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Israel Has Raided Al Jazeera’s Bureau In The Occupied West Bank And Forced It To Shut Down For 45 Days
Since Oct. 7, the Qatar-owned outlet has been critical of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and has been providing crucial coverage on the ground.
Kassy Cho
Kassy Cho is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Almost. She is based in Taipei, Taiwan. Email her at kassy@almostmag.co.
Activism
Macklemore Has Released A Powerful Sequel To "Hind’s Hall" Featuring Palestinian Artists To Support Gaza
The song expands on the themes covered in the rapper's protest anthem, "Hind's Hall", expressing hope for Palestinian liberation while continuing to call out the US' complicity in Israel's ongoing genocide.
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Israeli Soldiers Have Been Filmed Throwing Palestinian Men’s Bodies Off A Rooftop In The West Bank
According to Palestinian news agency Wafa, the Israeli army had raided the building, shot three Palestinian men on the rooftop and threw them off the building.
Activism
Hong Kong Has Jailed This Guy For 14 Months For Wearing A Protest T-Shirt
27-year-old Chu Kai-pong was arrested on June 12 at a train station while he was wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times”.
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2,750 People Have Been Injured And Eight Killed In Lebanon After Hundreds Pagers Exploded At The Same Time
Lebanon’s health minister said at least eight people were killed while another 2,750 people were injured, including 200 who are in critical condition.
Cute
A Zoo In Thailand Has Welcomed A Baby Hippo Named “Bouncy Pork” Who Looks Distressed All The Time
The baby pygmy hippopotamus has become an viral sensation, spawning memes all over the Internet.
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This Taiwanese Woman Started A Project To Help Syrian Children In A Besieged Refugee Camp Go To School
Meet Lara Tseng, a Taiwanese woman who started a project in a near inaccessible refugee camp in Syria to help children go to school.
Women
Women In Afghanistan Are Singing To Protest The Taliban Banning Them From Speaking Aloud In Public
Afghan women are sharing videos of them singing to protest against new Taliban laws that bans women’s voices in public.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In August 2024
Here’s what happened around the world in August 2024.
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Faced With Huge Protests, Netanyahu Asked For "Forgiveness" But Still Refused To End The War On Gaza
"Israel will not accept this massacre. Hamas will pay a very high price for that," Netanyahu said, adding that Hamas should be the ones to "make the concessions".
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Here's What Happened During Israel's Genocide In Gaza In August 2024
Here's what happened during Israel's genocide in Gaza in August 2024.
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Israelis Are Holding Unprecedented Protests Against Netanyahu After Six More Hostages Were Killed
More than 700,000 people, including 550,000 in Tel Aviv, poured onto the street as part of a general strike to against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to call for an immediate ceasefire.