Saad Hammadi

Carney says Ottawa’s position supporting U.S., Israeli strikes on Iran was taken ‘with regret’ But the U.S. and Israel have acted without engaging the UN or allies, leaving the question of where things will go from here, the Prime Minister said

Former Liberal cabinet minister Lloyd Axworthy criticised Ottawa's support of the strikes in Iran and contrasted with how Canada in 2003 refused to support the U.S. invasion of Iraq because it was not authorized by a UN Security Council resolution.

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Canada’s PM says US-Israeli strikes on #Iran appear ‘inconsistent with international law’

Middle East war could be decided by who runs out of missiles or interceptors first, analysts say Stockpiles of the most advanced US-made weapons are limited – while few know how large Iran’s arsenal is

From my former colleague, a veteran journalist and one of the finest security and war correspondent Jason Burke

Middle East war could be decided by who runs out of missiles or interceptors first, analysts say

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US-Israel war on Iran live: conflict spreads to Lebanon and wider region, as Kuwait reports ‘several’ US warplanes crashing Israeli military says fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah could take ‘many’ more days; US crew bailed out safely after crash-landing, says Kuwait

The US-Israeli attack on Iran is an illegal act of aggression. There is no lawful justification for it. No different from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or Rwanda’s invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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An excellent outlook on Bangladesh ahead of its national elections due in a few days and how the country is leaning towards a multipolar world order based on transactional partnerships breaking away from the Western dominated world order.
By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury

www.trtworld.com/article/9d51...

The BEI OnDemand modules in Digital Policy Innovation are now 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄.
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Amnesty International s'inquiète des violations des droits humains suite à l'intervention militaire américaine au Venezuela L'intervention militaire menée aujourd'hui par l'administration Trump au Venezuela, qui a conduit à la capture de Nicolás Maduro et Cilia Flores, soulève de graves préoccupations quant au respect des ...

Amnesty International @amnesty.org s’inquiète des violations des droits humains suite à l’intervention militaire américaine au #Venezuela 🇻🇪

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Protests in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela Hundreds gathered coast to coast, even as many in the diaspora celebrated ousting of Maduro

"We’re out here to show solidarity with a country whose sovereignty and self determination has been violated by our government using our tax dollars," Taylor Young, a protester in Seattle.

Protests in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in #Venezuela 🇻🇪 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Is it a resource problem or intent? Must be a very difficult question to answer. 5/5

How under the watch of an administration that is aware of the many political and vicious elements that are at play now and will be in the coming days, failed to save the institutions, fails me. The optics of threat perception didn't seem too hazy to me. 4/5

Many of my former colleagues, friends and my editor Nurul Kabir, whose leadership helped clear the fog and exposed the facade of the various political pursuits at play at any given time, showed the paths that our political leaders should follow instead, were attacked, institutions were burnt. 3/5

Some of the country's biggest bigots on YouTube have fueled the fire on the country's biggest cultural and intellectual institutions. 2/5

There are more than one group that gains from the pain #Bangladesh is in. The ousted and a big neighbouring state that have all been slamming the country, its government and the people. Then the ultra right whose political agenda is very different from Bangladesh's mainstream media. 1/5

Inviting Canadian technology stakeholders to participate in this survey to:

🔹 Shape the national technology agenda as thought leaders.
🔹 Enrich empirical data with insights.
🔹 Be part of @BalsillieSIA's wider advocacy network.

Access the survey here:
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South and Southeast Asia's Gen Z rages against the political elite and corruption YouTube video by The Newsmakers

Behind the Gen Z uprising is an entrenched frustration over poor leadership and governance. The future can be uncertain but what the youth have lived over the last two decades is not something they wish to live in.

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Nepo Babies, corruption & inequality: Asia's Gen Z rises up against the elite YouTube video by The Newsmakers

Human rights should be at the centre and heart of policies that governments define and not repeat the violations that youth have aspired to walk away from. I spoke about the Gen Z uprising in Asia with Andrea Sanke in TRTWorld.

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Enjoyed the #snowbirds performing at the Canadian International Air Show 2025 up close.

How things unfolded inside Uttara Adhunik Hospital after the jet crash Between 2:30pm and 4:30pm, a charred body of a child and more than 100 injured victims were rushed to Uttara Adhunik Hospital

Heartbroken by the loss of lives of children at a school this afternoon in Dhaka after a training jet of #BangladeshAirForce crashed. Thinking of the children, the families living through this horror, and those tirelessly supporting the treatment efforts.

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A Juggling Act: Canada’s Role in the Global Regulation of Responsible Military AI Amidst continued geopolitical challenges and the desire to align with allies, Canada recognizes that its role in the global regulation of military AI hangs in the balance.. Case study by Branka Marija...

Amidst geopolitical challenges and desire to align with allies, Canada's role in the global regulation of military AI hangs in the balance. @brankamarijan.bsky.social discusses in this Balsillie Case Study the legal and ethical aspects in the military AI governance.
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The untold stories behind student deaths abroad This week, a Bangladeshi student was found dead in an apartment in Japan

The anxiety that some Bangladeshi students experience abroad isn't isolated. A brilliant and a niche piece by the eloquent writer and a comms professional Syed Tashfin Chowdhury about the psychosocial support that not many people talk about.

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Urgent need to protect civilians amid unprecedented escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran As more and more civilians bear the cruel toll of the terrifying military escalation in Iran and Israel since 13 June 2025, and amid threats of further escalation in the conflict, Amnesty Internationa...

Urgent need to protect civilians amid unprecedented escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran 👇
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

web page of case study The Challenges of Accountability in AI for Immigration: The IRCC and Canadian AI Governance and its abstract

New publication alert! The Challenges of Accountability in AI for Immigration: The IRCC and Canadian AI Governance

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I'm delighted to be elected Director at @amnesty.ca Board of Directors. It is an honor, privilege and a great opportunity to serve in the cause of human rights and give back to the movement.

Prime Minister Carney must take decisive action to end genocide in Gaza — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along We write because of the catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, now into its twentieth month, which is broadly understood by international law experts and leading human rights organ...

In our Open Letter to @MarkJCarney @AnitaAnandMP, 412 legal, human rights, diplomatic, international affairs, social justice, civil society, faith & labour leaders & experts make it clear: Canada must act to end genocide in #Gaza. 🧵1/10

Consent or Compromise? The Hidden Costs of AI in Cervical Cancer Screening In an era when AI holds a seemingly endless horizon of potential, is the race to develop it leading us to deprioritize the security of those systems and the rights of the patients within them? Case St...

In the latest Balsillie Case Study, authors Karen Yeates and Taim Saeed present a multi-faceted challenge of balancing technological innovation with ethical responsibility.

Access the case study here: balsilliecases.ca/case-study/c...

Combating disinformation is key to restoring trust in journalism Press freedom must be protected from the concerted disinformation patronised by some platforms and actors.

In an Op-Ed for The Daily Star on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, BSIA Fellow Saad Hammadi (@saadhammadi.bsky.social) discusses why a systematic approach to combating disinformation is critical to reinforce confidence in journalism.

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Combating disinformation is key to restoring trust in journalism Press freedom must be protected from the concerted disinformation patronised by some platforms and actors.

The dissemination of news has never been faster and more multi-modal than it is today. The content and reliability of news have also never been this questionable. My latest on the occasion of #WorldPressFreedomDay

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"We are going to build. Build, baby, build!" - Canada's PM-elect @mark-carney.bsky.social. The resilience in the humor offsetting his neighbouring counterpart.

Facebook’s Role in Rohingya Atrocities Underlines Big Tech’s Accountability Gap With access to justice for survivors of tech harms apparently blocked in the United States, what paths toward accountability and remedy remain? Case Study by Pat de Brún.

Pleased to share this compelling Balsillie Case Study by Amnesty International's Head of Big Tech Accountability @patdebrun.bsky.social about Big Tech's accountability gap by examining Facebook's role in Rohingya atrocities

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Canada is lagging in innovation, and that’s a problem for funding the programs we care about If Canadians want to fund education, health care and climate adaptation, Canada must grow its economy. And to do that, it needs smarter innovation policy.

Canada’s over-reliance on research and development (R&D) spending and patent counts has failed to translate into commercial success. Canada ranks among the highest in public R&D investment but among the lowest in innovation outcomes. | By Andrew Maxwell

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