#repression

#repression

Driving the news: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the White House national security team held a meeting on Tuesday morning on options for responding to the protests. President Trump did not attend. The protests continued on Tuesday in cities across in Iran. Estimates of the death toll have risen dramatically but also vary widely. Israel shared an assessment with the U.S. that at least 5,000 protesters had been killed, according to a U.S. official. "The Iranians are conducting massive repression," the U.S. official said.

PinkNews caught up with Howarth to talk obsession, repression and writing queerness into mid-20th century Ireland... For readers new to your work, how would you pitch the new book in one or two sentences? It's a multi-perspective family drama set in rural Ireland in the 1960s. There's sapphic obsession, repression, a creeping sense of dread and a village that isn't sure what to do with the strange, wounded family who suddenly arrive [there].

The plea from inside a Russian prison by 11 political prisoners emphasizes the need for a ceasefire or peace agreement with the mass release of political prisoners and Ukrainian hostages.