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Join the Free Congo movement to break the silence on a 25-year war of aggression. Please take concrete action by sending a letter asking the US Congress NOT TO ALLOW YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO FUND @genocost (genocide for economic gain) in the Congo 🇨🇩. The link, available in the bio, directs you to a pre-written letter to Congress.
what the fuck do we do. theyve destroyed communication in gaza. they keep bombing. we don't even know how bad it is. if it was that bad when the world was watching. Jesus.
Sign a petition on Action Network telling the CEOs of Apple, Dell, Google, Microsoft and Tesla to settle the Democratic of The Congo Child Miner Lawsuit
Congress is asking for your opinion if they should support a ceasefire or continue to send weapons for killing our brothers and sisters? Please respond to the survey and get as many people to respond ASAP
NOTE: In the share more box, you can also demand aid and recovery for Sudan and the end of genocide and slavery in Congo.
"The violence must end, and the dignity of everyone must be a priority in these conflicts. No one should have to endure what I am describing, yet millions of families spend their entire days under such conditions.
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The solution, while simple in theory, involves stopping the violence through decisive action by the international community and continuing to support the mechanism for emergency and coordinated response to protect civilian populations and ensure their safety."
ten bombs were dropped on Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at least 40 people have been killed (they are still trying to get information/locate them), the number of casualties is unknown
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"Gold smuggling out of Africa, mainly to the United Arab Emirates, has surged over the last decade, with hundreds of tonnes of gold worth tens of billions of dollars illegally leaving the continent every year, according to a report published on Thursday."
"Over six bloody days in June 2000, the Congolese city of Kisangani was the scene of deadly violence between the Ugandan and Rwandan armies. More than 10,000 shells exploded, killing thousands and injuring thousands more.
Since then, victims of the Six-Day War have fought for recognition and compensation. Uganda has been found guilty of war crimes by the International Court of Justice, but the victims remain uncompensated decades later.
Now, they decide to take matters into their own hands. In the first Congolese film to be an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival, acclaimed director Dieudo Hamadi (Mama Colonel, National Diploma, Ladies in Waiting) captures their long journey down the Congo River to voice their claims in capital city of Kinshasa, seeking justice at last."
Six-Day War: 23rd Anniversary Report
By Aïssata Diallo
This report refers to a sad date for the whole of the Democratic Republic of Congo. On June 5th, 2000, 23 years ago, the Democratic Republic of Congo faced a war that lasted six days from 5 to 10 June 2000 in the city of Kisangani.
tumblr post by flower-tea-fairies that reads:
You should be furious that people trying to escape genocide in Gaza, Sudan, Congo all need raise an absurd amount of money just to survive
You should be furious at how these people went through atrocity after atrocity and still need raise tens of thousands of dollars to get away
You should be furious at this insidious thing that completely encapsulates how capitalism feeds off of blood