Activities and Campaigns
Question on ICJ ruling
Today, I asked the Government what steps it’s taking to ensure it fulfils its own obligations under international law, following provisional measures ordered by the
22 Years since the opening of Guantanamo
It’s now 22 years to this month, since the Guantanamo Bay detention facility was opened. I joined campaigners in London to mark this anniversary in
The staffing crisis in the DWP
At the Department for Work & Pensions, PCS Union members are highlighting the impact of the staffing crisis, on their mental health. They need a Real Living
Peace and Freedom for Yemenis and Palestinians – We demand a global ceasefire!
Palestinians and Yemenis deserve both peace and freedom. We demand a global ceasefire.
Speech at the Palestine rally – 09/12/2023
How many innocent Palestinian civilians have been killed by UK arms?
Speech at the Rally for Palestine Outside Parliament
Palestinian lives are just as important as everyone else’s.
None of us are free until we are all free!
The situation is beyond urgent. We demand nothing short of an immediate ceasefire.
Palestine Rally Speech – 28/10/2023
Even after the darkest of nights, our solidarity and sense of humanity will not be crushed.
Speech at the Palestine March in London – 21/10/2023
The entire world is witnessing in real time, the crimes against humanity being committed against innocent Palestinian civilians. Today, we said: not in our name!
Visit to the Junior Doctors picket line
Proud to stand with junior doctors and support them on the picket line this morning outside the Royal London hospital. These doctors are fighting to
Women’s History Month 2023
Pleased to attend the local Mohila Ongon Bangladeshi women’s group International Women’s Day event and mark Women’s History Month 2023.
International Women’s Day
I was please to start #InternationalWomensDay2023 with students at New City College, Tower Hamlets. Here in the East End, our rich history of women’s struggles
International Mother Language Day
Last night, I attended the Martyrs monument (Shaheed Minar) in our borough to lay a wreath to remember those who died in 1952 protesting for
Holocaust Memorial Day
On Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember the 6 million Jews and all those who were murdered in the Holocaust and subsequent genocides. This year’s theme
Visit to Royal College of Nurses picket line
For too long nurses have been taken for granted. It’s time that they were paid fairly for their work. I was pleased to address brave
Young People’s MP of the Year Award
My acceptance speech at the MP of the Year Awards in Parliament last night: https://www.facebook.com/ApsanaBegum/videos/1324291481728278/