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Ümit Kıvanç
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documentary filmmaker, author
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16 Tons • A movie about conscience & free market • vimeo.com/541557740
[ Türkçesi için > 16 Ton • Vicdan ve serbest piyasaya dair bir film • vimeo.com/541540338 ]
16 Tons (2021)
A movie about conscience and free market. (2021-version) Created & edited by Ümit Kıvanç. English translation by Nazım Dikbaş & Richard Hamer…
vimeo.com
27 Kasım 2025 Günlük İnsan Hakları Raporu - TİHV - Türkiye İnsan Hakları Vakfı tihv.org.tr/gunluk-ih-ra...
27 Kasım 2025 Günlük İnsan Hakları Raporu - TİHV - Türkiye İnsan Hakları Vakfı
tihv.org.tr
November 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13 people, Syrian officials said, in the deadliest Israeli attack since its troops seized a swath of southern Syria a year ago.

apnews.com/article/isra...
Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in southern Syria raid, officials and residents say
Israeli forces have raided a village in southern Syria, killing at least 13 people, according to Syrian officials.
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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don't forget us dears
I survived gaza gencide, but I came out to find that everything I knew my home, my work, my city is gone.
Starting again feels impossible, but I’m trying.

If you can, please help me rebuild my life even the smallest support means the world to me.
repost = rebuild

chuffed.org/project/1389...
Help Jamal’s family leave the war zone and rebuild their life!
Hi my loves! My name is Caroline, and I created this fundraiser to help Jamal support his family as they fight to survive the genocide in Gaza, evacuate to safety, and eventually rebuild their lives f...
chuffed.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Killing of two unarmed men highlights Israeli attitudes towards similar incidents, and lack of domestic attention.
Jenin killings latest example of Israel’s ‘shoot to kill’ policy
Killing of two unarmed men highlights Israeli attitudes towards similar incidents, and lack of domestic attention.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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These posters are from commemorations of International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People from the 1970s up to the present day. For more information, visit palestineposterproject.org.
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Another world is possible. Together, we will never stop fighting for a future where Palestinians can live their lives with dignity and justice.
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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The global fight for a free Palestine comes from a long lineage of struggle and solidarity. Among the leaders of this liberatory movement are artists.
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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This year, international solidarity is more crucial than ever to ensure that the world will not look away from Palestine in their struggle against genocide, for freedom, self-determination, and the right of return.
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Since 1978, the world has observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People every November 29th.
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
27 Kasım 2025 Günlük İnsan Hakları Raporu - TİHV - Türkiye İnsan Hakları Vakfı tihv.org.tr/gunluk-ih-ra...
27 Kasım 2025 Günlük İnsan Hakları Raporu - TİHV - Türkiye İnsan Hakları Vakfı
tihv.org.tr
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Really bad stuff here
It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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READ: Palestinian journalists in Gaza aren't reporting on something neutral. They're reporting on their own reality.
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/pale...
Palestine Letter: Ignoring your pain, narrating your pain
Palestinian journalists in Gaza aren’t reporting on something neutral. They’re reporting on their own reality.
mondoweiss.net
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Storms are flooding Gaza's tent camps in a third consecutive winter of mass displacement, with rainwater even leaking into a hospital operating room

www.haaretz.com/gaza/2025-11...
'Gaza is drowning in blood and rainwater': Heavy rain risks Palestinians with disease
Gaza Is Seeing Widespread Flooding for the Third Consecutive Winter, as Rains Exacerbate the Plight of Displaced Residents. Floods Have Ravaged Refugee Camps, Destroying Belongings and Rendering Medic...
www.haaretz.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Jimmy was 16, here, he first recorded the song at 14. He changed music, forever, and never lost that beaming smile.
Rest in glory, Jimmy.
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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🔴 TELE1’de kayyım kanser hastası çalışanı işten attı

Eren Odabaş, “Tüm kapılar yüzüme kapandığında Merdan Yanardağ bana TELE1’i açmıştı” diyor.

✒️ Hikmet Adal'ın haberi

bianet.org/haber/tele1d...
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Muhammad. Muhammad was an accountant prior to this but his workplace was destroyed and his home severely damaged. He’s hoping to leave Gaza with his family including his daughters Iman, 5 and Lian, 6 so that they can get a better education.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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The singer recorded more than 30 albums and won two Grammys during his six-decade career.
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae music pioneer, dies at 81
The singer recorded more than 30 albums and won two Grammys during his six-decade career.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Swatch işçileri 15 gündür grevde

Swatch işçileri, düşük zam teklifi ve uzun çalışma saatlerine karşı başlattıkları grevde "iki gün izin ve adil ücret" talep ediyor. SOL Parti Antalya İl Örgütü, grevdeki Swatch işçilerini ziyaret ederek dayanışma mesajı verdi
www.birgun.net/haber/swatch...
Swatch işçileri 15 gündür grevde
Swatch işçileri, düşük zam teklifi ve uzun çalışma saatlerine karşı başlattıkları grevde "iki gün izin ve adil ücret" talep ediyor. SOL Parti Antalya İl Örgütü, grevdeki Swatch işçilerini ziyaret eder...
www.birgun.net
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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We’re currently living in a bombed-out house, and this was our first attempt to clear the rubble in front of it—amid massive destruction and unimaginable exhaustion. The situation is tough,and every bit of help makes a difference ..

chuffed.org/project/moha...
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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🇯🇲 Jamaica's Jimmy Cliff, the iconic reggae star who helped transform the island's music into a global cultural phenomenon, has died, his wife said Monday in a social media post. He was 81.
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Kuzey Kıbrıs’ta gazeteci Pınar Barut'a ölüm tehditleri

bianet.org/haber/kuzey-...
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM