Reactionaries are pretending to care about free speech again

#Malta: Today, we remember #DaphneCaruanaGalizia. She would have turned 60 today. Daphne was a fearless journalist who dedicated her life to exposing corruption and fighting for justice. Her assassination on October 16, 2017, was a tragic loss, but her legacy lives on. This year,

Dyson has abandoned its libel case against Channel 4 News, after over two years of court proceedings. Dyson sued Channel 4 and ITN after the programme reported on appalling conditions in factories in Malaysia where Dyson products were being manufactured. channel4.com/news/dyson-aba…

⏳DON'T MISS OUT! 💡CASE is launching a series of trainings on how to protect yourself from #SLAPPS 📔First session dives into copyright & trademark laws ⏰TODAY AT 2PM CET Register: eventbrite.com/e/anti-slapp-t…

Long thread: The story and treatment of Marieha Hussain is one of the most alarming, ludicrous and unbelievable I’ve ever witnessed. It is a story of eye-wateringly blatant state racism, media complicity in that racism, police manipulation and cultural incompetence. And it is a

Do you remember the case of @bdsaustria vs. the Municipality of Vienna? Our legal battle with Stadt Wien has reached a crucial point. This fight is about defending freedom of expression & solidarity with Palestine through BDS. 👉 elsc.support/cases/m /1

What these critiques never explain is what happens to UK industry if you do what they say and abandon net zero. The answer is you get a few more years selling 20th century tech (and higher emissions with it) and then your industrial base gets destroyed by clean tech imports.

1. You think you’ve seen it all. You really have not. I’m a hard-bitten journalist of 39 years’ standing, but details of this story made me shout, weep and slap my head. This week’s column + 🧵 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🚨BREAKING Health professionals gather within the injuncted area at Kingsbury oil terminal in solidarity with Dr Sarah Benn, who was suspended from the medical register after a conviction following engaging in peaceful protest. She simply held a sign that read “no new oil”./1

📣 Want to help Dr Patrick Hart, working GP who was jailed for 12 months for sounding the alarm on the health threats of the climate emergency? Check out these quick actions to support him 👇👇👇👇👇 🌍

📢 "The Energy Transfer case against Greenpeace International is among the most absurd, shameless, and transparently abusive SLAPPs we have encountered." 👀 Read the The CASE's response to the verdict in Energy Transfer’s SLAPP suit against Greenpeace 👉 the-case.eu/latest/case-re…

💥 Announcing the Shortlist for the European SLAPP Contest 2025! 🏆 🥁 After much deliberation, we are thrilled to reveal the shortlisted candidates per category for this year's #EuropeanSLAPPContest — a prestigious award that recognises Europe's most committed legal bullies 👇

🚨 Tomorrow, we turn the spotlight Europe's most committed legal bullies! 🏆 Who will take home a trophy for their tireless efforts in silencing criticism at the #EuropeanSLAPPContest 2025? 🎞️🎥 Tune in LIVE at 19h CET to find out: youtube.com/live/e149PFs_m… #StopSLAPPs

✋ 5 years ago, we founded the The CASE to fight SLAPPs in Europe. ⚖️ Since then, we’ve pushed the EU & Council of Europe to establish strong legal instruments to #StopSLAPPs. Today, in Brussels, we’re planning next steps. The mission: strong national protections 💪

Parliament in a nutshell: Yesterday MPs, including Yvette Cooper, celebrated the suffragette legacy of civil disobedience that won women the right to vote.. Only to then vote to designate non-violent direct action group Palestine Action as terrorists. Westminster is broken.

Speaker announcement! Charlie Holt (Global Climate Legal Defense) will join the panel to discuss his work, including advising Greenpeace International on major SLAPPs in the #US - like the Energy Transfer lawsuit following the North Dakota pipeline protests. Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-of-the-…

Just 3 weeks to go! Join us for Land of the Free? A magazine launch and panel on #Trump's assault on free expression. With Peter Geoghegan, Charlie Holt, Hanna Komar + others. 📅 Tuesday 5 August 📍 St John's Waterloo 🎟 Register free: eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-of-the-…

BREAKING Defend Our Juries website taken down as attack on freedom of speech worsens - blocking access to important legal info for protestors. This is what happens when the Government uses anti-terror law to silence dissent. wedonotcomply.org <— legal info here instead!

Marcus Decker, a German climate activist, won his appeal on Monday against deportation. He had faced being forced to leave the country after a prison sentence for a peaceful Just Stop Oil protest. After the hearing, MarcusWithXR on bsky celebrated with his partner Holly, friends, and

I am so happy to hear this. Congratulations MarcusWithXR on bsky