We must all come together to oppose “terrorist connection” sentencing for protestors. This issue has not occurred because of the proscribing of Palestine Action, it’s a separate attempt by the state and the judiciary to silence any activist they wish to. www.defendourjuries.net/open-calls

This is even more sinister than the unlawful proscription of Palestine Action because it leaves judges free to sentence people of conscience as terrorists without: - Connection to any group - Terrorism charge - Terrorism conviction - Jurors knowing the outcome of their verdict.

SAVING LIVES IS NOT TERRORISM Open Briefing Call - Thursday May 21st at 6:30pm. Join the Open Call - www.defendourjuries.net/open-calls Four protesters are to be sentenced with a “terrorist connection” in the UK despite never being charged with, or convicted of, any terrorism offence.

No Juries, no justice. Nottingham protest featured in photo of @thejuryalliance.bsky.social national day of action yesterday at around 40 Crown Courts... www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...

Today in Parliament, the Conservatives are pushing to approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields. Approving new oil and gas licences is a climate crime and won't take a penny off our bills. Say it with us: No new oil & gas. Just transition now.

By forcing a vote on oil & gas the Tories are wasting valuable time that should be spent working cross-party to plan for the energy transition & future-proofing jobs. There is no future in fossil fuels. Pretending otherwise fails workers, billpayers & the next generation.

Lemkin, the international genocide watch institute, have issued a red flag alert for trans and intersex people in the UK. Labour are perpetrating this ongoing, vitriolic persecution. It is much, much worse than what the Tories were doing. You cannot ask queer people to vote for this.

Today 6pm Downing St.

The Government call it modernisation, we call it gagging justice! Instead of improving accessibility, they are scrapping the part of court that protects us all, victim or accused. Great to see today's actions across the country on @itvnews.bsky.social #DefendOurJuries #JusticeNeedsJuries

The Courts and Tribunals Bill will see a single judge replace a jury for cases where a prison sentence of three years or less is expected. “After 800 years of Trial by Jury, the government is dismantling this cornerstone of the British justice system” www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/people/...

Protest at Carlisle Court as ministers plan to cut juries "Cutting trials by jury, and replacing them with a single judge, will not cut the backlog of trials, but it will undermine true justice” www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/2611549...

‘It’s an inalienable right’: York campaigners fight for jury trials Today’s protest was organised by the Jury Alliance. It argues that juries “protect us from unfair prosecutions, biased judges, political interference and state overreach”. www.yorkmix.com/its-an-inali...

Campaigners gather at Nottingham Crown Court over jury trial reforms “I worked as a probation officer for 35 years, and I’m alarmed at the very real prospect of people being denied the right to a fair trial.” westbridgfordwire.com/campaigners-...

Truro Crown Court protest against plans by Government to scrap jury trials Jury trials have been in use in England for 800 years. 'It is almost unbelievable that we should have come to this at a time when our freedoms are already under threat.' www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...

Deborah Hinton, a former magistrate, thinks removal of juries is a step towards authoritarianism. "How they decide before the case has even got to the courts who's going to be getting a sentence of less than three years - your guess is as good as mine." www.itv.com/news/westcou...

Can't be much clearer than this from @thecriminalbar.bsky.social 👏 These changes will impact everyone whether in your life you end up a victim or accused #JusticeNeedsJuries. Where is the coverage?! Today we supported action outside over 40 courts to raise our voices in defence of juries.

Diane, teacher and grandmother, shares why she's defending juries today as a key part of the British justice system that we can be proud of as a nation. Find out more about the Government's lies and why we need to protect juries now: thejuryalliance.uk/jury-support...

Juries must be allowed to follow their conscience In 1670 a group of jurors who defied a judge helped establish the independence of the jury – but the Palestine Action trials suggest that is now under threat observer.co.uk/news/columni...

We're supporting The Jury Alliance today taking action from Truro to Manchester, Swansea to York, as they protest draconian measures to remove juries outside over 40 Crown Courts. So many groups oppose these laws. @netpol.org @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social @libertyhq.bsky.social @goodlawproject.org

NO JURIES = NO JUSTICE We're supporting the Jury Alliance who are out today defending a cornerstone of criminal justice and democracy. With groups standing up against this attack on justice outside over 40 crown courts across England and Wales. Find out more at thejuryalliance.uk

“Yvette Cooper wrote Palestine Action article despite CPS warning it could affect trial” There’s a term for that - “contempt of court”. The article was packed full of lies and exaggerations about Palestine Action to try and justify her unlawful ban. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

A @ukparliament.parliament.uk petition demanding the Government pass a ‘Media Sovereignty Act’ to stop the ownership of UK media outlets by foreign-based billionaires has reached the threshold of 10,000 signatures, meaning ministers will now have to respond. bylinetimes.com/2026/05/14/1...

"Climate action is a task for all of us. And it concerns all of us. No one can do it all alone – but we can do it together."

Fuck off wes, Palantir ring any bells you self serving slime ball

A great blog from @jamhar.bsky.social here. Thank you 💚 Explains my feelings perfectly, and why I get told everything is always political with me. Facing of all of this, how could I not be? We're going about it the wrong way. Also makes me wonder if Caroline Lucas might be right re. Burnham.

After all the noise during the election campaign, Reform now seem to be running for cover when scrutiny and accountability begin. Suffolk deserves serious local leadership. Read more 👇 midsuffolk.greenparty.org.uk/2026/05/16/r...

In all the talk of the oil crisis, I don't think I've heard anyone acknowledge that maybe Just Stop Oil were onto something

Three years ago today, after the unlawful arrest of Trudi Warner for holding a lawful sign near a crown court, 24 brave individuals replicated her action. Soon after, 700 people would visit every crown court in England & Wales Defend Our Juries was born. www.defendourjuries.net

Wes Streeting, the member for Palantir North.

I cannot stress this strongly enough: Support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them. They need us, and more importantly, we need them.

And it means someone who isn't Yvette Cooper. And someone who isn't Shabana Mahmood. And someone who isn't David Lammy. And someone who isn't Lucy Powell. And someone who isn't Rachel Reeves. And someone who isn't Steve Reed. And...

The next Labour leader must move decisively away from the status quo to beat Reform. That means giving power and wealth to working class people. It means a democratic revolution, rent controls and public ownership of water. It means someone who isn't Wes Streeting.

Palestine Action activists may be sentenced as terrorists The four convicted of criminal damage to an Elbit weapons factory were said to have a ‘terrorist connection’ 1. They were not convicted of terrorism 2. Palestine Action was unlawfully proscribed www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Mr Justice Johnson also banned the defendants from putting forward documents “which relate to the defendants’ reasons for believing that Elbit supplied Israel with weapons and that Israel’s military operations in Gaza were unlawful” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Palestine Action Activists to Be Sentenced As Terrorists in Move Kept Secret From Jury and Public “Convicting activists for one charge, then sentencing them as terrorists, is more outrageous than the proscription of Palestine Action.” novaramedia.com/2026/05/12/p...

Palestine Action activists in Elbit protest could be sentenced as terrorists Judge’s ruling was not disclosed to jurors in two trials and can only now be revealed after reporting restrictions lifted www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Palestine Action trial lawyer wins appeal against contempt of court charge Rajiv Menon KC was accused of breaching judge’s directions with his closing speech at trial of six activists www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may...

Filton defence barrister Rajiv Menon KC has won his appeal against prosecution Judge Johnson, who has now been awarded a promotion, initiated contempt of court proceedings against the barrister, after the jury failed to convict any of the defendants realmedia.press/barrister-wi...

During February's first trial, Rajiv Menon KC, the leading defence barrister in the case, clashed with the trial judge amid allegations that he misled the jury. The jury in that first trial did not convict any of the defendants. www.bbc.com/news/article...

would have been helpful last week tbh www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dear @bbcnews.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social 🔔This is all across local news. The government hasn't yet briefed the public on the severe threats from climate change and nature loss, so civil society is taking matters into its own hands. Articles from just last 10 days👇

#PalantirOut - that's what should be happening, but instead they're been allowed full access to individuals' records. "All-round access was originally intended only for NHS England employees with security clearance" www.ft.com/content/8ce1...

What kind of justice is this? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Rogue judges are attempting to remove conscience from our courts, even blocking jurors from their lawful rights. The attack on juries is an attack on everyone. Join us to stand for justice: defendourjuries.net

Justice: flipped on its head. In a normal trial, a conscientious motive such as acting to stop a genocide would be a mitigating factor. In This trial the moral intentions of the defendants is being used as an aggravating factor. This is not justice. It’s a stitch-up.

This will be the first time that any person convicted of an offence for protest will be sentenced as a terrorist. •Aggravated sentences •Serve full sentence or ‘reform’ & rescind ‘beliefs’ •No parole until they’ve served at least 2/3rd sentence •License for up to 15 years.

These facts were not only hidden from the public, they were hidden from the jury in the trial, too! •No defences permitted •Defendants could not mention motives, Israel, weapons, Elbit, genocide, Jury Equity, etc •Conviction would secretly lead to “terrorism” sentencing

Mr Justice Johnson ordered reporting restrictions over the case during the trial. Today, a week after the trial ended, he lifted restrictions. They will be sentenced as terrorists. Two separate juries in two separate trials did not convict them on any charge of violent intent.

What “terrorist connection”? There isn’t one. Not one of the 24 defendants has a terrorism charge, let alone conviction. Their action took place a year prior to the proscribing of Palestine Action. The ban on Palestine Action was ruled unlawful by the High Court in February.

BREAKING Reporting restrictions on the so-called “terrorism connection” in the Filton retrial have been lifted. For the first time in British history, a judge is seeking to sentence protestors as terrorists despite the jury convicting them only on criminal damage charges. 🧵