Yvonne Ridley
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United Kingdom
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Past articles by Yvonne:
Sportswashing: when money talks, everyone listens
No one likes to be ignored, but before it can happen, you have to be heard in the first place. In many ways, that makes the deliberate turning of a deaf ear even more upsetting and offensive. Such ... → Read More
Jimmy Carter: the first (and only) US president to identify Israeli apartheid
As Jimmy Carter, at 98 the longest-lived US president, spends his final days with his family in 'home hospice care', obituary writers will be busy reflecting upon the legacy of America's 39th pr... → Read More
Supporting Newcastle United is not all black and white when it comes to human rights
The odious Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is in a league of his own when it comes to using the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, according to a new report out this week. The smirking de facto ruler of ... → Read More
Sweden's hypocrisy could cost it NATO membership, warns Erdogan
Sweden is one of the largest countries in Europe in terms of land mass, but it has a relatively small population of around ten million. It is generally regarded as being the best place to live in a le... → Read More
The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US will sportwash the horrors of Guantanamo
The Western media spewed forth barrel loads of pompous invective recently about why Qatar should never have been chosen to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Bewildered Qataris found themselves being demon... → Read More
The Taliban has to change its ways, because the equality clock is ticking
If it seems like Groundhog Day in Afghanistan, you could be right. The ruling Taliban seems to have made little change to its ideology and is even further away from the promises it made to improve wom... → Read More
US promises only last as long as they suit Washington
During his recent visit to the White House, US President Joe Biden promised Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the Ukrainian leader would 'never stand alone'. The grinning Zelenskyy reminded me of a football ... → Read More
UN 'outrage' was empty words to describe an empty 'cavity' in Gaza
Readers of my columns will know that I've never been a big fan of the United Nations because of its sheer inability to hold too many of the world's most prolific human rights offenders to account.... → Read More
Dirty tricks, lies and collusion with lawmakers are employed to protect Israel at any cost
In April last year, Israel reeled and railed against a Human Rights Watch report in which the Zionist State was revealed to be committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution; both are akin to crim... → Read More
Qatar has delivered the FIFA World Cup, now let it bring peace to Palestine
The International Federation of Football Associations, FIFA, is a flawed governing body which has chosen to ignore a whole raft of corruption allegations — all denied — that it 'sold' the worl... → Read More
The real cost of Palestinian resistance
There is a depth of sadness in the deep brown-eyed gaze of Islam Asalya that makes the observer uncomfortable, because you just know that there is a tragic story unfolding in there somewhere. Sadly, t... → Read More
Revolution is in the air at Sisi's climate conference
Storm clouds are gathering over the skies of Egypt which have a hint of revolution within them. They could be the real reason why prominent climate change protagonists like Britain's King Charles II... → Read More
The roar of the Lions' Den
One of these days the political and military leadership in Israel will understand you can't kill an idea with bombs, bullets, brute force or bribery. Just when the brutal occupation forces of the Zi... → Read More
The futility of war
When is a war not a war? Well, it depends on who is calling and firing the shots. As a young journalist, the first war I ever covered, albeit intermittently, was in Northern Ireland. I was told to ref... → Read More
The hijab is not the real issue in sanction-hit Iran
Ordinary people have risen up against the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran a few times since its inception more than 40 years ago. Historically, that is not unusual in the normal way of revo... → Read More
Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi: A man for all seasons
Like millions of other Muslims, I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi. He truly was one of the greatest of contemporary Islamic scholars whose life and work had a... → Read More
Western democracy is being destroyed to protect Israel
The past few days have seen an almost unprecedented attack on high-profile supporters of Palestine resulting in a concerted effort to silence some of Israel's most vocal critics once and for all. Wh... → Read More
Britain is haunted by its violent colonial past
The British media want us to believe that the awful scenes of violence on the suburban streets of Leicester were triggered by a cricket match between India and Pakistan in Dubai last month. That narra... → Read More
The state of modern Britain and its monarchy
I must apologise for the absence of my regular column for MEMO. This was largely due to a sense of overwhelming grief and loss throughout the just ended mourning period in Britain. However, please don... → Read More
Saudi Arabia's power and global influence are wasted on one man
It takes just a few seconds to post a tweet, but for one woman in Saudi Arabia it has resulted in a 45-year prison sentence which has shocked ordinary citizens across the kingdom. Nourah Bint Saeed Al... → Read More