Reposted by Mateenderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Bay Area friends: A friend found these small kittens behind a gas station and we've been trying to find them a home for almost two months. For now, they live in a small bathroom. Would you consider adopting? They are vaxxed, neutered, and incredibly affectionate. Please help! 4630761244
Reposted by MateenTauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Haven't managed to land gigs last month, so I would love to write for you! If you're interested in a TV and video game critic who has been writing for about 20 years, published in major outlets, books with Simon & Schuster, republished in academia - also I'm a lawyer and funny - I'm here & cool 043
Reposted by MateenPierre de Vos @pierredevos.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Shanthie Naidoo: Anti-apartheid campaigner who chose 371 days in solitary confinement over betrayal www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...dailymaverick.co.zaShanthivathie Naidoo: Anti-apartheid campaigner who chose 371 days in solitary confinement over betrayalNaidoo spent a year in solitary confinement rather than testify against her friend Winnie Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists. Her defiance helped bring about the collapse of the apartheid stat... 031
Reposted by MateenHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 20/07/2026Security forces in India’s capital Delhi are cracking down on one of the biggest anti-government protests in recent years. The authorities should order police to exercise restraint, restore mobile internet connectivity near protests, and ensure people can protest peacefully. 14616
Reposted by MateenGroundUp News @groundup.org.za · 07/07/2026Hundreds of refugees legally in South Africa have spent a month camped outside a Home Affairs centre in Durban. Read groundup.org.za/article/refu... by Joseph Brackengroundup.org.zaRefugees in Durban say they have nowhere to goAbout 400 legally documented refugees have camped outside Durban’s Refugee Reception Centre for a month, fleeing threats of violence 155
Mateen @mateen47.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Watching the live action Avatar show. Forget about Zutara what about Suki and Katara, Sutara 000
Reposted by MateenPierre de Vos @pierredevos.bsky.social · 27/05/2026More than just SA: Afrophobia, broken trust and Africa’s unfulfilled promise www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...dailymaverick.co.zaIt’s way more than just SA: Afrophobia, broken trust and Africa’s unfulfilled promiseSouth Africa’s Afrophobia reveals a troubling betrayal of pan-African solidarity. Historical injustices mirror today’s xenophobic violence, reflecting deeper governance failures as the continent grapp... 011
Mateen @mateen47.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Getting ready to do the Wenis after watching this episodestatic.klipy.comSam Reich Game ChangerALT: Sam Reich Game Changer 000
Reposted by MateenPop Base @popbase.tv · 17/04/2026Pop Base has donated $10,000 to The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children’s Fund which provides medical attention to children in Palestine and Lebanon amid the ongoing genocide. We encourage anybody with the means to contribute if they can. Find out more here: gascf.org 5853180
Reposted by MateenSarah Z @sarahz.bsky.social · 10/04/2026The Rise and Fall of Misery Memoirs is NOW OUT on YouTube! Come learn about trauma, Satan, a two-decades-long scam, and the most insane chaotic good lawyer I have ever heard of. youtu.be/W8Nhvr1X8Kc?...youtu.beThe Rise and Fall of Misery MemoirsYouTube video by Sarah Z 36699192
Reposted by MateenSarah Z @sarahz.bsky.social · 18/03/2026My new video's here. THREE DEAD GIRLS I LOVE is out now on Nebula. At two and a half hours, it's my longest and strangest video ever. It's also my favourite thing I've made. I hope you'll set aside an evening for it. nebula.tv/videos/sarah... 32872137
Reposted by MateenAmnesty International @amnesty.org · 10/04/2026People in Iran have lived under digital darkness for 1000 hours. Access to the internet is a basic human right and indispensable in times of conflict. Authorities must immediately restore internet access. 29945
Reposted by MateenHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 08/04/2026A threat to wipe out "a whole civilization" may amount to a threat of genocide. All parties should respect international law, and those responsible for atrocities should be held accountable. New statement from HRW and 200+ groups, experts:amnestyusa.org200 Organizations and Experts Call for an End to Trump’s Threats of War Crimes and Commit to Pursuing AccountabilityA threat to wipe out “a whole civilization” may amount to a threat of genocide. 614855
Reposted by MateenHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 31/03/2026The Israeli Knesset has passed a discriminatory bill expanding use of the death penalty. Combined with its severe restrictions on appeals and its 90-day execution timeline, this bill aims to kill Palestinian detainees faster and with less scrutiny.hrw.orgIsrael: Discriminatory Death Penalty Bill PassesOn March 30, the Israeli Knesset passed a discriminatory bill expanding use of the death penalty for terrorism-related offenses. 25545
Reposted by MateenHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 31/03/2026Transgender rights = human rights. In many countries around the world, the rights of trans people are under attack. This International Transgender Day of Visibility, we continue to work for a world where all people can enjoy their rights fully. 218695
Reposted by MateenHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 31/03/2026NEW: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is conducting a campaign to recruit children as young as 12 to volunteer to become “homeland defending combatants.” The military recruitment and use of children is a grave violation of children’s rights and a war crime when the children are under 15. 35430
Reposted by MateenAmnesty International @amnesty.org · 18/03/2026NEW REPORT: Austrian authorities’ responses to people expressing solidarity with Palestinians during Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza have resulted in a chilling effect on the right to freedom of expression ⤵️amnesty.orgAustria: Crackdown on Palestinian solidarity has triggered significant chilling effectAustrian authorities’ responses to people expressing solidarity with Palestinians during Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza have resulted in a chilling effect on the right to freed... 34425
Reposted by MateenHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 13/03/2026While many Israelis are taking shelter from missile and drone attacks, armed settlers in the West Bank are taking advantage of the fog of war to seize land and advance Israel’s ongoing dispossession and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.hrw.orgIn the Shadow of War, Settler Violence against Palestinians IntensifiesWhile many Israelis are taking shelter from missile and drone attacks, armed settlers in the West Bank are taking advantage of the fog of war to seize land and advance Israel’s ongoing dispossession a... 45551
Reposted by MateenHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 13/03/2026Reported findings that the US is responsible for the recent deadly school attack in Iran, and that it was based on outdated targeting data, highlight the need for reform and accountability within the US military to minimize civilian harm during conflict. New from HRW: bit.ly/4dqo6Aa 48239
Reposted by MateenTauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Hello, I am looking for freelance writing gigs quite urgently due to being a victim - now twice - of theft. Any help is appreciated. I have written widely on games, TV shows and film for a variety of outlets - IGN, The Verge, Slate. If you have or know anything, plz DM me ASAP. 5120122
Reposted by MateenGroundUp News @groundup.org.za · 10/02/2026Six District Six families living in Victorian cottages on Searle Street have been ordered to vacate by 6 March after an eviction order was granted in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court. Read groundup.org.za/article/desp... by Matthew Hirschgroundup.org.zaDistrict Six families vow to fight eviction“Who would have thought back then that it would have turned out like this today” says 69-year-old resident 125
Reposted by MateenHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 09/02/2026Israeli forces escalated their atrocities in 2025, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, acts of genocide, and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians. #Rights2026 Read more in our World Report 2026:hrw.orgIsrael’s Extermination, Ethnic Cleansing EscalateIsraeli forces escalated their atrocities in 2025, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, acts of genocide, and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians. 410070
Reposted by MateenHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 07/02/2026Iranian authorities in 2025 carried out executions on a scale unseen since the late 1980s, carried out mass killings in response to protests, conducted mass and arbitrary arrests, and ratcheted up repression. #Rights2026 More in our World Report:hrw.orgIran: Human Rights Situation Spirals Deeper into CrisisIranian authorities carried out executions on a scale unseen since the late 1980s, conducted mass and arbitrary arrests, and ratcheted up repression, especially following the June armed conflict with ... 24127
Reposted by MateenDoctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 06/02/2026Nowhere in #Gaza is safe. Not even inside a health facility. Doctors Without Borders reiterates our call for all parties to protect medical facilities and ensure medical staff and patients do not come under fire. 3153101
Reposted by MateenTauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 01/02/2026We cannot and must not forget Israel continuing its genocide against the Palestinian people - including children. There is no ceasefire. 03215
Mateen @mateen47.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Words fail me sometimes to describe how deeply saddened I am by the genocide in Sudan. Everyone who died has a story. They have hopes and dreams and fears and loved and hated and cried and laughed. But now they don't. All that made them is lost is echoes of mortar shells and gunshots. 000
Mateen @mateen47.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Saw this and immediately thought of Turtlemania on @moviestruck.bsky.social and also the Feywild episode of campaign 1 of @rollwithdifficulty.bsky.social 1111
Mateen @mateen47.bsky.social · 08/10/2025To me, it's disappointing seeing Mamdani temper his views on Palestine. If there's one person who predicted Zohran Mamdani's slide into becoming more moderate it was @fdsignifier.bsky.social and I gotta give him respect for sticking to his guns on that. 010
Reposted by MateenPierre de Vos @pierredevos.bsky.social · 25/07/2025These people are beyond depraved: Far-right Israeli politicians and settlers discuss plans to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza, annex the territory and turn it into a hi-tech, luxury resort. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...theguardian.comFar-right Israeli politicians and settlers discuss luxury ‘Gaza riviera’ planLegal experts say scheme to annex territory and forcibly displace Palestinians is tantamount to ethnic cleansing 045
Reposted by MateenDaily Maverick @dailymaverick.co.za · 06/07/2025Court case exposes how Home Affairs red tape is obstructing birth registrations in Western Cape, leaving kids without IDs or access to fundamental rights.dailymaverick.co.zaHELL AFFAIRS: David vs Goliath: Administrative abuse of moms results in legal action against Home Affairs 021
Mateen @mateen47.bsky.social · 04/07/2025I just want to take a hot second in send sympathy out to the Americans. Honestly, you lot have it rough and I wish you nothing but luck. On a side note, I also want to take this opportunity to criticise TLDR News for their segment about South Africa being a failed state. 100
Reposted by MateenDaily Maverick @dailymaverick.co.za · 29/06/2025Two researchers explain the disinformation tactics used by Christian fundamentalist groups to attack transgender and gender-diverse people.dailymaverick.co.zaHELL-BENT ON EXCLUSION: The why behind the surge in Christian fundamentalist hate against transgender people 196
Reposted by MateenDaily Maverick @dailymaverick.co.za · 28/06/2025A cohort of young doctors whose training was funded by the Free State government through the Nelson Mandela-Fidel Castro Bursary programme have been unable to find work in the public health sector upon completing their community service, despite a contractual obligation to serve the province that...dailymaverick.co.zaUNEMPLOYED DOCTORS: Frustrated Free State doctors face unemployment after Cuban medical training in systemic crisis 061
Mateen @mateen47.bsky.social · 21/05/2025When you're driving to work and listening to @hellofutureme.bsky.social 's A Catalogue for the End of Humanity, and all of a sudden, you're sitting in the parking lot with a lump in your throat. 020
Mateen @mateen47.bsky.social · 31/03/2025You ever just sit and think about how Iroh, in his hubris, encouraged Lu Ten to pursue glory and so when he died at the siege of Ba Sing Se, Iroh realised his son, the soldier was still his little boy? But now, he'll never come marching home. 000
Reposted by MateenDoctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 06/02/2025#WestBank: Doctors Without Borders released a report on the escalation of violence. “Inflicting harm and denying care,” reveals how attacks by Israeli forces and settlers have obstructed access to healthcare. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/west-bank-pa...doctorswithoutborders.caWest Bank, Palestine: “Inflicting harm and denying care” | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...Israeli forces and settlers have increased the use of extreme physical violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the all-out war on Gaza began in October 2023, according to a new r... 313174