As Palestine Action prisoners go weeks without food, alleging dangerous neglect and detention without trial, campaigners warn that a near-total media blackout is hiding a crisis that could turn fatal – and fuel a growing wave of public anger. ELIZABETH SHORT reports
Racism is global, so we need a global response
In a year of so much sadness and trauma, Trump’s defeat is welcome news, but racism is not going to disappear overnight, says ZITA HOLBOURNE
I HAVE lived with racism all my life and I have been a campaigner for racial equality and for human rights for decades.
So watching the US election campaign and debates and seeing people buy into Donald Trump’s lies and hatred so easily was saddening, to say the least.
It demonstrates just how far we have to go still to create a fair and equal world where it is safe for all of us.
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