@loureports

On-air with @wfuv and @rtelyricfm. Burning Question on @rteradio1 about the earth needing a good lawyer.

 Dublin or a border somewhere.
Joined April 2010
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Road rage and its impact on women - on behalf of @monthlycycles, I talked to @NewstalkFM about the grinding violence on our roads, referencing @London_Cycling excellent research which indicates that 9/10 women surveyed have been subjected to abuse goloudplayer.com/episodes/is…

Is road rage on the rise?

Traffic is as good as back to pre-pandemic levels, and with more types of vehicles using them, our roads are rowdier than ever. But does more movement have to mean more aggression, or have we...

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"There is no case since WW2 of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled" Famine expert Alex de Waal on Israel deliberately starving an entire civilian population
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michelawrong@michelawrong30 Jan 2025
Good to see the FT, not exactly a campaigning newspaper, taking a strong stance on Rwanda's support for M3. "Words need to be followed by actions. This is a war that can be ended quickly. The time for indulging Kagame is over." ft.com/content/5374349d-3a33…

Rwanda’s stealth occupation of eastern Congo

Pressure on Kigali is needed to avert a potential full-blown conflict

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michelawrong@michelawrong28 Jan 2025
M23's plans are not confined to Goma or Bukavu, the movement claims Kinshasa is in its sights. The heavy weaponry being used on all sides means casualties are far higher than in the past. Commentary from Reuters journalist Sonia Rolley, who has covered the region for decades.
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@JTAtv5monde27 Jan 2025
La journaliste Sonia Rolley, grande spécialiste de la RD Congo, analyse le bouleversement que constitue l'entrée du M 23 dans Goma, la métropole de l'Est du pays. "Prendre Goma, cela crée un problème international, et c'était peut -être l'intention" estime-t-elle.
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Zoe Law@zoelawww27 Jan 2025
You can follow the situation in #Goma, #Congo here: reuters.com/world/africa/con…

Congo-Rwanda Live: M23 rebels march into Goma, thousands flee

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels marched into the centre of Goma, the largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Esther N'sapu@Ensapu127 Jan 2025
#Internet coupé, la ville de #Goma plongée dans le noir car privée d’électricité et certains quartiers privés d’eau depuis plusieurs jours… Une autre nuit noire pour la ville de Goma, après une dure journée chargée d’émotions, de peur, de deuil, de désolation et de tristesse.
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@SkyNews27 Jan 2025
Congolese rebels say they have "taken" the key city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion. @YousraElbagir is on the ground. trib.al/W3o2wuQ 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
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My exchange with the DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner at the conclusion of the UNSC emergency meeting on the crisis unfolding in eastern DRC amid an aggressive M23 rebel advance, backed by Rwanda. I asked about DRC calls in 2023 for MONUSCO to withdraw from the DRC and whether that was a mistake given current escalation... #sabcnews
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Denis Mukwege
@DenisMukwege26 Jan 2025
🇨🇩When will the community of states stop turning a blind eye to the Congolese tragedy and accepting or tolerating systemic violations of international law and human rights?! It's time to act, to stop empty condemnations and to adopt political and economic sanctions against the criminal regime in Kigali 🇷🇼 ! theguardian.com/global-devel…

Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city

Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Sunday

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Geoffrey York@geoffreyyork26 Jan 2025
In Canada’s latest statement, not a word about Rwanda’s massive involvement in eastern Congo, but merely a vague reference to “foreign troops.” This is how Rwanda escapes all consequences for invading its neighbour.
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Statement on escalation of violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo canada.ca/en/global-affairs/…

Statement on escalation of violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Canada is profoundly concerned over the escalation of violence in the eastern DRC, intensified by the advance of the March 23 Movement (M23) near Goma, and calls for the urgent protection of civili...

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We ride again on the 19th of January! All the details are in the email - hope to see you there! #monthlycycles #womenonwheels
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AFSC@afsc_org8 Jan 2025
We’ve canceled planned advertising with The New York Times after it refused to allow an ad referring to Israel’s genocide in #Gaza. Joyce Ajlouny, AFSC's General Secretary, called the refusal “an outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth.” afsc.org/newsroom/new-york-t…
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Peer Schouten@peer_schouten22 Dec 2024
Make no mistake: even though you don't hear much about it, with Rwandan backing, M23 is turning life in eastern Congo into a hell for many. Great reporting by @TownsendMark, happy to have chipped in with some insights based on our research w/ASSODIP & @IPISResearch.
michelawrong@michelawrong22 Dec 2024
The Observer's Mark Townsend reminding us what is going on in eastern DRC: theguardian.com/global-devel…

Children executed and women raped in front of their families as M23 militia unleashes fresh terror...

First-hand accounts from victims of unthinkable violence paint a gruesome picture of the brutality sweeping the central African country. How long is the West prepared to look away?

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As @sinnfeinireland 's @PaulDonnellySF put it at @The_Wheel_IRL #GE24 hustings event today - "if prisons were working, then we wouldn't be looking to build more spaces" Our asks for the next gov include a focus on funding our sector, intervening early, and rehab +reintegration
Tosú - new beginnings for people with convictions@IASIO_Ireland13 Nov 2024
We have joined forces with @PACE_IRL and @Le_Cheile with 3 core asks from the next government - each with its own urgency as we face the impact of prison overcrowding on our clients. Please read and share #ge24 #prisonovercrowding #generalelectionIreland
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This weekend, the @appg_ar UK Reparations Conference is taking place in London, organised by @BellRibeiroAddy and others. I covered it last year for @RTElyricfm, meeting historians, artists, curators, actors, activists - listen here rte.ie/radio/lyricfm/culture…

The Culture File Weekly 041123: Reparations 2023

Artists, curators, archivists, politicians, lawyers and activists gathered at the Reparations 2023 conference in London recently to explore the shapes reparations for the Afrikan slave trade might...

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Compare US response to attacks on peacekeepers in DR Congo earlier this year with their response to the attacks on UNIFIL bases in Southern Lebanon. This weekend US Defence Sec Lloyd Austin says he has expressed "deep concern" to his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant ...
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Calling for "a diplomatic pathway, as soon as is feasible" in the Middle East is about as weak a plea as you can get, in diplomatic terms.
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If an attack on peacekeepers was happening anywhere else in the world, there would be much more outcry - of the kind expressed by Irish prez Michael D Higgins who called Israeli actions in Lebanon "outrageous".
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