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#HumanRights
. Anti-hate. Pro-peace. Trolls + Abusers - will be blocked.
@beastoftraal
This is not even funny, it's downright sad. The host's collosal disrespect is shocking enough. He doesn't even know who is who. This is not journalism. He's not a journalist, he's a bully. That the host is ALLOWED to talk to his guests like this says a lot about Indian media.
'We are in an era of repression and persecution' - Stuart Richardson, secretary of
@BrumStWC
speaking at an Indian Workers Association rally denouncing violence against women and minorities in Manipur and all over India outside the Indian Consulate today. Part 1
#ManipurViolence
@catale7a
The documentary was nuanced. It had to be seen and heard to be understood why. There were a number of reasons. It was his sinister, arrogant, behaviour, words and lack of. The way he incited crowds of Hindus. There was witness testimony to his involvement. Might do a summary soon
'I cried when I saw that thousands of books had turned to ash' - principal Mohd Shakir Qasmi. The burning of this 1900 madrasa happened in a state led by a coalition opposed to BJP. Mobs are emboldened by a political patronage that affords them impunity. Article by
@meerfaisal01
"The attack seems to be a deliberate act of erasing our precious literature."
Residents of Bihar Sharif are still coming to terms with the attack on a century-old ‘madrassa’ during the Hindu festival of Ram Navami
Distressing Manipur visual trending, censored image only. Reminded of famous 'Girl in the Picture' Kim Phuc, fleeing napalm attack naked, Vietnam. That was a bomb, this was rape. In years to come, these images will continue to resonate as the personification of the horrors of war
@Etrin289
@Carlos_Queiroz
Then why go on about Guatemala & Trinidad? All 4 of them spouting racial nonsense about anyone & everyone - the players, the coach, the other coach, the linesman, the referee?! Going on about various nations in derogatory language & tone. It was all projection & hypocrisy.
🧵Recently yet another comment was made on the graded exercise therapy for
#MECFS
Cochrane review still fraught with issues years after publication. The current language in the abstract and discussion is problematic for several reasons due to the way the evidence was interpreted.
A heartbreaking new low. In Modi's India of BJP's relentless Hindu nationalism rhetoric and crimes against humanity committed for this fascist cause, this is what also occurred.
Husband of one of the women paraded naked in
#Manipur
is a retired Subedar of Assam Regiment.
I was in Sri Lanka. I was also in Kargil. I protected nation but m dejected that I could not protect my wife and fellow villagers: he tells
@manishindiatv
.
Heartbreaking 💔😞😔
Catholic leaders in India are coming out strong, saying:
Modi silently sanctioning the violence in Manipur.
It’s a genocide against Christians.
India has a fascist government.
@beastoftraal
This is not even funny, it's downright sad. The host's collosal disrespect is shocking enough. He doesn't even know who is who. This is not journalism. He's not a journalist, he's a bully. That the host is ALLOWED to talk to his guests like this says a lot about Indian media.
@ph_arout
@Carlos_Queiroz
He's not mad - clearly Klinsman was mad about something though! All 4 of them spouting racial nonsense about anyone & everyone - the players, the coach, the other coach, the linesman, the referee?! Going on about Guatemala & Trinidad! It was all hypocrisy.
@8adrov
He said the word democracy three times hoping we might believe him. Stating the word India and democracy in the same sentence won't make it true. He also equated economy with democracy which also doesn't make it true. The usual propaganda.
@ashoswai
I'm not sure why Hindus are commenting here about Christian holidays when they follow a Christian calendar, they take the same holidays, & the data concerns violence. There is no correlation whatsoever. Anger about holidays doesn't justify violence.
@ShaunBaileyUK
No please she must not explain. Jake Berry's letter to Kier Starmer additionally quoted all her vile comments including 'brown chancellors' & 'little brown guys' - someone who thinks & speaks like this should not even be an MP supposedly representing people.
🧵 If you're still unclear on the
#ManipurViolence
see this excellent thread from
@SiamPhaipi
Watch the 5 videos in order. Then watch the next 8 additional Karan Thapar videos in my thread below 👇
#Kuki
#Meitei
If there are new folks tuning into the current
#ManipurViolence
, kindly go through these interviews in order. It should give you the basic ideas of the views of the
#Kuki
and
#Meitei
@majoramitbansal
- To understand the History of
#Manipur
and what's
@bharatkhatter
@deepigoyal
No one is mocking vegetarians, they are mocking the casteist hierarchical notion of purity within vegetarianism being linked to the food handler. It could be called strict vegetarian or egg free vegetarian and standards based on hygiene as per the rest of the world, not on purity
@Shruthi_Thumbri
@TheCoffeeBean
@AdaniOnline
@CSMIA_Official
This is ridiculous, we have halal meat signs at eateries in the UK and no one complains. It's to let those who want to eat Halal know it's available. If someone doesn't want it they don't have to eat it. Boycott it if you want, but there's nothing wrong with the sign.
@AdoptionsUk
@naew_UK
@JerseyZoo
Does anyone know if he/she was taken care of? He/she would be in a family group in a tropical climate. I have always been against zoos. They:
1. serve no purpose 0⃣
2. are not natural environments 🌴
3. harm animals mental & physical health 🧠
4. animals are not entertainment 🎪
@eemoin
The international media are showing what local Indian TV news channels are not showing because it's censored by the Modi govt. In the UK we did see pts in hospitals too, funerals etc. Ppl in India want this shown as govt are not doing anything & it's on Indian NDTV anyway.
India Cuts Off Internet to 27 Million People to Catch One Man - excellent essay in context of the history and politics of Punjab by
@pallavipundir
- 'The group said police charged at them with batons for protesting against the wrongful detention....'
Yet another re-review 🔎👓of a
#Cochrane
Excellent explanation of how conclusions weren't justified based on the evidence📉 SRs also need to be free from industry, reputational and ideological biases, all can be financial COIs 💰⚖️
#evidencesynthesis
#MECFS
Modi is not India. An elected head is not the personification of the state or country. Criticism of his/her actions or lack of it doesn't amount to an insult to the entire country.
A must-read by
@FriedrichPieter
as his account is banned in India and a total internet blackout in Punjab - in context of the history of suppression of civil liberties, free speech and intimidation of human rights defenders by the regressive Modi regime 👇
Claims in the
@HJS_Org
report on 'Hinduphobia' in UK schools were ludicrous and used as propaganda by Indian right wing media. We found the research to be biased, flawed & deeply suspect. Read our rebuttal here
✍️
@GorwayGlobal
@Barristotle
@WakeArtisan
Two colleagues,
@WakeArtisan
and
@Barristotle
, and I, take on the questionable claims made in a report from
@HJS_Org
of widespread Hinduphobia in Britain's schools.
@bendymarsh
@Healthy_Control
@bmj_latest
@NICEComms
Highly inappropriate to publish that editorial when the guideline is still out for consultation. I didn't think that was the BMJ was about, thought it understood patient safety & collaborative approach to decision-making. NICE has sound methods with unbiased reviewers.
Even Cochrane's editor-in-chief admitted the review was not fit for purpose. It also clearly violates Cochrane's own policy for withdrawing a review - but continues to be hosted in the Cochrane Library and cited in scientific journals and clinical guidelines. //
@HartoshSinghBal
The irony is this was the best piece of investigative journalism I have seen in a long time. More power to the BBC. Nuanced, didn't force anything upon you. Viewer decides from footage both new & archival. Factual, heard many views, heard & saw his sinister arrogance. That's it.
He understands and speaks English alright. The only area he felt he was weak, Modi told Jill McGivering in 2002, was 'how to handle the media'. This chilling interview shows the arrogance of a sinister genocidal tyrant who went on to radicalise a nation.
"Mentally" is trending in India, all because the hypocritical Indian MSM aka
#GodiMedia
were not able to report a strategic cold-blooded terrorist attack by a uniformed Hindu extremist
#RPF
constable as that. They had to make all kinds of excuses.
#JaipurExpressTerrorAttack
Excellent must read by
@FriedrichPieter
on Modi regime, saffron terror & authoritarian democracy: 'Modi’s re-election was a referendum on fascism, lynching & unrestrained violence against minorities, dissidents & marginalized...repeatedly perpetrated with impunity by BJP & RSS.'
In October 2001, Gujarat’s chief minister Keshubhai Patel was in failing health and had lost his party’s political confidence. He resigned.
#Modi
was appointed as his replacement.
#GujaratPogrom
Human rights defenders
@KhaledBeydoun
and
@MujtabaAasif
have already had their
@Twitter
accounts withheld in India, now it's the turn of
@FriedrichPieter
and hundreds more as India continues crack down on freedom of speech and civil liberties in Punjab
Direct translation: Whitney's friend Elizabeth Marz testifies that she lived with her and Josh for free in Johnny Depp's penthouse, without Johnny knowing she lived there, not even knowing who Elizabeth was.
#JusticeForJohnnyDepp
A amiga de Whitney, Elizabeth Marz, testemunha que morava com ela e Josh de graça na cobertura de Johnny Depp, sem que Johnny soubesse que ela morava lá, nem mesmo sabendo quem era Elizabeth.
#JusticeForJohnnyDepp
My old Lonely Planet India guide (2007) specifically warns women about sexual harassment during
#Holi
in the women travelers section. Women participating, local or foreign, leave themselves open to being violated.
🧵It was only a matter of time before Sanatana Dharma was called out as an abhorrent concept and belief system.
#UdhayanidhiStalin
has done everyone a favour. Sanatana Dharma is meaningless as a term of self description of supposed faith. Rationale below. /1
@KevinScampi
That's a good trick Kevin. This is what I do when I want to stop my mum working, just sit on a notebook or block the screen! Love Sparkle x
At these later time points, the pooled between-group differences in fatigue were no longer statistically significant, indicative that any initial benefits of exercise therapy were not sustained. Ignoring how effects weaken over time creates a false sense of efficacy. ++
1/ Moderate-certainty evidence - the word "probably" based on moderate-certainty evidence implies confidence in a non-zero effect. The wording is misleading as it conflates statistical significance with clinical significance and no clarification is made anywhere in the text. ++
Modi has landed in 9 countries across 6 continents (plus the moon) since violence began in Manipur on May 3rd. Japan, Papua New Guinea, Australia, USA, Egypt, France, UAE, South Africa and Greece have all seen Modi but Manipur has not. He's MIA but due in Indonesia 5th Sept 🛫
Falsehoods about Muslim fertility rates have been successfully disseminated by Hindutva fascists & should be dispelled by the Govt. The falsehoods are not based on any epidemiological evidence.
This was an excellent interview. Karan Thapar (better than Parky) & Tribal Union leader Lalboi Neihsial on
#Manipur
crisis, causes and possible solutions to stop the conflict & restore peace.👇
In an interview to Karan Thapar, General Secretary of All Manipur Tribal Union Lalboi Neihsial said, “As Prime Minister Modi is like a father but he’s treating the Kukis like stepchildren”.
Mr. Neihsial added, “We feel let down by the PM”.
#Watch
:
This has been a longstanding concern by
#pwME
and patient expert groups - that the language used overstates the treatment's effectiveness as a modest reduction in fatigue scores does not necessarily equate to meaningful patient benefits. ++
'The British media are not here today' - Stuart Richardson, secretary of
@BrumStWC
speaking at an Indian Workers Association rally denouncing violence against women and minorities in Manipur and all over India outside the Indian Consulate today. Part 2
#ManipurViolence
The audacity here reiterates Modi's huge propaganda machine & BJP modus operandi to spread false narratives & whataboutery even abroad - to cover up incompetence & to just be devious. Modi's silence was heavily criticised abroad. Inaction has prolonged violence in
#Manipur
"If ... something happens in say Scotland, is Rishi, our prime minister here, responsible for that?"
President of the Overseas Friends of BJP Kuldeep Singh Shekhawat says that Indian PM Modi isn't responsible for the ethnic violence raging in Manipur
'Where is the outcry of the massive repression and sexual violence taking place in India?' - Stuart Richardson, secretary of
@BrumStWC
speaking at a rally outside the Indian Consulate on 9.8.23 about violence against minorities and women in India
#ManipurViolence
#NoConfidence
@rainy101
@Gillian_Philip
@Primark
Should not have happened univ of birmingham
@ubsportfitness
have mixed swimming pool changing rooms & it's completely unnecessary. Cubicles & showers have locks, you still have to walk around the changing room. Last time I went I took a massive robe. Older men staring, grinning.
3/ Drop-out rates ignored - the review claimed there was no evidence that exercise therapy worsens symptoms but also said no conclusions could be made about drop-out rates due to insufficient data. Drop-outs often indicate adverse effects so this gap was important to address. ++
X/Twitter doesn’t just connect you with like-minded people; it also exposes you to people whose venom is their only means of expression. It may have nothing to do with what you’ve posted, and everything to do with their own self-loathing and misanthropy.
4/ Potential harm - the review also overlooked
#pwME
testimonies and broader literature showing exercise therapy can actually be harmful. Without acknowledging these risks, the review inadvertently encourages unsafe treatment practices. ++
2/ Overemphasis on short-term gains - the review emphasises short-term outcomes based on interim assessments made immediately post-treatment. The findings disregarded that 75% of the data came from trials where primary outcomes were measured several months later. ++
So sad to hear about loss of Doug Altman. I0 years ago I read Practical Statistics for Medical Research from cover to cover to get me through a statistics assignment and that was what got me hooked to EBM. His name is synonymous with greatness. A true hero in medical research.
It is with great sadness we share the news of Professor Doug Altman's passing. Medical research and statistics have lost one of their greatest. Thank you, Doug, for all you gave to research and the world.
I'm not sure why my tiny account is blocked by Vir Sanghvi but given his latest no context piece for the Print saying Israel 'wronged' Palestinians but it is 'not the immediate issue, terrorism is', and endorsement by B Dutt I assume he could drop the letter V from his surname.
@CoyneoftheRealm
Invaluable read for systematic reviewers. Robert Courtney has highlighted the pitfalls of using unpublished & post-hoc data, unplanned analysis, outcome switching, & incorrect risk of bias assessment, misleading discussion - impact on
#pwme
#evidencesynthesis
#PACEtrial
#MEcfs
It's been evident for years, since Modi censored the media however the latest campaign of hate disinformation on the Middle East originating from India's far right is a new low even for them. MSM & BJP IT Cell spreading hate to score political points & consolidate the Hindu vote.
India's news television media, it is now becoming evident, is likely the most bigoted and twisted in the world. Not satisfied with spreading lies, venom and hatred within India, they are trying to export this stuff to the whole world.
Modi's English proficiency may be mocked but he had no problem clearly communicating when he told the BBC he was happy with inadequate police response to the 2002 violence in his state of Gujarat - in which 1000+ innocent civilians, mostly Muslim, were killed.
#G20India2023
#G20
Does the fact that Suella Braverman has close family members in the Israeli military not represent a major conflict of interest on the issue of pro-Palestinian marches in Britain?
@SirKazamJeevi
He was never given a clean chit by international human rights standards. That's what this was about. There are detailed reports into findings. After this, he cracked down on journalists, activists etc. The world tried to stop what followed. He managed to radicalise a nation.
What Indian democracy? There is none. Barka please shove your saffron pseudo journalism, stop baiting and don't expect western media to stay silent on human rights violations anywhere. Authoritarian regimes cannot escape worldwide scrutiny and condemnation. India is not exempt.
Every time a voice from outside India wades into our domestic debate, Western lawmakers or media, it in fact reinforces Modi government's nationalist positioning. You want to strengthen India's Democracy? Leave it to us Indians. My piece
@washingtonpost
@dharma1486
@DillyHussain88
@5Pillarsuk
Again this would be another Hindutva troll, from India probably, demonstrating bigotry & anti Muslim sentiment as per usual. And I'm Hindu and fed up of them. Best to block these haters.
@mohammedakunjee
Yes this was the planned protest. I was notified- 'in an important victory the owners of Lakshmi Sweet Centre in Wolverhampton have cancelled the booking of the
#LabourParty
social tonight since they did not want to give a platform for David Lammy a supporter of the war in Gaza.'
#tarekfatah
is trending in India. I came across him in a space in Feb brainwashing hundreds of Hindu nationalists against Muslims, emboldening their hate, bashing Islam, calling for civil war, and spreading propaganda to justify RSS ideology & Modi govt's persecution of Muslims.
The fake progressive hate peddler who supported Hitler- loving violent Hindutva supremacists ,
#TarekFateh
has died. He did not care if his lies/fake news about Muslims contributed not just to Islamophobia but to massacres & rapes of Muslims in India He was no progressive
What a pathetic statement from BJP & UP Police. Firstly physical punishment & mental harassment of a child is unlawful, both of which occurred. Secondly so what if Tiyagi is disabled? Thirdly anti-Muslim slurs & rhetoric are heard clearly in the video therefore it was communal.
Given the number of critical comments and unbiased published re-analyses proving the review's flaws AND independent policy makers NICE (UK) and CDC (USA) finding there is no evidence that exercise therapy is effective for
#MECFS
- this review should be retracted. ++