JKG is bang on here

Paul Laverty, long time scriptwriter with Ken Loach, outside the Crown Office in Edinburgh after the demonstration outside the Sheriff Court in support of activist Willie Black. Paul shows the hypocrisy in a justice system that condemns Willie whilst supporting Israeli war crimes

As of today, this is how women must dress in Afghanistan, according to the Taliban's Supreme Leader. The following rules are now in effect: The full face must be covered—no hands, nothing visible. The black veil was presented as a "recommendation" a year ago, now it is the law.

#ThroughHerEyes The Taliban has now banned women's bare faces and voices in public 'to promote virtue'. I've no words for that but let us use our voices to stand with the women of Afghanistan. rte.ie/news/world/202…

Barbaric.

“People are talking about immigration, emigration and the rest of the fucking thing. It's all f*cking crap. We're all human beings, we're all mammals, we're all rocks, plants, rivers. F*cking borders are just such a pain in the f*cking arse.” Shane 💚

Afghan women arrive in Edinburgh to finish medical degrees denied under Taliban - proving it's possible to help Afghan women study abroad. Meanwhile the British government has suspended Chevening scholarships for Afghans. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Women in Afghanistan are being obliterated—no voice, no face, no existence. The Taliban’s latest decrees are nothing short of barbaric: women banned from singing, reciting poetry, or even speaking aloud in public. Their faces and bodies must hidden from the world. This isn’t

Thanks to a small Scottish charity 19 courageous women have escaped the barbaric Taliban regime, but when is the international community going to show the same courage and stand up for the women of Afghanistan. My The Scotsman column scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

This platform has its issues. But it is also a place where Afghan women can be heard.

Tonight, we're discussing the recent riots, what we can learn from South Asian anti-racist organising in the 70s and 80s and what trade unions can do to tackle the far-right threat.

#ThroughHerEyes The murder of Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei at the hands of her boyfriend, got a single line on the news this morning. Let's make more of it here. Another beautiful and talented woman's life snuffed out by violence. #VAWG

Glasgow right now…..

Over 1 MILLION people gathered in London to protest Israel’s genøcide ✊🏻 This represents 1/8 of the population of London! And is one of the largest protests in the history of Great Britain 🇬🇧🇵🇸

Simply the best of days and of bridges ☀️⛵️❤️

The Glasgow Lock Hospital for Unfortunate Females was a crucial part of the city's systemic abuse of women in the mid-nineteenth century. Read Dr Anni Donaldson 's fascinating piece on one of Glasgow's hidden histories to find out more. theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/victorian-va…