GÜNCEL YAZILAR - Sedat Laçiner

Foreign powers are increasingly audacious in their efforts to silence dissidents residing in the UK, a trend that demands a more robust response from the British Government, parliamentarians have warned. A recent report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights highlights a worrying surge in "transnational repression," where foreign states employ online harassment, legal challenges, and even violence to intimidate individuals on British soil. According to the report, investigations by MI5 into such threats have escalated by a staggering 48 percent since 2022. Lord David Alton, chairman of the committee, expressed grave concern that this escalating aggression is "going unchecked," thereby risking "undermining the UK's ability to protect the human rights of its citizens and those who have sought safety within its borders." Lord Alton cited prominent examples, including bounties allegedly placed on the heads of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists based in th...

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has strongly criticized Israel's ongoing blockade of aid deliveries into Gaza, stating that it constitutes a breach of international law. Speaking in the House of Commons, Lammy condemned the two-week-long stoppage of food, fuel, and medicine shipments into the besieged territory, calling it "appalling and unacceptable." He further accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s government of "starving children" and urged immediate action to restore humanitarian aid access for Gaza’s 2.3 million residents. Israel imposed the blockade on March 2, citing a dispute over the timing of the release of hostages still held by Hamas. The move has sparked international outcry, with Lammy emphasizing that while Israel has the right to defend itself, obstructing critical humanitarian aid is unjustifiable. "This is a breach of international law. Israel quite rightly must defend its own security. But we find the lack of aid—it...