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I spoke to members of the long-persecuted Hazara ethnic minority in Afghanistan, who are living in fear of the Taliban.
The Taliban massacred thousands of Hazaras during their first rule, and many fear they will be brutally targeted once again.
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Loved working with @mrjoshz on this important story. We had some heart-wrenching conversations with people in Afghanistan terrified for their lives and the future of their country. Glad to be able to help amplify their voices
Men from Afghanistan's secret gay community say they are living through a 'nightmare' and fear that the Taliban will execute them at any moment businessinsider.com/afghanis…
An unusual take on applying lessons of NI and the GFA to deescalation of sectarianism in Middle East by @matrobinson for @EGIC_ - a very interesting and timely piece
On the week of Northern Ireland’s centenary, I write for @EGIC_; the Good Friday Agreement - a model for deescalating sectarianism in the Middle East? egic.info/the-good-friday-ag…
For anyone who hasn’t seen yet - the two blue vessels on the left are the Royal Navy’s HMS Tamar and HMS Severn; orange vessel around St Helier are the French fishermen; and the right hand blue one is the French Military Ops ship Athos, sent to carry out ‘patrol mission’ #Jersey
This article by @matrobinson for @EGIC_ on intra-GCC relations is concise, easy to digest and packed full with insight, well worth a read! #GCC
49 iconic women nominated from across 6 continents and not one from Jersey. The island rivalry is quite funny sometimes tbf
A world of iconic women, all linked to one small island | Bailiwick Express gsy.bailiwickexpress.com/gsy…
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In a post-pandemic world, @commonwealthsec can be a vehicle and example as to how nations, of all sizes, can work together with mutual respect and cooperation for future peace and prosperity. #CommonwealthDelivers #CommonwealthDay
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To women everywhere who have stoically persevered in the face of this pandemic, shouldering hardship, you are society’s inspiration. Happy International Women's Day! #IWD2021
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All those who were cheering on Jackie Weaver but who promptly did a volte-face on learning that she is a Tory serve to explain why society is becoming so polarised.
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Hard to overstate quite how calamitously the European Union is behaving at the moment.
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Guernsey and Jersey responded to the pandemic in very different ways, but which is the right approach? Journalist Gary Burgess compares the two strategies...
guernseypress.com/news/2021/…
As an act of protest against Guernsey’s lockdown 2.0 I won’t be leaving my house, except for essential goods, until the government reverses their decision
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Someone in Egypt's foreign ministry is gleefully drafting a statement urging calm and respect for the democratic process in America
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Revealing words as @mrjamesob speaks truth to power. Obvious to all now the UK is the one with a deep state of unaccountable & unknown bureaucrats with real power. Not sure if I should be laughing or crying at the irony of the Brexiteer line of British people take back control! – at Kensington, London
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Donald's doing this wrong. The correct way to react to losing is:
1. Smile and wish your opponent well
2. Go home, cry a bit
3. Next day, take your staff to the pub (somewhere cheap, you're all out a job)
4. Get a bit drunk
5. Fall asleep on the last train holding half a kebab
