Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com I track ICE flights and third-country removals. Bylines in Mother Jones, Zeteo, Rolling Stone, American Prospect. Former WaPo (sigh), former flight attendant.
Newsletter: gillianbrockell.com
Signal: gbrockell.44
The Amargi @theamargi.bsky.social News, Analysis, Opinions on the Middle East
Chi Onwurah @chionwurah.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West. Chair of the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
Quakers in Britain Peace Team @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk We support #Quakers to live out their deep commitment to #Peace.
RTs not an endorsement.
Quakers in Britain, Friends House, NW1 2BJ
DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social Founded by Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, DAWN works to reform U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa, hold abusers accountable & magnify the voices of experts/activists from the region. dawnmena.org
Syrie Factuel @syriefactuel.bsky.social Collectif citoyen francophone contre la désinformation sur la Syrie : des faits et du contexte ! https://syriefactuel.medium.com
@healthsyria.bsky.social @healthsyria.bsky.social 
RSF @handle.invalid Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
We fight for #PressFreedom all over the world.
Syria Direct @syriadirect.bsky.social Independent media and training organization producing in-depth, investigative reporting on Syria by our team of Syrian and international journalists.
🔗 syriadirect.org
Iona Craig @ionacraig.com Journalist + OSINT airstrikes data @yemendataproject.org
Mostly Yemen/Arabian Peninsula since 2010. Once-upon-a-time I trained racehorses.
www.ionacraig.com
www.patreon.com/ionacraig
https://linktr.ee/ionacraig
Pól Ó Gráda @polrua.bsky.social Cuntas pearsanta é seo nach bhfuil m'fhostóir, mo theaghlach ná mo shinsear freagrach as ar bhealach ar bith
Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org We're an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict.
Airwars @airwars.bsky.social The civilian harm watchdog.
We also run the Open Source Munitions Portal @munitionsportal.bsky.social
Donate: http://airwars.org/about/donate
@fadel-abdulghany.bsky.social @fadel-abdulghany.bsky.social 
Layla Mashkoor @laylam.bsky.social Deputy Director of Research, @dfrlab.bsky.social.
Gregory Koblentz @gregkoblentz.bsky.social I research, teach, and write about about the causes and consequences of the proliferation of nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological (CBRN) weapons to states and terrorists. Views are my own.
Syria in Transition @syriatransition.bsky.social Syria in Transition is an independent monthly journal on political and humanitarian developments in Syria.
Layla Al-Zubaidi @lalzubaidi.bsky.social Head of Int. Policy Divisions, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin. Here privately. Passionate about human rights, democracy, social justice & feminism. Retweets not always endorsements, but mostly. I don't answer to racist/antisemitic/sexist hate.
WILPF UK @wilpfuk.bsky.social We are the UK Section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, an international, membership-based organisation working towards feminist peace.
Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social #InternationalJustice stories. #InternationalLaw analyses. #TransitionalJustice experts. www.justiceinfo.net
Paul Waugh MP @paulwaughmp.bsky.social Labour and Co-operative MP for Rochdale
paulwaugh.co.uk
Luke Taylor MP @luketaylorld.bsky.social Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton and Cheam, Lib Dem spokesperson for London. Engineer.
Wassim NASR @simnasr.bsky.social Journaliste spécialiste des mouvements jihadistes FRANCE24
Senior Research Fellow Soufan Center
Auteur de « État islamique, le fait accompli » (Plon)
الناسُ صِنْفانِ: مَوتَى في حَياتِـهِمُ/ وآخَرونَ بِبَطْن الأرضِ أحْـيـاءُ
imogen @imogenl.bsky.social political philosophy, social theory
qualitative social research
writing
therapist www.imogentherapy.com
Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social Writer, talker, author of ANYWHERE BUT HERE: Stories of the Search for Belonging in Modern Britain.
https://linktr.ee/nicolakellywrites
Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social Director of @britishfuture.bsky.social
Author How to be a Patriot https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/how-to-be-a-patriot-why-love-of-country-can-end-our-very-british-culture-war-sunder-katwala?variant=40518936559694
Evertonian
Tiina Hyyppä @hyyppati.bsky.social Doctoral researcher Univ Helsinki, civil wars, civilian agency, rebel governance, political violence, Syria. Member of board of NSMES and editorial board of Babylon. 
Refugee Council @refugeecouncil.bsky.social The Refugee Council is the nation’s refugee charity. We support refugees to rebuild their lives, integrate into communities and play a part in Britain.
Tom Dark @darkpublisher.bsky.social Non-fiction Publisher, Manchester University Press.
Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social We believe in books that promote positive change and enrich culture.
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Meredith Carroll @historicalmeredith.bsky.social Senior Commissioning Editor, Manchester University Press. Modern history and history of medicine. Michigander, lover of food and cats.
Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com jack of like five to six trades / journalist, author, radio person, art dealer, etc / marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
Walid AL NOFAL @walid-alnofal.bsky.social صحفي سوري 🇸🇾🇸🇾
Syrian Archive @syrianarchive.bsky.social Our vision is to secure the existence and preserve the potential of Syrian digital documentation to help create a free, just, and dignified future. Syrian Archive preserves open source information for memory (re)construction, justice and accountability.
Humans for Rights Network @humansforrights.bsky.social Documenting rights violations as endured by humans subjected to hostile border regimes to ensure justice and accountability through casework and litigation.
PAX @paxforpeace.nl Make peace work.
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social We do whatever it takes to get to a landmine before another child does — working with communities across the world to save and change lives every single day.
Visit MAG's website: maginternational.org | Follow us: https://linktr.ee/MAGonline
Team Nahost & Nordafrika | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung @boellmena.bsky.social Hier postet das Nahost & Nordafrika-Referat
@boell.de
. Aktuelle Informationen und Anmeldung für unseren Newsletter auf unserer Webseite: https://www.boell.de/de/referat/naher-osten-nordafrika
Alice TD @alicetd.bsky.social Researcher @oxfordcrim.bsky.social working on intersection of public health / immigration detention / state violence in Greece
Melissa Gatter @melissagatter.bsky.social Asking questions about humanitarian aid + forced migration in MENA/US. Author of TIME AND POWER IN AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP: A NINE-TO-FIVE EMERGENCY. Asst Prof in Anthropology & International Development at University of Sussex.
https://linktr.ee/melissagatter- C Cédric Labrousse @cedlab.bsky.social Créateur de www.votreprofesseur.fr et du @syrianrebelobs.bsky.social | Fils de marin pêcheur. Commencé à travailler à 16 ans. Liberté. Autonomie. Doctorant sur la Syrie.
Ellen Knickmeyer @ellenknickmeyer.bsky.social Foreign policy, national security reporter, AP. 
Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social Financial Opinion Editor at the FT. I have views. A spotter of things in markets, companies, world affairs. Also interested in food and climbing. 
UAI @againstinhumanity.bsky.social Global movement of individuals and groups outraged by the atrocities of war and the erosion of asylum https://t.co/hbJ6gKtf87 #UnitedAgainstInhumanity #StopPushbacks #Peace4Gaza
Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk MP for #WaveneyValley.
Former charity CEO.
Need to get in touch?
📧 waveneyvalleyoffice@parliament.uk
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https://www.adrianramsay.org.uk
Hafsa Halawa @hafsahalawa.bsky.social Egyptian/Iraqi Brit. Political analyst and mediation specialist, working across MENA/Horn of Africa. Views here my own. RT ≠ endorsement.
Amélie Zaccour @amelzac.bsky.social Journalist at L’Orient-Le Jour • all Middle East • full Mediterranean 🌊
Karen Melchior @karmel80.bsky.social Digitalisation, Democracy and anti-Disinformation. European Parliament 2019-2024. Danish diplomat 2005-2017. https://karenmelchior.eu/
The Justice Gap (www.thejusticegap.com) @justicegap.bsky.social An online magazine about the law and justice - and the difference between the two. Buy PROOF magazine, support the Justice Gap: www.thejusticegap.com/shop. Editors: Jon Robins and Sam Dulieu
Philippa Nairn @pnairn.bsky.social Exec Director of the Marie Colvin Journalists' Network, a UK charity supporting Arab women journalists (@mariecolvinnet.bsky.social). Please subscribe to our newsletter at https://mariecolvinnetwork.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25406914ecf230f0d2e0fcd5
TankerTrackers.com, Inc. @tankertrackers.com Trusted by maritime insurers, oil producers & traders, finance, governments and top news orgs to track down oil shipments. Vessel pronouns are she/her. Got it?
OffBeat Research @offbeatresearch.bsky.social Open-source, online investigations covering the unconventional, plus in-depth reportage and analysis from the front lines.
https://offbeatresearch.com/
Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social Military Historian
-NatSec & Strategy
-Logistics
-Geopol Risk
-Urban Warfare
-LOGPOWER
-Rapid Analysis
Ukraine Adventure: https://www.patreon.com/TheAdventurousHistorian?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
At the Junction: https://jsargentr.substack.com/
Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu.bsky.social Journalist
Leila Molana-Allen @leilama.bsky.social PBS Newshour Special Correspondent traversing the wider Middle East & Africa. Ex-TheEconomist. Mother of hounds, proud daughter of immigrants.
leilamolanaallen.com
Hannah El-Hitami @hannahel711.bsky.social Freelance journalist | Westasia/North Africa, migration, international justice
Qantara @qantarade.bsky.social Diskurse über Politik, Gesellschaft und Kultur auf Arabisch, Englisch und Deutsch. Unseren Newsletter gibt's hier: qantara.de/newsletter
Yuan Yang @yuanfenyang.bsky.social 🌹 Labour MP for Earley and Woodley, covering Shinfield & Whitley
📈 Member of the Treasury Select Committee
✉️ Please email if you'd like a reply: yuan.yang.mp@parliament.uk
Hussein Baoumi @husseinbaoumi.bsky.social All things #MENA & #EU relations.
#EU advocacy officer @amnesty.org in #Brussels
maksym.eristavi @maksymeristavi.com #RussianColonialism storyteller-in-chief. author of award-winning “Russian Colonialism 101”🪆🪓
Tim Farron @timfarron.bsky.social Proud to be the MP for Westmorland & Lonsdale. Former leader of the Lib Dems.
Promoted by M Barwise on behalf of T Farron both at Acland House Yard 2 Stricklandgate Kendal LA9 4ND
@thomaspierret.bsky.social @thomaspierret.bsky.social 
Justin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social Ras Beiruti journalist & writer
Senior Reporter in Beirut, Al Jazeera English
Non resident fellow, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy '25-'26
Journalist-in-residence, Orient-Institut Beirut '25
The HALO Trust @thehalotrust.bsky.social The HALO Trust is an international organisation that clears landmines and other explosives in war-torn areas. Our mission is to protect lives and restore the livelihoods of those affected by conflict. https://www.halotrust.org/
AulaAb @aulaab.bsky.social 
Krishnan Guru-Murthy @krishgm.bsky.social Channel 4 News, Unreported World, Ways to Change the World, The Fourcast, Class of 2023 on Strictly
Also Chairman of Duchenne UK
Gregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom.bsky.social Middle East correspondent at The Economist.
Jens Hittrien @jenshittrien.bsky.social Criminologist independently observing Syrian conflict. Bridging between (open source) research, local reporting & journalism, flavoured with proper thoughts.
Kawaakibi Foundation @kawaakibi.org We fight for human rights and for the MENA's future.
https://kawaakibi.org
Thomas Hegghammer @hegghammer.net Senior Fellow in Politics at All Souls College, Oxford. Interested in jihadism, Middle East history, and digital methods. Linux enthusiast and nature-lover
Mazen Hassoun @hassounmazen.bsky.social Syrian, Journalist, Political Scientist.
Analysis on Syria and the Middle East.
Refugee from X (previously Twitter).
Ellie Sennett @elliesennett.bsky.social Freelance Reporter-Producer at Al Jazeera. Formerly reporting news at PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera English and The National. Sometimes amateur music, film critic.
Cathrin Schaer @cathrinschaer.bsky.social Journalist, freelance, mostly @dw_arabic, ex-Handelsblatt, ex-SPIEGEL_English,. formerly, ed-in-chief @niqash. Now playing: https://open.spotify.com/track/5jeQ6qxfi7nrDIP7WeBonZ?si=efec5dfa900b46dc
Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social Co-Director @climatemajority.bsky.social | Emeritus Prof of Philosophy | Author, WHY CLIMATE BREAKDOWN MATTERS and TRANSFORMATIVE ADAPTATION | Home-grown dissident | Free thinker | Earthling.
NB Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
Humeyra Pamuk @humeyrapamuk.bsky.social @Reuters deputy US foreign policy editor. Eye on State Department. Before: London, Cairo, Dubai & Turkey. @columbiajourn @kocuniversity alum. Personal account.
Dr. Noura Chalati @nourachalati.bsky.social Advocacy @reporter-ohne-grenzen.de |
Affiliate Fellow @unierfurt.bsky.social & @zmo-berlin.bsky.social
🔎 Syria & Middle East/ MENA politics
🔎 Transnational repression & free press
🔎 Intelligence & security
🎓 on SYR-GDR intelligence relations at FU Berlin
Kareem Fahim @kareemf.bsky.social Middle East reporter @washingtonpost.com
Abbie Cheeseman @cheesemanab.bsky.social Middle East for @washingtonpost.com in Beirut. Before: 2024 Stern fellow in DC, freelance Mid East corro/investigative reporter. Previous life at @airwars.bsky.social. Not the one on TikTok. | Signal: abbiecheeseman.58
Oliver Mizzi @ollymizzi99.bsky.social Journalist at The New Arab covering the MENA. Sussex and St Andrews alum. Finally got round to substack writing here: https://substack.com/@ollymizzi99 
Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social 🍏 Green MP for North Herefordshire and leader of the Green Party MP group in Parliament. Mum, activist, optimist!
PassBlue @passblue.bsky.social Award-winning, fearless indy coverage of the UN/foreign affairs. Tips: Signal: passblue.22 or info@passblue.com www.passblue.com
Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social Senior International Correspondent for The Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper. Now based in London, after stops in Moscow, Beijing and the Middle East. Author of The New Cold War (the book, not the thing).
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Stephen Doughty MP @sdoughtymp.bsky.social Labour & Coop MP for Cardiff S & Penarth | Minister of State for Europe, N America and UK Overseas Territories | gov.uk/fcdo 🇬🇧 | stephendoughty.wales 🏴🌹🐝 🏳️🌈
The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social Journalism from the heart of crises
Omar albam @omaralbam.bsky.social A Syrian journalist, documenting Russian and Iranian war crimes in Syria and other things.
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The Week @theweek.com Keep an open mind on the issues that matter. In print weekly, online daily.
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Sunniva Rose @sunnivarose.bsky.social Europe correspondent @The National
@haifaaa.bsky.social @haifaaa.bsky.social Danish-Syrian Pediatric Anesthesiologist | Free Syria Advocacy | Board Chair @ Actionaid Denmark (Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke)
Detention Action @detentionaction.bsky.social Human rights charity on the frontline of immigration detention in the UK, providing direct support and campaigning for change.
detentionaction.org.uk
Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social MP for Norwich South “The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something we make and could just as easily make differently” - David Graeber
Gregory Davis @gregorydavishnh.bsky.social Anti-fascist. Researcher with @hopenothate.org.uk, views here my own. Lurker in the dark corners of the internet.
@petertatchell.bsky.social @petertatchell.bsky.social 
@titusmichaeleus.bsky.social @titusmichaeleus.bsky.social 
Gyula Csák @gycsak.bsky.social Journalist, editor @bellingcat.com
Eoghan @eoghanmacguire.bsky.social Journalist. Editor @Bellingcat.com. @jskstanford.bsky.social alum
Merel Zoet @merelzoet.bsky.social Producer @Bellingcat.com
Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social Award-winning investigative/data journalist. Senior editor @MiddleEastEye, former MENA editor @AlJazeera, Global Authentication Project member @Bellingcat, meganotoole.ca
Malachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social I report and run projects on the Visual Investigations team at The New York Times where we collect and analyze audio-visual evidence. Ireland and New York. nytimes.com/visual-investigations
Rena Netjes @renanetjes.bsky.social Arabist. Journalist. Entrepreneur.
With 19 field trips to Syria since 2019, I bring perspectives grounded in firsthand experience and authentic local engagement.
@RenaLingua.
renanetjes@protonmail.com