Shamik Dutta
@shamikd.bsky.social
A great event tonight and for a good cause. Livestream and in-person tickets in the link below
TONIGHT - 15 October 2025, tickets still available. An arts fundraiser in aid of bringing the ‘Daughters of Jerusalem’ choir to perform in London, and to support the Edward Said Conservatory of Music in Gaza.
Livestream tickets:
shorturl.at/rr8Ql
Venue tickets:
buytickets.at/theoldchurch...
Livestream tickets:
shorturl.at/rr8Ql
Venue tickets:
buytickets.at/theoldchurch...
October 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A great event tonight and for a good cause. Livestream and in-person tickets in the link below
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GOOD NEWS: On July 14th, Kent Police threatened this protestor, Laura Murton, with arrest for holding a Palestinian flag and placards stating "Free Gaza" and "Israel is committing genocide". Thousands raised the alarm, and Police Kent has now apologised.
October 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
GOOD NEWS: On July 14th, Kent Police threatened this protestor, Laura Murton, with arrest for holding a Palestinian flag and placards stating "Free Gaza" and "Israel is committing genocide". Thousands raised the alarm, and Police Kent has now apologised.
Very pleased to report this outcome for my client but regrettably, Ms Murton’s experience is not unique. Given the national failure of police forces to respect rights to free speech in the context of demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinian people her case is unlikely to be the last.
Chief Constable of Kent police apologises & agrees to pay damages to pro-Palestine protester threatened with arrest under the Terrorism Act. Ms Murton is represented by Shamik Dutta @shamikd.bsky.social, Caleb Simpson and Rachel Cope-Thompson at Bhatt Murphy 1/2
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Kent police apologise to protester threatened with arrest for holding Palestine flag
Force agrees to pay damages to Laura Murton, 43, who also had sign saying ‘Israel is committing genocide’
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Very pleased to report this outcome for my client but regrettably, Ms Murton’s experience is not unique. Given the national failure of police forces to respect rights to free speech in the context of demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinian people her case is unlikely to be the last.
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Letter of the day (in the Times)
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Letter of the day (in the Times)
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Pro-Palestine protester threatened with arrest takes legal action against Kent police. @shamikd.bsky.social and Caleb Simpson at Bhatt Murphy act for Laura Murton.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Pro-Palestine protester threatened with arrest takes legal action against Kent police
Laura Murton seeks damages and apology after police said her demonstration expressed support for banned Palestine Action
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Pro-Palestine protester threatened with arrest takes legal action against Kent police. @shamikd.bsky.social and Caleb Simpson at Bhatt Murphy act for Laura Murton.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Journalist Rachel Shabi, who is Jewish, weighs in at LBC on the fallout of Bob Vylan’s controversial performance. #GazaGenocide
June 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Journalist Rachel Shabi, who is Jewish, weighs in at LBC on the fallout of Bob Vylan’s controversial performance. #GazaGenocide
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🚨DPOs Criticise Institutionalised Ignorance From Ableist State in Pandemic and Say Nothing Has Changed
'In light of our learnings from the pandemic, I can't see this as anything but a complete disregard for the continued survival of Disabled people'👇
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disable...
'In light of our learnings from the pandemic, I can't see this as anything but a complete disregard for the continued survival of Disabled people'👇
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disable...
Disabled People’s Organisations Criticise “Institutionalised
www.disabilityrightsuk.org
July 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🚨DPOs Criticise Institutionalised Ignorance From Ableist State in Pandemic and Say Nothing Has Changed
'In light of our learnings from the pandemic, I can't see this as anything but a complete disregard for the continued survival of Disabled people'👇
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disable...
'In light of our learnings from the pandemic, I can't see this as anything but a complete disregard for the continued survival of Disabled people'👇
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disable...
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BREAKING: Two Metropolitan Police officers have been found to have committed gross misconduct and one officer misconduct for their roles in the strip search of #ChildQ. Bhatt Murphy represent ChildQ. More details and family statement to follow. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Child Q strip-search was gross misconduct, panel finds - BBC News
The girl, who was wrongly suspected of possessing cannabis, was searched by police at her school.
www.bbc.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
BREAKING: Two Metropolitan Police officers have been found to have committed gross misconduct and one officer misconduct for their roles in the strip search of #ChildQ. Bhatt Murphy represent ChildQ. More details and family statement to follow. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power.
Well said.
Well said.
June 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power.
Well said.
Well said.
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Bhatt Murphy clients to bring legal action against the Metropolitan Police following their arrests on suspicion of perverting the course of justice after they displayed posters citing a 17th century constitutional principle. More details here: gofund.me/79c1e6b4
Donate to Help Cathy, Olly and Sally take action against the Met, organized by Cathy Eastburn
We (Cathy, Oliver and Sally (Bells)) were arrested by the Met Po… Cathy Eastburn needs your support for Help Cathy, Olly and Sally take action against the Met
gofund.me
May 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Bhatt Murphy clients to bring legal action against the Metropolitan Police following their arrests on suspicion of perverting the course of justice after they displayed posters citing a 17th century constitutional principle. More details here: gofund.me/79c1e6b4
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Metropolitan Police pay £25,000 in damages to Black man detained in handcuffs outside his home because he was “driving a nice car at night”. Erica San and Megan Phillips act for WG. More details on our website here:
bhattmurphy.co.uk/newsroom/met...
bhattmurphy.co.uk/newsroom/met...
Metropolitan Police pay £25,000 damages to Black man detained in handcuffs after “driving a nice car at night” | Bhatt Murphy
WG, a black man, was driving home from work in early 2022 when he was stopped by Metropolitan Police officers outside his home. Despite exiting his vehicle as requested and explaining to the officers ...
bhattmurphy.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Metropolitan Police pay £25,000 in damages to Black man detained in handcuffs outside his home because he was “driving a nice car at night”. Erica San and Megan Phillips act for WG. More details on our website here:
bhattmurphy.co.uk/newsroom/met...
bhattmurphy.co.uk/newsroom/met...
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BREAKING: Prisoners who gave birth in handcuffs sue Ministry of Justice
“Throughout this whole period from start to finish I cried and begged them to remove the handcuffs”
Jane Ryan, Joanna Khan and Renata Sweeney act for the women taking legal action.
www.thetimes.com/article/8502...
“Throughout this whole period from start to finish I cried and begged them to remove the handcuffs”
Jane Ryan, Joanna Khan and Renata Sweeney act for the women taking legal action.
www.thetimes.com/article/8502...
Prisoners who gave birth in handcuffs sue Ministry of Justice
One of five women who went into labour while an inmate at HMP Bronzefield says she begged officers to remove her restraints in the hospital
www.thetimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
BREAKING: Prisoners who gave birth in handcuffs sue Ministry of Justice
“Throughout this whole period from start to finish I cried and begged them to remove the handcuffs”
Jane Ryan, Joanna Khan and Renata Sweeney act for the women taking legal action.
www.thetimes.com/article/8502...
“Throughout this whole period from start to finish I cried and begged them to remove the handcuffs”
Jane Ryan, Joanna Khan and Renata Sweeney act for the women taking legal action.
www.thetimes.com/article/8502...
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘We are human rights lawyers. Our new report is clear: Israel perpetrates apartheid…By publishing this op-ed, we expose ourselves to harassment and risk losing our jobs. But if we silence ourselves on Palestine, how can we call ourselves human rights defenders?’
‘We are human rights lawyers. Our new report is clear: Israel perpetrates apartheid…By publishing this op-ed, we expose ourselves to harassment and risk losing our jobs. But if we silence ourselves on Palestine, how can we call ourselves human rights defenders?’
We are human rights lawyers. Our new report is clear: Israel perpetrates apartheid | Sandra L Babock, Susan M Akram, Thomas Becker and James Cavallaro
We conclude that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, including mass killing, arbitrary detention and torture, meets the legal threshold for the term
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘We are human rights lawyers. Our new report is clear: Israel perpetrates apartheid…By publishing this op-ed, we expose ourselves to harassment and risk losing our jobs. But if we silence ourselves on Palestine, how can we call ourselves human rights defenders?’
‘We are human rights lawyers. Our new report is clear: Israel perpetrates apartheid…By publishing this op-ed, we expose ourselves to harassment and risk losing our jobs. But if we silence ourselves on Palestine, how can we call ourselves human rights defenders?’
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We are pleased to see the Housing, Communities & Local Govt. Committee call for an independent National Oversight Mechanism to ensure Grenfell inquiry recommendations are fully implemented and that ‘the Government is held to account... and is not left marking its own homework.'
➡️ bit.ly/456FfuD
➡️ bit.ly/456FfuD
Housing Committee calls for independent national oversight mechanism to ensure Grenfell inquiry recommendations are implemented - Committees - UK Parliament
The Government should introduce an independent national oversight mechanism and not be‘left marking its own homework’ when implementing the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower inquiry, s...
bit.ly
May 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We are pleased to see the Housing, Communities & Local Govt. Committee call for an independent National Oversight Mechanism to ensure Grenfell inquiry recommendations are fully implemented and that ‘the Government is held to account... and is not left marking its own homework.'
➡️ bit.ly/456FfuD
➡️ bit.ly/456FfuD
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Our Director @debcoles13.bsky.social is currently giving crucial evidence to the Lampard Inquiry looking into thousands of deaths in Essex mental health services.
She's reiterating our call for a National Oversight Mechanism to end preventable deaths.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et2k...
She's reiterating our call for a National Oversight Mechanism to end preventable deaths.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et2k...
The Lampard Inquiry Live - Day 18 12/05/25 AM
YouTube video by The Lampard Inquiry
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May 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Our Director @debcoles13.bsky.social is currently giving crucial evidence to the Lampard Inquiry looking into thousands of deaths in Essex mental health services.
She's reiterating our call for a National Oversight Mechanism to end preventable deaths.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et2k...
She's reiterating our call for a National Oversight Mechanism to end preventable deaths.
Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et2k...
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We’re back at the High Court to intervene in the case brought by Al Haq & GLAN to demand the UK Gov end ALL arms exports to Israel.
Not a few.
Not thirty.
ALL.
The UK has a legal obligation to prevent genocide - and right now Keir Starmer's gov is failing.
#StopArmingIsrael #EndGazaGenocide
Not a few.
Not thirty.
ALL.
The UK has a legal obligation to prevent genocide - and right now Keir Starmer's gov is failing.
#StopArmingIsrael #EndGazaGenocide
May 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We’re back at the High Court to intervene in the case brought by Al Haq & GLAN to demand the UK Gov end ALL arms exports to Israel.
Not a few.
Not thirty.
ALL.
The UK has a legal obligation to prevent genocide - and right now Keir Starmer's gov is failing.
#StopArmingIsrael #EndGazaGenocide
Not a few.
Not thirty.
ALL.
The UK has a legal obligation to prevent genocide - and right now Keir Starmer's gov is failing.
#StopArmingIsrael #EndGazaGenocide
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A comprehensive comms success.
May 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A comprehensive comms success.
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The step-up in anti-migrant rhetoric from the government is shameful and dangerous.
Migrants are our neighbours, friends and family.
To suggest that Britain risks becoming “an island of strangers” because of immigration mimics the scaremongering of the far-right.
Migrants are our neighbours, friends and family.
To suggest that Britain risks becoming “an island of strangers” because of immigration mimics the scaremongering of the far-right.
May 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The step-up in anti-migrant rhetoric from the government is shameful and dangerous.
Migrants are our neighbours, friends and family.
To suggest that Britain risks becoming “an island of strangers” because of immigration mimics the scaremongering of the far-right.
Migrants are our neighbours, friends and family.
To suggest that Britain risks becoming “an island of strangers” because of immigration mimics the scaremongering of the far-right.
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Family of Hubert “Isaac” Brown demand answers after Christina Howell is sentenced for his racist homicide. Erica San, Abisola Bishi & Sophie Naftalin @sophienaftalin.bsky.social act for Isaac’s family who are supported by Stand Against Racism & Inequality (SARI). www.channel4.com/news/woman-w... 1/2
Woman who killed man in racist attack ordered to stay in hospital
In Bristol, a woman with a long history of mental illness has been ordered to remain in a secure hospital, after she fatally stabbed a man in a racist unprovoked attack in 2023.
www.channel4.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Family of Hubert “Isaac” Brown demand answers after Christina Howell is sentenced for his racist homicide. Erica San, Abisola Bishi & Sophie Naftalin @sophienaftalin.bsky.social act for Isaac’s family who are supported by Stand Against Racism & Inequality (SARI). www.channel4.com/news/woman-w... 1/2
