Sappho Xenakis

Academic researching international political economies of crime & punishment. Personal account.

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

This evening, 6pm - all welcome - join us online!

[Birkbeck Law School @BirkbeckLaw]

The first event is tomorrow - it's not too late to join a fascinating online discussion about the criminalisation of environmental and climate change activism around the world!

Book here: https://t.co/My8IZhTMhx

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

The UN Special Rep for Human Rights Defenders will deliver her report to the General Assembly this Thursday. Join us for @berglund_oscar's incredibly timely talk on the criminalisation of climate & eco activism. The #BBKCrimSeries. Thursday, 6pm, here: https://t.co/fZa1AbE4Oi

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

GEO Group Inc - accused of forcing Colorado detainees to work (for $1 a day) or risk solitary confinement - is seeking to claim derivative sovereign immunity on the grounds that it was under government contract (to ICE).

[Bloomberg Law @BLaw]

Geo Group Inc., the private prison operator facing human trafficking allegations from immigrant detainees, on Monday landed US Supreme Court review of a decision blocking it from appealing a rejection of its claim of derivative sovereign immunity. https://t.co/5eE8CWF5Cp

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

All Post Office Horizon victims entitled to free legal advice for first time https://t.co/orabo9Qs8N

[IJHR @InRights]

New open access paper on #ecocidelaw from Giovanna Frisso (University of Lincoln).

Essential reading for anyone working on #ecocide, environmental justice, or Indigenous rights.

Read the full paper for FREE here: https://t.co/MiyFhX4m5f

#HumanRights

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

Upcoming events for the Birkbeck Criminology Seminar Series 2025/6! Find out more and reserve your space here (free and open to all) via the series webpage: https://t.co/hNS2zwNc9f

[Patrick Dunleavy @PJDunleavy]

The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money review – a devastating picture of the biggest spending scandal ever | Television & radio | The Guardian https://t.co/onqLSMOYJW

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@berglund_oscar @DrCarynPeiffer @Fromagehomme @SocSciBBK
@BBKCriminology
@BirkbeckUoL
@birkbeck_arts
@BirkbeckLaw
@BBKCPEIS
@ICPRtweet

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

Exciting events upcoming for #BBKCrimSeries 25/6!
@berglund_oscar on criminalisation of enviro & climate activism (16/10), @DrCarynPeiffer & @Fromagehomme on pitfalls of public messaging on oc & corruption (27/11), +Jules Lobel on prisoners challenging solitary confinement (4/12)

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

This evening, don't miss the guest lecture by @chouliaraki_l, 'Wronged! Reversals of victimhood as acts of power', for #BBKCrimSeries @BBKCriminology @SocSciBBK @BirkbeckUoL - all welcome! More info here:
https://t.co/Wmc86ALJyG

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

Tomorrow 6pm! Don't miss Prof. Lilie Chouliaraki's talk 'Wronged! Reversals of Victimhood as Acts of Power', online, for the #BBKCrimSeries @SocSciBBK @BBKCriminology @BirkbeckUoL https://t.co/Wmc86ALJyG

[Patrick Dunleavy @PJDunleavy]

Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at sewage plants that weren’t carried out | Water industry | The Guardian https://t.co/sAnEnDCKdX

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

This evening, 6pm, all welcome! @SocSciBBK @BBKCriminology @BirkbeckUoL

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

Tomorrow don’t miss Prof. Tanya Wyatt (UNODC) talking for the Birkbeck Criminology seminar series on the international landscape of criminalisation of environmental offences - all welcome! https://t.co/zK6meVKSJK

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

Tomorrow don’t miss Prof. Tanya Wyatt (UNODC) talking for the Birkbeck Criminology seminar series on the international landscape of criminalisation of environmental offences - all welcome! https://t.co/zK6meVKSJK

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

This evening for the Birkbeck criminology seminar series - Prof. Roberta Mazza (University of Bologna) will be giving a talk on the illicit trade in ancient artefacts and the Brothers Poem Papyrus - all welcome! https://t.co/pDRnSn5fA5 @SocSciBBK @BBKCriminology

[Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf_uk]

Today's @ONS stats illustrate the devastating impacts of poverty on life expectancy.

Most areas across Great Britain have experienced a fall in life expectancy. 📢

With some of the most deprived areas having the lowest expectancy. 1/3

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Vietnamese tycoon Truong My Lan loses death row appeal over world's biggest bank fraud https://t.co/zeaYVOjd8l

[Josep Borrell Fontelles @JosepBorrellF]

I take note of the decision of the @IntlCrimCourt to issue arrest warrants for Israel PM Netanyahu, former Minister Gallant, and Hamas leader Deif.

These decisions are binding on all States party to the Rome Statute, which includes all EU Member States.

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

@RichardMoorhead @ESRC Congratulations! So well deserved.

[Sappho Xenakis @S_Xenakis]

I tried to warn Valencia’s government about flooding, but it didn’t listen | Juan Bordera for The Guardian https://t.co/fnDImg5uZS