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Melissa Chemam
@melissaontheroad.bsky.social
*Journalist, writer & podcaster - en/fr
> Africa, SWA, Global South + UK/FR diaspora + arts
@ RFI English (ex-BBC, DW, New Arab, F24...)
*Book on Bristol music & activism
https://sites.google.com/view/melissachemam
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Avec «La voix de Hind Rajab», la réalisatrice tunisienne Kaouther Ben Hania a créé un film pour ne pas oublier

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Invité culture - Avec «La voix de Hind Rajab», la Tunisienne Kaouther Ben Hania a créé un film pour ne pas oublier
La Tunisienne Kaouther Ben Hania est l’une des cinéastes les plus singulières et audacieuses de sa génération. Après Les Filles d’Olfa, elle revient avec La Voix de Hind Rajab, construit autour de l’e...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact.

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America stares down erasure of Black history and progress
In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Change on the horizon for the Netherlands’ strained asylum system

- Report by my colleague Jan van der Made

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Change on the horizon for the Netherlands’ strained asylum system
As coalition talks progress this week in the Netherlands, following the general election on 29 October – in which the centrist Democrats 66 narrowly defeated Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Paris, 29 Nov. 2025
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November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"As soon as I heard the voice of Hind Rajab, it had such an impact on me. I felt desperate, powerless and so angry," the director told RFI, saying she knew straight away she had to do something.

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How the last words of a little girl in Gaza became an award-winning film
Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab is based on a recording of a six-year-old girl trapped under fire in Gaza, calling the Palestinian Red Crescent for help. RFI spoke to…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Britain’s wealthy must shoulder burden of rebuilding ‘creaky’ public services, Rachel Reeves says
Britain’s wealthy must shoulder burden of rebuilding ‘creaky’ public services, Rachel Reeves says
Exclusive: Chancellor says she made ‘fair and necessary choices’ in budget, and was unwilling to make cuts
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November 29, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, an MP in her father's Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party, quits South African parliament amid war recruitment claims:

She had lured 17 South African men to Russia "to fight in the Ukrainian war without their knowledge or consent".

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Eye on Africa - Zuma's daughter quits South African parliament amid war recruitment claims
A daughter of South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma has resigned from parliament after claims she was involved in recruiting men to join Russian mercenaries in the Ukraine war, her party said Friday....
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November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Misery...

UK's Tate staff hold week-long strike over pay amid reports of workers using food banks:

Union says ‘insulting’ below-inflation pay rises have left some employees struggling to afford rent and food

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Tate staff hold week-long strike over pay amid reports of workers using food banks
Union says ‘insulting’ below-inflation pay rises have left some employees struggling to afford rent and food
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November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Zelensky’s top aide quits after anti-corruption searches of his home:

Ukraine's president has announced the departure of Andriy Yermak, who was leading the peace talks with the US

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Zelenskyy’s top aide quits after anti-corruption searches of his home
Ukrainian president announces departure of Andriy Yermak, who was leading peace talks with US
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November 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
BPFF 2025 is here!
After months of hard work behind the scenes, Bristol Palestine Film Festival 2025 gets underway today with a sold-out screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab.
All the programme is online!

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BPFF 2025 is here
BPFF 2025 is here After months of hard work behind the scenes,  Bristol Palestine Film Festival  2025 gets underway today with a sold-out ...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
France: How anti-terrorism laws impact civil liberties in the name of security...

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Anti-terrorism laws impact civil liberties in the name of security
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November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
November is Islamophobia Awareness Month. This comes as Islamophobia continues to increase rapidly, with devastating consequences.

Islamophobia isn't just about hate, it's an industry, acc. to @amnesty.org.
And it's making a lot of people a lot of money.

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Islamophobia isn't just about hate. It's an industry. And it's making a lot of people a lot of money. This #IslamophobiaAwarenessMonth, we learn from the past to build a better future together and cha...
TikTok video by Amnesty UK
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November 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Guinea-Bissau’s deposed president flees to Senegal as UN condemns latest coup
Guinea-Bissau’s ousted president has found refuge in neighbouring Senegal following a military power grab, drawing condemnation from the United Nations, Ecowas and the African Union.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Fernando Dias, qui a affirmé comme le président Umaro Sissoco Embalo avoir remporté le scrutin présidentiel, estime que son adversaire a organisé ce putsch. Au micro de RFI, il appelle les militaires à rendre le pouvoir et respecter les urnes.
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in northern West Bank village
<article data-history-node-id="432023" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-set-fire-mosque-northern-west-bank-village" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-set-fire-mosque-northern-west-bank-village" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in northern West Bank village</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A group of Israeli settlers torched a mosque in Biddya, a village in the northern occupied West Bank.</p> <p>Video circulating online and verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency shows the carpet inside the mosque burning.</p> <p>The Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission says there were more than 2,300 incidents of settler violence in October, the highest monthly total since the UN began tracking such cases in 2006.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
@amnesty.org finds no ‘meaningful change’ in Gaza ‘with the genocide continuing’ desp Oct ’. Aid agencies corroborate our reporting in Jordan that Israel continues to block lifesaving aid despite their claims to the contrary

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Israel’s genocide against Palestinians 'not over' despite ceasefire - new Amnesty briefing
Conditions for Palestinians in Gaza show no significant change, with no clear evidence to indicate that Israel’s intent has changed
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November 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Guinée-Bissau: le général Horta N'Tam investi «président de la transition» pour un an rfi.my/CDhW.BS
Guinée-Bissau: le général Horta N'Tam investi «président de la transition» pour un an
Le général Horta N'Tam, qui était jusqu'ici chef d'état-major de l'armée de terre, a été investi, ce jeudi 27 novembre, président de la transition et du Haut commandement militaire pour diriger la Gui...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
President Emmanuel Macron has announced the creation of a voluntary youth military service to start by mid-2026.

A scheme of 10 months open to 18 and 19-year-olds, who will be paid.

It will cost €2 billion.

NB. It's not been voted by the Assembly and France is broke.

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Macron unveils voluntary military service as concerns grow over Russia
President Emmanuel Macron has announced the creation of a voluntary youth military service to start by mid-2026 as France moves to strengthen its armed forces amid rising concern over Russia’s threat…
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November 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Nigeria declares security emergency after wave of mass kidnappings
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered the army and police to recruit thousands of additional personnel after a wave of mass kidnappings.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In Guinea-Bissau: Was President Umaro Sissoco Embalo really overthrown, or did he stage a fake coup to retain power?
En Guinée-Bissau : Le président Umaro Sissoco Embalo a-t-il vraiment été renversé, ou a-t-il mis en scène un faux putsch pour conserver le pouvoir ?
Guinée-Bissau: «Tout semblait indiquer que l'opposant était en passe de l'emporter» rfi.my/CDct.BS
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM