London, 4th October 2024: Yellow Press has published Genocide: Personal Stories, Big Questions, by journalist and author, Heidi Kingstone. The book tells the story of the last 120 years of genocide, its impact on the world and its relevance today. Kingstone takes the reader on a journey from the Herero and Nama genocide of 1904,…
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So much in life is down to serendipity, not least my career in journalism and my latest book, Genocide: Personal Stories, Big Questions. But part of serendipity is also knowing when to seize the opportunity. I fell into journalism when an editor I had gone to see about something entirely different asked me to write a…
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I am proud to have been appointed as an Advisor to Mantraya Institute for Strategic Studies, an independent research forum that seeks to contribute constructively to strategy, innovation, and alternatives.  SEE: www.miss.org.in

Abstract: What is genocide? It’s a word bandied about these days, especially in the wake of the Israel-Gaza catastrophe, which has galvanised the world. Genocide has a specific meaning, and only the courts can decide, regardless of the intense passion it evokes. On 3 August 2024, it will be ten years since the Islamic State…
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This year, we should remember Benjamin Berell Ferencz who led the Nuremberg prosecution of two dozen SS commanders, and his legacy: Law, not war. It’s beyond belief that in the present day, genocide — a term coined by Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin in 1944 — remains such a current topic. This is why anniversaries matter….
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I was on the panel for the first session of this conference held in Amsterdam on 26 January 2024. At the session entitled ‘Understanding the Context of the Last Yazidi Genocide, I was joined by: Nayef Sabri, Executive President of Sunrise NGO Wahhab Hassoo, Co-founder & Director of NL Helpt Yezidis Dr Gregory Stanton, founding…
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