For 26 years, Apple Daily (蘋果日報) was the second-most read online news media source in Hong Kong. The man behind that newspaper, Jimmy Lai, has now spent 3.5 years behind bars in Hong Kong — accused of “collusion” under their new National Security Law.

“We wanted to reflect the experience of being a fugitive: having to run, hide. No time to explore or rest.” —Agnieszka Holland The auteur’s latest film, “Green Border,” confronts Poland’s refugee crisis. bombmagazine.org/articles/agnie…

I posted this in 2022. I think this is unlikely to happen because I have a feeling Labour won’t want to burn valuable political capital on what might feel like a niche issue. But that doesn’t change the fact that this is the right thing to do.

20 years in prison... !! 20 years !! For peaceful tweets! Tyrannical madness. #SaudiArabia hrw.org/news/2024/07/0…

Neal Katyal and I discussed the Supreme Court's unforgivable decision in Trump v. United States with the Kettering Foundation's Brad Rourke last week. There are already calls for a constitutional amendment to overturn the decision, as there should be.

We represent six claimants in these judicial review proceedings and were scheduled to have several of our legal representatives flying to the remote island to attend the hearing in person at Diego Garcia, prior to US intervention. The case continues. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Words and a picture. "The people coming here illegally possess values which are at odds with our country.” (Suella Braverman)

Strange seeing this: Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood MP said ‘Solicitors uphold rule of law. Inciting mobs to attack them, or threatening them, is unacceptable. Those doing so will face force of law". Under Tories, ministers joined baying mobs condemning lawyers & creating hatred.

Winston Marshall You are a moron. People have to be convicted before they can be sentenced. Those rioters pleaded guilty, and so can be sentenced swiftly. The other case involves, potentially, a contested trial. Embarrassingly thick.

1/2 In this Just Security piece, @Smadarbn1 and I argue that torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian detainees illustrate the one-state reality of violations, requiring the ICC to expand its investigation and to reconceptualize its jurisdiction. justsecurity.org/98501/israel-t…

And this is right too. Time to salute the police. Farage, Braverman, Musk and the whole right wing crew talking about two tier policing are contemptible. Instead of sniping, we should salute police heroes who saw off thugs thetimes.com/article/2aacd6…

This was Hersh Goldberg Polin's room. ירושלים של כולם.ן القدس للجميع Jerusalem is everyone’s Rest in peace, Hersh. May his memory be a revolution.

Maltese ‘golden passports’: Advocate General rejects European Commission claim of ‘genuine link’ requirement for naturalisation | by Eric Fripp ejiltalk.org/maltese-golden…

‘Passportisation’: ECtHR finds imposition of Russian citizenship in Crimea a breach of article 8 ECHR | by Eric Fripp ejiltalk.org/passportisatio…

In this thought-provoking piece for EJIL: Talk!, Eric Fripp examines the finding of the European Court of Human Rights that forced imposition of Russian citizenship in Crimea breaches Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

EU Court of Justice finds Malta ‘golden passports’ scheme incompatible with EU law | by Eric Fripp ejiltalk.org/eu-court-of-ju…