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Ilham Rawoot 🇵🇸 @ilhamsta

Activist & writer: focus on fossil fuels and human rights violations, and dismantling corporate power. Boxer. Trying to play a theramin. Losing.

Joined March 2009
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My article bringing light to the Moravian Church in South Africa, a centuries old colonial church that owns entire towns and hundreds of thousands of hectares of land where inhabitants pay the Church taxes and levies, and have to take citizenship classes mg.co.za/feature/2025-06-29-…

Moravian Church legal battle at heart of indigenous land rights – The Mail & Guardian

Descendants of the indigenous people who lived on the land, predominantly Khoi and slaves, want to be able to control and govern the land their forefathers work

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My article on @MiddleEastEye on why the South African govt is dragging its feet in prosecuting SA soldiers illegally fighting in the IDF. Is it political? Whose interests are at play? middleeasteye.net/news/south…

South Africa: Anger grows over failure to prosecute nationals fighting for Israel 

Activists allege that authorities have deliberately dragged their feet over prosecutions of individuals believed to have taken part in the war

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My article on how South Africa became a military and security supermarket. Have a read!
Phenomenal World
@phenomenalworld
13 Mar 2025
"The apartheid-era government's engagement with dirty conflicts beyond state borders spurred the rise of a major mercenary and private security industry that spilled into the rest of the continent." NEW @ilhamsta on South African security consultancies phenomenalworld.org/analysis…
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My article: South Africa supplies Israel with 15% of its coal, literally fuelling the genocide in Gaza.
The New Arab
@The_NewArab
30 Aug 2024
Despite leading international condemnation of Israel’s actions in Gaza, South Africa’s coal exports to Israel continue to fuel the genocide and occupation ️✍️: @ilhamsta newarab.com/features/how-sou…
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My piece in the @The_NewArab today: How Germany's mainstream climate movement is falling into pieces over its differing views on Palestine and the Gaza genocide, making way for decolonial, unashamedly pro-Palestine and POC-led groups newarab.com/features/german-…

The German climate movement is falling apart over Palestine

The German climate movement is fracturing over Palestine, with pro-Palestine and pro-Israel activists clashing and new decolonial groups emerging.

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Ende Gelände Bochum@eg__bo
9 May 2024
✨Termine Termine Termine✨ Up next: No climate justice without decolonisation, talk with @ilhamsta - nächsten Samstag schon!
Kapitalismus, Umweltzerstörung - findest du beides scheiße? Komm mal vorbei zum... Klimatresen im Sozialen Zentrum Bochum (Josephstraße 2). Jeden 3. Samstag im Monat!

ALT Kapitalismus, Umweltzerstörung - findest du beides scheiße? Komm mal vorbei zum... Klimatresen im Sozialen Zentrum Bochum (Josephstraße 2). Jeden 3. Samstag im Monat!

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Excited to be a visiting fellow at the Hertie School this year :)
Centre for Fundamental Rights - Hertie School@HertieCFR
15 Apr 2024
We are happy to welcome Ilham Rawoot @ilhamsta as a visiting practice fellow @HertieCFR for 2024! Ilham is a climate activist & journalist, whose writing focuses on fighting corporate impunity in the fossil fuel industry. Learn more about her work here: hertie-school.org/en/researc…
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My article on the possible link between gas and Italy's seemingly unflinching support for Israel. Thanks @Recommon for the interesting input
The New Arab
@The_NewArab
8 Apr 2024
Italy's tame treatment of Israel during its attack on Gaza could be linked to gas reserves off Gaza's coast, with Italian oil giant Eni a major beneficiary. @ilhamsta uncovers the relationship between Eni, Italy and Israel. Find out more below ⬇️ newarab.com/features/italys-…
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Check out my article on @wagingnv about the Say No to Gas! Campaign fighting to get the multinational gas industry out of Mozambique! The intnl campaign led by @JA4change is fighting @TotalEnergies and other giants devastating the people and planet wagingnonviolence.org/2024/0…

Inside the campaign to stop the largest gas projects in Africa

Climate activists are fighting to stop the multinational gas giants and financiers behind a set of $50 billion LNG projects in Mozambique.

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@foe_us @friends_earth @milieudefensie @Recommon
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My most recent article on MEE: South Africa has said that nationals illegally fighting in the IDF can be prosecuted for South African and international crimes - but will they actually do it? middleeasteye.net/news/war-g… @NPA_Prosecutes @DIRCO_ZA

Will South Africa prosecute its citizens fighting for the Israeli army in Gaza?

Scores of South Africans have fought for Israel over the past two decades, but no soldier has ever been charged for violating the law. Experts say the situation is unlikely to change

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My article in New Arab on South Africa's confused and contradictory relationship with Israel, historically and ongoing, see-sawing from neo-liberal greed to Mandela's legacy, from $200 million in trade to referring Israel to the ICC, what's the deal?
The New Arab
@The_NewArab
11 Dec 2023
In-depth: South Africa's history has been strongly connected to Palestine and Israel, but on extreme ends of the political spectrum South Africa's perplexing relationship with Israel ⬇️ ✍️ @ilhamsta newarab.com/analysis/south-a…
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My piece on South Africa's significantly critical rhetoric on Israel while it still allows SAfricans to fight in the IOF, Palestinians need visas to travel to SA while Israelis don't and refuses to expel the Israeli ambassador @DIRCO_ZA @PresidencyZA @PSCupdates @BDSSouthAfrica
Africa Is a Country@africasacountry
16 Nov 2023
Although the South African government is one of the most vocal supporters of the Palestinian cause, but as @ilhamsta observes, its actions tell a different story. africasacountry.com/2023/11/…
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"If you believe the Ukrainians have a right to resist occupation and the invasion of their land, and that their fighters are freedom fighters, then you should believe that the Palestinians have the same right." mg.co.za/thoughtleader/2023-…

Resistance is dignity … The 7th October Palestinian uprising – The Mail & Guardian

To call the conflict “terrorism” highlights a bias in Western-centred reporting

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If you want to know what ppl experience in #CaboDelgado #Mozambique read this excellent JA! post detailing the struggle of the Quitupo community who are being devastated by militarisation & displacement. THIS is the reality of the #gas industry ja4change.org/2023/02/21/tra… @JA4change
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Is it just me or is anyone else in tears laughing at the subtitles #SONA2023
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When days are dark, watch policemen falling in the mud and all becomes well again. youtube.com/watch?v=jeZdq7VR…
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Oh, this made my day ✊🏽
Muhammad Smiry 🇵🇸
@MuhammadSmiry
4 Dec 2022
A British fan screaming “Free Palestine” to an lsraeli reporter in Qatar.
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Let's stop the banks &govts financing @Totalenergies @MOZLNG project which fuels militarisation of #CaboDelgado &is devastating people & the economy. Govts like South Africa, UK, US make great climate promises but this funding makes it all lies. Sign here demanding they pull out!
JA! Justiça Ambiental Moçambique@JA4change
5 Dec 2022
The #Mozambique gas industry destroys lives, environment & the climate! But it only works with private & state financiers incl @HSBC @StandardBankZA @atradius. Sign the JA! & SayNoToGas Campaign statement demanding financiers pull out of Mozambique LNG! tinyurl.com/4unwnru3
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So this adhack happened in Portugal! Yesterday 200 advertisements were changed for messages against fossil gas. The subvertising action took place as part of a fortnight of actions against Climate Failure and in response to the international call ZAP Games (Zona Anti-Publicidade)
@climaximopt.bsky.social Bluesky@ClimaximoPT
21 Nov 2022
Replying to @ClimaximoPT
Os cartazes apontam ainda para o crime de usar gás fóssil, que nos empurra para o colapso climático. Os cartazes podem ser encontrados por toda a cidade, de Benfica à Estefânia, em praças principais e ruas secundárias, por becos e avenida #fimaofossil #zapgames #subvertising
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