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mais pix menos guerra @techlover88.bsky.social · 6d

“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6d

Just when you thought Keir Starmer's Labour Party couldn't get more illiberal, or more like the Tories...
"Change", my left foot.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

www.theguardian.com

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Darren Burling @chesterdaz.bsky.social · 7d

Braved the wind and rain to end up with a lovely evening with Becky and Lili at @spooktonbrewco.bsky.social and @thatbeerplace.co.uk
Some fabulous beers at 2 of Chester's best independent bars.
Cracking sunset on the way home...

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Darren Burling @chesterdaz.bsky.social · 10d

Probably the last hours of freedom for the 44-boat flotilla before Israel breaks international law yet again.. youtube.com/live/uEN2bWF...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 10d

The Global Sumud Flotilla says its fleet of over 50 ships has entered the ‘high-risk zone.’

Gaza Sumud flotilla: How Israel breaks international maritime law

The Global Sumud Flotilla says its fleet of over 50 ships has entered the ‘high-risk zone.’

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Cheshire West and Chester Green Party @cwacgreen.bsky.social · 10d

IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE! Vote PAUL BOWERS in tomorrow's #strawberryward #ellesmereport #byelection2025

A family man, painter & decorator, experienced former Councillor, Paul stands for you.

He will prioritise:
- local services,
- affordable public transport routes
- affordable & social housing

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 12d

66 people were arrested outside the Labour Conference yesterday for peacefully holding signs with “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” written on them.

Hundreds of police officers were used to try to enforce Labour’s absurd ban. They failed to arrest everyone.

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Netpol @netpol.org · 18d

VICTORY: citing "lack of evidence", prosecutors have dropped the trial against the Drax 15. They never had a case, but they kept defendants waiting for a year to somehow justify an astonishing £3 million police operation. This is yet another example of the repression of protest rights in Britain

Some of the Drax 15 defendants outside Leed Magistrates Court

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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 19d

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Activists have climbed England’s LARGEST gas power station to demand lower energy bills 🚨

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Two climbers standing at the top of a massive power plant chimney, holding a banner that says "Great gas rip-off now on!"

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Darren Burling @chesterdaz.bsky.social · 19d

Trust you didn't put a beer mat on top of your pint of cider to annoy it? 😂

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Darren Burling @chesterdaz.bsky.social · 27d

And so the Vuelta final stage is cancelled.
Israeli premier tech refused to leave the race after massive pro-palestine protests every day.
A small victory against a genocidal country.
A sad loss for road cycling tho.

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Just Stop Oil @just-stopoil.bsky.social · Sep 11

🚨 BREAKING: GANTRY CLIMBERS NOT GUILTY

A jury found Sam, Isobel and Rachel not guilty of public nuisance at Guilford Crown Court today, after they climbed gantries above the M25 in 2022.

The jury decided they had a reasonable excuse for taking action.

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Darren Burling @chesterdaz.bsky.social · Sep 9

The latest Banksy was quickly hidden away by the courts for some reason...🤔

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Darren Burling @chesterdaz.bsky.social · Sep 7

Fascinating seeing the Commons debates from 25 years ago about the proposed terrorist Act. And how we were assured it would never be applied to domestic activists...
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Jeremy Corbyn predicted Labour's Palestine Action ban decades ago

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Darren Burling @chesterdaz.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yesterday's daily peaceful protest disrupting La Vuelta in the neutral zone.
Israel still racing...

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · Sep 6

Applause for protestors as they are arrested for holding a sign which says "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

Six hours after the protest started and there are still several hundred defying the unjust ban on Palestine Action.

It won't stop until the ban is lifted.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · Sep 6

Many protestors are "going floppy" to not assist the police in enforcing an unjust law.

Despite claiming the police had the capacity to arrest everyone, they've only managed to detain a small fraction of the more than 1000 protestors.

The ban is unworkable. It must be lifted.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · Sep 6

Police continue to mass arrest protestors for opposing genocide and the Palestine Action ban.

The day after the ban came into force, 29 were arrested. Last month, it was 500.

Today, over a thousand people are defying the unjust proscription of a domestic direct action group.

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Darren Burling @chesterdaz.bsky.social · Sep 6

The police are going to be very busy today! Hat's off to the thousand fine people making a stand for democracy and international law.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Police make arrests at London Palestine Action ban protest

More than 1,000 people have pledged to risk arrest in what is billed as the largest protest since group was proscribed

www.theguardian.com

Darren Burling @chesterdaz.bsky.social · Sep 6

Be interesting to see if the police try and arrest a thousand today.. At huge public expense

Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yvette Cooper’s ban on Palestine Action must go with her.

Our statement follows the news that Yvette Cooper has been removed as Home Secretary, where she has been responsible for overseeing an authoritarian attack on free speech and over 720 arrests for holding cardboard signs.

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · Sep 5

A mob of angry drunken men screaming abuse outside an asylum hotel have defended their actions, saying all they want is for women and girls to feel safe walking the streets.

From the new Private Eye, out now.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Aug 27

Here's how the real two-tier Britain works:
1. Whatever Nigel Farage says, however stupid, is looped and discussed by the media, while left-wing voices are treated as noises off.
2. Tiny far-right protests get massive airtime, while 10s of 000s gathering for Palestine or green causes are ignored.🧵

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · Aug 24

This is just getting ridiculous. Nothing that has happened (or is reported below the headline to have happened) this weekend remotely justifies talk of an explosion or mass protests. The media are confecting a crisis, and, in some sections of it, hoping to provoke one. 1/3

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · Aug 23

The only newsworthy aspect of the far-right anti-migrant protests currently is how pathetically small they are.

Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Aug 22

Times: "Asylum protests swell across the UK " headline, reporting an underwhelming wave.

Leeds "draws 70"
Cardiff "disorganised + small"
Altrincham "*swelled* to around 200"
Cheshunt about 250
Chichester: about 100
Portsmouth: about 70 v 70 on each side

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The Pitch Inspection @thepitchinspection.bsky.social · Aug 20

🎥 Gaza’s Vanishing Stadiums

The football story that is being ignored.

Hundred’s of footballers killed, stadiums destroyed, illegal matches in occupied territories and almost complete silence from FIFA.

Please watch and share our latest film here 👇

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Gaza's Vanishing Stadiums. The Football Story That Is Being Ignored.

YouTube video by The Pitch Inspection

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