She is a legend and I hope she knows it. I love how she sticks up to what’s right and doesn’t limit her activism to climate change alone. It goes to show how climate activism is all about human rights and dignity which makes her activism against the genocide in Gaza not that surprising to me.
So the planes aren't searching for migrants. They are just going for a nice Mediterranean sight-seeing trip! But if they see boats in distress, it's their duty to report them! And if the airport denies their landing because they are doing their due diligence, well I guess they didn't plan to have to fly an extra hour away so now they don't have the fuel to make it there. Time for an emergency landing which pretty much every airport respects.
Since italy pays those countries to "guard their coasts", there have been many instances where peoples were forced to board these ships and "charity ships" were notified before hand in a sort of human-traffic type of business that makes profitable to enlarge the issue, there are multiple sides to these stories, It's not that simple unfortunately...not that I agree with what Italy is currently doing rn of course
That "charity ship” claim is a fabrication by right-wing media that has no basis in truth and has been even thrown out of court in Italy. Please stop perpetuating such lies.
What is actually happening is that they are paying Libyanese mafia militia for illegal push back operations and they don't want witnesses for that.
If I understand correctly, they are just not letting the planes belonging to the charities to fly out of those fields. So it's not the landing that's prohibited, it's they can't base themselves there.
Also, you technically are required to take an extra hour of fuel because airports close all the time. In theory, the airport has the right to tell you to land it in the field sonewhere.
Not that I support the Italian government in this shady shit.
I distinctly remember a news from years ago of a small town mayor from Southern Italy, who was warmly and openly welcoming migrants to prevent depopulation and revive his town, but was arrested for whatever reason. Granted, there could be more to nuance to this, but this also happened during the time when Mateo Salvini's far-right party is in a coalition government (now the Italian government is firmly on the further right with Georgia Meloni as PM in coalition with Salvini). So, the arrest of that small town mayor is probably politically motivated and sending signal to toe the line and with far-right policies.
As far as I remember, the mayor was arrested because he colluted with mafia and stole the money needed for the migrants, but feel free to keep your narrative
In a written ordinance, ENAC said the planes were “unwarranted,” represented a burden for the official rescue teams and risked compromising the safety of undocumented migrants.
Seriously? What mental gymnastics went into that excuse?
The Russian government has perpetual imperial ambitions and cannot simply be beaten back behind their borders.
The fact I have to spell this out is beyond fucking pathetic, and the fact I'm being downvoted for making a fucking OBVIOUS observation is even more pathetic.
Putin and his regime. I'm not an angry 12 year old that fails to understand a populace doesn't support every action the powerful do. May as well blame random US citizens for the ills of Hollywood if you believe in collective punishment like Israel does...
Putin MADE DEALS to leave Ukraine alone. Ukraine gave up nukes under the premise that Russia wouldn't invade. The Russian government as led by Putin literally cannot be trusted, and the fact I get downvoted for stating the obvious is beyond sad.
This world is doomed because obstensibly "good" people completely and utterly fail to realize just how shitty the shitty people are, and it's fucking pathetic.
Who's to say the next "strong man" out of Russia doesn't have the same ideas of glory for the empire? I say "Russia" to imply it WILL have to go further than one person.
To what degree, you'd have to take it case by case. Ideally, with all of them on trial at the Hague, but we both know how pathetic world powers are on ACTUALLY being beholden to morals...
Greta Thunberg has accused Israel of “artwashing” its reputation at the Eurovision Song Contest after she joined pro-Palestinian protesters calling for a boycott of the event.
Israeli act Eden Golan, whose emotional song Hurricane was reworked from a previous track called October Rain, thought to be a reference to the Hamas attacks on Israel, will take part in the final on Saturday evening.
Thunberg said: “People from all over Sweden are gathering in Malmo this week, where Eurovision is taking place, to protest against Israel’s participation in the competition.
Israel has denied any accusations of genocide, which is a specific crime when certain acts are committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
The demonstrators, who were condemning Israel taking part in Eurovision amid the conflict in Gaza, walked through the streets of Malmo from Stortorget to Molleplatsen.
The event’s organiser said it would not censor the audience and encouraged the crowd to “attend in the spirit of the contest, embracing its values of inclusivity, celebrating diversity and being united by music”.
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The event’s organiser said it would not censor the audience
And then deployed anti-boo filters and artificial applause to censor the audience booing and shouting "free Palestine" as the representative of the fascist apartheid regime was performing.
Partially, but it is also that due to wage and PPP differences a single person with a mediocre job in the EU can support an entire extended family back in their home country. Changing that is not so easy, especially when it largely comes down to PPP and lifestyle differences.
IMHO as much as I agree that it would be great for people to not feel a lot of pressure to leave their home countries to look for a better life, maybe the more realistic option is to try and find a way to make this migration more beneficial for both sides (which it already largely is, but we could do better).
independent.co.uk
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