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Why are the US and Israel attacking Iran?
Why is the US-Israeli war on Iran impacting energy prices, what does it mean for people in Iran and beyond?
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Taxing extreme wealth for fairer, greener societies
The UK government must join global efforts to coordinate wealth taxes and urgently tax those with more than £10 million in assets.
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Israel’s illegal settlements destroy Palestinian homes, lives and rights
Not only is this illegal, systematically violating the rights of the Palestinian people causes devastating harm.
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Protecting biodiversity: rejecting carbon offsetting
With ecosystems collapsing as the climate crisis intensifies, corporations are pushing 'solutions' like carbon offsetting, in reality a way to keep polluting and profiting.
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Tackling tax dodging: the UN Tax Convention
To rebuild from austerity and tackle the climate crisis, the UK government must support an ambitious UN Tax Convention.
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Israel’s occupation is illegal, rules International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice (ICJ), has stated that Israel’s 57-year occupation of the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) is illegal. Countries must help end Israel’s occupation – including by ending arms transfers and trade deals – but stop businesses from operating in, or importing goods from, Israel's illegal settlements.
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Israel is torturing Palestinians – and the UK must act
Israel is torturing and ill-treating Palestinian detainees – including children. Since October 2023, at least 54 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli torture. Israel has dramatically escalated its use of torture since October 2023, but Palestinian detainees have been systematically tortured by Israel, with impunity, for decades.
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Barclays: Bankrolling genocide & apartheid
UK banking giant Barclays provides billions of pounds worth of investment and loans to arms companies selling weapons and military technology to Israel.
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Paying up for climate collapse
Rich Global North countries and corporations must pay their fair share to get us out of the climate crisis they did the most to cause.
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The voices of 'And Still We Rise' festival
Social justice activists and movement leaders from around the world gathered for a day of global solidarity, to turn crisis into justice.
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COP28: everything you need to know
We call for an end to the global reliance on fossil fuels, and a just transition to green energy systems at this year's UN climate summit.
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Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians
The right to food is an internationally recognised human right. But for Palestinians, this right is under attack by Israel’s apartheid and occupation regime.
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Statement on Palestine (October 2023)
We are deeply concerned by the escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and Israel. This has resulted in an unacceptable loss of life — and we urge all parties, including the international community to work to stop the bloodshed.
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Why we must move beyond extraction
A post-extractive approach understands that resources are finite and hold value beyond their monetary value, and that the process of extraction has costs far beyond the financial. Resource use must be justice-based, and prioritised raising living standards for the majority of people within planetary limits, rather than maximising profit for a few at any cost.