Ceasefire Bites
Ceasefire Bites is Ceasefire's news and opinion blog.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, December 6, 2017 18:15 - 0 Comments
Politics | Susiya: Israel expands plans to demolish almost half of Palestinian village
Two weeks ago, Israel announced a plan to demolish 20 buildings in the West Bank village of Susiya, a fifth of the village. Today, the villagers were handed a document and map showing almost half their village is set to be demolished. If enacted, this demolition will constitute a violation of the most basic human rights of the people of Susiya as well as their most basic humanitarian needs for shelter.
Blogs, Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, November 14, 2017 17:21 - 0 Comments
Politics | Victory for anti-racism campaigners as Nigel Farage withdraws false claims about HOPE not hate
Following legal action by HOPE not hate, right-wing politician Nigel Farage has withdrawn claims that Britain's largest anti-racism organisation pursued "violent and undemocratic means".
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, October 26, 2017 15:15 - 2 Comments
Politics | Reverend and Quaker activist found not guilty after trying to disarm BAE fighter jets headed for Yemen
Activist Sam Walton and Rev Daniel Woodhouse have been acquitted after breaking-in to BAE Systems factory to ‘disarm’ Typhoon fighter jets.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, February 28, 2015 21:15 - 8 Comments
Politics | Creating ‘Jihadi John’: Are the UK security services putting us in danger?
The apparent unmasking of 'Jihadi John' has dominated international headlines of the past 48 hours. Far less coverage, however, has been given to troubling revelations that Mohammed Emwazi and others had been subjected to sustained harassment by UK security services for years. This raises important and urgent questions about current anti-terror policies.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, December 1, 2014 17:22 - 8 Comments
Politics | This state-imposed persecution of the UK’s international students must end
In a letter published today in Ceasefire, more than a hundred UK academics, activists, and students write in to raise the alarm over Home Office policies towards non-EU colleagues and students, and warn that such policies are not only discriminatory but are causing irreparable damage to British higher education.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 23:55 - 24 Comments
Blog | Woolwich Attack: A journalist’s guide to reporting violent death
In light of newspaper layoffs and in the interests of continued professional education, we at Ceasefire are proud to continue our free online advisory course for journalists. This week's topic: how do you report violent death?
Editor's Desk, Events - Monday, February 4, 2013 0:00 - 1 Comment
Event | Ten years since the Iraq War: living with the reality of ‘war without end’
On Tuesday 5th Feb, to mark the anniversary of the huge protests against the invasion of Iraq, Ceasefire Magazine and Anticapitalist Initiative present an evening of discussion on how imperialist wars in the Middle East and North Africa continue to shape our lives, heighten insecurity, extinguish precious civil liberties and further the reach of US Empire.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, November 18, 2012 10:24 - 31 Comments
Blog | Did he say it? Misquoting Noam Chomsky on Gaza
A recent quote attributed to Noam Chomsky, on Israel's current assault on Gaza, has been widely circulated over the past few days. Except that it is neither recent nor (entirely) by Chomsky.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 12:12 - 0 Comments
Blog | Bahraini Activist Abdulhadi Abdulla Alkhawaja: A Letter from Prison
On the one year anniversary of Bahrain's pro-democracy protests, we publish a letter by activist Abdulhadi Abdulla Alkhawaja, sentenced to life imprisonment for taking part in the protests and currently entering his second week of a hunger strike.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:21 - 0 Comments
Blog | BBC to apologise for airing Egypt documentary made by Mubarak partner
The BBC is to issue an apology over broadcasting programmes by a third party company that featured the latter's own clients, including Hosni Mubarak and the Malaysian government.
