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@unchartedworlds@scicomm.xyz
2025-07-17 08:51:40
Content warning: UK police suppression of support for Palestine

UK police conflating "support for Palestine" with "support for proscribed group Palestine Action".
When they passed that law, I _thought_ things might slide this way at some point!
"In the encounter, which she filmed, one officer told her: “Mentioning freedom of Gaza, Israel, genocide, all of that all come under proscribed groups, which are terror groups that have been dictated by the government.”
"He went on to say that the phrase “Free Gaza” is “supportive of Palestine Action”, adding it was an offence “to express an opinion or belief that is supportive of a proscribed organisation, namely Palestine Action is an offence under section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act”. The officer told her she had committed that offence."
Starmer & co really need to speak out if this _wasn't_ exactly what they wanted to have happen :-/
#FreedomOfSpeech #UK #law #PalestineAction #censorship #police #Palestine #Israel #UKPol

@newstik@social.heise.de
2025-07-11 19:39:54

#Canada Charter #Rights turn out to be useless against #police overreach

Yukon judge admits cellphone evidence despite RCMP charter breach
RCMP breached charter rights, but court allows crucial cellphone evidence in Yukon drug-trafficking and firearms case

@midtsveen@social.linux.pizza
2025-06-08 13:00:37

#Dictatorship #Censorship #TheSimpsons #Police

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