Home secretary urged to investigate British IDF soldiers who served in Gaza genocide

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• Post published:30 June 2026
• Post last modified:1 July 2026

The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), alongside Declassified UK, has delivered a letter signed by almost 25,000 people to home secretary Shabana Mahmood, calling for an investigation into UK nationals who have served in the IDF (the Israeli military, often called the IOF) since the beginning of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The letter urges the government to examine UK citizens who have potentially committed war crimes in Gaza and if they have been involved in violations of international law by participating in Israel’s assault. Since October 2023, Palestinians in Gaza have endured a genocide that has resulted in: The…

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Aberystwyth to Host Mid Wales’ First YesCymru March for Independence

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• Post published:30 June 2026
• Post last modified:1 July 2026

Thousands of people from across Wales are expected to gather in Aberystwyth by 1pm on Saturday 26 September 2026 as the town hosts YesCymru’s first ever March for Independence in mid Wales. This will be the eleventh March for Independence which YesCymru and AUOBCymru have organised. And it follows successful marches in Cardiff, Caernarfon, Merthyr Tydfil, Wrexham, Cardiff again, Swansea, Bangor, Carmarthen, Barry and Rhyl. Since 2019, these marches have brought tens of thousands of people together from every corner of Wales and from all backgrounds to march for an independent Wales. Local organiser Siôn Jobbins from YesCymru Aberystwyth said: Aberystwyth…

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Polluters must pay for European heatwave costs

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• Post published:30 June 2026
• Post last modified:1 July 2026

Fossil fuel companies must be held responsible for the extreme heatwave gripping Europe. Campaigners from 350.org say they should pay permanent windfall taxes to help cover the mounting health costs. A new study by World Weather Attribution found that climate change is “unequivocally” the driving force behind Europe’s record-breaking heatwave. The study found that: Heatwave temperatures would have been “virtually impossible” to occur at this time just 50 years ago. Overnight temperatures are about 100x more likely today. Almost half of more than 800 cities across 30 European countries have broken, or are likely to break, heat stress levels. UN climate…

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BREAKING: Canary debanked by Lloyds

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• Post published:30 June 2026
• Post last modified:30 June 2026

The Canary has been debanked by Lloyds. Despite banking with them for almost a decade they are currently withholding a substantial amount of our money. We are left with barely any funds. Lloyds has not explained why it has taken this action. Despite multiple communications from us, the bank has not been forthcoming with its reasoning. The Canary is now in a financially precarious situation. We do not know when our money that Lloyds is holding will be returned. Moreover, we do not know how it will affect our ability to get another bank account in the future. Lloyds give no…

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“Biggest crisis the forces of Hindutva are facing today”: Ram Temple corruption scandal rocks BJP

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• Post published:29 June 2026
• Post last modified:30 June 2026

According to The Quint, despite Modi’s BJP right-wing government being mired in scandal after scandal and emerging unscathed, the latest crisis, the Ram Mandir donation theft, may be the biggest test for Hindutva yet. According to Al Jazeera, for the past month, the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh (UP), has been mired in allegations that its trustees have embezzled potentially millions of dollars in donations from devotees, diverting funds meant for the shrine into their own pockets. Echoing The Quint, Al Jazeera says the scandal could unravel the BJP’s carefully constructed image as the guardian of the Hindu faith and…

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Netpol launches new report – ‘One Day in Edgware’

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• Post published:29 June 2026
• Post last modified:29 June 2026

29 June is the day that Section 164 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026, creating new restrictions on protests at places of worship, comes into force. On the same day, a new Netpol report examines the police response to violent attacks on an anti-Zionist protest against the ‘Great Israeli Real Estate Event’ that took place at a synagogue in Edgware on 14 June. Testimonies from Palestine solidarity campaigners and anti-Zionist Jewish activists, who mobilised to highlight how the event was openly promoting the sale of land in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, describe how a violent Zionist…

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Marginalised people twice as likely to live in neighbourhoods most exposed to environmental harm

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• Post published:29 June 2026
• Post last modified:29 June 2026

New analysis published today by the environmental justice organisation, Friends of the Earth, reveals stark inequalities in exposure to pollution, access to nature and other climate impacts that are affecting communities across England. The data shows not only how millions of people are living with overlapping environmental threats on their doorstep, but how certain people are at higher risk of suffering these hazards. According to the analysis, people of colour are more than twice as likely to live in the areas most affected by environmental harm, making up 60% of the population living in the 10% of neighbourhoods most at risk.…

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First Green on South Gloucestershire Council as Labour cabinet member defects

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• Post published:29 June 2026
• Post last modified:29 June 2026

Sean Rhodes, who has represented Kingswood since 2023, is now South Gloucestershire Council’s first Green Party councillor. Rhodes explained: As part of the South Glos Council administration, we have worked hard to improve the lives of residents in ever more difficult economic circumstances but the Labour government have absolutely failed in their promise to bring positive change to our country. The decisions made by this Labour government are making things worse for working people, and now we see them going through the same political soap opera that the Conservatives did in their end days. The Green Party has a clear focus…

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Activists occupy London’s Walkie Talkie to denounce insurance of destruction in the Coral Triangle

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• Post published:29 June 2026
• Post last modified:29 June 2026

At 8am on 29 June, six activists from the Boycott Bloody Insurance campaign staged a theatrical intervention. It took place in the foyer of 20 Fenchurch Street, known as the ‘Walkie Talkie’. It’s one of the City of London’s premier insurance hubs. The direct action targets the financial institutions within that refuse to rule out underwriting the expansion of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure in Southeast Asia’s Coral Triangle, a region facing imminent ecological collapse due to fossil fuel extraction. The protest featured a satirical performance in which activists posed as insurance underwriters holding a mock business meeting. They presented ironic…

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Heatwave: Greens call for emergency meeting of EU leaders

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• Post published:26 June 2026
• Post last modified:26 June 2026

Amid a record-breaking heatwave across the continent, European environment ministers met in Luxembourg on 25 June. The European Green Party is calling on the ministers to prepare an emergency meeting of EU government leaders to urgently strengthen Europe’s climate protections and the Green Deal. Ciarán Cuffe, co-chair of the European Green Party, said: This heatwave is rapidly turning into a major European public health crisis. The World Health Organization stated already earlier this month that over the last four years, more than 200,000 people in Europe have died due to extreme heat. Europe faces a clear choice: to weaken or strengthen…

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Walk Zara Home silent vigil and protest – end violence against women and girls

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• Post published:26 June 2026
• Post last modified:26 June 2026

On Saturday 27 June 2026, Zara Aleena’s family, friends and supporters will gather at Valentines Park, Ilford, to Walk Zara Home. It’s an annual silent vigil in Zara’s memory, and a protest against male violence. Zara Aleena was murdered as she walked home in Ilford on 26 June 2022. She was 35 years old. She was a daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin, friend and aspiring solicitor. The walk starts at 1.30pm from the Bethell Avenue entrance of Valentines Park, Ilford, IG1 4UX. Please wear white as a sign of remembrance, solidarity and peace. The annual Walk Zara Home vigil is a moment…

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Epstein’s grubby trail in the DRC

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• Post published:26 June 2026
• Post last modified:26 June 2026

A new Drop Site News investigation, published this week, has revealed emails originating from ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s Gmail account, linking Jeffrey Epstein’s network to destabilisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  The tranche of emails contains a classified proposal from former Mossad chief Danny Yatom’s firm. It describes how Israeli intelligence veterans trained a 150-member elite Congolese special operations force during the 2012-2013 war against the Rwandan-backed M23 rebellion in eastern Congo. Yatom claimed the unit’s night raids and special operations had helped turn the tide of the war. How Jeffrey Epstein’s Israeli Network Shaped Congo’s Deadly Mineral…

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Make Polluters Pay goes mainstream

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• Post published:26 June 2026
• Post last modified:26 June 2026

As London Climate Action Week unfolded against the backdrop of one of the UK’s most extreme heatwaves, journalists, frontline voices and campaigners gathered for a landmark Make Polluters Pay event. It highlighted the growing political, legal and public momentum to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate damage. Hosted by 350.org, Stamp out Poverty, and chaired by Megan Rowling of Climate Home News, the Make Polluters Pay event brought together speakers from across movements and geographies to examine how narratives are shifting, and how accountability for Big Oil is moving from the margins to the mainstream. As climate disasters intensify and…

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Trans kids hang pride flags from Havering Town Hall

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• Post published:25 June 2026
• Post last modified:26 June 2026

In the early hours of 25 June, young trans activists from Trans Kids Deserve Better made their way to the top of Havering Town Hall. Their mission was to hang the Progress Pride flag and two Transgender flags from the Town Hall flagpoles. They also put up a banner, reading, “YOU CAN’T KILL PRIDE – XOXO TKDB”. This was a response to Keith Prince, Reform UK head of Havering Council, cancelling the raising of the Pride Flag at Havering Town Hall during Pride Month. Havering Town Hall has flown a Pride flag every Pride Month for nearly a decade. Under their…

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NATO chief grovels to Trump, credits EU bases for illegal US strikes on Iran

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• Post published:25 June 2026
• Post last modified:25 June 2026

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has claimed that between 4,000 and 5,000 US planes took off from European bases during Trump’s illegal war against Iran. Trying to ease Trump’s disappointment at Europe’s lack of enthusiasm for Trump’s deranged war, Rutte said: I would argue it would have been very difficult to do Iran without having Europe as a power projection platform for the United States. Sitting beside President Donald Trump on Wednesday at the White House, Rutte repeatedly praised the US leader as the “leader of the free world.” He described Trump as taking “responsibility beyond the shores of the United States.”…

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Trade Unions and climate groups call national Heat Strike

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• Post published:24 June 2026
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A coalition of trade unions and climate groups announced on 23 June that they’re calling a national Heat Strike at the peak of the heatwave this week. This is after the UK Health Security Agency issued a rare red heat health alert, followed by the Met Office’s Red Extreme Heat Warning for parts of England. Temperatures were forecast to reach as high as 39°C, smashing previous records for June. Along with members of the public around the UK, the organisations taking part in the Heat Strike include: Trades Union Congress (TUC). Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU). Fire Brigades Union…

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Protests outside global far-right ARC London conference

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• Post published:24 June 2026
• Post last modified:24 June 2026

Activists gathered outside Kensington Olympia on 23 June, as delegates arrived for the first day of the far-right ‘Alliance for Responsible Citizenship’ (ARC) conference. Over 10 other campaign groups, including Greenpeace, Take Back Power and Queers for Palestine, joined protest organiser Fossil Free London. The conference has been described as: Glastonbury for climate science deniers, Trump acolytes, manosphere enthusiasts and nihilists in general. Protesters wore frog costumes and carried signs reading “Fossil Fuels Fund Fascism”, “Oily Fascists Out of London” and “Frogs Together Strong”. The theme took inspiration from the protest movement that emerged in the US in late 2025, where…

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Anti-ICE protesters jailed for decades

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• Post published:24 June 2026
• Post last modified:24 June 2026

Demonstrators in the US will spend decades in prison after being sentenced for taking part in a protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centre last July. Journalist Mehdi Hasan called the sentences “insane” and noted the hypocrisy and authoritarian nature of the punishments. Protesters Accused of Antifa Ties Sentenced to Up to 100 Years in ICE Attack https://t.co/7eMN3ohmDM via @NYTimes Insane sentences. Same people who protested at 5 or 10 yr sentences for Jan 6 rioters will say nothing about this. Oh, the hypocrisy. Authoritarian for thee, not me. — Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) June 23, 2026 A total of…

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US Democratic primaries oust warmongers as Mamdani criticises Israel lobby

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• Post published:24 June 2026
• Post last modified:24 June 2026

Democratic primary results on 23 June saw victories for Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier; Zohran Mamdani endorsed all of them in the New York City Democratic primaries. And, he made a point of criticising those in the race who took money from American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).  Dan Goldman was defeated by Lander. Goldman, an heir to the Levi Strauss denim fortune, was endorsed by AIPAC. Palestine has become a litmus test in Democratic primaries, Rania Khalek, a Lebanese-American journalist, said, as Democratic voters punished incumbents who took money from AIPAC Palestine has become a litmus test in…

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Human rights abuses linked to transition mineral mining surge by 111% in just one year

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• Post published:24 June 2026
• Post last modified:24 June 2026

The Canary has reported previously on the Business and Human Rights Centre’s Transition Minerals Tracker. And now the latest report reveals a dramatic and accelerating human rights crisis at the mines supplying the global transition to clean energy. The figures for 2025 show a staggering 111% overall increase. There were 329 allegations of abuse linked to transition mineral mining operations worldwide, up from 156 the previous year. The latest report examined more mines than the previous year. Across mines also appearing in the 2025 report, there were 270 allegations, an increase of 73%. It’s the only research of its kind. And…

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