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Powerful reading from Alaa's work by Sabrina Mahfouz, one of many brilliant writers who read at a solidarity event organised by English PEN outside Downing Street.

Trump lashes out at France and Germany amid growing evidence that HIV patients are being denied life-saving drugs. Bel Trew reports ⬇️ independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

One of Donald Trump's first acts as president was to pull the plug on the global fight to wipe out HIV by 2030. This moving film by @beltrew highlights how it has hit some of the world's poorest people independent.co.uk/tv/news/trump-…

Death Sentence: The real cost of Trump’s aid cuts on HIV – Bel Trew for The Independent independent.co.uk/tv/news/trump-…

Fantastic mini doc from Bel Trew on how the USAID shutdown has impacted HIV treatment in Uganda and Zimbabwe, please watch. (also read our recent piece on how AIDS deaths could triple: independent.co.uk/news/health/tr…) UNAIDS Global youtube.com/watch?v=rUZj42…

Must watch - this is proper journalism, from Bel Trew The Independent.

Bel Trew The The Independent View: Donald Trump must lift his death sentence on HIV patients independent.co.uk/voices/editori…

Speaking at Hay Festival about Laila Soueif, the mother of British writer & activist Alaa Abd El Fattah jailed in Egypt, who doctors now say is at risk of “sudden death” because of her hunger strike-with lyse doucet Jeremy Bowen Anushka Asthana Fara Dabhoiwala- Incredible panel to moderate 🙏🏼

At the "Red Line for Palestine" event in London this week, HRW spoke to Paloma Faith and Khalid Abdalla. Action is needed — it is absolutely critical that the UK government take concrete steps to stop Israel's violations of international law.

‘I haven’t heard them saying it’s wrong.’ Richard Ratcliffe, husband of Nazanin Zaghari, tells Andrew Marr the government could do much more to help Brits ‘wrongfully’ detained abroad.

Sanaa: This morning I saw Alaa for 20 minutes from behind a glass barrier. No hugs, no extra minute, no mercy, no humanity, no Eid. I asked mum to give us a breather to allow me to travel to Egypt & visit Alaa. We already missed a visit last week because I was afraid to leave

A Simple Song is now available wherever you get your music. Please share widely, in hope that it plays its part in our journey together towards a better world. All proceeds will support children in Palestine through Medical Aid for Palestinians. open.spotify.com/album/30HoHPfJ…

All proceeds are going to the incredible work Medical Aid for Palestinians does in Gaza

We have lost all contact with our UNRWA colleagues in Gaza, communications have been cut off. This morning, for the first time in months, we did not receive their morning messages to say, "good morning" and "we are fine/alive". We anxiously await to hear from our colleagues.

#BREAKING UN General Assembly ADOPTS resolution that demands an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the war in #Gaza. In favor: 149 Against: 12 Abstain: 19

I’m in Damascus speaking to people, officials, analysts in Syria, Jordan and Iraq: there are deep concerns that a remote conflict between Israel and Iran will also play out on the ground in the countries between the two with a deadly impact on the region independent.co.uk/news/world/mid…

Qatari planes due to land in Doha are turning around It looks like the airspace is being closed

The war is over in 6 hours for 12 hours (for Iran?) but only after the 12th hour will Israel start the ceasefire and then in 24 hours everyone will celebrate the end of what will be called “THE 12 DAY WAR”. I think.

We looked at Netanyahu's bleak vision for Gaza, which aims to corral 2 million Palestinians in a tiny sliver of land in the south, pressure as many as possible to leave, and force the rest to live under occupation. With Bel Trew and Alicja Hagopian. independent.co.uk/news/world/mid…