(2024-09-29). Egypt refuses to free jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah: sister. newarab.com Egyptian authorities have refused to release dissident Abdel Fattah, 42, was arrested on September 29, 2019. | Just over two years later, he was handed a five-year sentence for "spreading false news" by sharing a Facebook post about police brutality. | His family on Thursday urged the government of
(2024-09-29). Racist Mobs Rampage England, Anti-Racists Fight Back. popularresistance.org A violent and xenophobic race riot ripped through different parts of England from July 30 to August 7. The fatal stabbing of three girls on July 29 in Southport was used by the far-right as an excuse to unleash their hate in the streets of the UK. | Misinformation, speculation and false claims on social media about the attacker's nationality, religion and immigration status created a false narrative that the murderer was a Muslim asylum seeker who had landed recently in England by boat. | Even when the truth was revealed regarding the suspect being a 17-year-old Christian born in Cardiff, the rioters — unde…
(2024-09-29). 'End of an era': Netizens pay tribute to Hezbollah leader 'who fought for his people'. presstv.ir Following the assassination of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah by the Israeli regime, social media has been abuzz with netizens paying glowing tributes to him.
(2024-09-29). Tlaib Slams US-Funded 'Bloodbath' as Biden Calls Israel Bombing Lebanon 'Justice'. indybay.org Margaret Zaknoen DeReus, executive director at the California-based Institute for Middle East Understanding, said: "Like Biden, not a word from the VP , from the candidate of joy & freedom, about the 1,000+ Lebanese men, women and children Israel obliterated. Not a word about hundreds of thousands of Lebanese displaced, entire city blocks destroyed. We don't exist as human beings to this [administration]." | Responding to both statements on social media, the anti-war group CodePink said that the Biden-Harris administration "believes flattening a residential area with… bombs is 'justice.'"
(2024-09-29). In case you missed it: This week's Top 5 stories on social media. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. Mayo Clinic Minute: What is whooping cough? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise. Roughly four times as many cases of pertussis have been reported in 2024 compared to the same time last year.‚Å Mayo Clinic Minute: What is TIL therapy? Approximately 100,000…
(2024-09-29). Principal held for killing girl in Gujarat; Images suggest his BJP, RSS, VHP link. ummid.com After the arrest of Govind Natt in the brutal murder of the 6-year-old girl that shocked the nation, images suggesting the school principal's links with the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), RSS and VHP have surfaced on social media.
(2024-09-29). Elon Musk reacts to buzz over his 'romance' with Meloni. ummid.com "American multi-billionaire Elon Musk is dating Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni" is the latest buzz on social media platforms.
(2024-09-29). Dancing Israeli politicians go viral in 80's style AI generated deep fake. haaretz.com 'Within 15 minutes it had 10,000 views,' Daniel Kutz, who made the video recounted. '45 minutes later it was up to 80,000. That's when I realized it was really out of control'…