street for a meeting with Keir Starmer.

01.03.2025 - 00:37 [ BBC ]

Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky following White House row

A No 10 spokesperson said: „The prime minister has tonight spoken to both President Trump and President Zelensky.

„He retains unwavering support for Ukraine, and is doing all he can to find a path forward to a lasting peace based on sovereignty and security for Ukraine.

„The prime minister looks forward to hosting international leaders on Sunday including President Zelensky.“

28.02.2025 - 20:59 [ ForeignPolicy.com ]

Starmer Asks Trump for Security Guarantees for Ukraine

The British prime minister has said that a British-led peacekeeping force is contingent on U.S. support.

11.02.2025 - 20:10 [ Krone.at ]

Mitglied der Hamas? Terror-Razzia gegen Sohn von Nobelpreisträgern

(February 8, 2025)

Medhursts Mutter und Vater hatten 1988 als Teil eines UN-Kontingents symbolisch den Friedensnobelpreis für die Blauhelme bekommen. Jetzt der brisante Verdacht gegen ihn nach Paragraf 278b: Mitgliedschaft in einer terroristischen Vereinigung! Dafür drohen bis zu zehn Jahre Haft.

11.02.2025 - 20:05 [ Consortium News ]

Austrian Police Detain Richard Medhurst; Accuse Him of Being Hamas Member; UK Extends Probe Against Him

(February 7, 2025)

“I categorically deny all of these accusations by the Austrian and British governments, I’m a journalist, not a terrorist, and they bloody-well know it,” Medhurst said in his video. He added that he was a Christian being accused of belonging to Hamas, an Islamist organization resisting Israel’s occupation of Gaza.

Medhurst said the allegations by both countries were similar, but there has now been a “massive escalation” to accuse him of being a “member of a proscribed organization.” The British only accuse him of supporting the proscribed organization, Hamas, through his journalism.

“This is insanity,” he said. “This is an attack on the entire profession, on freedom of speech, on democracy itself.”

Medhurst said he could face up to 14 years of prison in Britain, plus 2-5 years if he doesn’t give them the passwords to his devices and perhaps 10 years in Austria.

11.02.2025 - 19:28 [ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) ]

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: STATE/ENTITY – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

04 Dec 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
JAL
GBR 15/2024
– terrorism
– freedom of opinion and expression
– freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
– privacy
Information received concerning the potentially inappropriate use of provisions of the Terrorism Act 2000, the Terrorism Act 2006, and the Anti-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019. These provisions appear to have been employed to investigate, detain, collect data, and prosecute political activists and journalists, raising concerns about potential infringements of their fundamental
rights.

Alleged victims: 6

(…)

According to the information received:
Powers under counter-terrorism legislation have been used on multiple occasions to examine, detain, and arrest journalists and activists, particularly at the UK border. It is alleged that journalists and activists who are critical of Western foreign policy in the context of the conflict in the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine war are especially affected by the reported misuse of these powers. In particular, schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, and schedule 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, have been used to examine and obtain data from journalists and activists, including Johanna Ross (Ganyukova), John Laughland, Kit Klarenberg, Craig Murray and Richard Medhurst in circumstances where they appear to have no credible connection to “terrorist” or “hostile” activity. Furthermore, section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 has been used to charge journalists and activists, including Richard Barnard and Richard Medhurst, for allegedly expressing support for a “proscribed organisation” in the course of activism and media reporting.

Without having knowledge of the material that may have substantiated the investigations or charges, we raise concern about an alleged pattern of overuse, or other misuse, of counter-terrorism legislation to target legitimate freedom of expression and opinion, including public interest media reporting, and related freedoms of peaceful assembly and association, and political
dissent or activism.

(…)

Ben Saul
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

Irene Khan
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

Gina Romero
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

Ana Brian Nougrères
Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy

11.02.2025 - 19:24 [ Craig Murray ]

United Nations Censures UK Over Abuse of Terrorism Act Against Journalists and Activists

(February 6, 2025)

Four UN Special Rapporteurs have written jointly to the UK government demanding explanation of its inappropriate persecution of journalists and political activists under the Terrorism Act. They state that those persecuted:

appear to have no credible connection to “terrorist” or “hostile” activity

The cases taken up by the United Nations are those of Johanna Ross (Ganyukova), John Laughland, Kit Klarenberg, Craig Murray (yes, me), Richard Barnard and Richard Medhurst.

09.02.2025 - 17:35 [ Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) ]

CCIA Responds to Reports of UK Demand for Worldwide Apple iCloud Access

The following can be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Matt Schruers:

“As the recent Salt Typhoon breach makes clear, end-to-end encryption may be the only safeguard standing between Americans’ sensitive personal and business data and foreign adversaries.

“Reports that Apple has been secretly ordered by the UK Government to weaken its encryption, including in the United States, are a troubling development, if accurate. Decisions about Americans’ privacy and security should be made in America, in an open and transparent fashion, not through secret orders from abroad requiring keys be left under doormats.”

09.02.2025 - 17:30 [ Forbes ]

Apple’s ‘Dangerous’ iPhone Update Is Much Worse Than You Think

So, why is this worse than you think. In my view — and no one can officially comment, so “views” will be all we can share — any such government action would not stop with Apple. Not to over-simplify matters, but a bad actor would simply run Google’s helpful switch to Android software. If the U.K is going after Apple, it’s also going after Google and Meta and others. Why would they not? But Soviet-style, none of these other parties can comment or answer questions or confirm or deny.

08.02.2025 - 17:46 [ Washington Post ]

U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts

(February 7, 2025)

The law, known by critics as the Snoopers’ Charter, makes it a criminal offense to reveal that the government has even made such a demand. An Apple spokesman declined to comment.

Apple can appeal the U.K. capability notice to a secret technical panel, which would consider arguments about the expense of the requirement, and to a judge who would weigh whether the request was in proportion to the government’s needs. But the law does not permit Apple to delay complying during an appeal.

08.02.2025 - 17:26 [ theVerge.com ]

Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying

Apple’s iCloud backups aren’t encrypted by default, but the Advanced Data Protection option was added in 2022, and must be enabled manually. It uses end-to-end encryption so that not even Apple can access encrypted files. In response to the order, Apple is expected to simply stop offering Advanced Data Protection in the UK. This wouldn’t meet the UK’s demand for access to files shared by global users, however.

08.02.2025 - 17:21 [ TKP.at ]

UK verlangt Zugriff auf verschlüsselte Daten aller Apple-Nutzer weltweit

(today)

Hintertüren, wie die von den Briten geforderte, sind von Natur aus gefährlich. Beim Hack der US-Kommunikationssysteme im Jahr 2024, der angeblich von chinesischen Akteuren durchgeführt wurde, wurde eine Hintertür verwendet, die die USA und andere Regierungen gefordert hatten:

„Dies ist nicht das erste Mal, dass Hacker die von CALEA vorgeschriebenen Abhör-Backdoors ausnutzen. Wie der Computersicherheitsexperte Nicholas Weaver 2015 gegenüber Lawfare betonte, „muss jede in den USA verkaufte Telefonanlage die Möglichkeit bieten, eine große Anzahl von Anrufen effizient abzuhören. Und da die USA einen so großen Markt darstellen, bedeutet dies, dass praktisch jede weltweit verkaufte Telefonanlage die Funktion ‚Lawful Intercept‘ enthält.“

Vor zwei Jahrzehnten wurde diese obligatorische Abhörfunktion von Hackern, die es auf Vodafone Griechenland abgesehen hatten, unterwandert. Sie fingen Telefongespräche des Premierministers des Landes und hochrangiger politischer, polizeilicher und militärischer Beamter ab.“

11.01.2025 - 09:05 [ theCradle.co ]

Over 20 warplanes bomb Yemen in three-way attack by Israel, US, UK

Eleven air raids hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa, including the vicinity of Al-Sabeen Square, where around one million people were taking part in a weekly pro-Palestine march.

The Harf Sufyan District was hit by 12 airstrikes in the Amran Governorate of northern Yemen, while six hit the Hodeidah port west of the country. One strike also targeted the Ras Issa port north of Hodeidah.

The main power station in Haziz, south of Sanaa, was struck as well.

09.01.2025 - 02:51 [ Middle East Eye ]

Jeremy Corbyn demands answers from UK government on arms exports to Israe1

Corbyn also demanded answers on whether or not the UK would suspend the licences of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel.

„I remain astounded by your government‘s admission that it is making an exception to the UK‘s legal obligations. The Foreign Secretary has accepted the fact that F-35 jets are being used in violation of international humanitarian law. By justifying the continued licencing of F-35 jet parts, your government is admitting its complicity in war crimes,“ the letter said.

22.12.2024 - 07:24 [ Antiwar.com ]

Report: US Had Foreknowledge of HTS Offensive To Topple Assad and Prepared Other Rebel Group To Join

(December 19, 2024)

“They did not tell us how it would happen,” Bashar al-Mashadani, an RCA commander, told The Telegraph. “We were just told: ‘Everything is about to change. This is your moment. Either Assad will fall, or you will fall.’ But they did not say when or where, they just told us to be ready.”

In October, the US brought several other Sunni Muslim militias under the command of the RCA, swelling the force from 800 fighters to about 3,000. All of the fighters are armed by the US, and the US pays their salaries of $400 per month.