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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Aug 21

I'm a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal? | Ayman Alhussein www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I'm a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal? | Ayman Alhussein

I’ve met wonderful people here who make me feel that I belong – but there are now many who see asylum seekers as an easy political target, says film-maker Ayman Alhussein

www.theguardian.com

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · Jul 24

What?? No! But I thought they were just legitimately concerned mums & dads, not like the rotten terrorists holding up bits of card saying "genocide's bad"

Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · Jul 24

Exposed: the neo-Nazis who are organising the Epping, Essex anti-immigrant protests

Epping hotel anti-migrant protests were organised by members of Neo-Nazi groups

Two members of the Homeland Party have been identified as administrators of the Facebook group organising the protests

www.independent.co.uk

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Jul 7

A really important piece by @shattenstone.bsky.social on Kevin Nunn's case. My students are always shocked by this: www.theguardian.com/law/ng-inter...

Kevin Nunn has spent 20 years in prison for a horrifying murder. Was he wrongly convicted?

In a case full of surprising scenarios, the time and place of the murder were never established, and Nunn was found guilty despite a lack of forensic evidence. He is still maintaining his innocence, b...

www.theguardian.com

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thanks to @folukeifejola.bsky.social for this kind review of my book: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Racial Justice and the Limits of Law By Bharat Malkani, Bristol: Bristol University Press, 2024, 182 pp., £19.99

Click on the article title to read more.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · May 19

Very gutted to be missing this, ironically because I have essays to mark on my Miscarriages of Justice module...

Kate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social · May 19

🚨 A reminder that Understanding Miscarriages of Justice is *next Wednesday* @qmul.ac.uk with speakers from Appeal, @we-are-appeal.bsky.social, the Post Office scandal ( @rebeccakhelm.bsky.social @richardmoorhead.bsky.social), the Law Commission, and many others 🚨 ⬇️ docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Understanding Miscarriages of Justice at 25 PROGRAMME.docx

Understanding Miscarriages of Justice at 25 28 May 2025 at Queen Mary, Lincoln’s Inn’s Fields, Room 3.1 Registration link: https://forms.gle/RaA9iSSFc1mmqazU9 9am Coffee/registration 9.25 am Welco...

docs.google.com

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · May 13

38 years in prison, before the Court of Appeal decides that DNA evidence renders his conviction unsafe. This is an astonishing turn of events, but Peter Sullivan now has to navigate a return to 'free' society, after 38 yrs. www.itv.com/news/granada...

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · May 12

The White Paper is horrendous, but it's worth saying this: international students past, present, and future, your lecturers welcome you and value you.

Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Apr 25

Really important thread by @gemabbott.bsky.social of @thehowardleague.bsky.social on use of fource in adult prisons. This is the Government's OWN research that lays bare racial discrimination in use of force and use of PAVA spray.

Gemma Abbott @gemabbott.bsky.social · Apr 25

🧵 Yesterday Govt published an evaluation of the use of force - including PAVA spray - in adult prisons from 2018 to 2023

It shows - starkly - the fact that you are significantly more likely to have force used against you in prison if you are Black than white

Figure 4 from this document showing disproportionate use of force of all kinds against Black people in prison https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68093394e4d2b76ccfb527a0/Use_of_Force_Evaluation_Report.pdf

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Apr 24

Some excellent research on a topic that is really difficult to shed light on, by @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Who are the death row executioners? Disgraced doctors, suspended nurses and drunk drivers

These are just the US executioners we know. But they are a chilling indication of the executioners we don’t know

www.theguardian.com

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Mar 29

Good to see @reprievehq.bsky.social taking on this case: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m.... The principles underpinning extradition law should absolutely be extended to these types of cases (I've written about this before: www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/e...)

Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David Tebbutt

www.theguardian.com

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Feb 24

Really looking forward to reading this!

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Feb 20

Some thoughts on Amir Tataloo's death sentence in Iran, and Turkey's role in it blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/death-penalt...

Turkish complicity in the Iranian death penalty: The case of Amir Tataloo

blogs.law.ox.ac.uk

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Feb 10

Money and time that should have been spent on investigating claims of wrongful conviction: www.theguardian.com/law/2025/feb...

CCRC chief spent public funds on luxury hotels for business courses in France

Exclusive: Justice watchdog’s Karen Kneller enrolled on courses advertised for thousands of pounds at Insead, where CCRC’s then chair held roles

www.theguardian.com

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Jan 24

This is one of the most moving things I've ever read: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I tried to save your young life in a Gaza hospital. Now your face haunts me | Seema Jilani

The first time you came into my hospital, shards of glass shredding your tiny body, I saved you. The second time I failed, says paediatric specialist Seema Jilani

www.theguardian.com

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Monish Bhatia @monish.bsky.social · Jan 10

🔥 Race and Justice Seminar 2025🔥

RACIAL JUSTICE AND THE LIMITS OF LAW
📡Dr Bharat Malkani
🚨Thursday 23rd January 12:00-13:30
🖱️Registration link: www.eventbrite.com/e/racial-jus...

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Jan 21

Marth S. Jones is the authority on birthright citizenship, so if you're wondering what that executive order is all about, read this thread:

Martha S. Jones @marthasjones.bsky.social · Jan 21

On birthright citizenship, lots of hot takes here. Mine, it has been simmering near a boil for more than a decade.

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Kate Leader @leader-kate.bsky.social · Jan 16

CFP: UNDERSTANDING MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE - One Day Conference 28 May @qmul.ac.uk.

How and why do miscarriages of justice happen and what do we understand and learn (or not) from them?

We welcome submissions on any relevant topics, such as #PostOffice #CCRC, #SJP

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Jan 14

I'm looking forward to speaking about my book, Racial Justice and the Limits of Law:

Thursday 23rd January, 12.00-13.30

Online, register at www.eventbrite.com/e/racial-jus...

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Jan 10

I'm very much looking forward to reading this. If you've not read @lucygobag.bsky.social previous book, When the Dust Settles, I highly recommend it

lucygobag.bsky.social @lucygobag.bsky.social · Jan 10

www.waterstones.com/book/come-wh...

Come What May by Lucy Easthope | Waterstones

Buy Come What May by Lucy Easthope from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Jan 10

Hey @sathnam.bsky.social I can't make your talk in Bristol (parenting!) but let me know if you're free in the afternoon - haven't seen you in ages!

Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Dec 7

This film scarred me as a kid! I have a vivid memory of crying at some point, and my much older cousin had to take me out of the cinema. I didn't want to admit I was scared, so I said I was crying because I was hungry.

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Penelope Gibbs @penelopegibbs.bsky.social · Nov 29

Louise Haigh case speaks volumes about our inability to let people rehabilitate - she did something stupid & criminal years ago, pleaded guilty, got lowest court sanction & moved on in her life. Her criminal record no longer appears on basic DBS checks but will do on Enhanced www.fairchecks.org.uk

Home - #FairChecks

A fresh start for the criminal records system We’re fighting to ensure that people with criminal records have a fair chance to find work and fulfil their potential. Will you join us? SIGN UP Sign the ...

www.fairchecks.org.uk

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Feminist Legal Studies @flsjournal.bsky.social · Nov 22

Feminist Legal Studies (FLS) is now on Bluesky. FLS is committed to an international and interdisciplinary perspective and to the promotion of feminist work in all areas of law, legal theory and legal practice. We publish material in a range of formats. Follow us! link.springer.com/journal/10691

Feminist Legal Studies

Feminist Legal Studies is committed to an international perspective and to the promotion of feminist work in all areas of law, legal theory and legal ...

link.springer.com

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Nov 26

This will definitely be worth a listen - I'm really looking forward to working with @janjengba.bsky.social and @jengba.bsky.social on the Westminster Commission

JanJengba 🦋 @janjengba.bsky.social · Nov 26

Me & Joe (#Cleeshay) managed to get to the #BBC Studios very early this morning to record an interview on #jointenterprise & the #WestminsterCommission & we got the FLD Report in there too. It goes out on Radio 4 tomorrow at 3pm. #LawShow so please give it a listen. @jengba.bsky.social

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Bharat Malkani @bmalkani.bsky.social · Nov 26

At last! Please add me! Ta

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