Foreign Correspondent @Channel4News, ex BBC Pakistan & Afghanistan Correspondent / Newsnight

Back where I came from. Kinda
Joined June 2011
A grim snapshot of Palestinian life in the West Bank - that we witnessed over a week: - Settlers besieging a family in their own home - Israeli authorities demolishing Palestinian properties - Settlers repeatedly attacking farmers, even beating to death more than a dozen lambs - Israeli soldiers blocking the delivery of water to an isolated community Watch our full report here: youtu.be/lhRXrmg4_6M?is=NgRj…
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We spent a week in the Occupied West Bank: We saw bloody settler attacks, Palestinian homes demolished & tense interactions with Israeli soldiers Here's a short clip ⬇️ Including our attempt to reach a Palestinian family besieged by "hilltop youth" settlers - before we were violently stopped With @MillyTeasdale @MackesonPaul Ayman Abu Ramouz & Nava Mizrahi
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Wtf! Just arrived in Tel Aviv for coverage ahead of the Israeli elections Only to be told the Israeli authorities are denying me entry to the country! Have reported widely on Israel / Palestine for the past 4 years for @Channel4News
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Update 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you for all the messages of support After a very brief stay in immigration detention, the decision has been reversed and I have now been allowed to enter Israel Grateful to all those who offered their help Concerned to hear other journalists have faced similar issues in recent weeks 🙏🏽
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Thank you for all the messages of support After a very brief stay in immigration detention, the decision has been reversed and I have now been allowed to enter Israel Grateful to all those who offered their help Concerned to hear other journalists have faced similar issues in recent weeks 🙏🏽
Wtf! Just arrived in Tel Aviv for coverage ahead of the Israeli elections Only to be told the Israeli authorities are denying me entry to the country! Have reported widely on Israel / Palestine for the past 4 years for @Channel4News
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Secunder Kermani retweeted
The Metropolitan Police has announced it’s investigating potential criminal offences involving donations and polling after Channel 4 News and @Verbatim_Media revealed evidence of potential law breaking at the highest levels of Reform UK. Reform UK has said it will co-operate fully with the investigation and denies any wrongdoing. youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?si=mQus…
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'Every year, when the boys graduate from school... I shed tears all day long and say to myself: "I wish I were one of them"' Heartbreaking & courageous testimony from young Afghan women banned from formal education beyond primary school - and barred from many jobs Our report on the 5th anniversary of the Taliban takeover, filmed by brave local journalists working with @MarjanaSadat
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Some reflections on five years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan: substack.com/@seckermani/not…
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Five years ago I watched the Taliban sweep into Kabul Their subsequent rule has been devastating for so many Afghan women and girls - barred from an education beyond primary school and from most jobs… along with dozens of other restrictions Human rights groups call it gender apartheid The Taliban’s victory over American & Afghan Govt forces has (largely) brought an end to decades of conflict - a massive step in a country where dozens of civilians died every day But they squandered the opportunity to gain genuine legitimacy by implementing such draconian measures Even many (privately) within the group disagree with the ban on education - but clearly dont care enough to push for change
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Secunder Kermani retweeted
Israeli settlers have been laying siege to three Palestinian homes in Qusra in the West Bank, blocking roads and cutting off water and electricity. The Israeli army says it has dismantled the camp but activists say settlers are still surrounding the homes and the families remain trapped inside. Settler attacks have soared in recent years, with critics accusing Israel’s government and security forces of failing to stop them.Israeli
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Secunder Kermani retweeted
Peace activist Awdah Hathaleen was shot dead— on camera— by Yinon Levi one year ago today. Awdah’s family/friends were prevented from having proper funeral ceremony. Today, they’re prevented from peacefully marking his anniversary. Yet the man who killed him walks free
BREAKING: Today is the one-year anniversary (yarzheit) of the death of Awdah Hathaleen. The Israeli police showed up to disrupt the memorial with a closed military zone order on the village.
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A trip to a very different part of the world… a “private city” - established with funding from US tech billionaires - on a Latin American island “Prospera” is part of a wider movement - that includes libertarians / crypto enthusiasts / people who want to implant data chips into their body & reverse ageing But it’s a movement that’s also backed by some of the richest and most powerful / successful men in the world… and it’s challenging established notions of governance
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“Regardless of where he was born, the onus lies on where he grew up, was raised, groomed, and, unfortunately, spoiled,” says Foreign Office spokesperson @TahirAndrabi, responding to questions about the Shabir Ahmad matter at @ForeignOfficePk
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Thank you so much for your selfless, altruistic and generous development of our homelands Please let me where I can send a cheque as a token of appreciation? 😡
Kinda wild Norway just own their evil rape and pillage culture as cute rowing… yet Brits are constantly made to feel bad for giving half the world their civil services, judiciaries, education, railways and postal services etc.
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Great speaking at the 60th anniversary of the @decappeal last week about the crucial work they do across the world to tackle humanitarian disasters
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Bitcoin Billionaires, Trump & Farage Watch this great report on cryptocurrency’s ever growing political clout ⬇️
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Shabbir Ahmed's sickening crimes clearly deserve the harshest of sentences But given he arrived in the UK as a child and developed his criminal behaviour here (and is now a 73 year old man) I don't see why Pakistan would / should accept his deportation? His victims would be better served by him serving a genuine *life* sentence in jail rather than being able to start afresh in Pakistan
EXCLUSIVE: I have spoken to Pakistani official sources, who have confirmed to me that Grooming Gang convict Shabbir Ahmed renounced his Pakistani citizenship more than 30 years ago and does not hold Pakistani nationality. According to my sources, Pakistan therefore has no legal grounds or obligation to accept him back. This is a developing story, and I will share further updates as more information becomes available.@SkyNews @Telegraph @BBCNews @itvnews @piersmorgan @LBC @GBNEWS
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Israel has killed over a dozen people in southern Lebanon, after Hezbollah killed 4 Israeli soldiers overnight Hezbollah accuses Israeli soldiers of trying to take more territory - Israel accuses Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire Lebanon - now again - a major sticking point in the US-Iran negotiations And crucially it comes at a time when Trump & Vance are growing vocally more impatient with Israel's stance
Israel continues to bomb Lebanon despite the statements Trump and Vance made yesterday.
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