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basista.bsky.social
@basista.bsky.social
Career spanning design, Fairtrade, social enterprise, chocolate, heritage, school food & now at Zaytoun supporting Palestinian producers through fair trade
Very proud to know this amazing young woman and her sister. They are both extraordinary.

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Guardian’s former Gaza correspondent named young journalist of the year in UK awards
Malak A Tantesh, 20, ‘showed immense talent and bravery’, said judges at Media Freedom awards in London
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November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“As far as the British government is concerned, belatedness and timidity have been defining features of its response to the situation in Gaza over the past two years” #Palestine @nesrinemalik.bsky.social

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Starmer finally said it: ‘We recognise Palestine.’ But Gaza desperately needs action – where is that? | Nesrine Malik
The British PM and others offered fine words, but after all the horror, many will say too little, too late. Palestinians need unfettered support – and now, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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September 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Lovely that @zaytouncic.bsky.social won this - & proud to be part of it

#palestine #buypalestinian #fairtradefortnight
We are extremely thrilled to say we won Small Supplier of the Year at the Coop Pioneer Awards last night in Manchester.
Thank you to @coopukreal.bsky.social for all their support - a lovely boost for us and a spotlight on Palestinian producers 🙏🙏 #palestine
September 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Enough impunity. Enough empty rhetoric. Enough exceptionalism.” @franceskalbs.bsky.social

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July 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Artist or activist? For Juliet Stevenson and her husband, Gaza leaves them with no choice

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Artist or activist? For Juliet Stevenson and her husband, Gaza leaves them with no choice
Film-maker Hugh Brody hopes to honour his mother, a Holocaust survivor, with a show of solidarity for Palestine
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July 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Nearly 60 Labour MPs call for UK to immediately recognise Palestinian state

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Nearly 60 Labour MPs call for UK to immediately recognise Palestinian state
Exclusive: MPs say in letter Gaza is being ethnically cleansed as Israeli defence minister plans ‘forcible transfer’
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July 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
‘The voices of our dead have not faded away’: the fight for the memory of genocide in Srebrenica @julianborger.bsky.social
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‘The voices of our dead have not faded away’: the fight for the memory of genocide in Srebrenica
Three decades on, as leaders deny what happened, remains of the thousands killed continue to be identified and buried
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July 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If there’s a glimmer of hope in all this rage-inducing misery, it can be found in the growing number of people around the world who refuse to be intimidated into silence

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The destruction of Palestine is breaking the world | Moustafa Bayoumi
The rules of the institutions that define our lives bend like reeds when it comes to Israel – so much that the whole global order is on the verge of collapse
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July 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Israel kills 45 in latest shooting of Gazans seeking food, say local officials https://on.ft.com/4kMZ2EB
Israel kills 45 in latest shooting of Gazans seeking food, say local officials
Soldiers shot Gazans who were expecting aid trucks, according to the local health ministry
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June 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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The spokesperson for the IDF says Iran is targeting civilians and thats why Iran is a terror regime.

So a country that targets civilians is a terror regime? Got it.
June 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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🎖️ We’re proud to announce that our incredible Founder and Chief Executive, Stephanie Slater, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for her services to children.
June 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
But don’t take your eyes off #gaza and #westbank
June 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM