On March 11, 2018, I was joined again by courageous journalist and analyst, Elijah J. Magnier, who was in Syria. He addressed developments in eastern Ghouta and in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin–where Turkey has been waging an illegal month and a half-long bombardment operation, killing hundreds of Syrian civilians.
Last week I had the honour of joining a number of incredible writers and orators in Derry, Ireland, in a panel, “Imperialism on Trial”. The five speakers were: John Wight, writer and host of Hard Facts; the former British Ambassador to Syria Peter Ford; author, journalist and broadcaster Neil Clark; former MP and host of… Read More Imperialism on Trial: writers and activists convene in Derry, Ireland
May 27, 2015, IHRC We the undersigned urge you to spare no effort to bring the warring sides in Yemen to implement an immediate ceasefire for humanitarian and political purposes Secretary General Ban Ki-moon United Nations New York, NY 10017 United States bkm@un.org Wedensday 27 May 2015 Dear Secretary General, We wish to draw your… Read More A letter to the UN concerning the situation in Yemen
CalebMaupin.info From the Port of Djibouti in North Africa, it is with great sadness and burning outrage that I announce that the voyage of the Iran Shahed Rescue Ship has concluded. We will not reach our destination at the Port of Hodiedah in Yemen to deliver humanitarian aid. The unsuccessful conclusion of our mission is… Read More I Have Witnessed A Crime Against Humanity! – A Message from Caleb Maupin in the Port of Djibouti
International Action Center URGENT! Call the White House! The US and Saudi Arabia Must Not Attack a Civilian Relief Vessel! Let the Aid Ship Pass! The US and Saudi Arabia are threatening to attack a humanitarian aid ship on the high seas! International observers, including US citizens, are aboard. This would be piracy and an… Read More Call White House! Let Red Crescent ship with humanitarian supplies to Yemen pass! No Blockade!
CalebMaupin.info The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is mercilessly slaughtering people in Yemen, has absolutely no right to inspect this vessel. Neither does the United States of America or Israel. The Iranian government has made that absolutely clear, and all of us in the delegation of peace activists from Germany, France, and the United States… Read More There Will Be No Saudi Inspection Of This Ship! – A Message from Caleb Maupin onboard the “Iran Shahed” in the Gulf of Aden
Caleb Maupin: “Dear all, There is talk about a Saudi inspection of the Iranian ship, “Iranian Shahed.” Regardless of any different viewpoint in western or other media, one fact should be well observed: Iran’s government and Red Crescent Society state correctly, that the Saudis have no right whatsoever to inspect this ship and – in… Read More contradiction: Humanitarian Vessel to be Inspected by Sauds?
CalebMaupin.info I am onboard the “Iran Shahed”, the rescue ship sent by the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran. We are hoping to bring aid to the people of Yemen who are enduring a horrendous attack from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Just yesterday, we heard reports that the Saudi regime is… Read More “Don’t Block The Rescue Boat!” Caleb Maupin onboard the “Iran Shahed” Rescue Ship in the Gulf of Aden
This is unbearable. the criminal sauds have been bombing Yemen since March 26, nearly a month now—at least 2700 Yemenis have been killed, the vast majority civilians. “I don’t think the Saudi officials are taking into consideration how many innocent lives are being lost, and in such gruesome ways. The weapons depot which was targeted… Read More saudi massacre of Yemen: important articles and interviews
In Gaza 