Israel is being challenged on the issue in the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, says the UK government. Foreign Secretary David Lammy confirmed the country’s position a few days ago while responding to questions from the chair of the International Development Committee, Sarah Champion. In the […]

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This comes after his surprise speech at the Grammys Volodymyr Zelenskyy has labelled Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “genocide”. Speaking on Sunday, the Ukrainian leader warned that his people could face “extermination” as CBS Face the Nation presenter Margaret Brennan asked the question, “Is this genocide?”, to which Zelenskyy simply replied, “Indeed”. Zelenskyy said that […]

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Dinigeer Yilamujiang was one of two athletes to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have been accused of ‘sportswashing’ after an Uyghur athlete was used to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony on Friday. Cross-country skier Dinigeer Yilamujiang was one of two Chinese competitors to ignite […]

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Well this doesn’t feel good

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Genocide is not a one-off event, it is a continual project that does not stop Arnesa Buljušmić-Kustura survived the Bosnian Genocide. Many of her family members didn’t, though, and as a lecturer and writer she has since devoted her life to reminding people of the horrors of genocide and educating them on the subject. JOE […]

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