A group of UK Parliamentarians have written a joint letter to UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on 15 December 2024, demanding the Egyptian government's release of British-Egyptian Alaa Abd El-Fattah. The letter also featured in an article in The Guardian.
15 December 2024
Dear Foreign Secretary,
Chris Doyle is interviewed by Lyse Doucet on BBC News Channel 10 December 2024 in which he emphasises the need for a fully inclusive transitional government not one dominated by Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS)
Caabu Press Release: A momentous day of joy for Syrians
9 December 2024
The departure of the Assad family from power in Syria after 53 years is a momentous moment for all Syrians. It allows a new horizon for Syrians who have suffered so much for years even decades under one of the most brutal regimes in history.
Chris Doyle interviewed on Al Jazeera about the UK government's failing policy towards Gaza- 4 December 2024
Palestinian journalists deserve international protection -Article by Chris Doyle in Arab News, 2 December 2024
On 5 November, Caabu held an online briefing with Maha Yahya, Director of the Carnegie Middle East Center, in which she discussed the situation in Lebanon amid its invasion and bombardment from Israel.
Caabu Press Release: The UK must comply with the ICC arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
21 November 2024
Caabu welcomes the decision by the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant and calls on the UK government to uphold this with immediate effect.
Israel’s annexation juggernaut unlikely to be stopped - Article by Chris Doyle in Arab News, 19 November 2024
It was only a matter of when. It has always only been a matter of when. For years, Israeli leaders have craved the West Bank. Few hid their desire to annex it either wholly or in large part.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich last week announced plans to annex the West Bank in 2025. There was little pushback in Israel or internationally.
37 organisations including Caabu are calling on the Foreign Secretary to reaffirm the Government’s commitment to respecting the ICJ’s orders and its obligations under the Genocide Convention and the Rome Statute by elaborating on the positive measures it is taking to prevent genocide, including those steps identified in the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur for the OPT
Caabu is among 15 British, Egyptian and international organisations who have issued a joint letter calling on UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to put a hold on any new economic or financial partnerships with Egypt, unless and until British national and writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah is freed.
British government urged to pause financial cooperation with Egypt until UK national Alaa Abd el-Fattah freed
5 November 2024
