🧵 Final Update
1/ this case officially ended today after 18 months and numerous delays due to covid.
In the end they decided to settle. I can’t talk about the specific terms of settlement but I will say that no money was involved and every other point was taken as a definite
1/ As some of my followers know already, I’m am in the midst of a civil case right now where my rapist is suing me for speaking out. Not content with the assault on my body, the destruction of my reputation in my town, harassing me til I left the county and eventually the country
Nina Cresswell lost 3 years of her life to litigation abuse after the man who violently assaulted her sued her for naming him. Her story is one of many from women who have had the courts weaponised against them by the perpetrator. Read her powerful account
https://t.co/TRyHoKNB70
Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence are being silenced by the very people accused of committing the abuse. Read the new report from CASE member @IndexCensorship revealing how legal actions in the UK & Ireland are silencing those who speak out
https://t.co/5B1N6w4zJa
Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence are being silenced by the very people accused of committing the abuse. 📣Read our new report revealing how abusive legal actions in the UK & Ireland are silencing those who speak out ⬇️
https://t.co/cO8Xse4ej1 #StopSLAPPs
Western media, including Irish outlets, are failing the Palestinian people and our own profession by our reporting on Gaza.
My take today in @thecurrency. Would appreciate a read. It is far beyond time for reporters to get their act together on this.
https://t.co/hVQ5dLKHj0
A former DJ who was caught with nearly 3,000 images of child sexual abuse has been given a fully suspended sentence.
Judge Martin Nolan today noted that possession of child sexual abuse material is a "well-trodden crime" in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
He said the court must follow “advice” given by the higher courts, which have indicated that a non-custodial option must be considered in the absence of aggravating factors.
https://t.co/OyCiSTUy1g
@havivrettiggur The Irish and Palestinians were victims of years of colonial abuse.
The Black and Tan thugs who terrorized Ireland were then sent to Palestine in the 1920s to implement the colonial pro-Zionist Mandate.
The Irish know injustice when they see it.
https://t.co/tmKgP89OXl
EXPOSED: The BBC is in civil war:
It's leaked that every Palestine story requires one man's approval.
13 top BBC journalists have risked their careers to reveal the truth.
We reveal how this "neutral" editor ruthlessly manipulated coverage (and his shocking ties to Mossad): 🧵
Nice one from @HairyBabyTees . Wasn't expecting it til at least mid Jan. €5 from all sales will be donated and they are currently taking charity recommendations.
#paddystinian#andproud
@sally_ann4 I'm so glad! Also, I don't know your situation (medical card/DPS etc) but if you need these regularly it might be worth chatting to your GP - they might not be covered on prescription but if you get referred an occupational therapist or even your public health nurse they will
I was raped by my ex-partner. Just like Gisèle, I waived my anonymity after he was found guilty to shift the narrative and reject shame. It came with consequences. Horrific trolling, harassment, and abuse. We should never, ever underestimate the bravery of Gisele’s decision.