DoomsdaysCW<p>HOLY SHIT!</p><p> 'Can't Make This Up': <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Journalist</span></a> Arrested Under UK <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTerror" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AntiTerror</span></a> Law Hours After Criticizing It</p><p>"I criticized the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TerrorismAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TerrorismAct</span></a> before getting on the plane, then got arrested under the Terrorism Act upon landing."</p><p>Brett Wilkins<br />Aug 21, 2024</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RichardMedhurst" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RichardMedhurst</span></a>, a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SyriaBritish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SyriaBritish</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndependentJournalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndependentJournalist</span></a> who defends <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Palestinians</span></a>' right to resist <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliApartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IsraeliApartheid</span></a>, occupation, and other crimes, said this week that he was recently arrested at London's Heathrow Airport and held for nearly 24 hours for allegedly running afoul of a highly controversial <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AntiTerrorism</span></a> law critics say is used to silence legitimate dissent.</p><p>"Medhurst—who is known for his work opposing U.S., British, and Israeli war crimes in the Middle East and for his advocacy for formerly imprisoned <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WikiLeaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WikiLeaks</span></a> founder <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JulianAssange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JulianAssange</span></a> —s aid on social media Tuesday: "I criticized the Terrorism Act before getting on the plane, then got arrested under the Terrorism Act upon landing. Can't make this up."</p><p>"In a nearly nine-minute video posted Monday night on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, Medhurst said that "on Thursday, as I landed in London Heathrow Airport, I was immediately escorted off the plane by six police officers who were waiting for me at the entrance of the aircraft."</p><p>"They arrested me—not detained—they arrested me under <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Section12" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Section12</span></a> of the Terrorism Act of 2000 and accused me of allegedly 'expressing an opinion or belief that is supportive of a prescribed organization,' but wouldn't explain what this meant," he continued."</p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/richard-medhurst" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/richard-</span><span class="invisible">medhurst</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Article20" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Article20</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JustStopOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JustStopOil</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>protesters</span></a> arrested after 10 minutes under UK’s ‘repressive’ new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> </p><p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a> is following in other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>European</span></a> countries footsteps with new powers to break up the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>climate</span></a> group's slow marches.</p><p>By Euronews Green<br />Published on 31/10/2023</p><p>"More than 60 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CimateActivists</span></a> have been arrested in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>London</span></a> under the UK’s 'repressive' new anti-protest laws.</p><p>"Just Stop Oil protesters were taking part in a ‘slow march’ around Parliament Square yesterday morning (30 October), demanding an end to new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oil</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gas</span></a> licenses.</p><p>"Within 10 minutes, Metropolitan police arrived - blocking their path and forcing activists off the road. When this proved unsuccessful, videos and photos show police kneeling on and handcuffing protesters, before carrying them into vans.</p><p>"This is the first time that the Met have made arrests under section 7 of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicOrderAct</span></a> 2023, which bans any activity that 'interferes with the use or operation of any key national infrastructure in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>England</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wales</span></a>.'</p><p>"It’s part of a wider European crackdown on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DirectAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DirectAction</span></a> protests. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>France</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Germany</span></a> have taken an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTerror" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AntiTerror</span></a> approach to some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>demonstrations</span></a>; toughening <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>surveillance</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/detention" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>detention</span></a> laws and even launching dawn raids on the homes of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LastGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LastGeneration</span></a> members."</p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/10/31/just-stop-oil-protesters-arrested-after-10-minutes-under-uks-repressive-new-anti-protest-l" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/green/2023/10/31/</span><span class="invisible">just-stop-oil-protesters-arrested-after-10-minutes-under-uks-repressive-new-anti-protest-l</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilAndGasIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OilAndGasIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
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