#pakistani

faab64@diasp.org

Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani had spent more than two decades in detention without charges.

The release means there are now 32 detainees still left in #Guantanamo.
#US authorities have released two #Pakistani brothers, Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani, from the military #prison at Guantanamo Bay after over 20 years of detention.

The Rabbani brothers, who were arrested on suspicion of al-Qaida links, arrived in #Pakistan on Friday, officials said.

#inhumanity #20yearsOfShame #CloseGuantanamo #Politics #HumanRights

https://www.dw.com/en/pakistani-brothers-freed-from-guantanamo-return-home/a-64808851?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

faab64@diasp.org

Unprecedented flooding in Pakistan has been difficult to manage because glacial melt has compounded with rainfall, says #Pakistani artist and activist Bhutto Zulfikar

#SOSPakistan #PkistanFloods #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #TomorrowIsTooLate #ClimateCatastrophe

"People have lost everything."

https://twitter.com/democracynow/status/1570577708106539012

sundstein@diaspora.psyco.fr

NEWCASTLE MELA 2022

A visit to the first day of the annual Newcastle Mela.... music, dance, theatre, food, giant puppets !

In case anyone isn't familar with the concept, mela is a Sanskrit word meaning "gathering" or "to meet" or a "fair".

Newcastle Mela is a free event, based around Pakistani, Bengali, Indian and other South Asian cultures.

https://youtu.be/b_rBu-5IGPY

#newcastle #mela #festival #music #dance #theatre #food #puppets #asian #pakistani #bengali #indian #multicultural #video #film #youtube