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A SHORT INFORMATIVE THREAD ON GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ISSUES:
*note that there is no time to "process" or claim to be "uneducated" to speak, as this is happening NOW- you have a MORAL OBLIGATION to advocate for the lives of innocent civilians being endangered by those in power.
*note that there is no time to "process" or claim to be "uneducated" to speak, as this is happening NOW- you have a MORAL OBLIGATION to advocate for the lives of innocent civilians being endangered by those in power.
*feel free to link petitions and other resources in the comments.
in addition, if you feel overwhelmed, please do not hesitate to clear your mind and take a break.
however, you MAY NOT choose to neglect to self-educate, speak out, or retweet the voices of others.
in addition, if you feel overwhelmed, please do not hesitate to clear your mind and take a break.
however, you MAY NOT choose to neglect to self-educate, speak out, or retweet the voices of others.
YEMEN:
DECLARED BY UNICEF AS THE WORLD'S WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, MILLIONS OF YEMENI REFUGEES DISPLACED BY THE COUNTRY'S CIVIL WAR ARE PREDICTED TO STARVE TO DEATH IN THE COMING MONTH-
DECLARED BY UNICEF AS THE WORLD'S WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, MILLIONS OF YEMENI REFUGEES DISPLACED BY THE COUNTRY'S CIVIL WAR ARE PREDICTED TO STARVE TO DEATH IN THE COMING MONTH-
+COUNTRIES SUCH AS THE UK/US ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPLYING BILLIONS OF POUNDS OF ARMS, OFTEN ILLEGALLY, TO THE SAUDI-LED COALITION BOMBING YEMEN. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-us-from-selling-more-weapons-to-saudi-arabia
ISRAEL/PALESTINE:
ANNEXATION IS ILLEGAL UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW. ISRAEL'S ANNEXATION OF THE WEST BANK IS PREDICTED TO IMPACT 50,000+ CIVILIANS. THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT BEGAN IN 1948 AND HAS NOT SINCE BEEN RESOLVED, LEADING TO THE DEATHS OF THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS.
ANNEXATION IS ILLEGAL UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW. ISRAEL'S ANNEXATION OF THE WEST BANK IS PREDICTED TO IMPACT 50,000+ CIVILIANS. THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT BEGAN IN 1948 AND HAS NOT SINCE BEEN RESOLVED, LEADING TO THE DEATHS OF THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS.
WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA:
THE INDONESIAN MILITARY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GENOCIDE OF AN ESTIMATED 100,000-500,000 INDIGENOUS WEST PAPUAN PEOPLES SINCE THE INDONESIAN TAKEOVER IN THE 1960S. THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT IS THAT OF A POLICE STATE, REPRESSING POLITICAL FREEDOM.
THE INDONESIAN MILITARY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GENOCIDE OF AN ESTIMATED 100,000-500,000 INDIGENOUS WEST PAPUAN PEOPLES SINCE THE INDONESIAN TAKEOVER IN THE 1960S. THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT IS THAT OF A POLICE STATE, REPRESSING POLITICAL FREEDOM.
UNITED STATES:
BLM AND THE FIGHT AGAINST SYSTEMIC RACISM CONTINUES. WE ARE FIGHTING TRUMP'S CRUSADE AGAINST WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, IMMIGRANTS (ESPECIALLY AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER), AND A GREEN NEW DEAL. AMERICANS: PLEASE VOTE! https://www.vote.org/
BLM AND THE FIGHT AGAINST SYSTEMIC RACISM CONTINUES. WE ARE FIGHTING TRUMP'S CRUSADE AGAINST WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, IMMIGRANTS (ESPECIALLY AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER), AND A GREEN NEW DEAL. AMERICANS: PLEASE VOTE! https://www.vote.org/
PHILIPPINES:
THE ANTI-TERRORISM BILL WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME LAW ON JULY 9TH, ALLOWING THE GOVERNMENT TO COMMIT UNWARRANTED ARRESTS. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS. DEMAND IT BE VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT: https://parasapinas.carrd.co/#terrorbill
THE ANTI-TERRORISM BILL WILL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME LAW ON JULY 9TH, ALLOWING THE GOVERNMENT TO COMMIT UNWARRANTED ARRESTS. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS. DEMAND IT BE VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT: https://parasapinas.carrd.co/#terrorbill
SYRIA:
FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, CIVIL WAR HAS RAVAGED SYRIA, WITH MULTIPLE GROUPS FIGHTING FOR POWER: SOLDIERS WHO SUPPORT SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD, THE REBELS, AND ISIS. AS FOREIGN COUNTRIES HAVE BECOME INVOLVED AND MILITARY PRESENCE HAS HEIGHTENED,-
FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, CIVIL WAR HAS RAVAGED SYRIA, WITH MULTIPLE GROUPS FIGHTING FOR POWER: SOLDIERS WHO SUPPORT SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD, THE REBELS, AND ISIS. AS FOREIGN COUNTRIES HAVE BECOME INVOLVED AND MILITARY PRESENCE HAS HEIGHTENED,-
+BOMBINGS HAVE BECOME COMMONPLACE AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO FLEE OUT OF FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES. THIS IS CURRENTLY ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST REFUGEE CRISES.
INDIA:
POLICE BRUTALITY IS AN ONGOING ISSUE IN INDIA THAT HAS NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH ATTENTION, DUE TO IT BEING NORMALIZED. MORE INFORMATION: https://twitter.com/_roneyyyy/status/1277160250408415232?s=20
POLICE BRUTALITY IS AN ONGOING ISSUE IN INDIA THAT HAS NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH ATTENTION, DUE TO IT BEING NORMALIZED. MORE INFORMATION: https://twitter.com/_roneyyyy/status/1277160250408415232?s=20
LIBYA:
THE REALITY IS, SLAVERY IS VERY MUCH ALIVE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. FOR ONE- SOMALI CITIZENS/ETHNIC BLACKS ARE BEING TRAFFICKED AND AUCTIONED OFF AS SLAVES. THESE PEOPLE ARE BRUTALLY BEATEN AND IN SOME CASES, KILLED. FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://twitter.com/heroes1dxme/status/1278037103864094720?s=20
THE REALITY IS, SLAVERY IS VERY MUCH ALIVE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. FOR ONE- SOMALI CITIZENS/ETHNIC BLACKS ARE BEING TRAFFICKED AND AUCTIONED OFF AS SLAVES. THESE PEOPLE ARE BRUTALLY BEATEN AND IN SOME CASES, KILLED. FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://twitter.com/heroes1dxme/status/1278037103864094720?s=20
CHINA:
IN 1949, EAST TURKESTAN BECAME THE XINJIANG UIGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION UNDER CHINESE COMMUNIST REIGN . FOR THE PAST DECADE, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN CARRYING OUT A CAMPAIGN OF ETHNIC CLEANSING AGAINST UIGHURS AND OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN ORDER TO PERMANENTLY ANNEX-
IN 1949, EAST TURKESTAN BECAME THE XINJIANG UIGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION UNDER CHINESE COMMUNIST REIGN . FOR THE PAST DECADE, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN CARRYING OUT A CAMPAIGN OF ETHNIC CLEANSING AGAINST UIGHURS AND OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN ORDER TO PERMANENTLY ANNEX-
+THE LANDS OF EAST TURKESTAN. 800,000-2,000,000 UIGHURS, KZAKHS, AND OTHER MUSLIMS HAVE BEEN DETAINED IN "REEDUCATION CAMPS" SINCE APRIL OF 2017 FOR THEIR RELIGION, AND ARE OFTEN LABELED AS "EXTREMISTS" FOR PRACTICING. THESE CAMPS SUBJECT MUSLIMS TO SEXUAL ABUSE, TORTURE,-
SLEEP DEPRIVATION, AND SUICIDE. DETAINEES ARE FORCED TO PLEDGE LOYALTY TO THE CCP AND RENOUNCE ISLAM+ARE PLACED IN PRISON-LIKE CONDITIONS. XINJIANG, THE SITE OF HUNDREDS OF CAMPS, PASSED AN ANTI-EXTREMISM LAW IN 2017 PROHIBITING GROWING LONG BEARDS AND WEARING VEILS IN PUBLIC.
KASHMIR:
SINCE THE PARTITION OF BRITISH INDIA IN 1947, KASHMIR (CAUGHT BTWN INDIA AND PAKISTAN) HAS REMAINED UNSETTLED. IN THE INDIAN-CONTROLLED SIDE, AN OFTEN VIOLENT SEPARATIST MOVEMENT HAS WAXED AND WANED FOR DECADES, WHILE ON THE PAKISTANI SIDE, PARTS OF THE TERRITORY HAVE-
SINCE THE PARTITION OF BRITISH INDIA IN 1947, KASHMIR (CAUGHT BTWN INDIA AND PAKISTAN) HAS REMAINED UNSETTLED. IN THE INDIAN-CONTROLLED SIDE, AN OFTEN VIOLENT SEPARATIST MOVEMENT HAS WAXED AND WANED FOR DECADES, WHILE ON THE PAKISTANI SIDE, PARTS OF THE TERRITORY HAVE-
+BEEN USED AS A STAGING GROUND FOR TERRORIST ATTACKS ACROSS THE BORDER. IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, THE INDIAN GOVT STRIPPED KASHMIR OF ITS PARTIAL AUTONOMY GRANTED BY ARTICLE 370, SENDING THOUSANDS INTO LOCKDOWN WHERE THEY FACE SEVERE LACK FOOD AND SUPPLIES.
MYANMAR:
FOR DECADES, ROHINGYA MUSLIMS HAVE FACED STATELESSNESS, TARGETED VIOLENCE, AND SYSTEMATIC DISCRIMINATION IN THE RAKHINE STATE. 2017 SAW AN INFLUX IN REFUGEES FROM MYANMAR INTO BANGLADESH; ENTIRE VILLAGES WERE BURNED DOWN, WOMEN GANG R*PED, AND FAMILIES TRAUMATIZED-
FOR DECADES, ROHINGYA MUSLIMS HAVE FACED STATELESSNESS, TARGETED VIOLENCE, AND SYSTEMATIC DISCRIMINATION IN THE RAKHINE STATE. 2017 SAW AN INFLUX IN REFUGEES FROM MYANMAR INTO BANGLADESH; ENTIRE VILLAGES WERE BURNED DOWN, WOMEN GANG R*PED, AND FAMILIES TRAUMATIZED-
+THIS CAMPAIGN OF ETHNIC CLEANSING HAS FORCED 700,000+ REFUGEES INTO BANGLADESH, WHOSE CAMPS STRUGGLE TO ACCOMMODATE THEM. MORE THAN 859,000 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN ARE CURRENTLY HOUSED IN BANGLADESH'S COX'S BAZAR DISTRICT, + THE CRISIS HAS INTENSIFIED WITH THE SPREAD OF COVD19.
POLAND:
LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN POLAND ARE UNDER ATTACK BY A GROWING, OPENLY QUEERPHOBIC, "LGBT-FREE" COMMUNITY WHO HAVE DUBBED BEING QUEER AN "IDEOLOGY", ALLOWING THE RISE OF FAR-RIGHT ACTIVISTS. THEY ARE ALSO VICTIM TO ASSAULT/PRIDE PARADES HAVE BECOME VIOLENT. https://twitter.com/OTBLINE/status/1278237508690685953?s=20
LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN POLAND ARE UNDER ATTACK BY A GROWING, OPENLY QUEERPHOBIC, "LGBT-FREE" COMMUNITY WHO HAVE DUBBED BEING QUEER AN "IDEOLOGY", ALLOWING THE RISE OF FAR-RIGHT ACTIVISTS. THEY ARE ALSO VICTIM TO ASSAULT/PRIDE PARADES HAVE BECOME VIOLENT. https://twitter.com/OTBLINE/status/1278237508690685953?s=20
THIS IS ONLY A FRACTION OF WHAT IS HAPPENING.
I WILL CONTINUE TO ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, LINKS, PETITIONS, AND WAYS TO HELP. HERE IS AN EXTENSIVE CARRD OF RESOURCES FOR NOW, http://issuesintheworld.carrd.co
I WILL CONTINUE TO ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, LINKS, PETITIONS, AND WAYS TO HELP. HERE IS AN EXTENSIVE CARRD OF RESOURCES FOR NOW, http://issuesintheworld.carrd.co
