Pep Guardiola spoke out at a press conference on Tuesday for the victims of the many ongoing conflicts in Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan, and even in the United States, where immigration police abuses are a serious issue. He urged everyone to be outraged and not remain indifferent.

Manchester City host Newcastle this Wednesday (9 p.m.) in the second leg of their League Cup semi-final. But Pep Guardiola wasn't focused on the match at Tuesday's press conference. The Citizens' manager lashed out at the general indifference towards the thousands of victims of the numerous conflicts currently shaking the world. "Today we see it, before we didn't," the Spaniard emphasized. "It hurts me. If it were the other side, it would hurt me too. I'm sorry, I will stand up, I will always be there. Always. Killing thousands of innocent people? It hurts me. It's as simple as that. That's all."

"Is there anyone who sees these images and remains unmoved?"

"I don't understand how anyone can remain unmoved when they see these images every day—these fathers, these mothers, these children, these shattered lives—without anyone feeling the slightest compassion? I'm sorry, but I can't," he continued. Pressed by a journalist on the importance of these issues to him, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach expressed his surprise at being so rarely asked about these social issues. "I appreciate being asked this question for the first time in ten years. It seems like you (the media) aren't allowed to do it as part of your job, I don't know. But is there anyone who sees these images from all over the world—the wars—and remains unmoved? It's not a question of whether we're right or wrong."

"The genocide in Palestine, what happened in Ukraine, in Russia..."

Guardiola calls for a collective awakening. "Never in the history of humanity have we had the information before our eyes as clearly as today: the genocide in Palestine, what happened in Ukraine, in Russia, all over the world, in Sudan, everywhere. What is happening right before our eyes? Do you want to see it? These are our problems as human beings. These are our problems."

He also spoke at length about the tragic deaths of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel. "Those who are forced to flee their country, to take to the sea and reach a boat to be rescued, don't ask yourselves if they are right or wrong, save them," the coach continued. "They are human beings. After that, we can agree, criticize, but everyone has the right to their opinion and it must be expressed. People are dying, we must help them. Protecting human beings and human life, that's all we have."

Guardiola, who delivered a speech in support of Palestinian children last Friday at a benefit concert in Barcelona, vowed not to remain silent. "When I see these images, I'm sorry it hurts," Guardiola continued. "That's why, at every opportunity, I will speak out to contribute to a better society, and I will always be there. It's for my children, my family, for you. In my opinion, what is justice? We must speak out. Otherwise, we'll move on. Look at what happened in the United States: Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed (by immigration police). How can we justify that? No society is perfect, nowhere is perfect, I am not perfect, we must work towards a better world."