🚨BREAKING: Lebanese Protesters Surround PM Nawaf Salam’s Office Calling Him A Zionist
There are demonstrations across Beirut against the government signing an agreement recognising Israel & permitting Israel to occupy the south.
🚨BREAKING: Filton 4 sentenced as terrorists
Amnesty opposes the use of terrorism powers in this case.
It is completely disproportionate to punish protesters for criminal damage as if they were terrorists, a sentence which stays with you for life.
The defendants in today’s case were sentenced as terrorists because prosecutors want to make an example of them.
Today's decision shows how direct action protesters could be treated in the future.
The use of terrorism laws against direct action protesters must end.
Together we must continue calling out the abuse of power and fighting for our right to protest.
Read our position:
Criminal Damage, Direct Action, Terrorism: Misuse of counter-terrorism powers in the UK: https://t.co/TqQ4cHnoeb
🚨 In more than 25 years of working on terrorism cases, I never thought I would see terrorism legislation used in a way that blurs the line between genuine national security concerns and the policing of political expression and protest.
The sentencing of the Filton 4 raises profound questions about the direction of our justice system. Counter-terrorism laws exist to protect the public from serious threats, not to chill political dissent, including direct action protest.
If we are not careful, we risk setting a dangerous precedent, one that many will view as driven not by principle, but by a desire to shield Israel from criticism.
I strongly oppose what happened in this case today.
This is barbaric. They were not permitted to explain to the jury why they carried out the attack on the Elbit factory - which makes the weapons that kill Palestinian children. And the jury was never told they would be sentenced as terrorists. /1
For those who don't know.
Gaza now has the highest rate of children with amputated limbs across all of modern history.
Something you stand before with profound sadness and shock,
not a passing headline.
This is not Iran.
This is not Lebanon.
This is Gaza tonight.
Israel is currently raining bombs on 3 different countries, targeting civilians and vital infrastructure.
This is not the behavior of a “victim.”
This is terrorism.
@lcbe@thedarshakrana@grok Summarise is exactly what the author tells you not to do !! It’s a lng article for a point but also a very good one , not to be summarized by grok!!!
@noticias_gab I read it as $329 not 3.29 and thought what a waste, good for her I couldn’t tell the difference , thinking 329 was a bit of a waste of money !
@jomickane Tbh they get on my nerves but this is related to hanging out washing so of all the ways they offend this is probably the least in my humble opinion!