Reposted by Eman El-SherbinySaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"The last thing I did is the report on Gaza naming what is happening there as genocide. One of the main reactions to that report [was] paying tribute to me for my courage.. why would you need courage to speak the truth?" Navi Pillay upon winning the 2026 Nobel peace prize 7994412
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyHuman Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026👀 Sneak peek of Ep. 1 of “Ten Years of HRC’s Investigations Lab” featuring Haley Willis. Haley was part of HRC's very first Lab cohort, then spent 7 years on @nytimes.com Visual Investigations team. The full video with @alexakoenig.bsky.social, @noahbullock.bsky.social & Talia Harter drops Oct 14! 073
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 09/10/2026People were taking photos outside, by the time I was leaving. One for the ages 020
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyRobin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 07/10/2026"Even if we have to work on paper, the work of the Court will continue." — Kimberley Prost, sanctioned judge of the ICC. #Disinfo2026 12711
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyAlexa @alexakoenig.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And for our full report, with a foreword by a former immigration judge, who became a first-hand witness to the cruelty and potential illegality of this program: humanrights.berkeley.edu/architecture...humanrights.berkeley.eduThe Architecture of Cruelty — U.S. third-country removal agreements, 2025–2026Since January 2025 the United States has concluded third-country removal and asylum-cooperation agreements with 35 countries. A Berkeley Human Rights Center investigation into what the paperwork says ... 085
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyAlexa @alexakoenig.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This week we launch results of an 18 month-long investigation into the architecture of the Trump Administration's mass removal program of migrants to 3rd countries, publishing all of the public underlying agreements, alongside analysis by our team. humanrights.berkeley.edu/projects/tra...humanrights.berkeley.eduTracking third-country deportations from the United States - Berkeley Human Rights Center 334
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.irishnews.com/news/norther...irishnews.comInside Ulster University’s overseas gamble: Were warning signs missed in a high stakes bet on international students attending GB campuses?UU became reliant on income from foreign post-grad students, but visa restrictions threaten the business model and now hundreds of redundancies loom 000
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026RSF commander defects to Sudanese army in Omdurman with 50 fighters share.google/7hjEoR9PZSFu...share.googleRSF commander defects to Sudanese army in Omdurman with 50 fightersAn RSF commander and 50 fighters defected to the Sudanese army in Omdurman, adding to a recent wave of paramilitary departures linked to tribal shifts. 011
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Wayback Machine makes an appearance in one of my favourite novels I've been reading, lately 000
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinySusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For those interested in how dictionaries are made, as well as the secret lives of the apparently ordinary words we use, may I recommend this podcast? It’s made by two colleagues at the Oxford English Dictionary who really know their stuff. rss.com/podcasts/lex...rss.comThe OED’s September update enters the twerpy mountweazel timeline | Podcast Episode on RSS.comWhy do we love the mountweazel (and what is it)? Who was the original twerp? How did timeline constitute a two-for-one bargain? Join editors Fiona McPherson and Craig Leyland as they dive into some of... 439382
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyICIJ @icij.org · 22/09/2026Update: ICIJ reporter Micah Reddy has been released from custody in Djibouti. He is safe and will soon reunite with his family. We are grateful to everyone who shared their support for Reddy, his family and ICIJ's efforts to bring him home. buff.ly/Uh160cSbuff.lyStatement on missing ICIJ journalist Micah Reddy - ICIJICIJ lost contact with our colleague Micah Reddy, ICIJ's Africa coordinator, and local journalist Mohamed Willo Ismael ("Kooki Mahmoud"), in Djibouti City on Saturday, Sept. 19. 24116
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyEman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.enca.com/news-top-sto...enca.comSA journalist Micah Reddy believed to be in custodySouth African journalist Micah Reddy who had allegedly gone missing in Djibouti has been found. 053
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.enca.com/news-top-sto...enca.comSA journalist Micah Reddy believed to be in custodySouth African journalist Micah Reddy who had allegedly gone missing in Djibouti has been found. 053
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026An attack on journalism or journalists is an attack on us all. Be it in the Arab world, under Israeli occupation, in wider Africa or in the States. So many precedents to count but the most of recent of which is the disappearance of journalists, Micah Reddy and Mohamed Willo Ismael in Djibouti 191
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyPress Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 21/09/2026Journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico had badges confiscated when they tried to enter the White House grounds on Saturday. President Trump announced the banning of the three outlets in a Truth Social post on Friday, with "other fake news media outlets to follow" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...nytimes.comhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/business/media/trump-white-house-press-ban.html 155
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyPierre Romera Zhang @pirhoo.com · 20/09/2026Our colleague Micah Reddy, @icij.org's Africa coordinator, and journalist Mohamed Willo Ismael have been missing in Djibouti City since Saturday. Djiboutian authorities must urgently account for them. www.icij.org/news/2026/09...icij.orgStatement on missing ICIJ journalist Micah Reddy - ICIJICIJ lost contact with our colleague Micah Reddy, ICIJ's Africa coordinator, and local journalist Mohamed Willo Ismael ("Kooki Mahmoud"), in Djibouti City on Saturday, Sept. 19. 01818
Reposted by Eman El-Sherbinyваят @denbib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2025 for standing up to protect their lands and livelihoods from destruction, according to @globalwitness.org 's latest report. The majority of killings in 2025 occurred in Latin America. globalwitness.org/en/campaigns... 053
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyCenter for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 14/09/2026The destruction to Hawaii’s infrastructure and economy is expected to be the worst "since Hurricane Iniki, a Category 4 storm that walloped Kauai in 1992 and caused $3 billion in damage." While Big Oil fuels escalating climate disasters, communities pay the price. There must be accountability.daytondailynews.comHurricane Lowell knocks out a port in Hawaii that is one island's main source for food and fuelHONOLULU (AP) — Crews began repairing the only cargo port on one of Hawaii's smallest main islands while power was being restored to another island Thursday, two days after Hurricane Lowell skirted al... 14221
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyEman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A month's difference can be seen in the IDF destruction of Bani Hayyane. Total devastation Sentinel-2 imagery August 12 vs September 11 187
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyJustin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I visited a school in Froun, south Lebanon, where displaced people are sheltering and spoke to the principal about how they will restart the school year on Sept 15. “We will reopen the school [for students], but will not abandon the displaced people,” he said. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...aljazeera.comIsrael’s war leaves Lebanon’s schools balancing students and the displacedSchools in Lebanon are set to start on September 15, but many still host people displaced by Israel's war. 01511
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A month's difference can be seen in the IDF destruction of Bani Hayyane. Total devastation Sentinel-2 imagery August 12 vs September 11 187
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 07/09/2026Have you read how Bellingcat's @oldpete45.bsky.social used public records to uncover clues in a cold case murder? It is a tale of gang violence, immigration and hidden identities. Read the investigation below ⬇️ www.bellingcat.com/news/us-cana...bellingcat.comInvestigating a Murder: Public Records Uncover New Clues in Chinatown Cold Case - bellingcatOn a June night in 1996, in a basement apartment in Boston’s Chinatown, a killer put a pistol to the back of a young man's head and pulled the trigger. 112227
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Side note but this was a subtextual strain in many of the Steinem obits. “It was so important that she was feminine and thin and desirable to men, because it showed women that they could be feminists without becoming, well, you know.” Gee, thanks. 335943
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I think a lot of straight women, including many who identify as feminists, use lesbians as a kind of rhetorical stand-in for disgusting, failed, or disposable women. But what lesbians actually represent is the maximalist expression of women’s freedom. When they come for us, they’re coming for you. 1073779
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Sometimes, I wish I had the time to illustrate your ideas, Tristan. 020
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyEman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The IDF initially threatened to bomb a house. They bombed a different one killing two then went back to hit the threatened one. Absolutely diabolical! 121
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyEman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026www.instagram.com/p/Dc7n-lmjLf... Arab Salim, South Lebanon was targeted this morning, killing two peopleinstagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 111
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The IDF initially threatened to bomb a house. They bombed a different one killing two then went back to hit the threatened one. Absolutely diabolical! 121
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026www.instagram.com/p/Dc7n-lmjLf... Arab Salim, South Lebanon was targeted this morning, killing two peopleinstagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 111
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026woke up looking for this four-minute video compilation of Sean Lock www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3ZG...youtube.comsean lock being the ultimate chaotic evil for 4 minutesYouTube video by envgma 020
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyJustin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social · 04/09/2026We caught what is most likley a demolition on camera www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...aljazeera.comIsraeli bombing seen behind journalist reporting from Lebanese villageIsraeli bombing seen behind journalist reporting from Lebanese village 04431
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 02/09/2026New from 404 Media: the Texas police who used Flock to track a woman who self-administered abortion also used AI to write their report about the whole situation. They used AI to summarize a discussion of “the legal implications of the situation.” www.404media.co/texas-police...404media.coTexas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had AbortionThe incident shows how quickly police departments have come to use AI surveillance tools even in critically sensitive cases. 721684
Eman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 30/08/2026A friend and colleague is looking for a San Francisco or Berkeley-based Arabic-speaking journalist for a potential assignment. I wonder if someone in our network here might be game 123
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyDr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026By now we know that it was not JUST glacier ice, but a tremendous bedrock landslide that collapsed in Nepal. @planet.com satellite imagery shows a fairly large (0.17km2) lake has formed, which could release a sizeable flood if it were hit by further rockfalls. This is concerning for rescue workers. 1219895
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyPrivacy International @privacyinternational.org · 28/08/2026Big Tech makes a living off our data. But make no mistake, the data is still yours and you have the right to ask to see what they have on you. Here are our tips on filing Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs):privacyinternational.org7+1 tips on how to make the most out of your DSARHello friend, 0168
Reposted by Eman El-Sherbinyedolis 🇪🇺🇮🇹 @edolis.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026The Israeli scorched earth approach. so much russian in style. 112
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyJake Godin @godin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Video shared on Twitter/X showed a largescale demolition taking place in Bani Hayyan with the village mosque being destroyed along with other buildings. x.com/diabali63/st... Video shared by Roqayah Chamseddine earlier this month showed heavy damage throughout the village: x.com/roqchams/sta... 1124
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyEman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Kounine, right and At Tiri, left, two towns in South Lebanon are prime examples of the systematic domicide the IDF continues to commit Sentinel-2 imagery Aug 24 vs June 25 022
Reposted by Eman El-SherbinyEman El-Sherbiny @emansh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Hadatha, South Lebanon on August 24 compared to June 25 shows further destruction to the point the town no longer exists Source: Sentinel-2 imagery 11414