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No Ethics In Big Tech, Review of Tech Mis deed Week 3/18/2024

Going forward I will be producing videos and blog posts on a regular basis highlighting the miss deeds and crimes in the Tech Sector. I will try to focus this mostly on Big Tech business practices but I will not limit it. Each blog post will reference links and source of the content in the story.

Big Tech and Social Media Companies continue to shadowban and censor contents and posts across various platforms. Even though they might feel as if they have won the battle when it comes to censorship I will do the best I can to highlight their crimes. I have never visited China or Russia but the level of censorship in the US must be just as bad if not worse. Here social media platforms pretend to give you a voice. Then they shadowban you and make your content invisible. Only providing an illusion of participation and freedom of speech.

At least in authoritarian regimes they put you in jail or kill you and don’t play mind games with algorithmic biases and shadowban. I find that to be more respectable than being at the mercy of Elon Musk the free speech absolutist that blocks speech that he doesn’t like, or Mark Zuckerberg the man running a near monopoly with his social media platforms, or TikTok that troddels my own content between 200 to 300 views for ever post or YouTube with its bullshit algorithms. These platforms alongside the entire tech sector need to be regulated, fined and broken into smaller entities.

Here is the news from this past week!

This past week it was revealed that Elon Musk SpaceX won a 1.8 Billion Dollar Space Satellite Spying Project from US Spy agencies. Elon was so kind as to provide Starlink to the Ukraine War and yet refused to provide Starlink to the Occupied Territory for hospitals and journalists. Elon the Free Speech “Absolutist” is now a full benefactor of spy agencies. How comforting knowing that Elon received $1.9 Billion Dollars to Catch and Kill Twitter from MBS of Saudi Arabia the man responsible for Kashogi’s death and is now has full support of US spy agencies.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/musks-spacex-is-building-spy-satellite-network-us-intelligence-agency-sources-2024-03-16/

Tim Cook of Apple settled a near half a billion dollar lawsuit regarding his comments of Apple IPhone Sales Data in China. A chump change for a company the size of Apple.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/apple-reaches-490-million-settlement-122654288.html
Meta has been accused and is under investigation for Illicit Drug Sales. A business vertical reserved for the US CIA (Remember Iran-Contra?)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-investigating-meta-role-drug-sales-wsj-reports-2024-03-16/

At SXSW major US tech and music festival in Austin Texas festival attendees booed a video promoting how great AI is! https://www.businessinsider.com/sxsw-crowd-boos-ai-video-2024-3

Nvidia has joined OpenAI in facing lawsuits for training AI on copyrighted work. The AI chipmaker is accused of training its technology on books from a “shadow library”.
https://qz.com/nvidia-ai-copyright-lawsuit-1851324908

Indian government has orders antitrust probe into Google’s app store billing practices
https://tcrn.ch/3TBHPCP

Microsoft and Open AI are sucking the water and electricity dry for its data center needs. See story from Goodyear Arizona!
https://mol.im/a/13187627

American Politicians came together in a bipartisan fashion to limit free speech a few months before an election by passing a resolution on banning TikTok! Somehow they believe US tech business owners are more Ethical than foreign owned ones. Riiiiiiight!
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/congress-should-give-unconstitutional-tiktok-bans

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Human Rights for Some—Indifference for Others

Human Rights for Some—Indifference for Others

My name is Vahid Razavi. I have been a member of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots for the past five years. During this time, my former 501(c)(3) organization, Ethics in Tech, was awarded multiple grants to produce content on behalf of the Campaign by its Steering Committee.

With the Campaign’s support, Ethics in Tech organized events featuring speakers including Nobel laureate Mary Wareham, Mines Action Canada director Erin Hunt, and numerous experts in the field of artificial intelligence and autonomous lethal weapons systems. In addition to hosting luminaries in the activist space, Ethics in Tech also incorporated headlining comedians as part of our unique approach to addressing some of the most existential issues of our time.

Our events—especially prior to the Covid-19 pandemic—were well attended and drew national and international media coverage, including from Japanese broadcaster NHK World.

I have always been a steadfast supporter of the Campaign’s mission of a world free from lethal autonomous weapons. When Israel launched its genocidal retaliation against the Palestinian people following the horrific October 7 attacks, I and a number of Campaign members implored the Campaign’s Steering Commitee to make a public statement against the use of AI-powered weapons in Gaza. As a human rights organization, I believed the Campaign would naturally condemn what thousands of internationally experts including one of Israel’s leading Holocaust scholars called a “textbook case” of genocide.

Alas, imagine my dismay and disappointment when the Campaign terminated human rights attorney Ousman Noor after he published a social media post condemning the Gaza genocide. In the wake of this most dubious decision, more than 2,000 human rights defenders signed an open letter in support of Mr. Noor. This resounding show of support went unanswered by the Campaign’s Steering Committee.

Was Mr. Noor just a rogue disgruntled employee? Hardly. Another staff member, the Campaign’s UK coordinator, subsequently accused the Campaign of racism. When multiple staff members accuse an organization of open racism and retaliation for taking a position against genocide, the organization’s value’s demand further scrutiny.

I have been warned, threatened with expulsion, and told to be silent while I witness an AI- driven genocide before my very eyes. Is the innocent blood of tens of thousands of men, women, and children being spilled in Gaza not worthy of the Steering Committee to act?

In response to backlash from Coalition members, the Steering Committee has resolved to rearrange the proverbial chairs on the deck of the Titanic. They will be conducting a survey of Coalition members in the weeks ahead. I submit that the Campaign must immediately publish a statement condemning, the genocide, by the  use of AI-driven systems utilized by Israeli occupation forces in their assault on Gaza.

Project Nimbus used Google and AWS cloud for machine learning, AI using facial recognition, and object tracking and targeting.

Red Wolf mass facial recognition training all over occupied territories for maintaining apartheid control of Palestinians.

Blue Wolf used on smartphones to capture facial details of Palestinian users.

Smart shooter used for AI and Automatic shooting of Palestinians throughout the occupied territories for “crowd disbursement.”

Finally, Gospel that is used to target over 200 journalists that have been murdered and maimed, sometimes along with their families, throughout Gaza.

The embedded video was an event that I participated in with Ousman Noor and fellow coalition member in regards to countering intimidation and retaliation in peace and disarmament in support of Palestinian human rights advocates. 

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COUNTERING DISCRIMINATION AND INTIMIDATION IN PEACE AND DISARMAMENT: SUPPORTING ADVOCATES FOR PALESTINE

NGO campaigns working in peace and disarmament are plagued by Western-centric and racist structures. The response to Israel’s genocide in Gaza by several Western led NGOs, including through discrimination, intimidation and silencing of human rights advocates speaking up for Palestine, exemplifies the deep-rooted prejudice held towards the legitimate views and aspirations of non-white and Global Majority states and stakeholders.

This seminar examines these practices in light of the events at Stop Killer Robots, a coalition of 250+ civil society organizations across 70+ states, led by world leading peace and disarmament NGOs. In October 2023, leaders of the campaign dismissed Ousman Noor as Government Relations Manager, after he spoke up against apartheid, ethnic cleansing and occupation in Palestine, while coalition members calling for accountability and transparency have since been ignored.

Free! No Registration Required!
Language: English without translation
[How to Watch] Live on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@EthicsInTechnology/streams

Event will be available for future viewing on the same link above!
Endorsements: Arms and Civil Society Research Forum, International Peace Research Institute Meiji Gakuin University (PRIME), JSPS KAKENHI Number 21K13250, Network Against Japan Arms Trade (NAJAT), No Ethics in Big Tech, Nonviolence International Southeast Asia (NISEA)

Speaker Bios:
Dr. Tamara Enomoto is Associate Professor at Meiji Gakuin University, Japan. From 2003 and 2015, she worked as a policy officer on humanitarian and arms control issues at Oxfam. She has authored and edited books including The Arms Trade Treaty: The Self, Sovereignty, and Arms Transfer Control (2020 in Japanese), Weapon Taboos: Genealogies of Pariah Weapons (2020 in Japanese), and Bouncing Back: Critical Reflections on the Resilience Concept in Japan and South Africa (2022 in English).

Ousman Noor: Ousman studied law at SOAS: University of London, and social anthropology at the University of Oxford. He worked as a human rights barrister (lawyer) in London for 9 years, specializing in refugee and detention law, and taught as a Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS. For 3+ years, Ihe was Government Relations Manager at Stop Killer Robots, a coalition of 250+ NGOs from 70+ countries. Following a personal Tweet calling for an end to occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing in Palestine, his employment was terminated.

Sahdya Darr: Sahdya was UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots Coalition Coordinator from June-December 2023 until she resigned because of the silence and inaction of the UK and global Stop Killer Robots campaigns on Gaza. Since 2020, she has worked at the intersection of technology and society (migration, warfare, education). Sahdya is deeply invested in ‘how’ we do the work of building a better world and always has abolitionist and organiser Mariam Kaba’s ‘questions I regularly ask myself when I’m outraged about injustice’ in her mind.

Mr. Vahid Razavi Founded Ethics In Technology 11 years ago and now knows better and he is the Founder of No Ethics In Big Tech, is the author of two books, The Age of Nepotism and Ethics in Tech and Lack Thereof. As a lifelong activist and humanitarian, he has produced hundreds of videos on various social issues, including Ethics In Technology, Silicon Valley, regional politics, poverty, war, and social injustice.

Mr. Fred Lubang: Fred Lubang is the Regional Representative of Nonviolence International Southeast and served on various advisory boards of various global disarmament campaigns. Concurrently, he is also the National Coordinator of the Philippine Campaign to Ban Landmines and has led the implementation of one of the peace agreements on clearing explosive remnants of war in the Bangsamoro. Fred was awarded the 2022 Sean MacBride Peace Award for his “unflagging work and commitment” to humanitarian disarmament. Fred is now working on his PhD dissertation on ‘a decoloniality framework for humanitarian disarmament’ at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies in Cambodia.

European Legal Support Center:The ELSC is the first and only independent organisation defending and empowering the Palestine solidarity movement in Europe through legal means. It provides free legal advice and assistance to associations, human rights NGOs,
groups and individuals advocating for Palestinian rights in mainland Europe and the UK.

“Registration is not required. Simply tune in to the live stream on
YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@EthicsInTechnology/streams on 10th February 2024 at 13:00-14:00 (UTC).”

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As Gaza Burns, Injustice to One is Injustice to All – A Letter to Stop Killer Robots

As Gaza Burns, Injustice to One is Injustice to All – A Letter to Stop Killer Robots

Statement to call for accountability at Stop Killer Robots following the dismissal of Ousman Noor as Government Relations Manager, and for campaign statement on international law violations in Gaza and need for ceasefire.

Dear Steering Committee of Stop Killer Robots,

We, the undersigned, stand in solidarity with Ousman Noor, who was dismissed as Government Relations Manager at the Stop Killer Robots (SKR) campaign on the 27th October 2023 following his personal post on X/Twitter on the 14th October relating to the escalating violence in Israel-Palestine. His dismissal raises serious concerns regarding the Steering Committee’s (SC) implementation of SKR’s Vision and Values and commitment to an intersectional approach towards humanitarian disarmament, and we call upon the SC to take concrete and immediate steps to address these concerns.

As stated in the Notice of Termination, Ousman had performed this role for 3+ years with “dedication, commitment and skill” and his work was appreciated and respected across the SKR campaign coalition. The speed and severity of his termination, absent any disciplinary hearing, indicate that his dismissal was motivated by an effort to isolate him from the campaign, and to penalize him for expressing his views regarding the ongoing conflict.

Additional concerns are raised regarding the appeal process initiated by the SC. The termination of his employment prior to the appeal process, failure to disclose relevant documentation, and severance of access to his work account, all suggest a lack of procedural fairness and transparency. The public announcements via the campaign’s website, listservs and on social media platforms made by SC, in which it makes “categorical” claims regarding the termination, suggest that the SC has already concluded the outcome of the appeal prior to its completion. These claims further undermine the integrity of the appeal process.

Throughout this period, SKR has refused to make a statement regarding the need for a ceasefire despite the unprecedented level of violence being witnessed in Israel-Palestine. During this time, at least 20,000 people have been killed, mostly women, children and the elderly. 135 United Nations Staff— the highest number of UN fatalities recorded in a single conflict –other humanitarian aid workers, more than 300 medical personnel and more than 90 journalists and media workers have been killed. 85% of Gaza’s population has been forcibly displaced from their homes since the aggression began. UN experts have described these acts as “mass ethnic cleansing” and “a genocide in the making”. These atrocities have been committed in the context of a long standing occupation of a civilian population, in which one racial group dominates another through apartheid, a crime against humanity.

In addition, it is well known that Gaza and the West Bank have been the testing ground for some of the most advanced automated surveillance and warfare technologies before these are exported around the world. Human rights experts have noted that autonomous weapons systems have the potential to automate Israel’s uses of force and help entrench Israel’s apartheid against the Palestinian people. An investigation, conducted by +972 Magazine, raises the alarm over the use of Artificial Intelligence and automated technologies in the detection and selection of targets, used to kill civilians at an alarming rate, describing use of the “Habsora” system as enabling an “assassination factory”.

The SKR campaign has a published Vision and Values statement. In addition to concerns around the use of automated warfare technologies, these values include working to assist the vulnerable, and pursuing non-violent solutions to problems, using cooperation, negotiation, and activism to overcome systems of inequality and oppression. Given SKR’s professed commitment to these Vision and Values, it is alarming that the SC has not taken steps to issue a statement concerning these grave breaches of international law – and naming them as such – especially given reports that they are being aided through the use of automated warfare technologies.

The failure to issue such a statement, as well as the dismissal of Ousman as Government Relations Manager by the SC, point towards an underlying failure by the campaign’s leadership to abide by the campaign’s own Vision and Values. In addition, these actions suggest a failure to adhere to an intersectional approach to humanitarian disarmament, which requires recognition of the interconnectedness between layers of inequality and oppression, contributing towards power structures that favor certain protected groups over others.

In order to address these concerns, we call upon the SKR leadership to take the following immediate steps:

  1. To provide the remedies sought by Ousman in his Grounds of Appeal against termination, including to offer him reinstatement of his employment as Government Relations Manager for the campaign, and to provide him with relevant documents and access to his account to enable the fair conduct of his appeal.
  2. To provide the SKR campaign coalition members and the wider public with an honest, transparent and comprehensive explanation of how, why and by who, decisions were made leading to Ousman’s dismissal as Government Relations Manager for the campaign.
  3. To provide immediate and ongoing transparency in relation to the campaign’s sources of funding and affiliations.
  4. To institute mechanisms within the campaign structure to ensure responsiveness and receptivity to campaign organizations regarding the preparation and publication of relevant statements relating to conflicts around the world.
  5. To commit to a genuinely intersectional approach to humanitarian disarmament, recognising the interconnectedness between layers of inequality and oppression, contributing towards power structures that favor certain protected groups over others.
  6. To issue a statement, in accordance with the campaign’s Vision and Values, to condemn and challenge the ongoing violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in Israel-Palestine.

As of 18th January 2024, this letter has been signed by 1,788 organizations and individuals. The list of signatures, combined with the range of comments made by signatories, is as follows:

Individuals

NameLocationComment
Vicky De SouzaManila 
F. Qureshi  
Sophia AkramLondon 
Sara Alsherif  
Griff FerrisLondon 
Sofia LyallLondon 
Dr Syed Mustafa AliLondon 
Bana El Assi No one should ever be terminated for voicing their opinion especially on a humanitarian issue. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Rasha LababidiMontreal 
Yasser KhanLondon 
Haleema QaziPittsburgh, PA, USAThe hypocrisy of SKR is glaring! “Killer robots” are literally being used against Palestinians, and you’re silencing and punishing those who speak out against it. You’ve lost all legitimacy if you don’t take the steps outlined in the letter.
Ameer shaheed  
Tarik ChardonGenève 
Emile HardingGeneva 
Huda KitmittoGeneva 
Tamara Enomoto  
Shahrzad GhorbanGeneva 
YousefAmman 
Esraa MahmoudHaarlem 
Lukindo mbuliGeneva 
Imane MParisCease fire on Gaza!
SKR is supposed to be exemplery and neutral!
Janet WeilPALM DESERTAll best wishes to Ousman Noor.
Taner BodurMelbourne 
Shamshad MuscatiRancho Cucamonga, CaliforniaI emphatically believe Ousman was unfairly dismissed for speaking the truth. As the world can witness the war crimes the killing of innocent Palestinian civilians  continues.
Nada Tarbush  
Rajae el HaddarAmsterdam 
Ebnomer TahaZürich 
Saleem RashidSheffield 
Hawwa bobat  
Sherry KhanNew York 
Cristina DeptulaDavis 
Ross RiceSan Francisco 
Raul DelarosaSan Francisco 
Despoina ManiadakiGeneva 
Ydraios GeorgiosGeneva 
Maung ZarniLondonIt is morally and professionally unacceptable that SKR has joined many institutions that have now made McCarthyite policies of Censorship.  ISRAEL IS ONE OF THE FRIGHTENING MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES THAT TEST AI-GENERATED AND OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS IN “THE PALESTINE LABORATORY.” Ousman was doing what a moral, principled and compassionate human would do.
Tania Bukhari Good luck, we demand justice be done!
Shaheen MunshiLondon 
Abdiaziz FarahMelbourne 
EntelaGranada 
Sean SinananLondon 
Vesna StrugarBsograd 
Dario ArmaniTrieste 
Melissa ShortBerkeley, CAStop killer robots and killer governments and killer subcontractors NOW. Stop the killing!
Robert JonesWeston-super-Mare 
Chris JonesLondon 
SeedParis 
Sanna KhawajaLONDON 
Nabil ElassiDubai 
Elham Tarbush  
Leila WhiteLondon 
Ayan AbsiaLondon 
Gregory ProchParisWe will overcome
TKWarwickshire 
Syed Hammad AhmedAylesbury, BuckinghamshireI salute your efforts for humanity. Keep it going.
Natasha MalikHamilton 
Tania BBeirutThank you for being brave  and standing for what is right
Rafiq LababidiDubai 
Dima Asfour  
Qais KasabriNew YorkWe seek justice for every and each human
Zainab  
Bushra EbadiToronto 
Zaid BustamiMontreal, Canada 
Sidrah QureshiMelbourne 
Clarissa MansfieldBellingham, WA 
Rana ArAmman 
Natalie Kabasakalian  
Carla LafortuneSaco 
Gail Nestel  
Humera NoorBirmingham 
Adil kham  
Sherif ShafieDubai 
Kristen Otenti  
R BelmouloudLondonThe truth cannot be suppressed
Saba FaruquiLondon 
Renata wimerMexico city 
Sherif ShafieDubai 
Damon RamseyVancouverFree Palestine!
Rahet NScotland 
BENDAHMANE  
Tania HaqueManchester 
SonjaBernau bei Berlin 
Rasmus HemseStockholm 
Elena Good luck 🙌✌️
Shahzad KhanOttawa, Ontario, Canada 
Thomas LiOxfordWould someone have been dismissed for expressing solidarity with Israel following Oct 7th? If not, then a troubling and obvious double standard exists here, one which is likely to bring grave disrepute to the stated aims of this organisation and its leadership.
NergizLondon ON 
Roelof Bijkerk  
Ziena eldiebCairo 
Arsalan AkhtarLondon 
Carol GraysonNewcastle Upon Tyne 
Maureen KelseyPalermo 
Ahmed ZayanSeattleFree Palestine
Patricia Carbajales-DaleSeneca, South CarolinaI am sorry this has happened to you.
Hala KitmittoSan DiegoJustice is a moral obligation
Micheal JonesLondonDisgusted at both your silence and your treatment of this man.
Harry Groome  
Thaminah Choudhury  
Stephen OliveMerseyside 
Umar CarterChicago 
Sameer Hasan  
Sheila Hughes Free Palestine and end the genocide!!!
Susan PhillipsAlexandria 
Carolina Romero  
ZogherahJhb, South Africa 
ShirleyJakarta, Indonesia 
Julie-Anne  
Zain Esseghaier  
Hamzeh alodatRiyadh 
Sarah StreatfeildLondon 
Mark BillingWirral, UK 
Sunil ChodhaLondom 
Sarah Taylor  
RayeenaPlainfield, Illinois 
Sean HurleyHamilton 
Evan CofskyLos Angeles 
Nader El-MasriLondonFree Palestine
Sameena AhmadChorley 
Hamdy HassanBenicia, California. 
Majid FreemanLeicesterRespect for taking a stance and for speaking up. Keep up the amazing work. We need to continue speaking up for justice for ALL.
S Naseem  
StaniceLondon 
Andy PlattNottingham UK 
Joey RettnerLondon 
Patrick Shi Timmer  
John MahonWashington DC 
Sajjid ZeeshanLondon 
Shereen AlimaLondonIt’s a disgrace that you fired ousman for speaking out against the bombing of babies
Shabina KhalifaWarwickshire 
Azeem ShaikhMontreal 
Aldorn KasekeCape town 
Haowra  
SahiraBirmingham 
Houda Bennini  
Ozgu AkcakirSan DiegoBeing silent to the genocideis complicity
LillyLondon 
Zeid AbuOdeh  
Mohamad ZeitounFremontPlease adhere to humane standards and guidelines, regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, or origin.
yasser hashem  
Shiza Khan  
Sohel khanKitchener 
Dr Shohrat Free Palestine
Stacie WeaverHershey, PANo organization committed to human rights would fire an employee for advocating for human rights.
Caitlin MillerLondon 
Saqib Noor  
Mary Sisco Thank you for having a heart and soul.
Natalie Smith  
Zakaria KawsarLondon 
JenniferPhuket 
Manzoor Mustafa AhmedLondon 
Kirsten HummelQuebec 
Robert MartinDublin 
Zachary KirkpatrickBarcelona 
sean smith  
Sammy MendoncaLondon 
Nora Schild  
Iman BugaighisLisbon 
CM BednarskiLondon UK 
Yara Awad  
Question?New York 
Taina ChahalThunder Bay, Ontario 
Abdel Rahman ELSAYED This extremely worrying considering Israel’s extensive use of autonomous weapons on Gaza
Teresa SmithLos Angeles 
Clarence OkohWashington DC 
Helen BlackNelson 
Assad Yousef  
Vinodha JolyLivermoreOur sense of humanity cannot be selective. We cannot stand silent when war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed.
Daniel York LohLondon 
Fatima DerbiManchester 
Zoe VidalyLondon 
Dr. Timnit GebruPalo Alto 
Dilan ManatungaAtlanta 
Hiba ArshadToronto 
Katherine ZhouStockholm 
Crystal R Widger An organization that promotes justice and human rights firing someone for promoting justice and human rights blows my mind. Shame on you for not speaking out against the genocide of the Palestinians and for punishing someone brave enough to do so.
A Smith  
KashifGlasgow 
Absolutely agreeManchester UK 
Anita KananiLondonI am fully in support of this letter and urge that steps are taken as outlined in it
Joe Carmel Wishing you all the best.
Peace for Palestine and IsraelAddis AbabsJustice to Ousman Noor!
Elisabeth WolfeVentura CA 
Ellie Harding Total injustice. The company should stay true to basic ethics.
Dr Ammar WaraichBirmingham UK 
N. Mansour, United States Aren’t “killer robots” being used in Gaza in violation of int’l law on a daily basis? Particularly to target civilian individuals (journalists, doctors, scholars & their families) Why would you fire someone who stands for what KR is meant to represent? I find the paradox distressing.
Kat DoddsVancouver, BC, CanadaI think it is unconscionable for an organization like Stop Killer Robots to behave in this way and to not make a statement in oppostition to the Genocide in Gaza.
NathanLos Angeles 
Murtiza TaymureeLos Angeles 
RaniBangalore 
ANABELA  
abby  
Farhana AliManchester 
JamesLondon 
Ayse Turkmen  
Khaldoon KhaireddinLos Angeles 
Esra MuradWokingham 
Isabel AvinaVallejo 
Amal chehayeb  
mara ahmednew yorkI urge SKR leadership to address the concerns laid out in this letter.
Christian Cmehil-WarnCambridge 
raysting02@gmail.comEurope 
Maybelline UngarFlorida, USA 
Bob SymondsBirmingham UKSpeaking out about the Palestinian situation is a courageous intervention given the support for Israel from countries in the West and their MSMedia’s. The use of AI weapon systems in this genocidal response to non-combatants is truly sickening and horrific, given the overwhelming military superiority of US/Israeli  weaponry and fighting forces. I am therefore surprised Ousman’s employers have removed him from his position, rather than supported his position, given the work he and his employers are engaged in? I trust Ousman’s appeal against dismissal is heard, investigated fully and is successful, in regard to reinstatement, adequate compensation, or both.
Mona BakerOslo 
Haroon MalikWatford 
Shirin HaiderHelsinki 
David CullenOxford, UK 
Frank barryParisStop the genocide in Gaza.
Frank AfranjiTigard , OR 
Carl WebbAustin 
Speaking out against injustice isn’t a crime. 
Hari ZiyadLos Angeles 
Ahmed MetwallyCalgary, CanadaPlease stop prejudice against people who stand against thr ongoing genocide. Otherwise, you are being complicit in it.
Sandra PereiraLisbon

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Free Palestine 💪
Equal human rights for all 🫂
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Marlabetz FigueroaJacksonville 
Barney CarrollReading, UK 
Mehnoor Khaliq  
Aini Jelani  
John PawsonLondon 
Katrina BrowneLondonderry NI 
Albert Sabater Coll  
Zaynab  
Denis Dalton  
Karen BernalSacramento 
Chadapohn ChaosrikulBangkok 
Azeem KhanNew York 
Orsola Casagrande  
Marwa AlGamalAlexandria 
S. MotsingerWilmington, NC 
Reena GeevargheseNYC 
FaisalLondon 
Hassan GulraizToronto 
Timothy GarrisonChicagoIsrael is using AI to exponentially increase its  capability of targetting civilians. Few equally salient opportunities exist for SKR to actualize its values, yet they chose hypocrisy.
Lenina OliveiraGenevaOusman has a right to free speech.
Nafiul Islam Birmingham,  AL 
robert rizzutobronx ny 
Waseem kCambridge 
Janine Perlman As a person of Jewish heritage, like the great majority of the world I abhor the atrocities being visited on Gaza by Israel. It is completely unacceptable that a person who is making a  personal statement about obvious crimes against humanity and war crimes should have his employment terminated. The irony that CSKR took this action would be laughable if it weren’t an exemplary employee’s job at stake, lost because he took the right stance on one of the clearest breaches of international law and basic human ethics since WWII.
Salof FarabiaBucharestGiven your NGO’s mission, I find it shameful how you dismissed Mr Noor. Instead of standing by him for his opinion which falls in line with your mission statement from what I understood, you proved bigotry and hypocrisy.
Faizal DanielsCape Town 
MAQSOOD AHMADGreater Manchester 
Lena Jayyusi  
Khalid BashirBirmingham 
Stryker Kelly-ThompsonDetroit 
Gitika TSeattle Washington 
Diego Alcalá LaboyWilmington, DE 
Akram JahanianLondon 
S D Lulz  
Hilal Malawi  
Nancy HammondChicago 
Masab KhanChicago 
Tali Shapiro  
P AtkinsonTexasOctober 7th does not justify the killing of a single innocent soul.
SimoneGlasgow 
A. Joseph Layon, MDGainesville FL 
Rose AltmeyerCharlotte 
Iram ahmed  
Abdul RaheemCalgary 
Muhammad ChaudhryManchester 
Amna  
Mark FlemingSeattle 
Dr AHMED FAROOKBRISTOLIt’s time we call a spade a spade, and not fear the dust that is kicked up. Injustice, dehumanisation, ane genocide MUST BE STOPPED, whoever the perperator. To hide behind accusations of anti-semitism assumes the crimes form part of the Jewish culture, and nothing can be more unjust against the Jewish religion and the Jewish people.
Dylan NguyenLittle Rock, ArkansasThe world is watching.
Sharon BeckMcKinney 
Alexis PrestonNew York 
Lesley BarkerMortain 
Nabila  
SteveLos AngelesStop retaliating against people that want to stop a Genocide.
David EcclesThe Whanganui a Tara 
Umayr HassanLahore, Pakistan 
Luke SteeleLondon 
Elle UwakweLondo 
Mario MolinoPalermo, Italy 
Patricia foleyNaas 
Christopher KapillaEdmonds, WAGodspeed
Phil BaptisteLeeds 
Sasi Tempu  
Rune KongshaugOslo 
Mike HarlingLondon UK 
Steven LucasAlbany, CA. 
Adan DibaNairobiTransparency, justice and accountability to be served to Ousman Noor
Ali hachemHuntsville 
AbdelrahmanDubai 
Constance M DavidsonPerth, Scotland 
Maria Munir  
Ahmed Mohammed  
Yasir HassanLondonThe arbitrary and unilateral approach taken by the organisation raises serious concerns as to the biases of the leadership, and how deep these biases run? I will be monitoring the outcome of this with interest.
Kyla Bowen-la GrangeLondon 
Danny HeapToronto 
Gary LordAustralia 
connie sanchezAdelaide 
Zahir HaqueSlough 
Sahar CuryNew York 
AsimTorontoGod be with you. The hypocrisy is incredible. Incase you have any bandwidth or know anyone who does, we’re also trying to attain “1948 letters” to symbolically point to understanding root causes of this colonization. Learn more here: https://islamophobia.io/palestine Keep the faith. @studentAsim
Isaac Jones  
Amal Al AzzehGeneva – Switzerland 
Misael MondragonDallas 
Sharon fouldsStaffordshire 
leila lamartiLiège 
Mohammed NaushaduddinSydneyKeep the good fight going
Sonya PervezPreston 
Lauren Councill  
Naheem Zafaroldham 
Jessica SantosNew YorkJessica Santos
shankar  
Aisha SyedRichmond 
Asima RamzanManchester 
Prakash DiarOttawa 
Mark AWashington DCThanks.
Beatrice BrownSydneyIt is very disappointing that an organisation that opposes reckless killing via technology sacked a man who opposed reckless killing in his personal life. No company should presume that they own someone’s personal opinions, and the disdainful way the company sacked Ousman does not bode well for its ethics.
Isra YaziciogluWynnewood, PAIntegrity, justice and transparency: urgent and non-negotiable. Palestinian Lives, too, Matter.
Linda JansenSeattle, WA  USA 
Joni van der WesthuizenJohannesburg South AfricaWhy aren’t you protesting and dismantling the automated and AI weapons being tested on Palestinians
Meryem haguigaTunis 
William BarnettSwindon 
Amjad QureshiIslamabadI m worried about future of humanity
solmaz eshraghiTorontothis is a critical moment for us to amplify voices against genocide
Suhailah AkbariBerlin 
Krista KitmittoSan Diego 
Deb Keys  
Nasim ahmadPeshawar 
Ian BrokenshireDarwin, AustraliaThank you for your courage and conviction
Brian MastersonLondon 
YahyaSaudi Arabia 
Mark Gerban Peaceful dialogue should never be condemned, and this is a violation of Freedom of Speech. Please reinstate.
Summiya KhalidToronto 
Asem AlaaLondon 
ShawnAfricaFrom the river to the sea Palestine will be free
Dr Sofiane ABBARLondon 
Yvonne DaviesHerefordshire 
Omer SelcukLonodn 
Abdelrahman Eldesokey  
Clare O’HaraDublin 
Pamela SalazarIrvine 
Valber HudsonDanbury 
John Le FevrePhnom PenhFree Palestine, end the genocide
Stephanie WrightsonHarrogate 
Saira AlyBrightonUnfairly dismissed not thru lack of performance at work but personal out of work expressions
Junaid KalangPreston 
Sophie Ciurlik RittenbaumNorwich 
Rashmi LutherOttawa 
Jessy JordanBerlin, Germany 
Ashley DaltonSydney 
Wlad Tijma  
Maureen O’HaraLondon 
Tawfiq WolffLos Angeles 
Silvia  
Danish Zahur  
Andy MadsenBuffalo, WyomingIn time, those organizations who worked to silence voices protesting the immoral and illegal ethnic cleansing by the Israeli Government will be held accountable. Please reconsider your actions here and ensure you stand on the right side of history. The Palestinian People deserve our consideration, our support, and to be treated as full citizens of the worldwide community.
Fadhma IzriWashington, DCSilence in the face of injustice is an endorsement of injustice.
ShaleeceBaltimore 
Salah UddinUnion 
S. FarajViola, WI 
Hal ReedPhiladelphia 
Mohamed Amir Abdelrahman OsmanMunichThe silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor
Ali Britton  
Germeid Gimborn  
Dala TaherMontreal 
RachelSydney 
Vin Tanner I’m very sorry Stop Killer Robots has discriminated against supporters of Palestine and Palestinians, especially when doing do goes against the supposed goals they claim to have! I wish you all the most luck in resolving such a wrongful termination and total lack of upholding the values of fighting against military technology.
Kate Kilner  
Junaid  
Mohammed hassan  
May HulsmanBoston 
AmzLondonHow can a person calling for peace be fired. You people are genocide supporters.
Ashraf KhateebJordan 
Adel K  
Isabelle SykesLondonShocked and deeply disturbed by both the lack of support by Stop Killer Robots for a ceasefire in one of the most horrific of illegal wars, as well as the decision to dismiss Ousman. Doublethink at its worst.
Abdel BagegniReading, UK 
Umar KhanYpsilanti 
John TargettChristchurch, U.K 
Richard PattersonSan Martín de Teverga 
Musa IzhimanJerusalem 
Vivian KellyGalway 
Nathalie OweGeneva- Switzerland 
NurKamparThe common people of the world is against the occupation of Israel towards the Palestinian
Kirby EvansOttawa, CanadaWhen enough people speak up for justice, justice will come!
Robert JereskiNew YorkGood luck.
Ton RobinsonLondon 
Md YusufDublin, Ireland 
Dia Konate Shame on SKR for firing an employee whose position is truer to the organization’s mission than whatever it is SKR’s leadership is doing.
Susan SaberiTorontoHumanity is one, when one is in pain and suffers all humanity is in pain and suffers.
Emily Borg  
Waseem H.Winnipeg, MB 
Felipe de Castro AndradeIlha Solteira – SP – Brazil 
AyshaToronto 
Abdullah Al HussainDagenham 
Dannon Ivey Please consider the Gospel targeting system adn the considerations of AI targeting in this matter
Renee RappardLanigan 
Emma ALondonThe firing and  silencing of people denouncing the bombing of Gaza is undemocratic and politically dangerous. Ousman Noor is entitled to side  with the oppressed and oppose the genocide or ethnic cleansing taking place in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank
Jeena Malik  
Liz Mednick  
Joana PereiraFrance#freepalestine
Raquel LaindeMadrid 
Rabia AnwarManchester 
Roman Sanders  
Isak  
Betina GnisciBuenos Aires 
BenliWeiterstadt 
Louai EleslambolyCairo 
Tarik AougabPhiladelphiaAs a mathematician and a member of the Just Mathematics Collective (see our BDS campaign statement here: https://www.justmathematicscollective.net/USACBI_statement.html) I am disturbed to hear that an organization which commits itself to disarmament has failed to make even a passing statement in support of the victims of an unprecedentedly large bombing campaign. Truly, what is the purpose of a campaign such as this if it’s unable to speak up now?
MuhammadSleman 
Myra Khan  
AdekTripoli 
Francis AndtesCalgaryThis is Not A political issue. It is a morale, humanitarian issue
Rachel Jespersen  
Roohi QureshiToronto 
Mohammad S  
Carole grbinGlasgow 
Hamzah Awad Hajeir  
Miriam YilmazNeuss Germany 
MoToronto 
Saeed GhanimManchester 
Nathaniel PenningtonManchesterAll the best 👊🏽
Ubaldo A LaredoEcatepec, MexicoCeasefire NOW in Palestine
natalie potterSTOCKTON-ON-TEES 
Marya Ahmed  
Jane IrelandLondon 
Rob SawersWashington D.C.I stand with Ousman Noor. He is a committed advocate for those suffering from oppression and violence by killer robots and that includes the Palestinian people. Stop Killer Robots should be congratulating him, not firing him, for his statements on the violence against Palestinians in Gaza.
Talha Faredi  
Rochelle Harris  
Rashda  
Razina akhtarBirmingham 
Amber WLos Angeles 
Simon GulliverHove 
Hamzah NassifTorontoSKR should restore the public’s trust in its mission by reinstating Noor and issuing a statement condemning Israel’s assault on Gaza, calling on it to refrain from unethical use of AI systems to target Palestinian civilians, and to call for an immediate ceasefire.
AnwarLondon 
Quinesha McMathEnterprise 
Diane McLoughlin  
AnnaHamilton, ON, Canada 
Saif MMontreal 
Terry ahwalFarmington HillsBest wishes!
Lisa LingSan Francisco Bay AreaSupporting human rights or IHL is not only a matter of convenience or only if and when politically safe, in my opinion it is an actual binary. Either one person or organization supports human rights across the board, or they do not support human rights. Either one supports IHL across the board or they do not support IHL. For these critical issues there can be no fence to sit on.
Jo MurphyDublin 
Rashid AhmedLondonAll communication to be via email,.not SMS or calls.
Arfan Amaluddin, concerned citizenBangi, Selangor, Malaysia 
Jay AliLondon 
Mohsin  
Jumana SalehLondon 
Sammy Miah  
Ezio cusiShawnigan lake 
Sabrina VolpiRome 
Ali ShakurChicago 
Paula MuthAquebogue 
Naim Uddin  
Sami AdurehmanLondon 
Melinda SandersAtlantaCeasefire now!!
Husam ElsheikhLeesburg 
Dina Sorour Calling out genocide should be supported, not punished
Buhle Maseko-MacArthurCape Town 
Samar HadrousCorona, California 
RobertIslip NYHold Israel accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Nikhil DharmarajCambridge 
Zhimei Zhu  
Julie HoustonGlasgow 
Annie McNamaraWhitstable 
Ali Aziri  
Elias Madbak  
Daniel VargasMexico CityFree Palestine
Ramid Khan The plight of the Palestinians is a stain on humanity and has been for decades. Even more of a tragedy is the suppression of voices which want an end to the suffering of the Palestinians.
AsgharToronto 
Joe ChangToronto 
Sarwat AhmadPlainfield 
AbdulHafeez S.  
Hajid HassanMuscat 
MK Woodward  
Wally WaliullahLos Angeles 
Sadia SaaherTorontoPlease, do not punish people for speaking the truth and standing with the oppressed.
Belinda AMelbourne 
Alshimaa MostafaKyotoStop this systematic racism against people who are brave enough to say the truth
Adil JadoonBoulder 
Rashid HaqLondon 
Jeanette AndersonCanberra 
Ghias El YafiLondonGood luck
PabloAugsburg 
Sasha BakerSt Albans 
danielleRio de Janeiro 
Cherie Austin  
Ahmed ArafaOsaka 
Heather BresciaLacrosse, WISpeaking out on genocide is a moral obligation. No matter the cost, thank you for your humanity.
Salman NaqviTorontoWow, it’s insanely ironic that an organization dedicated against the use of lethal AI dismissed someone who spoke up against Israeli army, who’s actively using lethal AI!!!! How ridiculous is that?!!! Stop Killer Robots , you got explaining to do! Please sign, share and urge others to sign!
Salma FawziTokyo 
Rami ALondon England 
MuhammadMelbourne 
OmimaParkville 
Linda SarihanChristchurch, New Zealand 
Sajah HammoudSydney 
Alison JohnsonSan Francisco 
FauziaIslamabad 
muberra sahinMcKinney 
Ciara WalkerStaten Island NY 
Sohad JamalDanbury 
Bonita Archer  
Jacob Lester  
Fahad  
Rick McCallionSt CatharinesIsrael IS a killer robot.
“Anne And Joe Argue About The Child-Killing Murder Robot” by Caitlin Johnstone
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/anne-and-joe-argue-about-the-child?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
Andrew James  
Zara Chaudhry  
LucySeattle 
NaseemOttawa 
Ali KhwajaToronto 
Shahid Siddiqui  
Mustafa MeghjeeLondon 
Jean McDerbmottBurnaby BC 
Rehan AshrafLondon, United Kingdom 
Hasan RahmanCanada 
Constanza Riderelli God bless you
Ruhana aliLondon 
Don CooperToronto, Ontario 
Dhananjay PatilMumbaiI support Ousman Noor’s Appeal For remedies against unfair dismissal. Israel has been using AI & other advanced technologies in perpetrating this Genocide in Gaza. Osman Noor’s dismissal from ‘Stop Killer Robots’ for personal post meant to draw attention towards atrocities in Gaza is very antithesis of cause SKR claims to espouse.
“Reinstate Osman Noor & investigate who & why took decision to fire him im such highhanded manner! “.
Elizabeth Engel  
ShahinIndia 
Munazza AnwarKarachiPlz provide justice to Ousman Noor and stop atrocities and child killing in Gaza. Provide relief to the innocent victims of Gaza
Shihab Ahamed Abdul HameedSydney 
Louise van RhynCape Town 
Dr FatimaPakistanStop censuring Pro Palestinians people, promoting their mass murder !
Naima ImaanRabatNo to any HR violation. Stop the discrimination and oppression!
Hala AldosariWashington DC 
Jonathan LuPalo Alto, CA 
Ron JettyMadison 
Assim KamukaLondon 
mehmetkahramanmaraş 
Iftikhar MahmoodAurora 
Saad SayedMumbai 
RehmanBangalore 
Anna-Luisa Brakman  
Andreas G. FloberSiem ReapFree Palestine. I am not an Antisemite.
Susan SmithWoodland Hills 
mohamed ebrahim  
Nicola BanksLondon, UK 
Mohsen JavdaniVancouver 
Sajjad shoabeSouth Windsor 
FarahKuala Lumpur 
Nouhad Aoukar  
Salim SalimMontrealFrom the river to the sea, everyone should be free
Melissa FinnWaterloo, ON, Canada 
Nadeem KhanMumbai, IndiaStop injustice on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.
Hasna AlaouiAuckland 
Chance BerettaJacksonvilleIsrael is committing genocide and war crimes against Palestinians and all of Gaza where 50% of the population are children, i am a white American, and do not have a dog in this fight, but I am not too blind to see truth and through the Israeli lies and propaganda. God bless the children and the people of Palestine.
Hanane Boubakra  
Nizar SarieldinBerlin 
Rayya GhulEdinburghThe return McCarthyism is one of the most disturbing aspects of the past two months, let alone disregard for free speech.  SKR has discredited itself with this summary dismissal and risked appearing partisan.
Marta Joaquim  
Andrew SimmondsHereford 
Annie siddonsLondon 
Scott JohnstonWinnipeg, Manitoba. Canada 
Muntasir JoarderBrisbane 
Adnan ShaikhAuckland 
Mario Foster  
SumreenWinnipeg 
Husam Abuhaimed  
Rene BuxhDussseldorf 
Iman JilaniSan Diego 
Ori Blum Anti-Zionist Jew descendant from survivors of the Nazi death camps, and son of “Israelis” who emigrated to “America.” Let me know if you think I may be able to assist somehow. Happy to talk. Free Palestine🇵🇸
Ian HeathBrisbane, AustraliaCease fire now
Ayman Fahmy Injustice to One, is injustice to All
Mohamady El-Gaby  
Sophia AdamScotland 
Siân FinnBirmingham 
Sarah BrazilGeneva 
Keith Watson  
Thomas WilliamsManchester UK 
Thoric CederströmGeneva, Switzerland 
EricWellington 
Zeinab BenchakrounSan Rafael 
roxi charmelAllentown 
Aslam Palestine will be free
Brett LeeperSpringfieldIf the use of killer robots to commit genocide and war crimes isn’t topical to the mission of Stop Killer Robots, what are y’all even doing? And why should y’all expect to fundraise ever?
Abby WhortonCosta Mesa 
Siva Prasad RambhatlaHyderabad 
Zaid HabashnehAmman 
Omar  
Rachel Luxton  
Darran ScullyReading 
SabinaLeicester UK 
Pat MatsuedaHonolulu 
Nura sheer  
Aasif RasulBangalore 
Courtney Evers You should be ashamed of yourselves. What kind of organization like this spits in the face of an actual genocide and emergency? They are using advanced weapons of war on a defenseless population. You all need to reevaluate what it is you are actually doing!
Jim PinckneyAuckland 
N IqbalBirmingham 
Payal Parekh I too wrote an article in German about Palestine and lost a major contract. Now I am reduced to doing menial work to pay my bills; Solidarity and peace to you. How such a campaign can fire you for pointing out human rights abuses is beyond me. It makes me question the whole campaign.
Aaishah ASheffieldThank you for your sincere support Ousman for standing up to injustice- this is scandalous and unfair – you have my support – we will not be silenced amidst genocide wherever it happens.
LatifaBrasschaat 
Mansur MahmudLondon 
Wissal Abdallah  
Amina FajjiaAntwerp 
HendGazaSolidarity and more power to you
AchiriNicosia 
Nusrat  
Monica PerezSwitzerlandAI in warfare should be forbidden and a war crime since it’s so unrreliable.
Amjad GhafoorLondonGive him his job back!!!!
Saifullah TajLondonA world where injustice runs rampant is not acceptable. Everyone must mobilise to establish truth & justice. Corrupt elements must not be allowed to hold sway or parade their small ideas. They must be pushed to the margins of society. God has already guaranteed that truth will prevail. We just need to make a stand & take that first step. God is the guarantor that the criminals of this world will not get away.
Sahrish AhmadAuckland 
Laurence Meyer  
Axel BrammeierStendal, Germany 
Javed ButtDresden 
Dr. Manzoor NowshariGermanyNein
Jemaï AlissaLyon 
Bernadette BartonManchester 
Daisy Garcia  
Patricia NolanFor Augustus 
Bashir SacranieLondonResistance to the attack on Gaza and Palestine ls an obligatory act upon every human being in the interest of justice and sirvival
Kashif NaseemGreater NoidaStay Strong Brother
Dilshad Marikarbury st edmunds 
Jon Aresti  
Natasha BCambridgeNever tire of speaking up for justice.
Aminat AmooLondon 
Shazia SiddiqiChicago 
Amr Khafagy  
Lucian FiulNew York 
Budhy ManegaraHelsinki 
Tahir ShahLondon 
Ahmed BanatLondon 
Ahmed Abusamra  
Mary HendersonEdinburgh 
Kashif ChoudhryParis 
Theo Green  
Iqa ZuhdiAmsterdam 
Ahmed SalehAmsterdamlets Free Palestine together
Dr Jaafar El-MuradLondon, England 
Yusuf MotaraMakhanda 
Ramzi ElkhaterSan Diego 
Taaseen RahmanLondon 
Kashifa AslamMelbourne 
Maryam IqbalCopenhagen 
Oktavia AriefJakarta 
Mahmoud ArefCairo 
Damon MinchellaCardiff 
Furkan Çay  
Abdulmalik AbdulrahmanRoseville 
Suleman Anwari a ceasefire now to stop this genocide
Martin FranklinLondon 
Erich FriesenSaint Louis, Missouri 
Ehtesham SiddiquiMumbai 
Roy BlySheffield UK 
Remmelt EllenAmsterdam 
Em TanTurkey 
Ahmad SodikovBirmingham 
Ismail murky  
Carmen MartinsPortugal 
Lisa MartínezLondon 
Atha  
Saira CourtChristchurch 
Elisabeth WynneWalpole 
DonovanChicago 
Daphne HunterLondon 
Jakir HLondon 
Laura GuerraAustin 
Xavi PortalésCastelló 
Councillor Sabia AkramSloughIt’s beyond comprehension that an organisation designed to raise awareness, impartial and fighting for fairness. Can be so  biased and inept at meeting it’s own fundamental purpose and objective. The world is now truly a scary place.
Kiran ChudasamaLeicester 
Faour AlfaourDublinPeace for  all
Ayesha M. AlliToronto 
Dania koleilat KhatibDubai 
Rihab HermessiHaarlem 
Cherry Barnett  
Silvana MolinaWashington DC 
Melissa CarranzaMilwaukeeThank you for standing up against bought & US paid for propaganda by Israel & AIPEC. The True side of the story needs to be shown to the world.
Wasef El-Kharouf  
Kevin FlanaganHartford 
Anasa Sinegal  
Muhammet CelikMunich 
Igor Cherstich  
Ali MehdiSydney 
Irene SotiropoulouOrmskirk 
ImadSeattle, Washington 
Riz IqbalManchester 
Nassim FathallahMontreal 
Ceyhan SaracMANCHESTER / UNITED KINGDOMIt is shame the organisations such as Stop Killers Robots staying silent on obvious violations of human rights and massacred Gazan families and children!
I also it is very ironic that when  one of their employee Ousman Noor acted to protest against these human rights violations even if on his personal capacity he was punished by dismissal from his post.
Finally, I condemn…employer Stop Killers Robots for their deplorable act!
Hamid Biglou  
natasha shoaibKL 
Yusuf Mohammed YahayaKano, NigeriaGod bless you
Dr. Ruth San MartinTorontoI think what this organization has done is reprehensible.
Madeeha Ansari  
Corina GurauLondon 
Ali TorabiStockholm 
IffatMultan 
Lamia Touiti BouebdellahGabes – Tunisia 
Omar HijazBoston 
Yara Awad  
Gila KaplanDenverPalestinians are Semites too. Stop Anti-Semitism. Stop complicity with genocide and with the Zionist project.
Ilse CardoenNinove 
John fowlerAustin 
Faisal Khan  
Pierce ShareloveVictoria BC 
Ann Newton-MarcialEastbourneThis is disgraceful but indicative of the situation where support for  Palestinians often results in the loss of employment.  This situation has to stop and support for people who support the oppressed is  seen as being on the right side of history.  We should never support a system of Apartheid or those who murder and are complicit in a Genocide.
Dima BalbisiOakville 
Rafidah Abdul HamidKuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
Benedetta de NiederhäusernModena 
Anya-Nicola DarrExmouth 
Lila LamraniParis 
Mohamed IsmailJohannesburgThe truth will set you free #freepalestine
Quraysha ismail soolimanPRETORIA 
John RobbAyr 
Budi WitjaksonoBatam Indonesia 
Rania ElessawiNew YorkWe all need to speak the truth, history is not subjective. There are only facts.
SusanLondon 
NatashaToronto 
Rania khasJordan 
Glen HarnishBoston, MA 
YasserHämeenlinna 
Rya WestTorquay 
LinaParis 
Ahmad Jamal El-AhmadBeirut 
O. H. Arman  
David McGarryLiverpool 
Leila TarighiCambridge 
Alia ElKattanNew York, NY, USA 
Cody DolnickJoshua Tree 
Huma Dar  
Sarah HNew York 
Pia Singh  
Dr. Daina Romeo  
Barbara Myer  
KudzaiNew Jersey 
Shoaib RasibBirmingham UK 
Shewit ZeraiLos Angeles 
 Nausheen iqbal  
Ruhana Pimenta LimaCambridge 
Ali Shehper  
Fatima HassanLondon 
GulsumAmsterdam 
Eric DynamicYpsilanti, MI 
Lizzie EldridgeGlasgow 
Michelle StatonBelle Mead, NJ 
Jeanine Abuahmad  
carolyn weavernew york 
Salman WaheeduddinFranklin 
Atif MohammedToronro 
Noah Rahman  
Dr. Hassan KarimDallas, TXThe mission of SKR aligns with Ousman’s statements. It is appalling that SKR would capitulate to its detractors demands.
Yeiri RobertBronx 
Anne HansenStavanger 
Sarah DwidarGeneva 
Tony SalehLondon 
Sara branco  
Nour Eddine BENCHEIKH I support freedom of speech and freedom of thought
Umara Chaudhry  
Ali Malik  
AmirSeattle 
Mitzi AusteroManila, Philippines 
Ramiza@mmlegal.co.ukGlasgow 
Mauricio DominguezAmsterdam 
SamiraLonderzeelStop the long arm of Zionists in politics, finance and humanitarian world
Tasawar AwanReadingNa
Iman AbdullahLondon 
Zille E  
Michaela Wik Israel in front of Hague!
Petra SchusterGERMANY 
JorgeQuito 
Brynn J MorrisonSharjah, UAE 
Gabriela Siegel  
Patricia J FontesHopkinton RI USA 
Jade BartlettCoventry 
Nina BartlettBoston, Massachusetts 
Banu TuranKarlsruhe Germany 
KanaParisSTAY STRONG
Jennifer Armento  
Esma AslamBedford 
Rebecca Ruth GouldBristol, UK 
Sofia HassanMilton Keynes 
Ezgi Yıldız  
RamaOakville 
Rachel FlemingEdinburghTerrible decisions by SKR – both on the termination of Ousman’s employment without due process, and the silence on the international crimes being committed in Gaza. SKR risks seriously undermining its own credibility.
Sara SarwarLondon, UKThe world is awaken.
Morgan DrewSydneyI wish you all the best
Sajid Butt  
Talha  
Gene Moy  
Abdalla OsmanMinneapolis 
Ana BrandusescuMontreal 
Jonathan JohnGeneva 
imene GhernatiBurlingame 
Thomas Bassey  
Arcade WiseAtlanta, GA, USA 
Nathanael GerberToronto 
Anass KoudissNew York City 
Maria Cipollone, PhDRehoboth Beach, DE 
Ross MiglinNew York 
J. Carlos LaraSantiago 
Simon Landry, PhD  
Subho Majumdar  
Hakim Benichou  
David HeegArlington WA 
Khurram ZaidiNew Brunswick 
Shamama KhalidToronto 
Benedicte FrostadOslo 
Obaid AbdiAmsterdam 
Sinead AlmoleNewry 
Darshan SanghrajkaOxford 
Taylor Crain  
Safaa charafiGentI’ve been fired too so good luck! It’s a badge of honour!
Faith AddicottPortland, OR 
Laura Oliveira PereiraBrasilia, Brazil 
Audrey WalstromDenver 
Randall NewnhamEugene 
Layla SolatanSan Francisco 
Amir Nathoo  
Linda RuizSan Diego 
Nikita RamseyDetroit 
Nabeel  
Gabriel pinna FelicianoSão PauloNa
Lisa Hayles  
Sinet MohammedRedmond 
Lina AbdulrhmanWashington, DC 
Fennel AuroraFrance 
Dominik MiketaOxford 
Kay Johnson  
Halima SadiaBirmingham 
Mohammad KeyhaniCalgary 
Faridha Karim  
Leslie ZhangSeattle 
Vivek KatialMelbourne 
Siara NazirSan Francisco 
Rochelle HarrisAberdeen 
Imran MalikBolton 
Madhu RamaWashington DC 
Mena KuchiOakland, Ca 
Andrew SalibMelbourne, Australia 
Toni Oberto  
Tahereh  HosseiniCanadaThank you for your support of innocents and oppressed. Please update us on linkedin
Sangita EkkaSAMBALPUR, India 
Hussain Masood  
Muhammad KhurramKarachi 
Manal SiddiquiToronto 
Nick RussellIrvine, CA 
Gabrielle Hibbert  
Isaac D. Tucker-RasburyLos Angeles 
Cristóbal RodríguezSantiago 
Nader A AllanMason 
Dilber NurdinovaLondon 
Ra’ed ArabCanada 
Douha EadAtlanta 
Jean-Christophe HelaryTakamatsu (Japan)What you are doing is right.
Moe Hay KaungSunnyvale 
Ali AlwahaibiNew york 
Neige GaudillatAmsterdamOnce again these kind of organizations demonstrate their only concern is for hypothetical harm to whiteness. When their very founding purpose is in effect, now, against millions of people, they turn a blind eye because those people are not « worthy ». Shame. Shame.
AnusiaDublinAmnesty has declared Israel an apartheid state. Any organisations or individuals that support Israel’s aggressions in Palestine are indirectly or in some cases directly complicit in apartheid. Palestinians are being denied their human rights, they are being slaughtered, men, women and children. Never again then, not one day more now.
Dr. Raazesh Sainudiin, PhD & DocentUppsala, SwedenFreedom of expression is an inalienable human right
GokulBangalore 
Rory DonaghyLONDONDERRYRenstae this man now.
Amisha  
Heemah AdeAbha 
Ebru Goek  
Kayra Hopkins  
Rara ReinesLondon 
Mark Sta AnaNorwich 
David HardmanLondon (UK) 
Alessandro FerrettiTorino 
Yehiya SinwarGaza 
Meron EstefanosStockholm, Sweden 
Tony MontrealDortmundJustice for all humanity
Raymond Forbes-SchiecheSan Juan 
Megan Moore  
Amal  
Peter ColbanBerlin 
Harpreet singh  
Elizabeth EhrenzellerWest Pittston 
Ash  
Kristin Bigras  
Abdellah BoufrouraCalgary 
Akiko OguchiJapan 
Erin DoolittleManchester 
Tracey GyatengLondonI genuinely hope the actions that have been outlined in this message are taken forward by SKR. Keep up the pressure
Alexandra Carson  
Beckett EdwardsPortland, OR 
Yasmin ahmedStoke-on-Trent 
Pete KronowittSan Francisco 
Cláudia Soares  
Roy WenborneLondon 
Sarah henderson  
Lamisa Rahman  
Shakirah MuhammadAtlantaJustice for the babies, for the mothers, for the children, for the brothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, animals, and HUMANS stuck in the middle of a political and economical struggle. Free the Palestinian people today and forever.
Maritza García CastroPR 
Steve WrightOakland 
Heru  
Emenike Godfreey-Igwe  
Shah Bas Khan  
Ayesha BagusCape TownAs a South African, I stand firmly against the apartheid laws and ethnic cleansing of the people of Palestine.
Nicole ElmasryLady lake, Fl 
Ben SamuelLondonI worked with Ousman as campaigners in London and am saddened at what happened.  I have looked at the tweet and I don’t see anything wrong with it.  I would encourage you to speak with your union representatives if you experience this sort of treatment in the workplace.
Aynur BAustralia 
Rasmus Münster Free Palestine!
Helen  EvansSydneyI have been following Osman’s story.  It’s a disgraceful conflict of interest that SKR steering committee have placed themselves in, it undermines their credibility and public trust in their work. Shame.
M A M Accountability and Transparency, minimum
Sulvun SurndhuSingapore 
Amna  
Tufail HussainBirmingham 
Yousra Rahmouni  
Judith MuseLunenburg MA 
Salihaİstanbul 
Dr. Amir AmeriZurich 
Petter WildhagenOsloThanks for sharing!!
Lea SarabweKigali 
Meredith WhittakerNew York CityAs someone who risked my career to speak out against the development and deployment of AI-powered surveillance and targeting systems at Google, and who is now watching similar systems being used in Gaza–which according to investigative reporting are being applied to authorize and expedite unprecedented killing–I am greatly saddened by the actions of Stop Killer Robots. Firing Noor undermines the the purpose and integrity of the Stop Killer Robots organization and campaign, which is heartbreaking given that now, as such systems are being deployed to horrifying effects, is the time where we need such organizing and expert resistance the most.
Thu NghiemCalgary Canada 
Benjamin HarbakkStavanger 
Hamdy MubarakBenicia, California. 
Renee SieberMontreal 
Yasmin AFishers, INThis is great injustice that someone being fired for exercising their free speech in America! We do not live and work in a Banana Republic. Shame on SKR
Yomna SalemToronto 
Mark Gubrud The military campaign mindset is not appropriate for an organization that claims to represent the interests of all humanity. Transparency and acceptance of input are needed.
Dalia Salem  
Samantha AndrelPhiladelphia, PA 
Iman Saleh  
Sara O’ConnellEl Cerrito 
Fida TaherAmman 
Ali Raza AhmedLondon 
Yasar HammoudehAmman 
Jalil allabadiAmman 
Husni KhuffashToronto 
Dima ObeidatAmman 
JaneRohnert park 
Mich WBrightonLook fw to an explanation!
Naila Farouky Stop silencing voices that speak in support of Palestinian rights and be on the right side of history for the love of God!
Alice Waterman-HaleIpswich 
CarolAmman 
Ahmad Abu-ShaqraHannover, Germany 
SadafPleasanton 
Nisreen MousaAmman, JordanFree Palestine!
Jiyan Al AlamiJordan 
Tahseen AdeebSan JoseNone
Samar DudinAmman JordanPower to you and to anyone who speaks on behalf of Palestine your courage is what makes the world a better place 🙏 please you can reach out to Lamees Al Deek a lawyer based in US or to legal aid for Palestine for support .
Nada taherJordanJustice now
Mimi AnaSanta Clara 
PathmaOakland 
Mike SanfordSanta Clara 
Abdullah Al NsourAl Salt 
YasminSan Jose 
Hind  
Jindu Obiofuma, Esq.  
Ruweida shakhshir  
Hanan shahinAmman, jordan 
Sima kanaanAmman 
Omo  
Takeshi FukudaTokyo, Japan 
Mayce El Kharouf  
Umar Farooq AdamKuala LumpurRehire Ousman and Free Palestine
UmarMumbai

We need peaceful life for everyone & Palestinian has the right to live in free world.

State of Palestine should be created for peaceful existence of three oldest faith.

Masaki InabaTokyo 
Sara MasafiDubai 
Monica PerezBasel 
Dr Zaina Gadema  
Ayman Ayad  
Kitabayashi TakehikoHachiouji city,Tokyo 
Mai AraiBangkok 
Maha ZabanehToronto 
Yasmin F  
Tom HickeyBrighton, UKThis outrageously unfair dismissal, and absence of due process, is yet another brick in the wall of silence over Israeli atrocities that governments and corporate entities are attempting to erect. The latter will fail, and Israel’s impunity will be challenged.
AnandUtrecht 
Moh HaiderMilton Keynes 
Jamari Mohtar  
Salim khanfarJordan 
Frances BraceIpswich 
Shahad AlSoudiAmman 
Amani Abu HilalAmman, Jordan 
Huzaifa  
Subramanian TiruchirapalliPleasantonPeace should be the focus and not war
Tamlyn MonsonFolkestone 
Sahar AnsariMilano 
Mohammad Al TaherMilano 
Issam Alzinati  
Kay Johnson  
Mina ChuongSan Diego 
Rebecca WilliamsNew York City 
Duong Hoang  
Takayuki KoderaMachida 
Homam Al Ansari  
Aref M.Y.  
Walid ShihabiDubai 
Areej MahmoudAmman 
Maysaa  
Rama ContOxford 
Eisuke NaramotoSagamihara, JapanI do not think that condemning the ongoing genoside in Gaza by the IDF is blameworthy, at all.
AyahDoha 
Ehab AbdullahMilwaukee wi 
Cathy B Glenn  
Mireia Rimbau  
Hosian Kaldine  
Scott GruberArlington, VA 
Ahmad Rushdi Omardungun 
Fadlun bte hj Ab kadirSingapore 
Wan FarhahKuala Lumpur 
Cut Intan Auliannisa IsmaJakarta 
Laurie Adkin, Professor EmeritaEdmonton, Alberta, Canada 
Catherine HumeToronto 
Hala ShalanAmman 
ALI  ABNKUALA LUMPUR 
Eben KadileGraz 
Heidi ParedesSerzedelo 
Inga SteenOslo 
Sadiya  
SabahAmman 
Nor GhazaliKuala Lumpur 
Azman Bin KamaruddinKuala LumpurSupport Ousman for telling the truth and to reinstate his current position with immediate effect.
Amin Desa  
Sana KhanNew Jersey, USAThank you for your service to Humanity.
Yasmina Al sayehBahrain 
Dina KasrawiManama, BahrainFree speech is protected
NadeenBahrain 
Dina HayekAmman 
Shaddin AlmasriVienna 
Talal Sharaiha  
ChristophGeneva 
MAHA ALAMINew York 
Khaled Abdel Majeed  
Shaheen HasanNew York 
Salah bustamiNew York 
MarwaDubai 
Matt Perez KhouriLos Gatos 
Nur Arafeh Virginia 
Mary Gent  
Imane BParis 
Mona El-BayoumiWashington D.C. 
AlessandroGeneva 
Anita wadhwa  
Anna DollboRotterdam 
Sahdya Darr I’d like it to be noted that I’m the former UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots Coalition Coordinator.
Stephen Ballantine  
Hajar RahmanJohor Bahru, MalaysiaDo whatever we can to help the oppressed Palestinian people with your own methods and expertise
Sabah HussainLondonFree Palestinian from apartheid occupation and hold Israel accountable for breaking international law on dozens of occasions, including prior to oct 7 2023.
LaiaBarcelona 
Lauren SchultzLong Beach 
Nick RushSalt Lake 
ShafiaLampeterThe Silencing Must STOP!
Sofia Surla  
Oda Andersen NyborgOslo 
Matthías PéturssonReykjavík 

Rania Abbas

 

Chevy Chase 
Carlos ViteriQuito 
Mary Nazzal  
Rula JardanehAmman 
Maha Abdallah  
MonaBrighton – UK 
Huwaida ArrafDetroit, Michigan 
Eileen Weitzman  
Leigha GillespieNew York 
Charlotte KatesVancouver 
Sousan  
Beth BreisnesBritish Columbia 
Christopher Helali  
Eric GellerNashua 

Irsak Sirajuddin

 

Irsak Sirajruddin 
Rachel RDallas 
Aleta ToureRichmond 
John WestChicago 
Luci MurphyWashington, DC 
Derrick SosaBay Area 
Stanford McConneheyDavis 
Khizzer MajidDudley 
Haitham MohsenEgypt 
Moaz Elshebly  
Mohammad MirBashiriLondonMiss you, Ousman! Been following your posts and supporting you all the way! Mo
Aby Sene  
Hamzah Awad HajeirAmman – Jordan 
lush horizonHillsborough 
Ciara TaylorChicago 
Efia NwangazaGreenville, SC 

Mary Fahrenkrug

 

Evansville, IN

Stop the slaughter of Palestinians.

 

Garnett AchiengDublin 
Zeid ShabanAmman 
Fida khwajaLondon 
Yasser Taima  
Iqra ImranNew DelhiMay justice prevail in your case Inshallah
Nancy demicheliParis 
Mariano delli SantiLondon 
LinaLondon 
Mohammad Shaha JalalBangladeshDo Everything Good required for better Humanity for The sake of Allah.
Nour AlGharibehAmman 
Dalila YOUSParisFree Palestine!
Lama HajRiyadh 
Lama IbrahimSharjah 
Lara Haj  
Stephen IngleQuincy 
Ahmad sarsharVienna virgina 
Nathan BestGeneva 
Ruji KhanLondon 
Kate BurnsLos Angeles 
Carol GraysonNewcastle 
Tali ShapiroIsrael 

Organisations:

 OrganisationLocationComment
 

NoEthicsInBigTech.com Previously founder of Ethics In Technology a 501c3

 

Menlo Park, California

I have requested a statement in regards to Gaza from the campaign Steering Committee and Members since the start of this genocide, only to be told that I should be “warned” and “expelled” from the campaign. I have been told by a member of the Steering Committee that I should not raise questions in regard to Ousman’s termination from the group mailing list.

My previous organization Ethics In Technology a 501c3 received multiple grants from the campaign. For each grant we received we provided full transparency in how we used the funds.

Regrettably, the campaign has no transparency in regard to its own funding sources, steering committee’s action, and advisors.

The calls to condemn the genocide by Autonomous Weapon Systems and AI in Gaza and the occupied territories have fallen on deaf ears.

 Seen on Screen Institute/ The Riz TestUK 
 Somali Human Rights Association (SOHRA)Mogadishu 
 The Justice FoundationLondon 
 GP Castle Meadows Surgery- NHSDudley 
 Rural Support Programmes NetworkIslamabad 
 Racy ConversationsSan Francisco California
 Logic(s) MagazineNew York City 
 Pathway ConsultingLos Angeles, CA 
 Harrington ConsultingNapa, CA 
 International humanitarian law and youth InitiativeEgypt 
 Affiniti ResponseGlasgow 
 Vredesactie/Action pour la PaixBrusselsThe cover letter explains it well enough, stop killer robots needs to stop surreptitiously endorsing genocide by firing someone who openly condemns the ongoing genocide in Gaza
 SamataHyderabad 
 Medical510  
 Canadian cultural mosaic foundationCalgary 
 Johnnys FirmwareBoston 
 Foundland LtdLondon 
 HREngland 
 Global Legal Action NetworkGalway 
 Beit insanBeirut 
 Majal.orgManama, Bahrain 
 Seqa ltdBristol U.K.We stand with humanity for all
 The Early ManagerAlbuquerque, NM 
 Third RevolutionDetroit, MI 
 OsloMetOslo 
 Selfpreneur.comOakland, CA“We become what we ignore” – Ayori
 boycottasone.com  
 Global Shapers Tanta HubTanta 
 GROE LTDManchesterFree Palestine
 Subletinn IncChicago 
 SPADOIslamabad 
 Equalities and justice NorthwestLancashireAm signing on the behalf of EJNW and its 296 communtie orgainzations
 OtherPowersSan Francisco, CA#FreePalestine
 Pramones InzinerijaKaunas 
 Adala MediaWildeggPeople of honour make the world a better place. Solidarity!
 Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity NetworkVancouver 
 Loyola University Chicago School of Law NLG chapterChicago, IL 
 Horani Law, PLLCNew York 
 National Lawyers Guild- International CommitteeNew York 
 National Lawyers Guild-San Francisco Bay Area chapterSan Francisco 
 Malcolm X Center for Self DeterminationGreenville 

Additional

An additional 217 individuals joined the letter and elected not to be named. Their locations include:

Adelaide, Albany, Amman, Athens, Australia, Baltimore , Belgium, Antwerp, Berlin, Birmingham, Blackburn, Bonn, Boston, Brussels, Budapest, Cagliari, Calgary, Chelmsford, Cupertino, Detroit, Djibouti, Doha, Dubai, Firenze, Frankfurt, Gainesville, Gateshead, Geneva, Hamburg, Harvard Massachusetts, Houston, Johns Creek, Jordan, Kansas, Knoxville, Kuala Lumpur, Las Vegas, Lausanne, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Melbourne, Minneapolis, Mississauga, Munich, New York, Norwich, Odense, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Poitiers, Portland, Riyadh, Rockaway, Rockville, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Jose, Sarajevo, Silver Spring, Singapore, Slagelse, Sweden, Sydney, Tampa, Torino, Toronto, Tunis, UAE, UK, Untersiggenthal, Vancouver, Warsaw, Washington DC, Windsor, Yemen.

Their comments are as follows:

I support this open letter
Freedom of expression is more important than ever.
Justice for Palestine
Ceasefire Now
Submissions were sent to the International Criminal Court documenting the current war crimes in Gaza.
So, Be on the right side of history.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/israel-s-series-of-war-crimes-in-gaza-must-be-tried-in-international-criminal-court-uk-academic/3052264
We don’t need humanitarian organizations that repeat the same official narrative we see in governments and mass media. We need ONGs that are really supporting imperialism under the excuse of Human Rights to disappear. The double standard we see when crimes or just violent actions, or just political movements, by a Western enemy compared to the narrative when is an ally or a Western country committing crimes… it’s so evident for the people with a brain, so make as a favour and stop selling this genocidal propaganda as humanitarian
Ceasefire now
Zionism is racism.
Shame on an organization for the public to fire someone over speaking up for the oppressed! Oh wait, maybe you are the oppressors?!!!
I am surprised, and ashamed, considering your overall stated aims, that you do not emphatically call for a ceasefire to the genocide being carried out by Israel in Palestine.
Where is your humanity. There’s a genocide taking place
Total biased organisation
#ceasefirenow  ;  it is simple and the right thing to do
We demand justice!
Free Palestine
Stop the genocide against Palestinians!
End the genocide
Free Palestine
Anti Hypocrisy, Equal rights every human in this earth.
This is absurd!
Thank you for standing up for justice
Free Palestine!!
Fully support Usman.
What a hypocritical organization, Israel should be the main objective of its campaign, the state that most violates human rights, the one that uses non-conventional and new weapons in what is called the Palestinian laboratory.
I have not been historically aware of the organization Stop Killer robots or Ousman Noor. But I follow Timnit Gebru and trust that she shares accurate information online. Therefore I’ve taken a few minutes to educate myself this morning on Ousman’s dismissal and am therefore signing in support.
Good luck!
Thank you for standing up for yourself, your rights and the Gazans. God bless.

 

 

As Gaza Burns, Injustice to One is Injustice to All – A Letter to Stop Killer Robots

Statement to call for accountability at Stop Killer Robots following the dismissal of Ousman Noor as Government Relations Manager, and for campaign statement on international law violations in Gaza and need for ceasefire.

Dear Steering Committee of Stop Killer Robots,

We, the undersigned, stand in solidarity with Ousman Noor, who was dismissed as Government Relations Manager at the Stop Killer Robots (SKR) campaign on the 27th October 2023 following his personal post on X/Twitter on the 14th October relating to the escalating violence in Israel-Palestine. His dismissal raises serious concerns regarding the Steering Committee’s (SC) implementation of SKR’s Vision and Values and commitment to an intersectional approach towards humanitarian disarmament, and we call upon the SC to take concrete and immediate steps to address these concerns.

As stated in the Notice of Termination, Ousman had performed this role for 3+ years with “dedication, commitment and skill” and his work was appreciated and respected across the SKR campaign coalition. The speed and severity of his termination, absent any disciplinary hearing, indicate that his dismissal was motivated by an effort to isolate him from the campaign, and to penalize him for expressing his views regarding the ongoing conflict.

Additional concerns are raised regarding the appeal process initiated by the SC. The termination of his employment prior to the appeal process, failure to disclose relevant documentation, and severance of access to his work account, all suggest a lack of procedural fairness and transparency. The public announcements via the campaign’s website, listservs and on social media platforms made by SC, in which it makes “categorical” claims regarding the termination, suggest that the SC has already concluded the outcome of the appeal prior to its completion. These claims further undermine the integrity of the appeal process.

Throughout this period, SKR has refused to make a statement regarding the need for a ceasefire despite the unprecedented level of violence being witnessed in Israel-Palestine. During this time, at least 20,000 people have been killed, mostly women, children and the elderly. 135 United Nations Staff— the highest number of UN fatalities recorded in a single conflict –other humanitarian aid workers, more than 300 medical personnel and more than 90 journalists and media workers have been killed. 85% of Gaza’s population has been forcibly displaced from their homes since the aggression began. UN experts have described these acts as “mass ethnic cleansing” and “a genocide in the making”. These atrocities have been committed in the context of a long standing occupation of a civilian population, in which one racial group dominates another through apartheid, a crime against humanity.

In addition, it is well known that Gaza and the West Bank have been the testing ground for some of the most advanced automated surveillance and warfare technologies before these are exported around the world. Human rights experts have noted that autonomous weapons systems have the potential to automate Israel’s uses of force and help entrench Israel’s apartheid against the Palestinian people. An investigation, conducted by +972 Magazine, raises the alarm over the use of Artificial Intelligence and automated technologies in the detection and selection of targets, used to kill civilians at an alarming rate, describing use of the “Habsora” system as enabling an “assassination factory”.

The SKR campaign has a published Vision and Values statement. In addition to concerns around the use of automated warfare technologies, these values include working to assist the vulnerable, and pursuing non-violent solutions to problems, using cooperation, negotiation, and activism to overcome systems of inequality and oppression. Given SKR’s professed commitment to these Vision and Values, it is alarming that the SC has not taken steps to issue a statement concerning these grave breaches of international law – and naming them as such – especially given reports that they are being aided through the use of automated warfare technologies.

The failure to issue such a statement, as well as the dismissal of Ousman as Government Relations Manager by the SC, point towards an underlying failure by the campaign’s leadership to abide by the campaign’s own Vision and Values. In addition, these actions suggest a failure to adhere to an intersectional approach to humanitarian disarmament, which requires recognition of the interconnectedness between layers of inequality and oppression, contributing towards power structures that favor certain protected groups over others.

In order to address these concerns, we call upon the SKR leadership to take the following immediate steps:

  1. To provide the remedies sought by Ousman in his Grounds of Appeal against termination, including to offer him reinstatement of his employment as Government Relations Manager for the campaign, and to provide him with relevant documents and access to his account to enable the fair conduct of his appeal.
  2. To provide the SKR campaign coalition members and the wider public with an honest, transparent and comprehensive explanation of how, why and by who, decisions were made leading to Ousman’s dismissal as Government Relations Manager for the campaign.
  3. To provide immediate and ongoing transparency in relation to the campaign’s sources of funding and affiliations.
  4. To institute mechanisms within the campaign structure to ensure responsiveness and receptivity to campaign organizations regarding the preparation and publication of relevant statements relating to conflicts around the world.
  5. To commit to a genuinely intersectional approach to humanitarian disarmament, recognising the interconnectedness between layers of inequality and oppression, contributing towards power structures that favor certain protected groups over others.
  6. To issue a statement, in accordance with the campaign’s Vision and Values, to condemn and challenge the ongoing violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in Israel-Palestine.

As of 18th January 2024, this letter has been signed by 1,788 organizations and individuals. The list of signatures, combined with the range of comments made by signatories, is as follows:

Individuals:

Vicky De Souza Manila
F. Qureshi
Sophia Akram London
Sara Alsherif
Griff Ferris London
Sofia Lyall London
Dr Syed Mustafa Ali London
Bana El Assi No one should ever be terminated for voicing their opinion especially on a humanitarian issue. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Rasha Lababidi Montreal
Yasser Khan London
Haleema Qazi Pittsburgh, PA, USA The hypocrisy of SKR is glaring! “Killer robots” are literally being used against Palestinians, and you’re silencing and punishing those who speak out against it. You’ve lost all legitimacy if you don’t take the steps outlined in the letter.
Ameer shaheed
Tarik Chardon Genève
Emile Harding Geneva
Huda Kitmitto Geneva
Tamara Enomoto
Shahrzad Ghorban Geneva
Yousef Amman
Esraa Mahmoud Haarlem
Lukindo mbuli Geneva
Imane M Paris Cease fire on Gaza! SKR is supposed to be exemplery and neutral!
Janet Weil PALM DESERT All best wishes to Ousman Noor.
Taner Bodur Melbourne
Shamshad Muscati Rancho Cucamonga, California I emphatically believe Ousman was unfairly dismissed for speaking the truth. As the world can witness the war crimes the killing of innocent Palestinian civilians  continues.
Nada Tarbush
Rajae el Haddar Amsterdam
Ebnomer Taha Zürich
Saleem Rashid Sheffield
Hawwa bobat
Sherry Khan New York
Cristina Deptula Davis
Ross Rice San Francisco
Raul Delarosa San Francisco
Despoina Maniadaki Geneva
Ydraios Georgios Geneva
Maung Zarni London It is morally and professionally unacceptable that SKR has joined many institutions that have now made McCarthyite policies of Censorship.  ISRAEL IS ONE OF THE FRIGHTENING MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES THAT TEST AI-GENERATED AND OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS IN “THE PALESTINE LABORATORY.” Ousman was doing what a moral, principled and compassionate human would do.
Tania Bukhari Good luck, we demand justice be done!
Shaheen Munshi London
Abdiaziz Farah Melbourne
Entela Granada
Sean Sinanan London
Vesna Strugar Bsograd
Dario Armani Trieste
Melissa Short Berkeley, CA Stop killer robots and killer governments and killer subcontractors NOW. Stop the killing!
Robert Jones Weston-super-Mare
Chris Jones London
Seed Paris
Sanna Khawaja LONDON
Nabil Elassi Dubai
Elham Tarbush
Leila White London
Ayan Absia London
Gregory Proch Paris We will overcome
TK Warwickshire
Syed Hammad Ahmed Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire I salute your efforts for humanity. Keep it going.
Natasha Malik Hamilton
Tania B Beirut Thank you for being brave  and standing for what is right
Rafiq Lababidi Dubai
Dima Asfour
Qais Kasabri New York We seek justice for every and each human
Zainab
Bushra Ebadi Toronto
Zaid Bustami Montreal, Canada
Sidrah Qureshi Melbourne
Clarissa Mansfield Bellingham, WA
Rana Ar Amman
Natalie Kabasakalian
Carla Lafortune Saco
Gail Nestel
Humera Noor Birmingham
Adil kham
Sherif Shafie Dubai
Kristen Otenti
R Belmouloud London The truth cannot be suppressed
Saba Faruqui London
Renata wimer Mexico city
Sherif Shafie Dubai
Damon Ramsey Vancouver Free Palestine!
Rahet N Scotland
BENDAHMANE
Tania Haque Manchester
Sonja Bernau bei Berlin
Rasmus Hemse Stockholm
Elena Good luck 🙌✌️
Shahzad Khan Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Thomas Li Oxford Would someone have been dismissed for expressing solidarity with Israel following Oct 7th? If not, then a troubling and obvious double standard exists here, one which is likely to bring grave disrepute to the stated aims of this organisation and its leadership.
Nergiz London ON
Roelof Bijkerk
Ziena eldieb Cairo
Arsalan Akhtar London
Carol Grayson Newcastle Upon Tyne
Maureen Kelsey Palermo
Ahmed Zayan Seattle Free Palestine
Patricia Carbajales-Dale Seneca, South Carolina I am sorry this has happened to you.
Hala Kitmitto San Diego Justice is a moral obligation
Micheal Jones London Disgusted at both your silence and your treatment of this man.
Harry Groome
Thaminah Choudhury
Stephen Olive Merseyside
Umar Carter Chicago
Sameer Hasan
Sheila Hughes Free Palestine and end the genocide!!!
Susan Phillips Alexandria
Carolina Romero
Zogherah Jhb, South Africa
Shirley Jakarta, Indonesia
Julie-Anne
Zain Esseghaier
Hamzeh alodat Riyadh
Sarah Streatfeild London
Mark Billing Wirral, UK
Sunil Chodha Londom
Sarah Taylor
Rayeena Plainfield, Illinois
Sean Hurley Hamilton
Evan Cofsky Los Angeles
Nader El-Masri London Free Palestine
Sameena Ahmad Chorley
Hamdy Hassan Benicia, California.
Majid Freeman Leicester Respect for taking a stance and for speaking up. Keep up the amazing work. We need to continue speaking up for justice for ALL.
S Naseem
Stanice London
Andy Platt Nottingham UK
Joey Rettner London
Patrick Shi Timmer
John Mahon Washington DC
Sajjid Zeeshan London
Shereen Alima London It’s a disgrace that you fired ousman for speaking out against the bombing of babies
Shabina Khalifa Warwickshire
Azeem Shaikh Montreal
Aldorn Kaseke Cape town
Haowra
Sahira Birmingham
Houda Bennini
Ozgu Akcakir San Diego Being silent to the genocideis complicity
Lilly London
Zeid AbuOdeh
Mohamad Zeitoun Fremont Please adhere to humane standards and guidelines, regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, or origin.
yasser hashem
Shiza Khan
Sohel khan Kitchener
Dr Shohrat Free Palestine
Stacie Weaver Hershey, PA No organization committed to human rights would fire an employee for advocating for human rights.
Caitlin Miller London
Saqib Noor
Mary Sisco Thank you for having a heart and soul.
Natalie Smith
Zakaria Kawsar London
Jennifer Phuket
Manzoor Mustafa Ahmed London
Kirsten Hummel Quebec
Robert Martin Dublin
Zachary Kirkpatrick Barcelona
sean smith
Sammy Mendonca London
Nora Schild
Iman Bugaighis Lisbon
CM Bednarski London UK
Yara Awad
Question? New York
Taina Chahal Thunder Bay, Ontario
Abdel Rahman ELSAYED This extremely worrying considering Israel’s extensive use of autonomous weapons on Gaza
Teresa Smith Los Angeles
Clarence Okoh Washington DC
Helen Black Nelson
Assad Yousef
Vinodha Joly Livermore Our sense of humanity cannot be selective. We cannot stand silent when war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed.
Daniel York Loh London
Fatima Derbi Manchester
Zoe Vidaly London
Dr. Timnit Gebru Palo Alto
Dilan Manatunga Atlanta
Hiba Arshad Toronto
Katherine Zhou Stockholm
Crystal R Widger An organization that promotes justice and human rights firing someone for promoting justice and human rights blows my mind. Shame on you for not speaking out against the genocide of the Palestinians and for punishing someone brave enough to do so.
A Smith
Kashif Glasgow
Absolutely agree Manchester UK
Anita Kanani London I am fully in support of this letter and urge that steps are taken as outlined in it
Joe Carmel Wishing you all the best.
Peace for Palestine and Israel Addis Ababs Justice to Ousman Noor!
Elisabeth Wolfe Ventura CA
Ellie Harding Total injustice. The company should stay true to basic ethics.
Dr Ammar Waraich Birmingham UK
N. Mansour, United States Aren’t “killer robots” being used in Gaza in violation of int’l law on a daily basis? Particularly to target civilian individuals (journalists, doctors, scholars & their families) Why would you fire someone who stands for what KR is meant to represent? I find the paradox distressing.
Kat Dodds Vancouver, BC, Canada I think it is unconscionable for an organization like Stop Killer Robots to behave in this way and to not make a statement in oppostition to the Genocide in Gaza.
Nathan Los Angeles
Murtiza Taymuree Los Angeles
Rani Bangalore
ANABELA
abby
Farhana Ali Manchester
James London
Ayse Turkmen
Khaldoon Khaireddin Los Angeles
Esra Murad Wokingham
Isabel Avina Vallejo
Amal chehayeb
mara ahmed new york I urge SKR leadership to address the concerns laid out in this letter.
Christian Cmehil-Warn Cambridge
raysting02@gmail.com Europe
Maybelline Ungar Florida, USA
Bob Symonds Birmingham UK Speaking out about the Palestinian situation is a courageous intervention given the support for Israel from countries in the West and their MSMedia’s. The use of AI weapon systems in this genocidal response to non-combatants is truly sickening and horrific, given the overwhelming military superiority of US/Israeli  weaponry and fighting forces. I am therefore surprised Ousman’s employers have removed him from his position, rather than supported his position, given the work he and his employers are engaged in? I trust Ousman’s appeal against dismissal is heard, investigated fully and is successful, in regard to reinstatement, adequate compensation, or both.
Mona Baker Oslo
Haroon Malik Watford
Shirin Haider Helsinki
David Cullen Oxford, UK
Frank barry Paris Stop the genocide in Gaza.
Frank Afranji Tigard , OR
Carl Webb Austin
Speaking out against injustice isn’t a crime.
Hari Ziyad Los Angeles
Ahmed Metwally Calgary, Canada Please stop prejudice against people who stand against thr ongoing genocide. Otherwise, you are being complicit in it.
Sandra Pereira Lisbon 👉 https://elsc.support/ Free Palestine 💪 Equal human rights for all 🫂 Merry Xmas 💫✨️
Marlabetz Figueroa Jacksonville
Barney Carroll Reading, UK
Mehnoor Khaliq
Aini Jelani
John Pawson London
Katrina Browne Londonderry NI
Albert Sabater Coll
Zaynab
Denis Dalton
Karen Bernal Sacramento
Chadapohn Chaosrikul Bangkok
Azeem Khan New York
Orsola Casagrande
Marwa AlGamal Alexandria
S. Motsinger Wilmington, NC
Reena Geevarghese NYC
Faisal London
Hassan Gulraiz Toronto
Timothy Garrison Chicago Israel is using AI to exponentially increase its  capability of targetting civilians. Few equally salient opportunities exist for SKR to actualize its values, yet they chose hypocrisy.
Lenina Oliveira Geneva Ousman has a right to free speech.
Nafiul Islam  Birmingham,  AL
robert rizzuto bronx ny
Waseem k Cambridge
Janine Perlman As a person of Jewish heritage, like the great majority of the world I abhor the atrocities being visited on Gaza by Israel. It is completely unacceptable that a person who is making a  personal statement about obvious crimes against humanity and war crimes should have his employment terminated. The irony that CSKR took this action would be laughable if it weren’t an exemplary employee’s job at stake, lost because he took the right stance on one of the clearest breaches of international law and basic human ethics since WWII.
Salof Farabia Bucharest Given your NGO’s mission, I find it shameful how you dismissed Mr Noor. Instead of standing by him for his opinion which falls in line with your mission statement from what I understood, you proved bigotry and hypocrisy.
Faizal Daniels Cape Town
MAQSOOD AHMAD Greater Manchester
Lena Jayyusi
Khalid Bashir Birmingham
Stryker Kelly-Thompson Detroit
Gitika T Seattle Washington
Diego Alcalá Laboy Wilmington, DE
Akram Jahanian London
S D Lulz
Hilal Malawi
Nancy Hammond Chicago
Masab Khan Chicago
Tali Shapiro
P Atkinson Texas October 7th does not justify the killing of a single innocent soul.
Simone Glasgow
A. Joseph Layon, MD Gainesville FL
Rose Altmeyer Charlotte
Iram ahmed
Abdul Raheem Calgary
Muhammad Chaudhry Manchester
Amna
Mark Fleming Seattle
Dr AHMED FAROOK BRISTOL It’s time we call a spade a spade, and not fear the dust that is kicked up. Injustice, dehumanisation, ane genocide MUST BE STOPPED, whoever the perperator. To hide behind accusations of anti-semitism assumes the crimes form part of the Jewish culture, and nothing can be more unjust against the Jewish religion and the Jewish people.
Dylan Nguyen Little Rock, Arkansas The world is watching.
Sharon Beck McKinney
Alexis Preston New York
Lesley Barker Mortain
Nabila
Steve Los Angeles Stop retaliating against people that want to stop a Genocide.
David Eccles The Whanganui a Tara
Umayr Hassan Lahore, Pakistan
Luke Steele London
Elle Uwakwe Londo
Mario Molino Palermo, Italy
Patricia foley Naas
Christopher Kapilla Edmonds, WA Godspeed
Phil Baptiste Leeds
Sasi Tempu
Rune Kongshaug Oslo
Mike Harling London UK
Steven Lucas Albany, CA.
Adan Diba Nairobi Transparency, justice and accountability to be served to Ousman Noor
Ali hachem Huntsville
Abdelrahman Dubai
Constance M Davidson Perth, Scotland
Maria Munir
Ahmed Mohammed
Yasir Hassan London The arbitrary and unilateral approach taken by the organisation raises serious concerns as to the biases of the leadership, and how deep these biases run? I will be monitoring the outcome of this with interest.
Kyla Bowen-la Grange London
Danny Heap Toronto
Gary Lord Australia
connie sanchez Adelaide
Zahir Haque Slough
Sahar Cury New York
Asim Toronto God be with you. The hypocrisy is incredible. Incase you have any bandwidth or know anyone who does, we’re also trying to attain “1948 letters” to symbolically point to understanding root causes of this colonization. Learn more here: https://islamophobia.io/palestine Keep the faith. @studentAsim
Isaac Jones
Amal Al Azzeh Geneva – Switzerland
Misael Mondragon Dallas
Sharon foulds Staffordshire
leila lamarti Liège
Mohammed Naushaduddin Sydney Keep the good fight going
Sonya Pervez Preston
Lauren Councill
Naheem Zafar oldham
Jessica Santos New York Jessica Santos
shankar
Aisha Syed Richmond
Asima Ramzan Manchester
Prakash Diar Ottawa
Mark A Washington DC Thanks.
Beatrice Brown Sydney It is very disappointing that an organisation that opposes reckless killing via technology sacked a man who opposed reckless killing in his personal life. No company should presume that they own someone’s personal opinions, and the disdainful way the company sacked Ousman does not bode well for its ethics.
Isra Yazicioglu Wynnewood, PA Integrity, justice and transparency: urgent and non-negotiable. Palestinian Lives, too, Matter.
Linda Jansen Seattle, WA  USA
Joni van der Westhuizen Johannesburg South Africa Why aren’t you protesting and dismantling the automated and AI weapons being tested on Palestinians
Meryem haguiga Tunis
William Barnett Swindon
Amjad Qureshi Islamabad I m worried about future of humanity
solmaz eshraghi Toronto this is a critical moment for us to amplify voices against genocide
Suhailah Akbari Berlin
Krista Kitmitto San Diego
Deb Keys
Nasim ahmad Peshawar
Ian Brokenshire Darwin, Australia Thank you for your courage and conviction
Brian Masterson London
Yahya Saudi Arabia
Mark Gerban Peaceful dialogue should never be condemned, and this is a violation of Freedom of Speech. Please reinstate.
Summiya Khalid Toronto
Asem Alaa London
Shawn Africa From the river to the sea Palestine will be free
Dr Sofiane ABBAR London
Yvonne Davies Herefordshire
Omer Selcuk Lonodn
Abdelrahman Eldesokey
Clare O’Hara Dublin
Pamela Salazar Irvine
Valber Hudson Danbury
John Le Fevre Phnom Penh Free Palestine, end the genocide
Stephanie Wrightson Harrogate
Saira Aly Brighton Unfairly dismissed not thru lack of performance at work but personal out of work expressions
Junaid Kalang Preston
Sophie Ciurlik Rittenbaum Norwich
Rashmi Luther Ottawa
Jessy Jordan Berlin, Germany
Ashley Dalton Sydney
Wlad Tijma
Maureen O’Hara London
Tawfiq Wolff Los Angeles
Silvia
Danish Zahur
Andy Madsen Buffalo, Wyoming In time, those organizations who worked to silence voices protesting the immoral and illegal ethnic cleansing by the Israeli Government will be held accountable. Please reconsider your actions here and ensure you stand on the right side of history. The Palestinian People deserve our consideration, our support, and to be treated as full citizens of the worldwide community.
Fadhma Izri Washington, DC Silence in the face of injustice is an endorsement of injustice.
Shaleece Baltimore
Salah Uddin Union
S. Faraj Viola, WI
Hal Reed Philadelphia
Mohamed Amir Abdelrahman Osman Munich The silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor
Ali Britton
Germeid Gimborn
Dala Taher Montreal
Rachel Sydney
Vin Tanner I’m very sorry Stop Killer Robots has discriminated against supporters of Palestine and Palestinians, especially when doing do goes against the supposed goals they claim to have! I wish you all the most luck in resolving such a wrongful termination and total lack of upholding the values of fighting against military technology.
Kate Kilner
Junaid
Mohammed hassan
May Hulsman Boston
Amz London How can a person calling for peace be fired. You people are genocide supporters.
Ashraf Khateeb Jordan
Adel K
Isabelle Sykes London Shocked and deeply disturbed by both the lack of support by Stop Killer Robots for a ceasefire in one of the most horrific of illegal wars, as well as the decision to dismiss Ousman. Doublethink at its worst.
Abdel Bagegni Reading, UK
Umar Khan Ypsilanti
John Targett Christchurch, U.K
Richard Patterson San Martín de Teverga
Musa Izhiman Jerusalem
Vivian Kelly Galway
Nathalie Owe Geneva- Switzerland
Nur Kampar The common people of the world is against the occupation of Israel towards the Palestinian
Kirby Evans Ottawa, Canada When enough people speak up for justice, justice will come!
Robert Jereski New York Good luck.
Ton Robinson London
Md Yusuf Dublin, Ireland
Dia Konate Shame on SKR for firing an employee whose position is truer to the organization’s mission than whatever it is SKR’s leadership is doing.
Susan Saberi Toronto Humanity is one, when one is in pain and suffers all humanity is in pain and suffers.
Emily Borg
Waseem H. Winnipeg, MB
Felipe de Castro Andrade Ilha Solteira – SP – Brazil
Aysha Toronto
Abdullah Al Hussain Dagenham
Dannon Ivey Please consider the Gospel targeting system adn the considerations of AI targeting in this matter
Renee Rappard Lanigan
Emma A London The firing and  silencing of people denouncing the bombing of Gaza is undemocratic and politically dangerous. Ousman Noor is entitled to side  with the oppressed and oppose the genocide or ethnic cleansing taking place in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank
Jeena Malik
Liz Mednick
Joana Pereira France #freepalestine
Raquel Lainde Madrid
Rabia Anwar Manchester
Roman Sanders
Isak
Betina Gnisci Buenos Aires
Benli Weiterstadt
Louai Eleslamboly Cairo
Tarik Aougab Philadelphia As a mathematician and a member of the Just Mathematics Collective (see our BDS campaign statement here: https://www.justmathematicscollective.net/USACBI_statement.html) I am disturbed to hear that an organization which commits itself to disarmament has failed to make even a passing statement in support of the victims of an unprecedentedly large bombing campaign. Truly, what is the purpose of a campaign such as this if it’s unable to speak up now?
Muhammad Sleman
Myra Khan
Adek Tripoli
Francis Andtes Calgary This is Not A political issue. It is a morale, humanitarian issue
Rachel Jespersen
Roohi Qureshi Toronto
Mohammad S
Carole grbin Glasgow
Hamzah Awad Hajeir
Miriam Yilmaz Neuss Germany
Mo Toronto
Saeed Ghanim Manchester
Nathaniel Pennington Manchester All the best 👊🏽
Ubaldo A Laredo Ecatepec, Mexico Ceasefire NOW in Palestine
natalie potter STOCKTON-ON-TEES
Marya Ahmed
Jane Ireland London
Rob Sawers Washington D.C. I stand with Ousman Noor. He is a committed advocate for those suffering from oppression and violence by killer robots and that includes the Palestinian people. Stop Killer Robots should be congratulating him, not firing him, for his statements on the violence against Palestinians in Gaza.
Talha Faredi
Rochelle Harris
Rashda
Razina akhtar Birmingham
Amber W Los Angeles
Simon Gulliver Hove
Hamzah Nassif Toronto SKR should restore the public’s trust in its mission by reinstating Noor and issuing a statement condemning Israel’s assault on Gaza, calling on it to refrain from unethical use of AI systems to target Palestinian civilians, and to call for an immediate ceasefire.
Anwar London
Quinesha McMath Enterprise
Diane McLoughlin
Anna Hamilton, ON, Canada
Saif M Montreal
Terry ahwal Farmington Hills Best wishes!
Lisa Ling San Francisco Bay Area Supporting human rights or IHL is not only a matter of convenience or only if and when politically safe, in my opinion it is an actual binary. Either one person or organization supports human rights across the board, or they do not support human rights. Either one supports IHL across the board or they do not support IHL. For these critical issues there can be no fence to sit on.
Jo Murphy Dublin
Rashid Ahmed London All communication to be via email,.not SMS or calls.
Arfan Amaluddin, concerned citizen Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Jay Ali London
Mohsin
Jumana Saleh London
Sammy Miah
Ezio cusi Shawnigan lake
Sabrina Volpi Rome
Ali Shakur Chicago
Paula Muth Aquebogue
Naim Uddin
Sami Adurehman London
Melinda Sanders Atlanta Ceasefire now!!
Husam Elsheikh Leesburg
Dina Sorour Calling out genocide should be supported, not punished
Buhle Maseko-MacArthur Cape Town
Samar Hadrous Corona, California
Robert Islip NY Hold Israel accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Nikhil Dharmaraj Cambridge
Zhimei Zhu
Julie Houston Glasgow
Annie McNamara Whitstable
Ali Aziri
Elias Madbak
Daniel Vargas Mexico City Free Palestine
Ramid Khan The plight of the Palestinians is a stain on humanity and has been for decades. Even more of a tragedy is the suppression of voices which want an end to the suffering of the Palestinians.
Asghar Toronto
Joe Chang Toronto
Sarwat Ahmad Plainfield
AbdulHafeez S.
Hajid Hassan Muscat
MK Woodward
Wally Waliullah Los Angeles
Sadia Saaher Toronto Please, do not punish people for speaking the truth and standing with the oppressed.
Belinda A Melbourne
Alshimaa Mostafa Kyoto Stop this systematic racism against people who are brave enough to say the truth
Adil Jadoon Boulder
Rashid Haq London
Jeanette Anderson Canberra
Ghias El Yafi London Good luck
Pablo Augsburg
Sasha Baker St Albans
danielle Rio de Janeiro
Cherie Austin
Ahmed Arafa Osaka
Heather Brescia Lacrosse, WI Speaking out on genocide is a moral obligation. No matter the cost, thank you for your humanity.
Salman Naqvi Toronto Wow, it’s insanely ironic that an organization dedicated against the use of lethal AI dismissed someone who spoke up against Israeli army, who’s actively using lethal AI!!!! How ridiculous is that?!!! Stop Killer Robots , you got explaining to do! Please sign, share and urge others to sign!
Salma Fawzi Tokyo
Rami A London England
Muhammad Melbourne
Omima Parkville
Linda Sarihan Christchurch, New Zealand
Sajah Hammoud Sydney
Alison Johnson San Francisco
Fauzia Islamabad
muberra sahin McKinney
Ciara Walker Staten Island NY
Sohad Jamal Danbury
Bonita Archer
Jacob Lester
Fahad
Rick McCallion St Catharines Israel IS a killer robot. “Anne And Joe Argue About The Child-Killing Murder Robot” by Caitlin Johnstone https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/anne-and-joe-argue-about-the-child?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
Andrew James
Zara Chaudhry
Lucy Seattle
Naseem Ottawa
Ali Khwaja Toronto
Shahid Siddiqui
Mustafa Meghjee London
Jean McDerbmott Burnaby BC
Rehan Ashraf London, United Kingdom
Hasan Rahman Canada
Constanza Riderelli God bless you
Ruhana ali London
Don Cooper Toronto, Ontario
Dhananjay Patil Mumbai I support Ousman Noor’s Appeal For remedies against unfair dismissal. Israel has been using AI & other advanced technologies in perpetrating this Genocide in Gaza. Osman Noor’s dismissal from ‘Stop Killer Robots’ for personal post meant to draw attention towards atrocities in Gaza is very antithesis of cause SKR claims to espouse. “Reinstate Osman Noor & investigate who & why took decision to fire him im such highhanded manner! “.
Elizabeth Engel
Shahin India
Munazza Anwar Karachi Plz provide justice to Ousman Noor and stop atrocities and child killing in Gaza. Provide relief to the innocent victims of Gaza
Shihab Ahamed Abdul Hameed Sydney
Louise van Rhyn Cape Town
Dr Fatima Pakistan Stop censuring Pro Palestinians people, promoting their mass murder !
Naima Imaan Rabat No to any HR violation. Stop the discrimination and oppression!
Hala Aldosari Washington DC
Jonathan Lu Palo Alto, CA
Ron Jetty Madison
Assim Kamuka London
mehmet kahramanmaraş
Iftikhar Mahmood Aurora
Saad Sayed Mumbai
Rehman Bangalore
Anna-Luisa Brakman
Andreas G. Flober Siem Reap Free Palestine. I am not an Antisemite.
Susan Smith Woodland Hills
mohamed ebrahim
Nicola Banks London, UK
Mohsen Javdani Vancouver
Sajjad shoabe South Windsor
Farah Kuala Lumpur
Nouhad Aoukar
Salim Salim Montreal From the river to the sea, everyone should be free
Melissa Finn Waterloo, ON, Canada
Nadeem Khan Mumbai, India Stop injustice on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.
Hasna Alaoui Auckland
Chance Beretta Jacksonville Israel is committing genocide and war crimes against Palestinians and all of Gaza where 50% of the population are children, i am a white American, and do not have a dog in this fight, but I am not too blind to see truth and through the Israeli lies and propaganda. God bless the children and the people of Palestine.
Hanane Boubakra
Nizar Sarieldin Berlin
Rayya Ghul Edinburgh The return McCarthyism is one of the most disturbing aspects of the past two months, let alone disregard for free speech.  SKR has discredited itself with this summary dismissal and risked appearing partisan.
Marta Joaquim
Andrew Simmonds Hereford
Annie siddons London
Scott Johnston Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada
Muntasir Joarder Brisbane
Adnan Shaikh Auckland
Mario Foster
Sumreen Winnipeg
Husam Abuhaimed
Rene Buxh Dussseldorf
Iman Jilani San Diego
Ori Blum Anti-Zionist Jew descendant from survivors of the Nazi death camps, and son of “Israelis” who emigrated to “America.” Let me know if you think I may be able to assist somehow. Happy to talk. Free Palestine🇵🇸
Ian Heath Brisbane, Australia Cease fire now
Ayman Fahmy Injustice to One, is injustice to All
Mohamady El-Gaby
Sophia Adam Scotland
Siân Finn Birmingham
Sarah Brazil Geneva
Keith Watson
Thomas Williams Manchester UK
Thoric Cederström Geneva, Switzerland
Eric Wellington
Zeinab Benchakroun San Rafael
roxi charmel Allentown
Aslam Palestine will be free
Brett Leeper Springfield If the use of killer robots to commit genocide and war crimes isn’t topical to the mission of Stop Killer Robots, what are y’all even doing? And why should y’all expect to fundraise ever?
Abby Whorton Costa Mesa
Siva Prasad Rambhatla Hyderabad
Zaid Habashneh Amman
Omar
Rachel Luxton
Darran Scully Reading
Sabina Leicester UK
Pat Matsueda Honolulu
Nura sheer
Aasif Rasul Bangalore
Courtney Evers You should be ashamed of yourselves. What kind of organization like this spits in the face of an actual genocide and emergency? They are using advanced weapons of war on a defenseless population. You all need to reevaluate what it is you are actually doing!
Jim Pinckney Auckland
N Iqbal Birmingham
Payal Parekh I too wrote an article in German about Palestine and lost a major contract. Now I am reduced to doing menial work to pay my bills; Solidarity and peace to you. How such a campaign can fire you for pointing out human rights abuses is beyond me. It makes me question the whole campaign.
Aaishah A Sheffield Thank you for your sincere support Ousman for standing up to injustice- this is scandalous and unfair – you have my support – we will not be silenced amidst genocide wherever it happens.
Latifa Brasschaat
Mansur Mahmud London
Wissal Abdallah
Amina Fajjia Antwerp
Hend Gaza Solidarity and more power to you
Achiri Nicosia
Nusrat
Monica Perez Switzerland AI in warfare should be forbidden and a war crime since it’s so unrreliable.
Amjad Ghafoor London Give him his job back!!!!
Saifullah Taj London A world where injustice runs rampant is not acceptable. Everyone must mobilise to establish truth & justice. Corrupt elements must not be allowed to hold sway or parade their small ideas. They must be pushed to the margins of society. God has already guaranteed that truth will prevail. We just need to make a stand & take that first step. God is the guarantor that the criminals of this world will not get away.
Sahrish Ahmad Auckland
Laurence Meyer
Axel Brammeier Stendal, Germany
Javed Butt Dresden
Dr. Manzoor Nowshari Germany Nein
Jemaï Alissa Lyon
Bernadette Barton Manchester
Daisy Garcia
Patricia Nolan For Augustus
Bashir Sacranie London Resistance to the attack on Gaza and Palestine ls an obligatory act upon every human being in the interest of justice and sirvival
Kashif Naseem Greater Noida Stay Strong Brother
Dilshad Marikar bury st edmunds
Jon Aresti
Natasha B Cambridge Never tire of speaking up for justice.
Aminat Amoo London
Shazia Siddiqi Chicago
Amr Khafagy
Lucian Fiul New York
Budhy Manegara Helsinki
Tahir Shah London
Ahmed Banat London
Ahmed Abusamra
Mary Henderson Edinburgh
Kashif Choudhry Paris
Theo Green
Iqa Zuhdi Amsterdam
Ahmed Saleh Amsterdam lets Free Palestine together
Dr Jaafar El-Murad London, England
Yusuf Motara Makhanda
Ramzi Elkhater San Diego
Taaseen Rahman London
Kashifa Aslam Melbourne
Maryam Iqbal Copenhagen
Oktavia Arief Jakarta
Mahmoud Aref Cairo
Damon Minchella Cardiff
Furkan Çay
Abdulmalik Abdulrahman Roseville
Suleman Anwari a ceasefire now to stop this genocide
Martin Franklin London
Erich Friesen Saint Louis, Missouri
Ehtesham Siddiqui Mumbai
Roy Bly Sheffield UK
Remmelt Ellen Amsterdam
Em Tan Turkey
Ahmad Sodikov Birmingham
Ismail murky
Carmen Martins Portugal
Lisa Martínez London
Atha
Saira Court Christchurch
Elisabeth Wynne Walpole
Donovan Chicago
Daphne Hunter London
Jakir H London
Laura Guerra Austin
Xavi Portalés Castelló
Councillor Sabia Akram Slough It’s beyond comprehension that an organisation designed to raise awareness, impartial and fighting for fairness. Can be so  biased and inept at meeting it’s own fundamental purpose and objective. The world is now truly a scary place.
Kiran Chudasama Leicester
Faour Alfaour Dublin Peace for  all
Ayesha M. Alli Toronto
Dania koleilat Khatib Dubai
Rihab Hermessi Haarlem
Cherry Barnett
Silvana Molina Washington DC
Melissa Carranza Milwaukee Thank you for standing up against bought & US paid for propaganda by Israel & AIPEC. The True side of the story needs to be shown to the world.
Wasef El-Kharouf
Kevin Flanagan Hartford
Anasa Sinegal
Muhammet Celik Munich
Igor Cherstich
Ali Mehdi Sydney
Irene Sotiropoulou Ormskirk
Imad Seattle, Washington
Riz Iqbal Manchester
Nassim Fathallah Montreal
Ceyhan Sarac MANCHESTER / UNITED KINGDOM It is shame the organisations such as Stop Killers Robots staying silent on obvious violations of human rights and massacred Gazan families and children! I also it is very ironic that when  one of their employee Ousman Noor acted to protest against these human rights violations even if on his personal capacity he was punished by dismissal from his post. Finally, I condemn…employer Stop Killers Robots for their deplorable act!
Hamid Biglou
natasha shoaib KL
Yusuf Mohammed Yahaya Kano, Nigeria God bless you
Dr. Ruth San Martin Toronto I think what this organization has done is reprehensible.
Madeeha Ansari
Corina Gurau London
Ali Torabi Stockholm
Iffat Multan
Lamia Touiti Bouebdellah Gabes – Tunisia
Omar Hijaz Boston
Yara Awad
Gila Kaplan Denver Palestinians are Semites too. Stop Anti-Semitism. Stop complicity with genocide and with the Zionist project.
Ilse Cardoen Ninove
John fowler Austin
Faisal Khan
Pierce Sharelove Victoria BC
Ann Newton-Marcial Eastbourne This is disgraceful but indicative of the situation where support for  Palestinians often results in the loss of employment.  This situation has to stop and support for people who support the oppressed is  seen as being on the right side of history.  We should never support a system of Apartheid or those who murder and are complicit in a Genocide.
Dima Balbisi Oakville
Rafidah Abdul Hamid Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Benedetta de Niederhäusern Modena
Anya-Nicola Darr Exmouth
Lila Lamrani Paris
Mohamed Ismail Johannesburg The truth will set you free #freepalestine
Quraysha ismail sooliman PRETORIA
John Robb Ayr
Budi Witjaksono Batam Indonesia
Rania Elessawi New York We all need to speak the truth, history is not subjective. There are only facts.
Susan London
Natasha Toronto
Rania khas Jordan
Glen Harnish Boston, MA
Yasser Hämeenlinna
Rya West Torquay
Lina Paris
Ahmad Jamal El-Ahmad Beirut
O. H. Arman
David McGarry Liverpool
Leila Tarighi Cambridge
Alia ElKattan New York, NY, USA
Cody Dolnick Joshua Tree
Huma Dar
Sarah H New York
Pia Singh
Dr. Daina Romeo
Barbara Myer
Kudzai New Jersey
Shoaib Rasib Birmingham UK
Shewit Zerai Los Angeles
 Nausheen iqbal
Ruhana Pimenta Lima Cambridge
Ali Shehper
Fatima Hassan London
Gulsum Amsterdam
Eric Dynamic Ypsilanti, MI
Lizzie Eldridge Glasgow
Michelle Staton Belle Mead, NJ
Jeanine Abuahmad
carolyn weaver new york
Salman Waheeduddin Franklin
Atif Mohammed Toronro
Noah Rahman
Dr. Hassan Karim Dallas, TX The mission of SKR aligns with Ousman’s statements. It is appalling that SKR would capitulate to its detractors demands.
Yeiri Robert Bronx
Anne Hansen Stavanger
Sarah Dwidar Geneva
Tony Saleh London
Sara branco
Nour Eddine BENCHEIKH I support freedom of speech and freedom of thought
Umara Chaudhry
Ali Malik
Amir Seattle
Mitzi Austero Manila, Philippines
Ramiza@mmlegal.co.uk Glasgow
Mauricio Dominguez Amsterdam
Samira Londerzeel Stop the long arm of Zionists in politics, finance and humanitarian world
Tasawar Awan Reading Na
Iman Abdullah London
Zille E
Michaela Wik Israel in front of Hague!
Petra Schuster GERMANY
Jorge Quito
Brynn J Morrison Sharjah, UAE
Gabriela Siegel
Patricia J Fontes Hopkinton RI USA
Jade Bartlett Coventry
Nina Bartlett Boston, Massachusetts
Banu Turan Karlsruhe Germany
Kana Paris STAY STRONG
Jennifer Armento
Esma Aslam Bedford
Rebecca Ruth Gould Bristol, UK
Sofia Hassan Milton Keynes
Ezgi Yıldız
Rama Oakville
Rachel Fleming Edinburgh Terrible decisions by SKR – both on the termination of Ousman’s employment without due process, and the silence on the international crimes being committed in Gaza. SKR risks seriously undermining its own credibility.
Sara Sarwar London, UK The world is awaken.
Morgan Drew Sydney I wish you all the best
Sajid Butt
Talha
Gene Moy
Abdalla Osman Minneapolis
Ana Brandusescu Montreal
Jonathan John Geneva
imene Ghernati Burlingame
Thomas Bassey
Arcade Wise Atlanta, GA, USA
Nathanael Gerber Toronto
Anass Koudiss New York City
Maria Cipollone, PhD Rehoboth Beach, DE
Ross Miglin New York
J. Carlos Lara Santiago
Simon Landry, PhD
Subho Majumdar
Hakim Benichou
David Heeg Arlington WA
Khurram Zaidi New Brunswick
Shamama Khalid Toronto
Benedicte Frostad Oslo
Obaid Abdi Amsterdam
Sinead Almole Newry
Darshan Sanghrajka Oxford
Taylor Crain
Safaa charafi Gent I’ve been fired too so good luck! It’s a badge of honour!
Faith Addicott Portland, OR
Laura Oliveira Pereira Brasilia, Brazil
Audrey Walstrom Denver
Randall Newnham Eugene
Layla Solatan San Francisco
Amir Nathoo
Linda Ruiz San Diego
Nikita Ramsey Detroit
Nabeel
Gabriel pinna Feliciano São Paulo Na
Lisa Hayles
Sinet Mohammed Redmond
Lina Abdulrhman Washington, DC
Fennel Aurora France
Dominik Miketa Oxford
Kay Johnson
Halima Sadia Birmingham
Mohammad Keyhani Calgary
Faridha Karim
Leslie Zhang Seattle
Vivek Katial Melbourne
Siara Nazir San Francisco
Rochelle Harris Aberdeen
Imran Malik Bolton
Madhu Rama Washington DC
Mena Kuchi Oakland, Ca
Andrew Salib Melbourne, Australia
Toni Oberto
Tahereh  Hosseini Canada Thank you for your support of innocents and oppressed. Please update us on linkedin
Sangita Ekka SAMBALPUR, India
Hussain Masood
Muhammad Khurram Karachi
Manal Siddiqui Toronto
Nick Russell Irvine, CA
Gabrielle Hibbert
Isaac D. Tucker-Rasbury Los Angeles
Cristóbal Rodríguez Santiago
Nader A Allan Mason
Dilber Nurdinova London
Ra’ed Arab Canada
Douha Ead Atlanta
Jean-Christophe Helary Takamatsu (Japan) What you are doing is right.
Moe Hay Kaung Sunnyvale
Ali Alwahaibi New york
Neige Gaudillat Amsterdam Once again these kind of organizations demonstrate their only concern is for hypothetical harm to whiteness. When their very founding purpose is in effect, now, against millions of people, they turn a blind eye because those people are not « worthy ». Shame. Shame.
Anusia Dublin Amnesty has declared Israel an apartheid state. Any organisations or individuals that support Israel’s aggressions in Palestine are indirectly or in some cases directly complicit in apartheid. Palestinians are being denied their human rights, they are being slaughtered, men, women and children. Never again then, not one day more now.
Dr. Raazesh Sainudiin, PhD & Docent Uppsala, Sweden Freedom of expression is an inalienable human right
Gokul Bangalore
Rory Donaghy LONDONDERRY Renstae this man now.
Amisha
Heemah Ade Abha
Ebru Goek
Kayra Hopkins
Rara Reines London
Mark Sta Ana Norwich
David Hardman London (UK)
Alessandro Ferretti Torino
Yehiya Sinwar Gaza
Meron Estefanos Stockholm, Sweden
Tony Montreal Dortmund Justice for all humanity
Raymond Forbes-Schieche San Juan
Megan Moore
Amal
Peter Colban Berlin
Harpreet singh
Elizabeth Ehrenzeller West Pittston
Ash
Kristin Bigras
Abdellah Boufroura Calgary
Akiko Oguchi Japan
Erin Doolittle Manchester
Tracey Gyateng London I genuinely hope the actions that have been outlined in this message are taken forward by SKR. Keep up the pressure
Alexandra Carson
Beckett Edwards Portland, OR
Yasmin ahmed Stoke-on-Trent
Pete Kronowitt San Francisco
Cláudia Soares
Roy Wenborne London
Sarah henderson
Lamisa Rahman
Shakirah Muhammad Atlanta Justice for the babies, for the mothers, for the children, for the brothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, animals, and HUMANS stuck in the middle of a political and economical struggle. Free the Palestinian people today and forever.
Maritza García Castro PR
Steve Wright Oakland
Heru
Emenike Godfreey-Igwe
Shah Bas Khan
Ayesha Bagus Cape Town As a South African, I stand firmly against the apartheid laws and ethnic cleansing of the people of Palestine.
Nicole Elmasry Lady lake, Fl
Ben Samuel London I worked with Ousman as campaigners in London and am saddened at what happened.  I have looked at the tweet and I don’t see anything wrong with it.  I would encourage you to speak with your union representatives if you experience this sort of treatment in the workplace.
Aynur B Australia
Rasmus Münster Free Palestine!
Helen  Evans Sydney I have been following Osman’s story.  It’s a disgraceful conflict of interest that SKR steering committee have placed themselves in, it undermines their credibility and public trust in their work. Shame.
M A M Accountability and Transparency, minimum
Sulvun Surndhu Singapore
Amna
Tufail Hussain Birmingham
Yousra Rahmouni
Judith Muse Lunenburg MA
Saliha İstanbul
Dr. Amir Ameri Zurich
Petter Wildhagen Oslo Thanks for sharing!!
Lea Sarabwe Kigali
Meredith Whittaker New York City As someone who risked my career to speak out against the development and deployment of AI-powered surveillance and targeting systems at Google, and who is now watching similar systems being used in Gaza–which according to investigative reporting are being applied to authorize and expedite unprecedented killing–I am greatly saddened by the actions of Stop Killer Robots. Firing Noor undermines the the purpose and integrity of the Stop Killer Robots organization and campaign, which is heartbreaking given that now, as such systems are being deployed to horrifying effects, is the time where we need such organizing and expert resistance the most.
Thu Nghiem Calgary Canada
Benjamin Harbakk Stavanger
Hamdy Mubarak Benicia, California.
Renee Sieber Montreal
Yasmin A Fishers, IN This is great injustice that someone being fired for exercising their free speech in America! We do not live and work in a Banana Republic. Shame on SKR
Yomna Salem Toronto
Mark Gubrud The military campaign mindset is not appropriate for an organization that claims to represent the interests of all humanity. Transparency and acceptance of input are needed.
Dalia Salem
Samantha Andrel Philadelphia, PA
Iman Saleh
Sara O’Connell El Cerrito
Fida Taher Amman
Ali Raza Ahmed London
Yasar Hammoudeh Amman
Jalil allabadi Amman
Husni Khuffash Toronto
Dima Obeidat Amman
Jane Rohnert park
Mich W Brighton Look fw to an explanation!
Naila Farouky Stop silencing voices that speak in support of Palestinian rights and be on the right side of history for the love of God!
Alice Waterman-Hale Ipswich
Carol Amman
Ahmad Abu-Shaqra Hannover, Germany
Sadaf Pleasanton
Nisreen Mousa Amman, Jordan Free Palestine!
Jiyan Al Alami Jordan
Tahseen Adeeb San Jose None
Samar Dudin Amman Jordan Power to you and to anyone who speaks on behalf of Palestine your courage is what makes the world a better place 🙏 please you can reach out to Lamees Al Deek a lawyer based in US or to legal aid for Palestine for support .
Nada taher Jordan Justice now
Mimi Ana Santa Clara
Pathma Oakland
Mike Sanford Santa Clara
Abdullah Al Nsour Al Salt
Yasmin San Jose
Hind
Jindu Obiofuma, Esq.
Ruweida shakhshir
Hanan shahin Amman, jordan
Sima kanaan Amman
Omo
Takeshi Fukuda Tokyo, Japan
Mayce El Kharouf
Umar Farooq Adam Kuala Lumpur Rehire Ousman and Free Palestine
Umar Mumbai We need peaceful life for everyone & Palestinian has the right to live in free world. State of Palestine should be created for peaceful existence of three oldest faith.
Masaki Inaba Tokyo
Sara Masafi Dubai
Monica Perez Basel
Dr Zaina Gadema
Ayman Ayad
Kitabayashi Takehiko Hachiouji city,Tokyo
Mai Arai Bangkok
Maha Zabaneh Toronto
Yasmin F
Tom Hickey Brighton, UK This outrageously unfair dismissal, and absence of due process, is yet another brick in the wall of silence over Israeli atrocities that governments and corporate entities are attempting to erect. The latter will fail, and Israel’s impunity will be challenged.
Anand Utrecht
Moh Haider Milton Keynes
Jamari Mohtar
Salim khanfar Jordan
Frances Brace Ipswich
Shahad AlSoudi Amman
Amani Abu Hilal Amman, Jordan
Huzaifa
Subramanian Tiruchirapalli Pleasanton Peace should be the focus and not war
Tamlyn Monson Folkestone
Sahar Ansari Milano
Mohammad Al Taher Milano
Issam Alzinati
Kay Johnson
Mina Chuong San Diego
Rebecca Williams New York City
Duong Hoang
Takayuki Kodera Machida
Homam Al Ansari
Aref M.Y.
Walid Shihabi Dubai
Areej Mahmoud Amman
Maysaa
Rama Cont Oxford
Eisuke Naramoto Sagamihara, Japan I do not think that condemning the ongoing genoside in Gaza by the IDF is blameworthy, at all.
Ayah Doha
Ehab Abdullah Milwaukee wi
Cathy B Glenn
Mireia Rimbau
Hosian Kaldine
Scott Gruber Arlington, VA
Ahmad Rushdi Omar dungun
Fadlun bte hj Ab kadir Singapore
Wan Farhah Kuala Lumpur
Cut Intan Auliannisa Isma Jakarta
Laurie Adkin, Professor Emerita Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Catherine Hume Toronto
Hala Shalan Amman
ALI  ABN KUALA LUMPUR
Eben Kadile Graz
Heidi Paredes Serzedelo
Inga Steen Oslo
Sadiya
Sabah Amman
Nor Ghazali Kuala Lumpur
Azman Bin Kamaruddin Kuala Lumpur Support Ousman for telling the truth and to reinstate his current position with immediate effect.
Amin Desa
Sana Khan New Jersey, USA Thank you for your service to Humanity.
Yasmina Al sayeh Bahrain
Dina Kasrawi Manama, Bahrain Free speech is protected
Nadeen Bahrain
Dina Hayek Amman
Shaddin Almasri Vienna
Talal Sharaiha
Christoph Geneva
MAHA ALAMI New York
Khaled Abdel Majeed
Shaheen Hasan New York
Salah bustami New York
Marwa Dubai
Matt Perez Khouri Los Gatos
Nur Arafeh  Virginia
Mary Gent
Imane B Paris
Mona El-Bayoumi Washington D.C.
Alessandro Geneva
Anita wadhwa
Anna Dollbo Rotterdam
Sahdya Darr I’d like it to be noted that I’m the former UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots Coalition Coordinator.
Stephen Ballantine
Hajar Rahman Johor Bahru, Malaysia Do whatever we can to help the oppressed Palestinian people with your own methods and expertise
Sabah Hussain London Free Palestinian from apartheid occupation and hold Israel accountable for breaking international law on dozens of occasions, including prior to oct 7 2023.
Laia Barcelona
Lauren Schultz Long Beach
Nick Rush Salt Lake
Shafia Lampeter The Silencing Must STOP!
Sofia Surla
Oda Andersen Nyborg Oslo
Matthías Pétursson Reykjavík
Carlos Viteri Quito
Mary Nazzal
Rula Jardaneh Amman
Maha Abdallah
Mona Brighton – UK
Huwaida Arraf Detroit, Michigan
Eileen Weitzman
Leigha Gillespie New York
Charlotte Kates Vancouver
Sousan
Beth Breisnes British Columbia
Christopher Helali
Eric Geller Nashua
Rachel R Dallas
Aleta Toure Richmond
John West Chicago
Luci Murphy Washington, DC
Derrick Sosa Bay Area
Stanford McConnehey Davis
Haitham Mohsen Egypt
Moaz Elshebly
Mohammad MirBashiri London Miss you, Ousman! Been following your posts and supporting you all the way! Mo
Aby Sene
Hamzah Awad Hajeir Amman – Jordan
lush horizon Hillsborough
Ciara Taylor Chicago
Efia Nwangaza Greenville, SC
Garnett Achieng Dublin
Zeid Shaban Amman
Fida khwaja London
Yasser Taima
Iqra Imran New Delhi May justice prevail in your case Inshallah
Nancy demicheli Paris
Mariano delli Santi London
Lina Jordan
Mohammad Shaha Jalal Bangladesh Do Everything Good required for better Humanity for The sake of Allah.
Nour AlGharibeh Amman
Dalila YOUS Paris Free Palestine!
Lama Haj Riyadh
Lama Ibrahim Sharjah
Lara Haj
Stephen Ingle Quincy
Ahmad sarshar Vienna virgina
Nathan Best Geneva
Ruji Khan London
Kate Burns Los Angeles
Carol Grayson Newcastle
Tali Shapiro Israel
Claire Pannell Mandurah
Ruth Dawkins Hobart, Tasmania
Basma Tareq
Naheed Gilani Vancouver
Judith Muse Lunenburg
Robert Lipton Richmond, CA courage!
Martyn Hedley
Muhammad Khan
Zara Valentinova Madrid
Laith Mohammad Gothenburg
Ingunn Stray Kristiansand, Norway
Nadia  Islam
Jo Murphy Dublin
Ahmed Jamal Gothenburg
Vjosa Morina
Jameson Joyce Congleton
Abla Khatib Rabat
Dr aleem The hague
Annabel Galt Bedlinog We must be free to stand up against genocide. Never again we said.
Saisha
BENNINI  Houda Courbevoie (France) YOUR VICTORY IS OURS.
Eric Tibbott Wellington  New Zealand
Jamilah Sherally Amsterdam
Warren Stapley London
Madina Kuiliev İstanbul
Suzanne Burns Milborne Port
F Toufik Houten Keep up the great work! Cease fire now
Hawwa Bobat Portsmouth
Mahfoodh Mohammed Al-Shaaili Mu
Vanessa Farr Sheffield
Randeep Samra Sheffield
Ylva Amsterdam
Choudhry kashif Orleans
Maha Elias Winscombe
Zulfiqar Ishaq Dallas, TX Stay strong. The end is for the believers.
amit mujawar
Sadaf Rahman London
Michelle W.
Mubariz S New York
Maureen Plant Abingdon
Hisham Mokhtar Kuala Lumpur Free Palestine
Majdi Mustafa Amman
Abdul Aziz London
Daniel K Sydney
Ricardo Lamour Montreal Signing also as 2023 OHCHR fellow
Lauren Councill
Robina Iqbal United Kingdom
Naima Rabat May justice and peace prevail for the sake of humanity!
Animah Kosai Nottingham Employees should have the right to speak up for human rights. It’s called being human!
Navideh Sadoughi How on earth, asking ceasefire is controversial?!?
Fareshta Touhami Ashburn
Sebastian Lillo Wiesbaden
Iman Bugaighis Tripoli
Ryan Ward Cambodia
Alegra Dajic
Mohammed
Hamza London
Ahmed Amin
Michael Khalsa Sydney
Sena El Banna United Kingdom
Zawar Khan
Iva Gumnishka
Yvonne Davies Herefordshire I hope you find justice
Mark Gerban Hamburg, Germany
M Abughazaleh
Umay Esencayi San Jose Free Palestine!❤️🖤🤍💚
Lab Mehmeti Germany Keep fighting against genocide and freedom for all! May God bless you!
Mark Stanger
Natalie Strecker St Helier
Maitreyee Boruah Bengaluru Free Palestine
Mohamad Zeitoun
Melek Dogan Amsterdam
Wan nazmee Wan jaafar Kuala Lumpur
Ahmed
Maureen Kelsey Palermo
Kangere Njanja Nairobi kenya from the river to the sea Palestine will be free within our lifetime
Audrey Paterson Cairo
Seif Salmawy
Farhana London It is unacceptable and should be against the law how individuals are being treated
Samabia
Ali Sezgin Işılak Geneva
Aleks Palanac Leicester, UK
Zoë Spoudaia London
Eirini Aimiliani London
Anna Kalinowska Warsaw people have right to benefit from freedom of speech
Pav Akhtar London
Zainab Zuberi
Elena Gorman Gateshead The world needs more Ousmans!
Samia Tossio London I want for my neighbour that which I want for myself and my children – the simple rightful right to live with love and die in peace. It is only right that we speak up for those who have no voice, without the threat of baseless and meritless accusations and loss of jobs. The lack of balance, empathy, and kindness, the twisting of truth to frame a narrative that perpetuates mass assassination has broken the hearts of millions around the globe – whatever faith or no faith anyone has. For the good of the whole we must have an an end to the slaughter of innocent civilians who have nothing to do with the ugly side of politics and profit before people. There is plenty for everyone – no? What is wrong with wanting BALANCE for all of us? Why is that so hard for the ‘powers’ to accept and strive for! #CeaseFireNow and commit to finding a way through and stop this running round in destructive downward spirals that only seem to serve one purpose – divide and conquer, a tale as old as time. #TeamHuman #RightfulRights
Heather Melbourne
Vicki Gollan Sydney
Migena Milan Italy
Adnan Sayyed Glasgow
Rom Shuttleworth Melbourne
Fatima Boozarjomehri
Gabor We stand with you
Soleman Sydney, Australia
Rafiq TSCHANNEN Senggigi
Alexander Nedergaard
Joanne Ewart Newcastle NSW Australia
OMAR NASIF Dhaka
Lisa Budapest
Namiq Kunimoto Shah Alam, Malaysia The person who fired this gentleman should be held accountable ..
Saade
Mohammed Abdelwahed
M.Fatih Sanli Ankara
Anthony McCabe Reading
Amani Rizq Amman
Nader khodadadi
Bambang
Tania Ashraf Washington DC
Rasyida Zanial Malaysia
Hannah Uguru London
Zulekha Pretoria
Sk Tarif Ali Pune, Maharashtra, India
Reena Geevarghese New York
Saleh Katba Bader
Yasmin Dada
Nelson Pereira
Laurent Lambert Doha
Jannette Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Betina Gnisci Buenos Aires
Ravenna Hennane Alicante, Spain
Declan Kelly Derry
Jacqueline Carroll Perth
Abdul Hafeez Sadon Klang This is critical moment of humanity. Do not fail us.
Mohammed Ayaz Bradford UK
Hamdy Hassan Benicia
James McCoy Fleet
Mido Cairo
Tom Hoeksma Cambridge I was shocked to hear of Ousman Noor being dismissed for his political views and not for any failure delivering his amazing service fighting for Human Rights at Stop Killr Robots. Please re-instate him immediately.
David Reilly Malaga
Madison Olson
Amine Hajji Edmonton
Miguel Aberdeen How can a company called Stop Killer Robots have anything against people standing up against an unfolding genocide in Palestine being openly commited by Israel? There has to be something seriously wrong with the mentality of anyone who can’t see the truth on this issue, either that or they’re being deliberately complicit.
Natalie Brinham Kent
Mir Quadri
Jaclyn Sham Brisbane
Jacob Chen Pasig City thank you for your service.
Pawel Abdessalaam Al-Alestini Siwczak London
Nasima Begum Essex, UK
Latifa Fajjia Antwerp
Stewart Mills Sydney
Jonathan Galton In solidarity
Alejandra Lima
Ala Haimour Amman
Cecilia Nobre Birmingham
Muhammad Noorani Brantford
Faraz Janoo
Kameil Sattar London
Fatima Zahra Washington dc
Jennifer Clarke
Rawan Jordan
lissett costa rica
Sama Abdul Gafoor Maldives, Male’ Free Palestine
Rehena begum London
Leila Ahmed London
Mustafa Hilal
Roger Field London
Shahid iqbal Richmond
Joseph Laval
Stephanie Yuan New York City
Syed Shakib Karachi Ready to offer any assistance in advocating for an end to the continuous injustice inflicted upon the people of Gaza by the Zionist Israeli oppressors. This is not acceptable at all and world demand an immediate ceasefire to end this genocide ASAP.
Nicole Pirshafiey Los Angeles, CA
Bairagi Hyderabad
Ekhlas  Assaedi Cleveland
Najeeb Al-Shorbaji Amman, Jordan Genocides, atrocities and killing of children and women and the destruction of hospitals schools mosques churches libraries and civil structures should not go unpunished.
Fátima Vélez New York
Ayesha Bagus South Africa We must all stand up for injustice.
Jaafar Fakih Beirut, Beirut Province, Lebanon
Mohammed Al-jebzi
James Prothero Surrey
Imran Koradia
Rita Amabili Québec, Canada
Grayson Bass
Aymen Tunis
Nevena Hajdinjak Sofia A person should not be persecuted for standing on the side of humanity.
Saira Javed Luton
Tamam Abusalama Brussels
Manuel Morales
Moses Pandaram South Africa
Bobby sood Hamilton
Annick Thompson
Gulnaz Afzal Milton Keynes
Rashmi Luther Ottawa
Jamal Jubran Jacksonville
Fernanda Sánchez Mexico City SKR and any company should see the value of keeping employees such as Mr. Noor. Humans who have the ability of thinking critically and who use their voice to call for the immediate stop to the murdering and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians.
Aaron Whiteford London
Kara Williams Zenith Wabasha
Claude Darbellay Genève
Tien  Ho Toronto Gaza was a test of our commitment to basic human rights and values. Sadly, institution after institution failed the test. This is just one example amongst too many.
Zara A
Kath Forslund
Liam Dublin
Anna Colgan Chipping Norton
Marriah Mohammad.
joAnn Fowler Vancouver Cease Fire Now
Ray Martin Toronto, Canada
Vale
Salim Vohra London
jumana
Shamila Begum London
Elaine Robinson South Wales
Zohare Haider Dubai Give people back their voices and dignity
Marilia Jackson Burnaby
killian Forde Dublin
Alison Ryan Yellowknife
Kalina Montreal Thank you for your voice for humanity and peace!
Daniel Ferstl Ferreira Bastos Vitória
James Cunningham Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
Martina Lauer Ottawa Justice now!
Ron Mittan Albuquerque, NM
Bernadette Barton
Afnan Kaid Ottawa
Arthur Rubenstein Basel
Minelle Mahtani VANCOUVER
Aslam Bava Johannesburg
Giovanni Soletta Sassari
Catherine Caron Spokane
Stuart Chen-Hayes Bronx, NYC
Clare Prowse San Francisco, CA, USA This was an egregious violation of Mr. Noor’s freedom of speech. He should be reinstated immediately.
Sian Barrett London
Hannah Mesouani, Ph.D.
Anthony de Sigley London
Surinder London
Mina Doshi Sunderland UK You must respect free speech and freedom of expression.
Aysha Manchester
Sam Taylor
Justin Benavidez
Claudine Chaouiya Marseille
Shazia Fazili
Mekia Nedjar Oran- Algeria
Bassam Jaafar Mississauga
Nicola Pratt Coventry
Salwa Hammad Toronto
Zoë Fudge London
Tara Thomas
Prabu Gopalakrishnan Chicago
Humaira USA Apartheid and displacement has been well documented so what is the real issue here??
Fleur crowe Darwin
Tolulope Adams
Melanie Ferreira London
Carolina Canazaro Crowthorne, UK
Gina Sonder Boston Never Again is Now!
Maha shauyb Uk
Saduf Chaudhri Manchester uk
Alison Jinks Sheffield
Andrew Arkins Auckland
Stuart Moules Appleby, Cumbria, UK
Sarah Davies Wales, UK
Nusrat Jahan Bashir Mesa, AZ
Ara Bogor
Ayesha Adhami-Magueta Toronto With you all in strength and solidarity.
Ana Ivasiuc
Alvaro Herrero Valencia
Rebecca Sparks Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Genocide is wrong, Genocide for profit is GROSS!
Zoya Naqvi
Fadoua Aarab-Hamidan London
Cristian Perez de Guzman Madrid Spain None
HUANG JING YI SINGAPORE
Allene Robinson Clemmons NC USA
Sean Clinton Limerick
Tess Lundin
Majdi Amman Seek justice whatever it cost
Olivia Palmer
Abdul obaidan Doha
Ahlam Yassin
Özlem Touching all souls♥️
Sabrina Alam
Shabina Khalifa Warwickshire
Izzy Brittain Leeds, UK
Perveen  Hussain Nottingham
Carolyn Lechusza Aquallo Free Palestine Free Palestine and stop the genocide of Palestinians. The UNSC’s abject failure has damaged it beyond repair and we are at a moral crossroads. We need to elect new leaders that represent the will of the regular people, that can govern wisely, and care for the populations they are elected to serve. The U.S.’s silence and aid of a genocide has created a national security threat and a moral voice. We have lost the last shred of credibility we had with the current administration’s absolute denial of a genocide. Biden, Blinken, McGurk, Sullivan, Austin, someone could have stood up and fought for the lives of over 10,000 massacred children. Someone could have had the courage to stop for a moment and risk their career to do the right thing. But no one was around to do that. Too busy, too tired, too invested in personal ambitions, too cowardly, too stupid, too smart, too low of a pay-grade. The entire administration and US Congress and media failed in this one moment to uphold the altered values that have been paraded around since the first genocide of the indigenous community and the second genocide of the African American community. A country of death spawns other proxy states of death like isra*l. The Palestinians have shown the world who wears masks of cowardice, greed, lies, and ego. We all do and we are all complicit.We can make the choice to continue with shame or take a stand and support Palestinian freedom.
Sharon Mengersen London
Rose Devine Belfast
Ahmed Cairo It’s disheartening given the circumstances of his dismissal, and the outcome of your practiced policy. That pursuit of legal action is not currently viable.
Zaed Qureshi
Evgeneia Dolos Steamboat Springs
Imane Imane
Taha Gaya San Diego
Julie Garneau Montreal
Aziza Abioye Swindon It shouldn’t be controversial nor taboo to condemn genocide!
Paul Sheehan Cork, Ireland
Saida Hodzic Ithaca, NY
Diani Barreto Berlin, Germany
Hari Ziyad
Jennifer Jackson Ajax, ON, Canada
Baran Sindelfingen Thank you, we are with you.
Lucita Fernandez Liverpool
Alma Lavilla Palma
Isaac Truth is authority.
Amirah Brown Ann Arbor
Masab Khan Chicago, IL
Rosemary Smith Wellington
vasiliki laval
Bailey Toronto
Akbar Ali Manchester, UK Free Free Palestine and stop the genocide. Ceasefire Now. Israel is a terrorist state.
Tim Evans London
Jan Rata New Plymouth Ousman Noor’s appeal must be considered ethically and with transparency. Ceasefire now, is the minimum message we expect from SKR.
Shaafick Baartman Auckland
Shamim Bodhanya Durban
 Natasha Ouslis, PhD Toronto
Iftekar mumbai
Ahmad
Donovan Chicago
Alper Göndiken Prague
John doe Earth
Aleta Bent Toronto
Nida Khan
Ashfaq Bangalore
Shokoh
Usman Malik Orlando, FL
Saleem Ansari Doha Stop the genocide
Nathan Wood Prague
Victoria Ellen Gibson Copenhagen
Nihad Sladic
EMAD A. M. OMAR
Maktub Kashmir Support to this letter is only a humble attempt to prevent my own moral degradation. Victory to Justice and Truth.
Aoife Ryan IRELAND Free Palestine
Rebecca Arvizu Agoura Hills, CA USA
AHMED İSTANBUL
Shameme Manjoo Johannesburg Palestinian is a humanitarian cause.
Kolade Shasi Lagos
Roya New Jersey Please stop atrocities and killing in Gaza
Nuzhat Samreen Virgins,  USA
Grzegorz Starzecki Cieszyn
Sarah Hasnain
Shaida Parveen Birmingham May justice prevail
Lamia Abdalkader
Andy Washington DC Humanity wins when good people stand up for the rights of others. All children are innocent. There can be no equivocation on this.
Jim Snodgrass Richmond
Hafsa Elmi London
Nicole Martin Dallas
Elvin Cetin
Björn Tingh Stockholm
Adam Kalhan Sydney Freedom of speech is essential for democracy
Syeda Toronto
Wael Nawara Peterborough SKR should be a place opposed to killing, right? So, supporting an occupied oppressed dispossessed people subjected to relentless bombardment should receive tolerance if not support and praise.
SARAH BURNS Los Angeles
Jordan Ashley Zimmerman Bilbao
Ziya Erdemir Ankara
Estelle Asante
Gracie Mae Bradley Glasgow
Dimitri Lascaris Montreal
Ann-Marie Mendes Geneva
Alyaa Ebbiary Lancaster, UK Thank you for standing up for integrity and due process
Tamaam Madi-Nassar Genève

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Organisation Location Comment
NoEthicsInBigTech.com Previously founder of Ethics In Technology a 501c3 Menlo Park, California I have requested a statement in regards to Gaza from the campaign Steering Committee and Members since the start of this genocide, only to be told that I should be “warned” and “expelled” from the campaign. I have been told by a member of the Steering Committee that I should not raise questions in regard to Ousman’s termination from the group mailing list. My previous organization Ethics In Technology a 501c3 received multiple grants from the campaign. For each grant we received we provided full transparency in how we used the funds. Regrettably, the campaign has no transparency in regard to its own funding sources, steering committee’s action, and advisors. The calls to condemn the genocide by Autonomous Weapon Systems and AI in Gaza and the occupied territories have fallen on deaf ears.
Seen on Screen Institute/ The Riz Test UK
Somali Human Rights Association (SOHRA) Mogadishu
The Justice Foundation London
GP Castle Meadows Surgery- NHS Dudley
Rural Support Programmes Network Islamabad
Racy Conversations San Francisco California
Logic(s) Magazine New York City
Pathway Consulting Los Angeles, CA
Harrington Consulting Napa, CA
International humanitarian law and youth Initiative Egypt
Affiniti Response Glasgow
Vredesactie/Action pour la Paix Brussels The cover letter explains it well enough, stop killer robots needs to stop surreptitiously endorsing genocide by firing someone who openly condemns the ongoing genocide in Gaza
Samata Hyderabad
Medical510
Canadian cultural mosaic foundation Calgary
Johnnys Firmware Boston
Foundland Ltd London
HR England
Global Legal Action Network Galway
Beit insan Beirut
Majal.org Manama, Bahrain
Seqa ltd Bristol U.K. We stand with humanity for all
The Early Manager Albuquerque, NM
Third Revolution Detroit, MI
OsloMet Oslo
Selfpreneur.com Oakland, CA “We become what we ignore” – Ayori
boycottasone.com
Global Shapers Tanta Hub Tanta
GROE LTD Manchester Free Palestine
Subletinn Inc Chicago
SPADO Islamabad
Equalities and justice Northwest Lancashire Am signing on the behalf of EJNW and its 296 communtie orgainzations
OtherPowers San Francisco, CA #FreePalestine
Pramones Inzinerija Kaunas
Adala Media Wildegg People of honour make the world a better place. Solidarity!
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Vancouver
Loyola University Chicago School of Law NLG chapter Chicago, IL
Horani Law, PLLC New York
National Lawyers Guild- International Committee New York
National Lawyers Guild-San Francisco Bay Area chapter San Francisco
Malcolm X Center for Self Determination Greenville
Planet News Business Vienne Hope justice shall prevail. For Ousman Noor and for Palestine
Musavir.ai Dubai
Queen Rania Foundation- Edraak Amman, jordan Free Palestine!
Enlightened Leadership Academy Lanckorona Poland Freedom of speech makes people free
IF education Paris Ceasefire now. Free Palestine.
GT4BDS Toronto
SuccessDNA PTE Singapore
All-for-one.org Zaanstad “All for One” stand for freedom, equality and justice for ALL
Municipality of Quito City Research Center Quito
Aman Enterprise LLC Lexington Every person has the right to express their thoughts when human rights are violated. Speaking out against Israel or IDF is important when Palestinians are being killed in large numbers and 1.8 million population is being displaced.
Native Calgarian Calgary I’m Sahtu Dene. I’ve tried to raise awareness on the oppression here and in Palestine. Solidarity always. I hope folkx will begin to stand up here too.
Medical510
The Ambition Collective Anaconda Blu Sydney We stand for peace
Foundation For Environmental Rights,Advocacy & Development (FENRAD) Nigeria, West Africa FENRAD Nigeria support the campaign of stop killers Robot in Nigeria and west Africa at large
Andrade & Associates Mediation and Peacebuilding. Jefferson Peace can only be achieved by holding accountable those who abuse others.

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 An additional 217 individuals joined the letter and elected not to be named. Their locations include: Adelaide, Albany, Amman, Athens, Australia, Baltimore , Belgium, Antwerp, Berlin, Birmingham, Blackburn, Bonn, Boston, Brussels, Budapest, Cagliari, Calgary, Chelmsford, Cupertino, Detroit, Djibouti, Doha, Dubai, Firenze, Frankfurt, Gainesville, Gateshead, Geneva, Hamburg, Harvard Massachusetts, Houston, Johns Creek, Jordan, Kansas, Knoxville, Kuala Lumpur, Las Vegas, Lausanne, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Melbourne, Minneapolis, Mississauga, Munich, New York, Norwich, Odense, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Poitiers, Portland, Riyadh, Rockaway, Rockville, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Jose, Sarajevo, Silver Spring, Singapore, Slagelse, Sweden, Sydney, Tampa, Torino, Toronto, Tunis, UAE, UK, Untersiggenthal, Vancouver, Warsaw, Washington DC, Windsor, Yemen. Their comments are as follows:
I support this open letter
Freedom of expression is more important than ever.
Justice for Palestine
Ceasefire Now
Submissions were sent to the International Criminal Court documenting the current war crimes in Gaza. So, Be on the right side of history. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/israel-s-series-of-war-crimes-in-gaza-must-be-tried-in-international-criminal-court-uk-academic/3052264
We don’t need humanitarian organizations that repeat the same official narrative we see in governments and mass media. We need ONGs that are really supporting imperialism under the excuse of Human Rights to disappear. The double standard we see when crimes or just violent actions, or just political movements, by a Western enemy compared to the narrative when is an ally or a Western country committing crimes… it’s so evident for the people with a brain, so make as a favour and stop selling this genocidal propaganda as humanitarian
Ceasefire now
Zionism is racism.
Shame on an organization for the public to fire someone over speaking up for the oppressed! Oh wait, maybe you are the oppressors?!!!
I am surprised, and ashamed, considering your overall stated aims, that you do not emphatically call for a ceasefire to the genocide being carried out by Israel in Palestine.
Where is your humanity. There’s a genocide taking place
Total biased organisation
#ceasefirenow  ;  it is simple and the right thing to do
We demand justice!
Free Palestine
Stop the genocide against Palestinians!
End the genocide
Free Palestine
Anti Hypocrisy, Equal rights every human in this earth.
This is absurd!
Thank you for standing up for justice
Free Palestine!!
Fully support Usman.
What a hypocritical organization, Israel should be the main objective of its campaign, the state that most violates human rights, the one that uses non-conventional and new weapons in what is called the Palestinian laboratory.
I have not been historically aware of the organization Stop Killer robots or Ousman Noor. But I follow Timnit Gebru and trust that she shares accurate information online. Therefore I’ve taken a few minutes to educate myself this morning on Ousman’s dismissal and am therefore signing in support.
Good luck!
Thank you for standing up for yourself, your rights and the Gazans. God bless.
Supporting Mr. Ousman Noor becauce he is a very honourable man
Free Palestine from Israeli oppression & genocide
Speaking against a genocide should not cost your job.
Punishment for calling out an obvious injustice is abhorrent and shouldn’t be allowed. Look back through the decades of Israeli behaviour in regard to the Palestinian people and you’ll find nothing but crimes against humanity. If in doubt contact Israeli historian Professor Ilan Pappé.
Reinstate Ousmam Noor. His temination was unjust. The mission of SKR is to stop the misuse of robotic killer machines, as being used in Gaza and West Bank. I would like to see a complete stop to all killer robots.
Unacceptable and unfair dismissal
Keep going justice will preveal
This is absurd when people are terminated from work for speaking up for voiceless people and exercising their freedom of speech right.
damn joe biden, damn genocide, free palestine.
Peace & equality for everyone now
Imagine the possibility of robots used in Gaza. It might likely have happened… were they available. I agree with your fight against robots. But please consider the innocent, of all races and creeds.
Really admire Ousman and coalition members for standing up for what is right.
“God commands justice and fair dealing…”
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Concerned Activists and Hiroshima Bombing Survivor Host Virtual Discussion Night Sunday, August 6 th to Urge Concrete Actions Towards World Peace

Concerned Activists and Hiroshima Bombing Survivor Host Virtual Discussion Night Sunday, August 6 th to Urge Concrete Actions Towards World Peace

Each year, many around the world acknowledge August 6
th as a solemn remembrance of the WWII bomb attack on civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

We are a collection of activists from the technology, business, and political spheres working for peace and civil liberties. We will host a Zoom event, “Harmony for Humanity” Sunday, August 6th, from 6pm to 8:30 pm Pacific time which is open to the public. Our
event will be focused not only on commemorating those who suffered and died due to the bombs but on current world conflicts and steps people can take, and can urge their leaders to take, to promote a peaceful world. Please sign up here.
This event is not financed, endorsed or supported in any way by any government, for-profit, or nonprofit corporation. It is 100% grassroots and supported by attendees.

This is not your Oppenheimer movie. For more information on this event visit NotYourOppenheimer.com This unique gathering brings together a diverse lineup of
talent, including four hilarious comedians, six inspiring speakers, and a captivating musician, all driven by a shared commitment to promote world peace.

Through laughter, thought-provoking discussions, and soul-stirring melodies, this event aims to create a space where the power of humor, ideas, and music converge to
facilitate important conversations surrounding nuclear disarmament and the preservation of human rights. Together we will explore the impact of the Hiroshima
bombing and its lasting consequences on both the survivors and the world at large.

Our incredible comedians will infuse the evening with laughter, using their witty and insightful humor to shed light on serious topics, break down barriers, and encourage meaningful dialogue. They will remind us that even in the face of adversity, laughter can
be a catalyst for change and an essential tool for healing.

Host:

Vahid Razavi
Founded Ethics In Technology 10 years ago and is now the founder of No Ethics In Big Tech, is the author of two books, The Age of Nepotism and Ethics in Tech and Lack
Thereof. As a lifelong activist and humanitarian, he has produced hundreds of videos on various social issues, including ethics in technology, Silicon Valley, regional politics, poverty, war, and social injustice.

Speakers:

Mr. Takashi Thomas Tanemori: was born in December 1937, in Hiroshima Japan. His father taught him, as the firstborn son, the Samurai Code, to guide him during many
years of searching. After surviving the bombing of Hiroshima, less than a mile from ground zero, losing his parents, and living with relatives, he emigrated to the Central Valley of California as a teenager. Along with authoring his life story in “Hiroshima: Bridge to Forgiveness” he has become a speaker for school, university, and spiritual multi-faith gatherings to share his story of Peace through Forgiveness.

Helen Jaccard : has been a crew member, public speaker, and the Project Manager of the Veterans For Peace “Golden Rule” sailboat project since 2015. She is also a
member of the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom. Helen is an author and activist, educating the public about the environmental and cultural impacts of war, militarism, and the nuclear industry.

Norman Solomon : is an American journalist, media critic, antiwar activist, and former U.S. congressional candidate. Solomon is a longtime associate of the media watch
group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR). In 1997 he founded the Institute for Public Accuracy, which works to provide alternative sources for journalists, and serves
as its executive director. Solomon’s weekly column, “Media Beat”, was in national syndication from 1992 to 2009.

Dr. Dorsey : Blake serves as Presiding Minister of The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples and Faculty Associate at the Pacific School of Religion. He is also a member of the Coordination Committee of the National Committee of Elders. Franchesca Fiorentini Correspondent and stand-up comedian. Host of Newsbroke and The Bitchuation Room Podcast. Will Durst Acknowledged by peers and press alike as one of the premier political satirists in the country,

Will Durst : has patched together a comedy quilt of a career, weaving together columns, books, radio and television commentaries, acting, voice-overs, and most especially, standup comedy, into a hilarious patchwork of
outraged and outrageous common sense. His abiding motto is, “You can’t make stuff up
like this.” The New York Times calls him “possibly the best political comic in the country.” Fox News agrees “he’s a great political satirist,” while the Oregonian hails him
as a “hilarious stand-up journalist.

Brett Wilkins is a San Francisco-based writer and activist whose work focuses on issues of war and peace, and human rights. He is a staff writer at Common Dreams.

José : is the Community Manager at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. In 1990, he experienced the United States’ wars from the other side, visiting his family in Panamá while it was under US occupation. He has organized against war and militarism ever since. At EFF, he has worked on teams focused on police, carceral, and border technologies.

Chloe McGovern has performed at major clubs throughout New York City and the country, including The Comedy Cellar Underground, The Stand, Gotham Comedy Club, Caroline’s, The Hollywood Improv, and The Laugh Factory, among others.

Annette Mullaney is a San Francisco-based comic who’s performed all over the country, from SF Sketchfest and Austin’s Out of Bounds Festival to the Detroit Women
of Comedy Festival, and recently opened for Third Eye Blind. Originally from Michigan, she lived in Syria for several years and has been a software engineer, translator, and writer for a magazine that she now realizes was a money-laundering front for the cousin
of a dictator.

Musician

Mike Rufo’s songs and poems arc across the waves of life. His music is gripping and eclectic, reflecting his impassioned engagement with the world. Mike’s musical
language builds upon powerful lyrics, soaring vocals, driving rhythms, and melodic riffs that explore emotional depths and transformation. He also mixes things up with a knack for well-conceived parody, with a dash of political punch, like his popular singles Hit the Road, Trump! and Spyin’ Eyes

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Harmony for Humanity: Uniting for Peace on Hiroshima Day

Harmony for Humanity: Uniting for Peace on Hiroshima Day

This year’s theme for No Ethics in Big Tech’s—formerly Ethics In Tech—Hiroshima Day annual commemoration and panel is “Harmony for Humanity: Uniting for Peace on Hiroshima Day.”

Our lineup this year includes a diverse mix of speakers and comedians, promising a unique blend of comedy and discussion that makes No Ethics In Big Tech events a
one-of-a-kind experience.

Legendary political comedian Will Durst is on the mend and back in our all-star lineup, along with stand-up superstar, journalist, and activist Francesca Fiorentini,
the ever-uproarious Chloe McGovern, and cosmopolitan humorist Annette Mullaney, whose work in Big Tech seasons her always witty sets.Singer/songwriter/guitarist Michael Rufo—whose crafty lyrics skewer government
surveillance and current affairs—is our special musical guest.

On the speaker side, host and No Ethics in Big Tech founder Vahid Razavi has assembled one of our best panels yet. Author and Veterans for Peace activist Helen Jaccard will lead off a lineup that includes Rev. Dr. Dorsey Blake of the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples, Common Dreams writer Brett Wilkins, RootsAction founder Norman Solomon—whose latest book, War Made Invisible, is a must-read for all peace-lovers, José of the venerable Electronic Frontier Foundation, and our very special guest, atomic bomb survivor and Hiroshima: Bridge to Forgiveness author Takashi Thomas Tanemori.

“I am looking forward to meeting many of you,” says Tanemori. “It is wonderful that you are promoting peace. For me, I’m promoting peace through forgiveness.”
Always one of our more popular events, this year’s Hiroshima Day commemoration is all the more timely given the release of Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster Oppenheimer, a biopic chronicling the life of theoretical physicist and “father of the atomic bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer. Being this is a No Ethics in Big Tech event, we won’t pull any punches like Hollywood inevitably does—although we stand in solidarity with striking writers and actors. As always, we’ll have a frank discussion about the history, current state, and future of nuclear weapons, which, arguably, now as much as ever represent an existential threat to humanity.

The world’s nine nuclear-armed countries—the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain, Israel, India, Pakistan, and North Korea—spent a combined $83
billion on their nuclear arsenals last year, with more than half of that amount attributable to the U.S. Instead of disarmament, the United States is spending tens
of billions of dollars modernizing and upgrading its nuclear arsenal. Another world is possible. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 for its work culminating in the landmark Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which now has 92 signatories and 68 state parties. However, none of the world’s nine nuclear powers have signed the treaty. But as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres recently asserted, eliminating nuclear weapons is “not only possible, it is necessary.”

Guterres warning came amid heightened nuclear fears during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and nuclear threats from Russian leaders. The world hasn’t been this close
to nuclear war since the 1980s, when tensions between the United States and Soviet Union reignited to levels unseen since the Cuban Missile Crisis. According
to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock, we are closer to “midnight”—nuclear armageddon—than even during the dark days of the Cold War’s final decade.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Join us on Hiroshima Day, August 6, and let’s realize a better world together

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‘Unconstitutional’ South Carolina bill would criminalize sharing abortion info online

July 22, 2022 by Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams

Critics on Friday took aim at a proposed South Carolina law that would criminalize the online sharing of information about obtaining abortions and, according to some journalists, could even be used to silence stories related to reproductive rights.

S.B. 1373—which one prominent defense attorney called “a breathtaking assault on free speech”—contains language associated with organized crime conspiracy laws by targeting people who engage in “a pattern of prohibited abortion activity.”

“This is tremendously concerning for us. It is a target for folks who tell the stories of patients who need to access care, explain how care is [accessed], and the stories of providers and advocates who are helping make sure that happens,” Jessica Mason Pieklo, senior vice president and executive editor at the reproductive rights site Rewire News Group, toldPrism.

“If we think that conservatives will stop at speech that targets abortion providers, people who write about abortion, people who offer scientific and medical information around abortion, we’re mistaken,” Pieklo added. “We know that this will bleed into other areas that evangelical and social conservatives deem inappropriate and deviant.”

Just before the U.S. Supreme Court’s right-wing supermajority overturned Roe v. Wade last month, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the nation’s largest anti-choice group, published model legislation that, in addition to banning abortion, criminalizes “aiding or abetting” the medical procedure.

According to S.B. 1373—parts of which are nearly identical to NRLC model law—”aiding or abetting” includes:

Providing information to a pregnant woman, or someone seeking information on behalf of a pregnant woman, by telephone, internet, or any other mode of communication regarding self-administered abortions or the means to obtain an abortion, knowing that the information will be used, or is reasonably likely to be used, for an abortion;
Hosting or maintaining an internet website, providing access to an internet website, or providing an internet service purposefully directed to a pregnant woman who is a resident of this state that provides information on how to obtain an abortion;
Offering or providing abortion doula services, knowing that the services will be used, or are reasonably likely to be used for an abortion;
Providing a referral to an abortion provider, knowing that the referral will result, or is reasonably likely to result, in an abortion; and
Providing a referral to an abortion provider and receiving monetary remuneration, or other compensation, from an abortion provider for the referral.
S.B. 1373 also contains novel “whistleblower” protections, imposing prison terms of up to 10 years for people who “take any action to impede” those who report violations of the law to the state attorney general.

The National Law Review said the bill “also provides an extremely broad definition of what constitutes ‘actions impeding a whistleblower.’”

Michele Goodwin, director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy at the University of California, Irvine Law School, called S.B. 1373 “unconstitutional,” but warned such bills would nevertheless likely proliferate.

“These are not going to be one-offs,” Goodwin told The Washington Post. “These are going to be laws that spread like wildfire through states that have shown hostility to abortion.”

Digital rights campaigners highlighted the role—and responsibility—of Big Tech in light of bills like S.B. 1373, with New Jersey congressional candidate and attorney Stephanie Schmid asserting that “it’s time for tech companies to get off the sidelines.”

The Center for Democracy & Technology says that “crucially, companies should carefully scrutinize and seek to limit the scope of surveillance demands issued in prosecutions to enforce anti-abortion laws.”

“They should adopt clear and consistent standards for refusing overbroad requests, commit to giving their users timely notice of requests, and report publicly the numbers of surveillance demands they receive to increase public accountability,” the advocacy group added.

In a bid to counter legislation like S.B. 1373, congressional Democrats last month introduced a bill, the My Body, My Data Act, that would establish privacy protections for reproductive health data.

Earlier this month, a coalition of reproductive rights groups filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the legislation, which Center for Reproductive Rights president and CEO Nancy Northup said is causing “mayhem at an unimaginable scale.”

As of last month, abortion is banned in South Carolina after six weeks of pregnancy, except in cases of rape or incest, or when the pregnant person’s life is in danger.

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Bernie Sanders leads calls for regulators to block Amazon’s purchase of One Medical

July 21, 2022 by Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams
Privacy, antitrust, and other advocates on Thursday sounded the alarm over Amazon’s purchase of boutique healthcare company One Medical, a move that one group said “opens a terrifying new frontier in surveillance of Americans by private corporations.”

CNBC reports Amazon is acquiring One Medical, a San Francisco-based private health services provider with 188 locations whose 767,000 members pay around $200 in annual concierge fees, for about $3.9 billion, or $18 per share.

Neil Lindsay, Amazon’s senior vice president of health services, told The Washington Post—which is owned by Amazon multi-billionaire founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos—that “we think healthcare is high on the list of experiences that need reinvention.”

However, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tweeted: “The function of a rational healthcare system is to provide quality care to all in a cost-effective way, not make billionaires like Jeff Bezos even richer. At a time of growing concentration of ownership, the Justice Department must deny Amazon’s acquisition of One Medical.”

Barry Lynn, executive director of the Open Markets Institute (OMI), an anti-monopoly think tank, asserted in a statement that “U.S. enforcement agencies should block this deal.”

“They should also move swiftly to establish a basic set of rules to protect every corner of America’s health industry from the power of the manipulation platforms,” he added.

If the One Medical deal is completed, it would mark Amazon’s third-biggest acquisition after Whole Foods ($13.7 billion) and MGM Studios ($8.5 billion).

While One Medical CEO Amir Dan Rubin said the Amazon acquisition presents “an immense opportunity to make the healthcare experience more accessible, affordable, and even enjoyable,” critics warned of the dangers to public health in a nation that spends far more per capita on healthcare than other developed countries while experiencing overall inferior outcomes.

“This will be a blow to the fight for universal healthcare,” opined journalist Aaron T. Rose. “Imagine all the money Amazon will pour into lobbying to stop Medicare for All now that they have a dog in the fight.”

Others expressed concerns about the threats to privacy and competition. OMI’s Lynn wrote:

Amazon’s takeover of One Medical is the latest shot in a terrifying new stage in the business model of the world’s largest corporations. The deal will expand Amazon’s ability to collect the most intimate and personal of information about individuals, in order to track, target, manipulate, and exploit people in ever more intrusive ways.

Amazon is not the only dangerous actor here. Google’s recent takeover of the fitness tracker Fitbit poses similar threats. Every American should stand against this radical extension of corporate power into our lives. In addition to manipulating how we talk to one another and do business with one another, Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple are moving fast to manipulate our perceptions of our own health and well-being.

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent reversal of Roe v. Wade and Republican-led states’ moves to criminalize people who have, perform, or “abet” abortions, reproductive rights advocates feared the implications of Amazon’s purchase.

“One Medical currently has healthcare locations in Georgia, Texas, Ohio, and Arizona—all states we can expect will prosecute pregnant people for abortions or adverse pregnancy outcomes,” tweeted Robyn Swirling, founder and executive director of the progressive advocacy group Works in Progress. “So you can maybe see why Amazon having their medical data is, perhaps, not going to be safe!”

This isn’t Amazon’s first foray into the healthcare services sector. It bought online pharmacy PillPack in 2018 for $750 million, launched Amazon Pharmacy in 2020, and earlier this year expanded its Amazon Care telehealth program nationwide.

“Is there anything,” asked NPR correspondent David Gura in response to Amazon’s latest acquisition, “this corporation won’t know about your day-to-day life?”

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Google Screenwise: An Unwise Trade of All Your Privacy for Cash

With each passing day, it’s increasingly clear that we can’t rely on the “ethics” and “value systems” of corporations to judge their own messaging around consent Imagine this: an enormous tech company is tracking what you do on your phone, even when you’re not using any of its services, down to the specific images that you see. It’s also tracking all of your network traffic, because you’re installing one of its specially-designed routers. And even though some of that traffic is encrypted, it can still know what websites you visit, due to how DNS resolution works. Oh, it’s also recording audio from a custom-microphone that’s placed near your TV, and analyzing what it hears. It’s an always-on panopticon. In exchange for your privacy (and the privacy of any guests who may be using your Internet connection, or talking near your television), you receive a gift card for a whopping $20. No, we’re not talking about Facebook—we’ve already detailed the frightening consequences of Facebook’s sneaky, privacy-invading and security-breaking “user research” program. This is Google’s “ScreenWise Meter,” another “research program” that, much like Facebook’s, caused an upheaval this week when it was exposed. In order to spy on iOS users, Facebook took advantage of Apple’s enterprise application program to get around Apple’s strict app distribution rules. When news of this Facebook program hit earlier this week, Google scrambled to pull the plug on its own “user research” application, which was taking advantage of the same Apple program. Apple quickly revoked both organizations’ Enterprise Certificates, shutting down all of Facebook’s and Google’s internal iOS applications and tooling, leaving the two giants in disarray. We’re not a fan of Apple’s walled-garden approach to application distribution and its strict control over who gets to play on its platform and who doesn’t. However, this drama shined a valuable spotlight on deceptive messages to users and data harvesting practices surrounding two so-called “opt-in” “research” panopticons. Although Google pulled its iOS application, all the other parts of its Screenwise Meter surveillance program are still in operation—and in some cases, they collect even more data about their “research users” than the Facebook counterpart did.
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Why This Google Shareholder Wants an End to Project Nimbus

Hundreds of Google’s own employees have spoken out against this controversial contract, which provides advanced technology that will be used to further oppress and harm millions of Palestinians

Today, for the first time in company history, Google shareholders like me voted on a resolution that calls into question a contract with the Israeli government and military known as Project Nimbus. Hundreds of Google's own employees have spoken out against this controversial contract, which provides advanced technology that will be used to further oppress and harm millions of Palestinians.

Through its Project Nimbus contract, Google provides cloud services to the Israeli army, making it easier for Israel to surveille and oppress Palestinians.

Shareholder resolutions have become an important tool for demanding ethical business practices in boardrooms. The resolution asks that Google and parent company Alphabet evaluate the harm caused by contracts with institutions that have violated human rights, like the Israeli military, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). These contentious deals lead people to rightfully ask why a company that creates products we all know and rely on every day would also create and supply products to institutions that violate people's basic human rights.

For years, prominent human rights organizations have raised alarms about Israel's brutal oppression of Palestinians. There is now a near-total consensus among the United Nations and all major human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Israel's leading human rights organization B'Tselem, that Israel's discriminatory policies and practices against Palestinians amounts to the serious crime of apartheid.

Through its Project Nimbus contract, Google provides cloud services to the Israeli army, making it easier for Israel to surveille and oppress Palestinians. The contract also provides data support to the Israel Land Authority (ILA), which according to Human Rights Watch, uses discriminatory policies to expand illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land where Palestinians aren't allowed to live.

Google has had incredible success recruiting a diverse workforce, and they should be embracing employees who want to make the company better. The company may have difficulties retaining talent if it pursues contracts that run contrary to Google's stated corporate values that attracted employees to the company in the first place. In May of last year, 250 Jewish employees at Google urged the company to support Palestinian rights and end its ties with the Israeli military, and nearly 700 Google employees signed a petition rejecting the Project Nimbus contract.

Google aspires to value democracy, accountability, and safety, and rightfully says that companies "can make money without doing evil." But as tech evolves and becomes more pervasive in almost every aspect of our lives, there is a growing awareness of the threat it can pose to human rights. Google has canceled these kinds of contracts before and it should reverse its contract with the Israeli military too. After public backlash over a contract with the US military, Google outlined new ethical principles for its use of artificial technology (AI), including a commitment not to use AI for weapons or surveillance, particularly in cases where there is a violation of "internationally accepted norms." Given the outcry from human rights organizations over Israel's system of apartheid, the Project Nimbus contract sharply conflicts with Google's stated ethical standards.

As shareholders, we believe that Google's commitment to ethics is a good thing for society and for investors. Not only do Google's AI principles help ensure that Google technology is used to bring people together, rather than cause harm, but these ethical commitments also make Google unique amongst its competitors in a world where more and more users want companies they support to share their values.

Ethical business matters. Increasingly, workers, consumers, and even investors are demanding better from corporations. Google has a choice: instead of enabling human rights abuses, it should promote technology that has a positive impact on the world. Google can and should stand on the right side of history by ending Project Nimbus.
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Warren, Jayapal Demand Google Stop Trying to ‘Bully’ DOJ Antitrust Official

"Noting similar efforts by Amazon and Facebook, they said the tech giant "should focus on complying with antitrust law rather than attempting to rig the system with these unseemly tactics."
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Wednesday sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai demanding that the company swiftly end its "ongoing attempts to strip Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of his authority to enforce antitrust law."

"These efforts to bully regulators and avoid accountability... are untethered to federal ethics law and regulations."

The day after Kanter took the oath of office to lead the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in November—following a bipartisan Senate vote confirming his nomination—Google suggested in the letter to federal officials that Kanter should be recused from litigation and probes against the tech giant because he may not be "fair and impartial."

Google's stance apparently has not changed. CNBC reported Wednesday that a spokesperson pointed to an earlier statement about his recusal, saying, "Mr. Kanter's past statements and work representing competitors who have advocated for the cases brought by the department raise serious concerns about his ability to be impartial."

Warren (D-Mass.)—who voted to confirm Kanter—and Jayapal (D-Wash.) pushed back against Google's claims, writing that "the company's attempts to force Mr. Kanter off current and future cases are misguided and reflect what appears to be a willful misunderstanding and misrepresentation of federal ethics mandates."

Echoing earlier arguments from experts, the pair laid out why Kanter's recusal isn't required under federal law:

First, there is no evidence whatsoever that Mr. Kanter's work involving Google at the DOJ would affect his "financial interest." Second, Mr. Kanter has never represented either Google or the United States, the two parties that would be involved in any "particular matter" involving action by the federal government against the company. Third, although Google as a corporation with a clear financial interest in weak antitrust enforcement appears to be willing to question Mr. Kanter's impartiality, there is no basis for a reasonable person to do so given that Mr. Kanter's prior work has aligned with the federal government's interest in robust enforcement of antitrust law.

Kanter, a well-known antitrust attorney whose nomination by President Joe Biden last year was welcomed as a win for workers and consumers, "is eminently qualified to lead the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, and it is unfair and inappropriate of your company to question his impartiality," the progressive lawmakers wrote.

"These efforts to bully regulators and avoid accountability—which are similar to those of Facebook and Amazon earlier this year—are untethered to federal ethics law and regulations, and we urge you to cease them immediately," they added. "Google should focus on complying with antitrust law rather than attempting to rig the system with these unseemly tactics."

Jayapal and Warren, joined by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), similarly called out Amazon and Facebook last year for attempting to "strip Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan of her authority to enforce antitrust law."

Like with Kanter, Biden's nomination and the Senate's bipartisan confirmation of Khan, an "antitrust trailblazer," were widely celebrated by critics of Big Tech hopeful that the appointees will hold companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google accountable for alleged illegal conduct.

"Google is right to fear that the company may have run afoul of federal antitrust law and that more aggressive enforcement from effective regulators could affect the company's operations and bottom line," wrote Warren and Jayapal, noting that U.S. officials "have filed a plethora of lawsuits against Google regarding alleged anti-competitive and exclusionary practices."

"If Google is serious about ending conflicts of interest in Washington, it can demonstrate its sincerity by supporting legislation, like the Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act, to strengthen federal ethics requirements," the Democrats said, referencing a bill they jointly reintroduced in 2020.

"Otherwise," they warned the Google CEO, "your efforts to sideline key federal regulators—like similar actions by Facebook and Amazon—simply serve as further evidence that you will go to all lengths to ward off necessary scrutiny of your immense market power."
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Companies Vowing Climate Action Also Back Lobby Groups Trying to Kill Landmark Climate Bill

"Corporate interests will say or do anything to preserve the broken status quo, including lie to families that overdue investments in child care, education, and climate change are somehow not in their interest."
Companies Vowing Climate Action Also Back Lobby Groups Trying to Kill Landmark Climate Bill
"Corporate interests will say or do anything to preserve the broken status quo, including lie to families that overdue investments in child care, education, and climate change are somehow not in their interest."

JULIA CONLEY

October 1, 2021

A new analysis out Friday makes clear the wide gap between corporations' stated commitments to fighting the climate crisis and the lengths they are currently going to in order to stop the passage of the biggest climate action spending package in U.S. history.
 
The research by the progressive advocacy group Accountable.US examined statements and pledges made in recent years by companies including American Airlines, Amazon, Apple, and Google regarding the corporations' plans to end carbon emissions, shift to fleets of electric vehicles, and take other steps to help combat the climate emergency.

"Let's be clear: Walmart, one of the biggest companies in America, says they support the climate initiatives in the Build Back Better Plan. But the company is actively fighting its passage."
—Accountable.US

 
Those stated commitments mean little, Accountable.US said, considering the companies' close ties with lobbying firms that are actively working to kill the Build Back Better Act, the spending package which would invest $3.5 trillion over 10 years to transition towards renewable energy and bolster the wellbeing of working Americans.
 
"Major corporations love to tell us how committed they are to addressing the climate crisis and building a sustainable future, but behind closed doors, they are funding the very industry trade groups that are fighting tooth and nail to stop the biggest climate change bill ever," Kyle Herrig, president of Accountable.US, told The Guardian.
 
Microsoft, for example, said last year it would be carbon negative by 2030, emphasizing that "the scientific consensus is clear" about the human-caused climate emergency and the danger planet-heating carbon emissions pose to humanity.
 
The company also unveiled a plan to establish a $1 billion climate innovation fund "to accelerate the global development of carbon reduction, capture, and removal technologies."
 
The analysis by Accountable.US showed that despite Microsoft's claimed commitment to climate action, some of the company's executives are among the board members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—the largest lobbying group in the United States—which has made no secret of its goal of tanking the Build Back Better plan, which progressives hope to pass through the filibuster-proof reconciliation process.
 
The Chamber said in August that it was prepared to "do everything we can to prevent this tax raising, job-killing reconciliation bill from becoming law."
 
On social media, Accountable.US pointed to other examples of large corporations whose stated concerns over the climate emergency are inconsistent with their involvement with powerful lobbying groups.
 
The group responded to a tweet from American Airlines on helping to "accelerate the technologies needed to reach net zero emissions" by pointing out that the aviation company is opposed to the reconciliation bill, which would invest in electric vehicle infrastructure, create millions of good-paying clean energy jobs, and reduce emissions from transportation, among other measures.
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New Antitrust Summer Campaign Aims to ‘Beat Out Big Tech’s Lobbyist Machine’

If we can make enough noise to break through the lobbyist facade, we can get these bills to the floor in the next few weeks, and we will win
A leading digital rights group on Wednesday kicked off a new campaign aimed at boosting federal legislation that would crack down on Big Tech monopolies.

"This and next week are do-or-die for the most significant antitrust reforms in a generation."

Fight for the Future's (FFF) "Antitrust Summer" campaign is betting that grassroots organizing can help win passage of S. 2992 and S. 2710, respectively the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) and the Open App Markets Act (OAMA).

"Powerful tech companies have gained way too much control over our lives. Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon drown us in ads, algorithmically amplify hate and extremism, copy and kill their competitors, and limit free speech," Fight for the Future said.

"But this isn't our destiny," the group continued. "The internet is capable of so much more. Big Tech monopolists get away with harming us and our democracy simply because they can."
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Reported End to Facebook’s ‘Murky’ Deals With News Giants Sparks Call for ‘Truly Fair Marketplace’

“We can’t allow our free press to be captured by tech monopolies,” warned one advocate.

Press freedom and antitrust advocates on Friday derided both Facebook and corporate media beneficiaries of the tech titan's multimillion dollar spending spree following reporting that the company is rethinking its investments amid increasing regulatory pressures and a shift away from news partnerships.

"For years, Facebook has sucked advertising dollars away from newspapers and news magazines."

The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook in recent years has annually paid an average of more than $15 million to The Washington Post, as well as $20 million to The New York Times, and over $10 million to the Journal. The Journal deal is part of a larger $20 million agreement.

"For years, Facebook has sucked advertising dollars away from newspapers and news magazines," Barry Lynn, executive director at the anti-monopoly watchdog group Open Markets, said in a statement.

"At the very moment the U.S. government began to seek solutions to this problem, Facebook cut murky, multimillion-dollars deal with America's most influential newspapers, apparently as part of an effort to halt regulation and continue to siphon off advertising dollars unhindered," he added.

According to "people familiar with the matter" interviewed by the Journal, it is not clear whether Facebook will continue its deals with media corporations as Meta, the social platform's parent company, shifts its investments from news to "products that attract creators" and the metaverse.

The Journal also cites Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's disappointment at "regulatory efforts around the world looking to force platforms like Facebook and Alphabet Inc.'s Google to pay publishers for any news content available on their platforms."

Facebook was so incensed by a 2021 Australian law compelling large online platforms to pay publishers for linking to local news stories that it temporarily imposed a blackout on Australian news outlets, a move condemned by groups including Access Now and Amnesty International.

Lynn said that "it's not entirely surprising, then, to learn Facebook wants to nix these payments, which clearly haven't delivered the protection from regulation that Facebook expected."

He continued:

It is surprising that the public is only now learning the details of Facebook's payoffs to America's biggest newspapers, three years after the fact. Facebook should absolutely pay for the news it shares on its platform. But the American people also need complete transparency about any and all agreements between the publishers who report the news and the tech giants we expect them to cover honestly and critically.

Open Markets Institute calls on news publishers to immediately disclose the amounts and terms of all their deals with Big Tech, including any renewed deals with Facebook and existing deals with Google. We can't allow our free press to be captured by tech monopolies. They already hold far too much power and pose dire threats to our democracy.

Open Markets also called on the Times, Post, and Journal to "work  constructively with Congress to ensure that the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act establishes a foundation for a truly fair marketplace designed to ensure robust advertising support for every newspaper in the United States, not only the few dominant players."

Introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in February, the proposed legislation "creates a four-year safe harbor from antitrust laws for print, broadcast, or digital news companies to collectively negotiate with online content distributors (e.g., social media companies) regarding the terms on which the news companies' content may be distributed by online content distributors."

Google and Facebook have also come under fire for throttling traffic to progressive and other independent news sites, many of which are fighting to survive amid incessant corporate consolidation.

"This is a classic example of the rich get richer," Jody Brannon, director of the Center for Journalism & Liberty, a program of the Open Markets Institute, said in a statement. "Facebook collects most digital ad dollars from the reporting done by local journalists, so why can't smaller newsrooms reap even fractions of those millions to better cover their communities?"

The Journal report comes as the digital rights group Fight For the Future kicks off an "Antitrust Summer" campaign aimed at boosting federal legislation to crack down on Big Tech monopolies.
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‘Don’t Be Fooled’: Critics of Facebook Say Name Change Can’t Hide Company’s Harm

Changing their name doesn't change reality: Facebook is destroying our democracy and is the world's leading peddler of disinformation and hate.
Tech ethicists and branding professionals on Thursday said consumers should not be hoodwinked by Facebook's name change, which numerous observers compared to earlier efforts by tobacco and fossil fuel companies to distract attention from their societal harms.

"Don't be fooled. Nothing changes here. This is just a publicity stunt hatched by Facebook's PR department to deflect attention as Zuckerberg squirms."

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the Meta rechristening during Facebook Connect, the company's annual virtual and augmented reality conference, explaining that "we are a company that builds technology to connect people and the metaverse is the next frontier, just like social networking was when we got started."

"Some of you might be wondering why we're doing this right now," he added. "The answer is that I believe that we're put on this Earth to create. I believe that technology can make our lives better."

Many critics found Zuckerberg's explanation unconvincing at best and, at worst, disingenuous.

"Changing their name doesn't change reality: Facebook is destroying our democracy and is the world's leading peddler of disinformation and hate," the watchdog group Real Facebook Oversight Board said in a statement. "Their meaningless name change should not distract from the investigation, regulation, and real, independent oversight needed to hold Facebook accountable."

Vahid Razavi, founder of the advocacy group Ethics in Tech, told Common Dreams: "Don't be fooled. Nothing changes here. This is just a publicity stunt hatched by Facebook's PR department to deflect attention as Zuckerberg squirms" over the negative press from recent whistleblower revelations.

Former Facebook employees-turned whistleblowers say the company's profit-seeking algorithms—and its executives who know their insidious impacts—are responsible for the mass dissemination of harmful content, including hate speech and political, climate, and Covid-19 misinformation.

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Siva Vaidhyanathan, a media studies professor at the University of Virginia and author of the book Antisocial Media, told Time that "the Facebook of today has never been the end game for Zuckerberg."

"He's always wanted his company to be the operating system of our lives that can socially engineer how we live and what we know," Vaidhyanathan continued, adding that the new name is "not going to change his vision for his company—he's never let anybody on the outside change his mind."

Zuckerberg, he said, "wants to take the dynamic of algorithmic guidance out of our phones and off of our computers and build that system into our lives and our consciousness, so our eyeglasses become our screens, and our hands become the mouse."

Some observers compared Facebook's attempt to rebrand itself to what they called similar efforts by Big Tobacco and fossil fuel corporations.

"It didn't do anything," Laurel Sutton, co-founder of the branding agency Catchword, told Time. "People still knew that Altria was Philip Morris and they didn't rehabilitate their reputation simply because they changed the name."

"There's no name that's going to rehabilitate the behavior that they've displayed so far," Sutton said of the social media giant. "Maybe put that time and energy into rehabilitating their morals and ethics and business decisions rather than just trying to slap a new name on something."
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Analysis: 26 US Billionaires Paid Average Tax Rate of Just 4.8% in Recent Years

"When you include their untaxed wealth growth in the calculation, many billionaires pay almost nothing," said Frank Clemente of Americans for Tax Fairness.

JAKE JOHNSON

May 19, 2022

When their astronomical wealth gains are taken into account, dozens of the top billionaires in the United States paid an average federal tax rate of just 4.8% from 2013 to 2018—a significantly lower rate than the nation's average taxpayer.

"As long as we fail to tax their main source of income—the growth in their fortunes—many billionaires will continue to live largely tax-free lives."

That's according to a new analysis released Thursday by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a progressive group that has been tracking the explosion of billionaire wealth over the past several years, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic.

Under current U.S. law, unrealized capital gains from stocks and other assets are not taxed, allowing billionaires such as Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO Elon Musk to accumulate massive fortunes tax-free. And even when assets are sold and gains are "realized," the long-term capital gains tax rate is significantly lower than the top marginal tax rate of 37%.

Drawing on Forbes figures on billionaire wealth and recent Internal Revenue Service data leaked to ProPublica, ATF estimates that 26 of the richest people in the U.S. paid an average federal income tax rate of 4.8% between 2013 and 2018 when wealth gains are counted as income.

Some prominent billionaires—including Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Bezos—paid tax rates of less than 2% during the six-year period, ATF found.

On Twitter, ATF pointed out that the average U.S. taxpayer pays a 13.3% tax rate on their income.

"Teachers, plumbers, firefighters, and other working Americans can already pay higher tax rates than billionaires—and that's just counting the small part of billionaire income that is now taxed," Frank Clemente, ATF's executive director, said in a statement. "When you include their untaxed wealth growth in the calculation, many billionaires pay almost nothing."

ATF argues that it's reasonable to count billionaires' unrealized wealth gains as income because the ultra-rich can borrow against their assets, securing "low-interest loans that fund lavish lifestyles without owing income tax."

"At the scale enjoyed by billionaires, growth in the value of assets—even if those assets are not sold—can be as good as money in the bank, which Elon Musk is putting to good effect in his purchase of Twitter," the group said.

In October, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)—the chair of the Senate Finance Committee—introduced legislation that would impose an annual tax on unrealized gains that the wealthy accumulate from tradable assets, a proposal that ATF has applauded.

At present, the bill has no path to passage in the Senate, largely because of Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-W.Va.) opposition.

"As long as we fail to tax their main source of income—the growth in their fortunes—many billionaires will continue to live largely tax-free lives," Clemente said Thursday.
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From Microsoft to General Dynamics, Corporations Under Pressure to End Business Dealings With ICE

"As the people who build the technologies that Microsoft profits from, we refuse to be complicit."
Corporations that contract with President Donald Trump's immigration agencies faced harsh rebuke this week both from within their ranks and from outside critics over their complicity with the Trump administration's separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

More than 100 employees at Microsoft demanded that the company stop providing support to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

"We request that Microsoft cancel its contracts with ICE, and with other clients who directly enable ICE," wrote the workers. "As the people who build the technologies that Microsoft profits from, we refuse to be complicit."

Microsoft has previously told employees that its work with ICE does not support the Trump administration's zero tolerance immigration policy under which thousands of children have been separated from their families—packed into detention centers for children as young as a few months old or sent all over the country in the foster care system.

The employees made clear that such an assurance "does not go far enough."

"We believe that Microsoft must take an ethical stand, and put children and families above profits," said the employees, noting that the company has a $19.4 million contract with ICE. "We also call on Microsoft to draft, publicize and enforce a clear policy stating that neither Microsoft nor its contractors will work with clients who​ ​violate international human rights law​."

In January, Microsoft announced a new partnership with ICE through its Azure Government computing program. The program's capabilities include facial recognition software, leading to concerns among critics that the company could be directly participating in the apprehension of immigrants.

In CEO Satya Nadella's response to his employees' letter, he said only that Microsoft is "supporting legacy mail, calendar, messaging, and document management workloads" for ICE.

Regardless of the exact nature of Microsoft's work with the agency, the letter noted, the company is "providing the technical undergirding in support of an agency that is actively enforcing this inhumane policy."

Meanwhile, partnerships forged by defense and intelligence contractors with the Health and Human Services Department (HHS)—which is charged with caring for children who arrive in the U.S. without adults as well as those who have been forcibly separated from their parents and guardians—have come under attack in recent days.

As Common Dreams reported last week, General Dynamics and MVM, Inc. have won multi-million dollar contracts with the department to oversee the detention centers where more and more children have been sent in recent weeks, and to transport children throughout Texas.

General Dynamics' involvement in the zero tolerance policy provoked condemnation from peace activists in Maine, home of the corporation's subsidiary, Bath Iron Works.

"It is a real sign that [General Dynamics] is willing to do just about anything to make [money]," peace activist Bruce Gagnon told the Bangor Daily News. "Ethics do not matter to this mega-corporation at all."

Organizers of the online boycott campaign Grab Your Wallet have urged supporters to contact both General Dynamics and MVM.
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To Evade NSA, Microsoft Begins Building Data Centers in Germany

In an attempt to evade the long arm of U.S. intelligence that could mark a sea change in internet privacy, Microsoft has announced plans to build two new data centers in Germany that will store user information in a secure network and not allow access to anyone—including the U.S. government and Microsoft staff themselves—without explicit approval by the user or a “data trustee.”

If permission is granted by the user or the trustee, Microsoft would still be required to operate under their supervision.

In this case, the trustee is T-Systems, a subsidiary of German conglomerate Deutsche Telekom. By stationing its data servers in Frankfurt am Main and Magdeburg, Microsoft will be placing user data under German privacy protections, which are some of the strictest in Europe.

The move comes amid growing public outcry over government eavesdropping in the wake of Edward Snowden’s 2013 revelations that exposed National Security Agency (NSA) mass surveillance at home and abroad. And it may help address new privacy concerns arising just weeks after the U.S. Senate passed the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), which supporters say would make it easier for tech companies to respond to security breaches—but which opponents say is nothing more than a government surveillance bill in disguise.

Microsoft, which publicly opposed CISA, has been in an ongoing legal battle with the Department of Justice (DOJ) after the company in December 2013 refused to hand over emails from a drug trafficking suspect stored on servers in Dublin, Ireland. Microsoft told DOJ officials they would have to get a warrant from an Irish court.

With that case still underway, the company’s initiative signals that it may be looking for a whole new approach to privacy.

The implications of the move are significant, even if they are not necessary fail-safe. As The Verge writes:

It’s an approach that’s comparable to Apple’s use of encryption that even the iPhone-maker can’t break — theoretically taking away the option of government authorities forcing the company to give up users’ data. However, none of these tactics are ever completely secure. For example, the Snowden revelations showed that despite Europe’s outward desire for data sovereignty, many local spy agencies still funneled European citizens’ data to the NSA.

Paul Miller, an analyst for Forrester, notes that although Microsoft is confident in the security of German servers, this arrangement has yet to be tested in the courts. “To be sure, we must wait for the first legal challenge. And the appeal. And the counter-appeal,” said Miller.

More importantly, though, Microsoft’s decision could end up affecting more than just its own users. If the German trustee model becomes a recognized standard for data security, then customers of other cloud computing firms like Google and Amazon could demand similar arrangements. EU officials might also be emboldened by the move. Last month, the EU Court of Justice invalidated the longstanding Safe Harbor treaty allowing US companies to send data on European citizens back to America. The treaty is currently being renegotiated, and Microsoft’s support for the data trustee model could feed into these debates.

The data centers—which are connected to each other by a private network that will operate separately from the internet—are aimed at organizations working with sensitive information, such as health or finances.

“These locally deployed versions of Microsoft’s commercial cloud services adhere to German data handling regulations and customers will be able to view how and where data is processed,” the company stated on Wednesday.

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Microsoft Admits Keeping $92 Billion Offshore to Avoid Paying $29 Billion in US Taxes

Microsoft Corp. is currently sitting on almost $29.6 billion it would owe in U.S. taxes if it repatriated the $92.9 billion of earnings it is keeping offshore, according to disclosures in the company’s most recent annual filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The amount of money that Microsoft is keeping offshore represents a significant spike from prior years, and the levies the company would owe amount to almost the entire two-year operating budget of the company’s home state of Washington.

The company says it has “not provided deferred U.S. income taxes” because it says the earnings were generated from its “non-U.S. subsidiaries” and then “reinvested outside the U.S.” Tax experts, however, say that details of the filing suggest the company is using tax shelters to dodge the taxes it owes as a company domiciled in the United States.

In response to a request for comment, a Microsoft spokesperson referred International Business Times to 2012 U.S. Senate testimony from William J. Sample, the company’s corporate vp for worldwide tax. He said: “Microsoft’s tax results follow from its business, which is fundamentally a global business that requires us to operate in foreign markets in order to compete and grow. In conducting our business at home and abroad, we abide by U.S. and foreign tax laws as written. That is not to say that the rules cannot be improved — to the contrary, we believe they can and should be.”

The disclosure in Microsoft’s SEC filing lands amid an intensifying debate over the fairness of U.S.-based multinational corporations using offshore subsidiaries and so-called “inversions” to avoid paying American taxes. Such maneuvers — although often legal — threaten to signficantly reduce U.S. corporate tax receipts during an era marked by government budget deficits.

White House officials have called the tactics an affront to “economic patriotism” and President Obama himself has derided “a small but growing group of big corporations that are fleeing the country to get out of paying taxes.” In a July speech, he said such firms are “declaring their base someplace else even though most of their operations are here.”

“I don’t care if it’s legal; it’s wrong,” Obama said. Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers have been pushing legislation they say would discourage U.S. companies from avoiding taxes through offshore subsidiaries. The proposals are being promoted in advance of the 2014 elections, as polling suggests the issue could be a winner for the party. In Illinois, the issue has already taken center stage in the state’s tightly contested gubernatorial campaign.

Because Microsoft has not declared itself a subsidiary of a foreign company, the firm has not technically engaged in an inversion. However, according to a 2012 U.S. Senate investigation, the company has in recent years used its offshore subsidiaries to substantially reduce its tax bills.

That probe uncovered details of how those subsidiaries are used. In its report, the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations described what it called Microsoft’s “complex web of interrelated foreign entities to facilitate international sales and reduce U.S. and foreign tax.” The panel’s report noted that “despite the [company’s] research largely occurring in the United States and generating U.S. tax credits, profit rights to the intellectual property are largely located in foreign tax havens.” The report discovered that through those tax havens, “Microsoft was able to shift offshore nearly $21 billion (in a 3-year period), or almost half of its U.S. retail sales net revenue, saving up to $4.5 billion in taxes on goods sold in the United States, or just over $4 million in U.S. taxes each day.”

U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said at the time: “Microsoft U.S. avoids U.S. taxes on 47 cents of each dollar of sales revenue it receives from selling its own products right here in this country. The product is developed here. It is sold here, to customers here. And yet Microsoft pays no taxes here on nearly half the income.”

Apple and General Electric, which also employ offshore subsidiaries, are the only U.S.-based companies that have more money offshore than Microsoft, according to data compiled by Citizens for Tax Justice. In all, a May report by CTJ found that “American Fortune 500 corporations are likely saving about $550 billion by holding nearly $2 trillion of ‘permanently reinvested’ profits offshore.” The report also found that “28 these corporations reveal that they have paid an income tax rate of 10 percent or less to the governments of the countries where these profits are officially held, indicating that most of these profits are likely in offshore tax havens.”

Microsoft’s use of the offshore subsidiary tactics has exploded in the last five years, with the amount of Microsoft earnings shifted offshore jumping 516 percent since 2008, according to SEC filings.

According to Microsoft’s filings, if the company repatriates the $92.9 billion it is holding offshore, it would face a 31.9 percent U.S. corporate tax rate. U.S. law generally permits companies to deduct the foreign corporate taxes they’ve already paid from the U.S.’s official 35 percent corporate tax rate. According to CTJ’s Richard Phillips, that means Microsoft’s disclosure implies the company is paying just 3.1 percent in the locales where it is currently holding the cash. Phillips says such an extremely low rate strongly suggests the firm is keeping the earnings not just in relatively low-tax locales like Ireland, Singapore and others the company has disclosed, but also in smaller countries like Bermuda that are considered true tax havens.

According to a Wall Street Journal report in 2012 about companies reducing transparency about their subsidiaries, Microsoft “once disclosed more than 100 subsidiaries [but] reported just 13 in its 2003 annual report and 11 in its 2012 report.”

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Workers Want a Voice on the Job. Amazon Should Lead the Way

Amazon should welcome our voices and our deep knowledge of the business.


Want to know why there’s a sudden wave of workers organizing to form unions across the country?

A lot of reasons, to be sure, but more than anything, I believe: Workers want to be heard. We spend most of our waking hours on the job, and we have a lot to say about what happens there. We want to find a way to make our employers actually listen to what we know, and what we want.

Companies with hourly workers on their boards of directors perform better—they enjoy higher profits, lower turnover, and stronger safety records.

In most companies, the boards of directors have no face-to-face contact with the people who do the actual labor of keeping the lights on and the packages delivered. They don’t know what it means to be watched while you take a restroom break, to have the pace of work determined by machines, to have to carry your belongings in a clear plastic bag so security can ensure you haven’t taken anything.

Workers know this, and we know how it feels to try to raise a family on $15 an hour, to have to report to work while ill because we have minimal paid leave, to work 12-hour shifts just to earn a few more cents an hour.

In fact, while Jeff Bezos blasted himself into space last summer, many essential workers were losing COVID-related paid sick leave, struggling to stay safe and healthy, and even mourning the loss of loved ones.

We want to share this reality and these experiences, and we want to find a way to make changes so the business and the workers can do better.

That’s why I worked so hard to help form a union at my warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama; and why I celebrated when the workers on State Island were successful earlier this year.

Amazon should welcome our voices and our deep knowledge of the business. In fact, on May 25, shareholders have a chance to acknowledge this potential, and support a resolution to nominate an hourly associate to the Board.

Amazon needs a worker on the board because current labor practices are running through workers. The average Amazon warehouse worker only lasts eight months on the job. The rate of turnover is so high that the company is exhausting the local labor supply.

Amazon needs a worker on the board because the pace of work is injuring workers at extraordinary rates. I’ve been injured myself, and they tried to blame me for it, while it was clearly an issue from the work. An ice pack and ibuprofen is supposed to cure every injury. Out of all the places I’ve ever worked, I’ve never seen the pace being pushed so fast, and seen safety not be the number one priority.

Amazon needs a worker on the board because they need to understand what it means when a coworker dies on the job. We’ve had several deaths in our facility and not once has Amazon acknowledged the loss of our coworkers. This was devastating and continues to crush our morale.

Amazon needs a worker on the board because we bring voices that are missing on the board. Amazon’s board remains mostly male and white, even though the majority of hourly workers are of color and women. And not one person on Amazon’s board has any idea what it means to try to keep a household running right now on $15 an hour—or $20 or $30 an hour.

Finally, Amazon needs a worker on the board because it will make the company more successful. We are the ones who know all the ins and outs of how the process works. From the tape to the robot arm to the distance to the bathroom, we know it best. Companies with hourly workers on their boards of directors perform better—they enjoy higher profits, lower turnover, and stronger safety records.

I’ll continue to do all I can to make life better for my coworkers, because I care for them and believe in our dignity. If Amazon truly wants to be “Earth’s Best Employer,” listening to its employees is a good place to start.

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” 14 Report Warns Taxpayer Money Is Fueling ‘Pandemic Greed Grab’ by US CEOs

As ordinary workers across the United States watched inflation eat away at modest wage gains in 2021, many corporations—including firms contracting with the federal government—used record-shattering profits to lavish their CEOs with bigger pay packages and reward shareholders with billions of dollars in stock buybacks.

According to an analysis published Tuesday by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), the average gap between CEO and median worker pay at a sample of 300 low-wage U.S. corporations surged in 2021, rising to 670 to 1—up from 604 to 1 in 2020.

“Amazon has reported $10.3 billion in recent federal contracts, most of it to provide web services for the National Security Agency.”

Forty-nine of the publicly traded companies examined in the IPS study, titled “Executive Excess,” had CEO-to-worker-pay ratios above 1,000 to 1 last year.

Amazon, for instance, paid CEO Andy Jassy a staggering 6,474 times more than it paid its median worker in 2021, a year in which the e-commerce giant spent $4.3 million on anti-union consultants.

Overall, IPS found that CEO pay at the 300 corporations increased by $2.5 million to an average of $10.6 million last year while median worker pay grew by just $3,556, rising to an average of $23,968 as inflation soared to its highest level in decades.

IPS noted that skyrocketing inflation—which has been fueled by corporate profiteering—resulted in effective pay cuts for median workers at 106 of the companies in its sample.

Meanwhile, IPS observed, 67% of those firms spent a total of $43.7 billion on stock buybacks, which benefit company shareholders and help boost the stock-based compensation of executives. Now a common practice among profitable corporations, share buybacks were largely illegal before 1982.

“With the $13 billion Lowes alone spent on share repurchases, the company could have given each of its 325,000 employees a $40,000 raise,” the new report states. “Instead, its median pay fell 7.6% to $22,697.”

Sarah Anderson, director of the IPS Global Economy Project and lead author of the new study, said in a statement that “CEOs’ pandemic greed grab has sparked outrage among Americans across the political spectrum,” pointing to an April survey showing that nearly 90% of U.S. adults believe the widening chasm between CEO and worker pay is “a problem in this country today.”

That problem, according to IPS’ findings, is being exacerbated by taxpayer dollars. Out of the 300 companies analyzed, 40% were awarded contracts from the federal government between October 1, 2019 and May 1, 2022.

IPS found that the combined value of the federal contracts was $37.2 billion, and the average CEO-worker pay ratio of the contractors jumped to 571 to 1 in 2021.

“Amazon has reported $10.3 billion in recent federal contracts, most of it to provide web services for the National Security Agency,” the report notes. “The company reportedly also received a lucrative share of a multibillion-dollar CIA contract for cloud services. The details and exact value of this contract continue to be classified.”

Among other policy recommendations, IPS argued that President Joe Biden can and should take action unilaterally to ensure that contracts flow to firms with lower CEO-to-worker-pay ratios.

“The president could wield the power of the public purse by introducing new standards making it hard for companies with huge CEO-worker pay gaps to land a lucrative federal contract,” Anderson said.

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Big Tech Mounting Big-Money Fight to Defeat to Corporate Antitrust Bill

The bill is being praised as “simple, bipartisan, wildly popular with voters, and a good first step toward reining in Big Tech.”

Amazon and tech giants are mounting a big-money push to tank bipartisan antitrust legislation its proponents say rightly takes on concentrated corporate power undermining small businesses and democracy.

Introduced in October by lead co-sponsors Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa.), the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S.2992) is coming up against negative media and spending blitzes ahead of a possible vote later this month.

Bloomberg reported Monday that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has promised a vote on the legislation this month, noting the narrow window ahead of the August recess.

The bill would, among other provisions, prevent major platforms like Amazon and Google from giving preferential treatment to their own products.

According to a report released last week by the Center for American Progress, the measure would “protect American consumers, small businesses, and innovation online.”

Industry lobby groups and major tech firms, however, are “going all out” against the bill, Axios reported Monday.

Dharmesh Mehta, Amazon’s vice president of worldwide selling partner services, for example, “recently tried lobbying third-party sellers on an online forum that they use to communicate with one another about hot topics” to encourage them to oppose the measure, according to CNBC. “I want to ensure that you are aware of this legislation and what you can do to try and stop it from harming you,” he wrote in part, and directed sellers to a contact-your-senator form. CNBC added:

Hundreds of sellers replied to Mehta’s post, including many who seemed unconvinced by Amazon’s point of view and promised to support the legislation. Third-party sellers, who account for more than half of Amazon’s retail volume, have in recent years expressed frustration over the costs they pay to stay in good standing, the amount Amazon charges them for ads, and Amazon’s inability to rid the marketplace of scams and bad actors.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive vice president Neil Bradley also came out swinging against the bill, writing in a Monday blog post that it would afford “unprecedented authority to bureaucrats at the FTC and DOJ allowing them to micro-manage the American economy and pick winners and losers in the marketplace.” And in a letter to senators last week, the chamber called it “misguided” and urged lawmakers to vote against it.

To help achieve that aim, as a Washington Post analysis published Monday highlighted, “tech trade associations and groups with ties to industry giants are… launching a major advertising blitz that’s increasingly targeting swing-state Democrats.”

The Post reported:

“CCIA—a trade group that counts Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google as members—took out over $8 million in TV ads earlier this year primarily targeting swing states like Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and Wisconsin, according to the independent news site the Lever. CCIA also took out over $2 million in ads in New Hampshire, according to the New Hampshire Journal. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)

In recent months, another group called New Democracy has “taken out at least $167,000 in Facebook ads and over $218,000 in Google ads that largely call on a narrow set of swing-state Democrats to reject the bill,” the Post added. “The ads have been shown at least 13 million times, according to a review by The Technology 202 of the companies’ digital advertising libraries.”

Bloomberg also noted that “Apple, Amazon, Google, and [Facebook parent company] Meta spent $16.7 million lobbying in the first three months of 2022, with all four identifying the antitrust bills as their top priority, according to lobbying disclosures filed with Congress,” referencing the Senate and House versions. And Apple, Axios reported Monday, “spent more on lobbying last quarter ($2.5 million) than in any previous quarter.”

The money may have been well spent.

The legislation “passed the Senate Judiciary Committee with support from both parties earlier this year,” Politico reported last month. However, “in the days since Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Klobuchar he would hold a floor vote as early as [June], several Democratic senators have privately expressed deep reservations about voting for the legislation, particularly with a midterm election looming, in their conversations with Schumer and other Democratic offices.”

Fight for the Future, a digital rights group backing the legislation, said in an email to supporters Tuesday that “a small faction of Senate Democrats may be betraying you for Big Tech.”

“There is no question that these lawmakers, including Maggie Hassan (N.H.), Michael Bennet (Colo.), Brian Schatz (Hawaii), Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), and Alejandro Padilla (Calif.), are being swayed by Big Tech lobbyists,” the group wrote.

“But siding with Big Tech at the expense of passing legislation that would rein in monopolistic companies that abuse their gatekeeper status to undermine human rights, distort democracy, abuse our personal data, and stifle competition,” said Fight for the Future, “is just wrong.”

Stacy Mitchell, co-director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, called Klobuchar’s bill “simple, bipartisan, wildly popular with voters, and a good first step toward reining in Big Tech.”

In a lengthy Twitter thread last week debunking Amazon’s claim that the legislation would kill its Prime service, Mitchell wrote that the measure would stop the online retail giant and other Big Tech firms from “self-preferencing and market manipulation.”

Its passage, she added, could bring about “the end of some of the most nakedly monopolistic tactics used by Big Tech.”

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Sanders and Gillibrand Call on Amazon to Recognize Historic Union Victory

"It is time for Amazon to end its blatant disregard of labor law and treat workers with the respect and dignity they deserve."

COMMON DREAMS STAFF  June 11, 2022


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Friday sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy urging him to drop the company's objections to the historic union election on Staten Island before a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing on Monday and finally recognize the Amazon Labor Union.

"If Amazon can afford to spend $10 billion in stock buybacks to enrich its wealthy shareholders and executives—including the second richest person in the world, Jeff Bezos—it can afford a unionized workforce," the senators wrote. "If Amazon can spend over $4 million in a single year on union-busting and $213 million on your compensation, it can afford a workforce that can collectively bargain for better wages, better benefits, safer working conditions, and reliable schedules…We strongly urge you to respect the will of Amazon workers by dropping your objections, recognizing the Amazon Labor Union and negotiating in good faith before the NLRB hearing on June 13th. It is time for Amazon to end its blatant disregard of labor law and treat workers with the respect and dignity they deserve."

Since the workers on Staten Island became the first-ever Amazon warehouse to successfully vote to form a union in the United States, Amazon has refused to negotiate a first contract, refused to recognize that the union exists, and filed 25 objections to the election – despite the NLRB certifying the victory.

"Sadly, Amazon has refused to accept the will of their workers and has instead filed 25 objections to the election, accusing both the union and the NLRB of misconduct.  Amazon has objected to the union election from the beginning, alleging that there is insufficient support and the union and NLRB manipulated evidence of support.  But, Mr. Jassy, last month's election results make it clear that your workers at JFK8 want a union.  Amazon has gone as far as alleging that the NLRB and the union's actions are "substantially more egregious" than its own actions to interfere with a union election in Bessemer, Alabama by illegally installing a mailbox to intimidate workers" the senators wrote.

Last year, Amazon increased its profits by 75 percent to a record-breaking $35 billion while avoiding over $5 billion in taxes and while spending $4.3 million on union-busting consultants and lawyers. Amazon has also been penalized more than $75 million for breaking federal discrimination and wage laws and is currently being sued by the NLRB to reinstate a worker who was illegally fired for organizing a union.

Amazon is waging a war against workers' right to unionize – from forcing workers to attend anti-union meetings, to threatening to slash wages and benefits if workers form a union – and there are currently 51 open Unfair Labor Practice cases against Amazon pending before the NLRB.
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Jeff Bezos, world’s first multi-centibillionaire, or, New Zealand in a man

On Wednesday, Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, shattered the $200 billion ceiling. He had a decent day on the stock market, with Amazon shares edging up about 2 percent. But a “decent” 2 percent day for the richest man on Earth means his net wealth soared by around $5 billion that day. And voilà, just like that, we’ve got the world’s first multi-centibillionaire, and I’m pretty sure the first ever printing of the word “multi-centibillionaire.” Strange days, friends. Strange days, indeed.

Dan Riffle, a senior advisor to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has famously asserted that “every billionaire is a policy failure.” If that’s so—and I do believe it is—then the United States of America is at least to some degree a failed state. And by “some,” I mean much more than we can afford to ignore.

Bezos isn’t alone up there. Yes, he is a whopping $75 billion richer than Bill Gates, the runner-up on the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. But that still means that the Microsoft co-founder is worth a staggering $125 billion, with Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg ($111 billion) not far behind, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk ($104 billion) pulling the platinum caboose of the centibillionaire’s club.

A train, replete with all the Snowpiercer-like mental imagery it conjures, seems a fitting metaphor for a system that progressive economist and former U.S. labor secretary says has “gone off the rails.”As in Snowpiercer, Bezos and his plutocrat pals in the front of the train are worse than oblivious to the plight of the poor passengers in the back. They’re downright contemptuous.

Have you heard about Chris Smalls? He was a worker at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse who was fired after organizing a work stoppage to protest a lack of protective gear and pandemic hazard pay amid the deaths of numerous company employees. What Amazon executives didn’t expect was that Smalls would become a cause célèbre who would draw worldwide attention to some of their worst corporate practices. Scrambling into damage control mode, Amazon general counsel David Zapolsky decided the company’s best course of action was to smear Smalls, a Black man, as “not smart or articulate.”The system is beyond broken. It is beyond unfair. It has entered the realm of insanity. What else would you call it when three men own more wealth than the bottom half of the U.S. population—that’s 160 million people—combined? How would you describe a system in which tens of millions of people are jobless, millions of children are hungry, and millions of families are at risk of becoming homeless, while the net worth of America’s billionaires has skyrocketed by nearly $800 billion over the past five months?The four richest men in the world now have a combined net worth of $540 billion. In my own personal quest to wrap my head around such stupendous wealth, I found countries to be a useful benchmark. More specifically, I reckoned that comparing the tech titans’ total treasure to the annual gross domestic product of various nations, the only truly appropriate entities against which these men can be accurately measured, would give me a fuller understanding of the scale and scope of their fortune.

So I got hold of the World Bank’s latest available (2019) world GDP figures and from these I learned that if Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg and Musk were a country, their net worth would fall between the GDP of Thailand ($543 billion), the world’s 22nd-largest economy, and #23 Sweden ($530 billion).

On his own, Bezos’ bazillions would place him roughly on par with #52 New Zealand ($206 billion), and well ahead of oil-drenched #53, Qatar ($183 billion). Had Bezos and his former wife not divorced last year, the couple would be worth at least $263 billion, or about as much as the GDP of Finland, the world’s 44th-largest economy.

Bezos is now on track to become world’s first trillionaire. My spell-check doesn’t even recognize that word; surely it’s a mistake? Oh, but it’s not, and according to the business research firm Comparisun, Bezos is projected to reach that unimaginable milestone by 2026.

Unless, that is, somebody stops him and his ilk. Some think this can realized via more traditional means:

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Outrage over $10 billion ‘giveaway of galactic proportions’ to Bezos in NDAA

Progressives on Wednesday slammed what they called a proposed $10 billion handout to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos—the world’s first multi-centibillionaire—in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act as a “giveaway of galactic proportions” in the face of growing wealth inequality and the inability of U.S. lawmakers to pass a sweeping social and climate spending package.

According to Defense News, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to merge the $250 billion U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (USICA)—aimed largely at countering the rise of China—with next year’s NDAA, which would authorize up to $778 billion in military spending. That’s $37 billion more than former President Donald Trump’s final defense budget and $25 billion more than requested by President Joe Biden. The NDAA includes a $10 billion subsidy to Bezos’ Blue Origin space exploration company.

“Providing Jeff Bezos with $10 billion of taxpayer money would be an inappropriate giveaway of galactic proportions,” Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), said in a statement Wednesday.“Jeff Bezos shouldn’t receive taxpayer subsidies for his personal projects—period,” he continued. “In at least two recent years, one of the richest people on the planet paid no income tax; yet he then demands billions in taxpayer funds for a project that’s already been awarded to another company. This is the height of hubris.”

“Rather than waste $10 billion on a redundant space contract for Bezos, that money could be used to adequately fund Social Security Disability, Medicare and Medicaid, and the food stamps that many of his own employees at Amazon and elsewhere have to rely on to make ends meet,” Appelbaum said.

“Jeff Bezos’s business model includes feasting on public subsidies—and the U.S. Senate must not acquiesce to his demands,” he added. “Furthermore, until Jeff Bezos changes the way his employees are mistreated and dehumanized at Amazon and elsewhere, no elected official should support the passage of subsidies for him or any of his projects.”Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has condemned the NDAA for containing $52 billion in “corporate welfare” for Big Tech. Explaining why he would vote against the NDAA, Sanders said Tuesday that “combining these two pieces of legislation would push the price tag of the defense bill to over $1 trillion—with very little scrutiny.”

“Meanwhile,” he added, “the Senate has spent month after month discussing the Build Back Better Act and whether we can afford to protect the children, the elderly, the sick, the poor, and the future of our planet. As a nation, we need to get our priorities right.”

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