Protest is a fundamental right, not a privilege.
Find out more about the The real impact of banning face coverings at protests at @libertyhq.bsky.social and write to your MP: www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/the-re...
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Sustained, cumulative action has been the cornerstone of many successful campaigns for positive change - women's suffrage, LGBTQI+ rights, anti-apartheid, and the fracking ban, have all relied on tactics that could now be and criminalised as "cumulative disruption". (4/5)
The new requirement for police to consider the âcumulative disruptionâ is a dangerous restriction on civil liberties that could shut down lawful, peaceful demonstrations; it is too vague and too broad. (3/5)
Such restrictions include allowing police, both in advance and during a protest, to set conditions on the location, to limit the size or duration and allowing police to declare assemblies illegal and requiring them to disperse. (2/5)
This week MPs voted to approve further restrictions on protest in the Crime and Policing Bill.
Including new restrictions on protests near religious sites, criminalising protestors using face masks, and requiring police to judge the âcumulative disruptionâ of these protests. 𧾠(1/5)
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'It's more than deja vu. It's a military doctrine.'
Within hours of the announcement of 10-day âceasefireâ between Israel and Lebanon on 17 April, Israeli forces were reported to be carrying out demolitions, artillery shelling and land-clearing operations in several border areas of southern Lebano
Perhaps only a politician who looks at the devastation caused by the attacks on Iran and calls for yet more militarism could suggest that welfare spending is somehow responsible for the militaryâs failures, as @nortontaylor.bsky.social reports. (5/5)
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The Labour peer George Robertson - an ex-NATO chief and author of last yearâs Strategic Defence Review - claims, "We cannot defend Britain with an ever-expanding welfare budget". (4/5)
The Office for Budget Responsibility estimates that the benefit cap costs around ÂŁ3bn, so ÂŁ17bn would be taken out of net-zero initiatives.
No surprise there! (3/5)
Pitting welfare against defence spending always feels like an ideological choice.
For example, the Conservatives propose reinstating the two-child benefit cap and scraping net-zero projects to fund an increase of ÂŁ20bn in defence spending. (2/5)
Welfare vs warfare is once again at the centre of UK politics.
Ex-military figures and Tory politicians have called for the least privileged in society to make the most sacrifices for rearmament. (1/5)
'Wales stands at a political and economic crossroads.
Across the UK, defence spending is rising sharply,
framed as necessary for a permanent âwar footingâ in an
increasingly unstable world...This report argues that this trajectory is neither inevitable nor in Walesâs long-term interest.'
The UK "condemns" attacks on UN peacekeepers while maintaining military collaboration with an Israeli state attacking UN peacekeepers.
Does the Foreign Office think no-one is noticing their rank, daily hypocrisy?
MPs voted yesterday evening to approve new protest restrictions in the Crime and Policing Bill đ
Leaders from across the UKâs faith spectrum had urged MPs to remove the new clause on âcumulative impactâ because they feared it could shut down lawful, conscience-led protest. Find out more đ
The Centre on Conscience and War (CCW) advocates for the rights of conscience. US service members who believe Trumpâs war in the Middle East is wrong can seek support from CCW to help them explore their options.
Conscientious objection is often misunderstood as applying only to those who reject all war. In reality, it also includes selective objection: refusing to participate in specific unlawful or immoral actions, such as destroying critical infrastructure relied upon by 93 million Iranians.
âWe are going to hit each and every one of their electric generating plants very hard, and probably simultaneously.â
As Donald Trump has escalated his threats against Iran, officers and troops could face an impossible choice: obey, or refuse and face consequences.
In a move seen as a response to public concernâparticularly among young peopleâofficials confirmed that, during peacetime and while military service remains voluntary, no permission or reporting is required for extended travel.
A reminder that public voice can still shape policy. (2/2)
In the context of opposition to new laws in Germany which require mandatory military registration, there's been some good news.
The government has suspended the rule requiring non-military men under 45 to seek approval for long stays abroad. (1/2)
âEven Armageddon looks less bad if you completely stop talking about it.â
Nuclear weapons have faded out of mainstream debate just as the risks are rising. While frameworks like the Non-Proliferation Treaty are becoming increasingly outdated.
Read the full interview by @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social
The second biggest US bomb store in Europe is located in the English countryside, and has been used to bombard Iran.
So much for Yvette Cooper's claim Britain wasn't "involved" at the start of the US bombing of Iran.
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Lakenheath Peace Camp 2026: Activists arranged a fantastic six day protest at the US base in Suffolk which is playing a part in the war on Iran. Read this report and check out Lakenheath Alliance for Peace's Instagram page for more content cnduk.org/lakenheath-peace-camp-20...
@foxglovelegal.bsky.social, a non-profit organisation campaigning for fair tech, has published an open letter to Wes Streeting calling for the break clause in the NHS contract to be triggered. (5/5)
We've listed some helpful resources for you to learn more and take action.
A new briefing from @medact.bsky.social, which campaigns on health justice issues, raises serious concerns about the role of Palantir in the NHS. (3/5)
Last year, the companyâs CEO said, âPalantir is here to disruptâŚand, when itâs necessary, to scare our enemies and, on occasion, kill them.â
This company should not be anywhere near the NHS. Our health data must be used for care, not control. (2/5)
Reports suggest the government is considering reviewing the NHS data contract with Palantir.
The US spy-tech firm has supported mass US deportations and enabled atrocities in Gaza.
@england.nhs.uk is rolling out Palantir software to manage our health records.(1/5)
Cardinal Domenico Battaglia, Archbishop of Naples, went further in his open letter âTo the merchants of deathâ, condemning the arms industry and those who justify war.Â
Read Cardinal Battagliaâs full letter at
@pressenza.bsky.social https://tinyurl.com/2552zvdb (2/2
âAirplanes should always be carriers of peace, never of war. No one should be afraid that threats of death and destruction might come from the sky.â
Last week, Pope Leo spoke out against the US-Israel attacks on Iran, calling for a ban on aerial bombing. (1/2)
Video of the action and arrests today. For more information about DoJ see: defendourjuries.net
