Blood, Sweat and Sugar
The sugar industry’s bitter legacy, built on slavery, exploitation and environmental damage, is still resonating today.

The sugar industry’s bitter legacy, built on slavery, exploitation and environmental damage, is still resonating today.




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Israel unleashed a massive bombardment on Israel a day after the US and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement.
Armed men have raided Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, apparently with support from the Israeli army.
‘We’re in the time of monsters right now where we are headed towards the law of the jungle’.

Israeli forces raided the Muslim Youth Association in Hebron, firing tear gas at Palestinians.
The Pasteur Institute of Iran is one of several healthcare facilities in the country to be targeted.
United States-based scholars sign open letter raising concerns about conduct, rhetoric during US-Israeli war on Iran.
More than 1,800 civilians have been killed by the army and armed groups since 2023, Human Rights Watch says.

A group of toddlers that evacuated from Gaza in 2023 have returned to their families in emotional reuniting.

UK pro-Palestine activist Qesser Zuhrah has been arrested on terrorism charges after being released on bail last month.
Israel has created an environment of impunity for attacks on healthcare that has spread well beyond Gaza’s borders.