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Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities

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More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study.We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, call on the UK government, Home Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to facilitate a biometric visa deferral and open a route of safe passage for our incoming students so they can take up their places of study in September. 

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This is not a cry for help — it is the final warning

Posted on | Palestine Red Crescent Society

(Ramallah – Gaza: July 27, 2025) The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) issues an urgent alert about the rapidly deteriorating and catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli occupation continues to enforce a systematic starvation policy, implemented through a suffocating blockade and severe restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid.

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Urgent Warning: Escalating Crime of Mass Starvation in Gaza – Immediate International Action Needed to Save Lives and Prevent Total Collapse

Posted on | Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights

The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR), the Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO), and the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) urgently warn of the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian and health conditions in the Gaza Strip. The famine has now entered a new and critical stage, posing an imminent threat of mass death, unless the international community intervenes without delay.

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Math in the Time of Genocide

Posted on | Ahmed Abbes | AURDIP

In ancient Greece, the Ekecheiria — a sacred truce — was meant to suspend warfare during the Olympic Games, honoring the spirit of peace, competition, and shared humanity. In the twenty-first century, however, neither Russia nor Israel has shown any willingness to halt their campaigns of destruction, even during international events meant to celebrate youth and excellence, such as the Olympic Games in Paris (2024).