Statement by European Lawyers for Democracy and human Rights eldh.eu/en/2026/01/o...

Read what Starmer's biographer says here about no10's response to Trump's white supremacist National Security Strategy. I despair. We are being led through this unique moment of historical crisis by a bunch of witless dogmatists incapable of analytical thought. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Prosecutors must immediately drop the allegations of a ‘terrorism connection’ now. Those responsible must also make sure the hunger strikers get the medical care they need. Let’s be clear: any loss of life in this situation would be entirely preventable.

This cruel misuse of anti-terror laws is a shameful moment for the govt. It must act now. The hunger strikers have been denied their right to communicate freely with their legal counsel, their pre-trial imprisonment & they’ve had severe restrictions placed on their detention. This must all end now.

It is shocking that people have been pushed to take such serious action just to be heard. These events did not happen by accident. They are the result of the government misusing anti-terror laws.

New post just out: "The Overshoot" Net migration is collapsing, and will fall further over the coming years. We could even have net emigration. What does that mean for the country and the political narrative as we head towards the next election? (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...

⁉️ Zelenskyy says what he expects from US if Russia rejects solutions agreed with Washington

The pinnacle here of a decade of wealthy, very right wing crackpots squealing about being oppressed by the people they are bullying and harming, while opportunistically suing the piss out of any critics they think they can beat in court.

Qatar condemns Israel’s approval of 19 West Bank settlements - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/qatar-condemns-israels-approval-19-west-bank-settlements

British Academy's pioneering 'cold spots' work now replicated by HESA. 'University "cold spots" are developing in some parts of the country, new data analysis suggests, with courses in some subjects no longer available to students in certain regions.' 1/2

27 years ago this week, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton were bombing Iraq. Declassified files show Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliament Britain had “the proper legal authority”. www.declassifieduk.org/blair-misled...

⁉️ Trump team denies pressuring Ukraine into rapid "peace deal"

Truly embarrassing piece... I haven't seen anyone yet making Polanski a hero or adulating him On the other hand, I've seen lots of super clever pundits adulating the likes of masterminds such as McSwinney and Cummings. Talk about engaging your brains...

It’s socialism or barbarism, and the ‘centre left’ will choose barbarism every time… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.

Am Tag der #Menschenrechte schreiben ein 🇬🇧 Premier, der Wahlen wegen einem Rechtskurs verliert, und eine 🇩🇰 Ministerpräsidenten, die Wahlen wegen einem Rechtskurs verliert, einen Beitrag, warum man Menschenrechte aushöhlen soll. Keine Pointe. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

'I raise these points not because I am anti-tech, but because I am pro-learning.'

New EU law making it easier to suspend waiver of Schengen visa requirements published in EU Official Journal eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten... My earlier analysis - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/06/carr...

It's one thing to recognise the imperative to defend Ukraine and the complications arising from decoupling. Quite another to be mindlessly "pro-NATO" irrespective of the fact that the alliance is led by a far-right fanatic regime that is now openly threatening us www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde

All travelers from ESTA countries (yes the ones on visa waiver programs) will have to disclose 5 years of social media + huge amounts of personal data to enter the US now. All US academic associations should now meet outside the US if we want to meet our international colleagues.

Starmer urges EU to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right. Because as we know, the way you beat the far right is to accede to all their demands and adopt racism as your central principle.

Time to get over your X, Europe! Our new policy brief from @giorgosverdi.bsky.social warns that the European Union must urgently develop an independent “EuroStack” of critical technologies to solve the reliance from American tech. @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social https://bit.ly/48ZLCBA

U.S. President Donald Trump’s overtures to the European far right have never been more overt, but the EU’s biggest far-right parties are split over whether that is a blessing or a curse.

In some ways this is a useful reminder that a lot of the talk of European security guarantees to Ukraine have the whole thing backwards. For more than three years Ukraine has been guaranteeing European security by fighting and degrading the Russian armed forces. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The number one target for this cognitive warfare is the White House, which has been completely conquered, it seems. Russia has not been able to conquer Ukraine, however, by cognitive or kinetic means. Europe must learn from Ukraine’s resilience.

The office giving legal advice to the US state department (L) is shedding staff www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Two of the few remaining centre-left prime ministers in Europe (🇩🇰 & 🇬🇧) come together to write a joint op-ed on ... harder migration policy. A sign of the times. Most noteworthy for me is the call for ECHR reform, though with little detail on how it should be changed.

Teacher in Hungary facing criminal charges for organising Pride event

New from Free Movement: Briefing: the implications of the “earned settlement” proposals and what they might mean in practice | Alex Piletska freemovement.org.uk/briefing-the...

Tighter visa rules will cost UK up to £10.8bn giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

My latest - ‘Beyond International Human Rights: Islamic Feminism as Alternative Rights Praxis’. Read here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Soon to be published with @flsjournal.bsky.social

Academia can feel very pointless during israel's genocide on Palestine and yet another US-backed imperialist onslaught on Iran – but reading the words of others is a reminder that each of us are not alone. And as Nora reminds us, hopefully we are in the "before of the revolution"

My latest article is now out with @flsjournal.bsky.social - ‘Beyond international human rights: Islamic feminism as alternative rights praxis’. Available open access here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Today's @osgoodenews.bsky.social Grad Reading Group on Social Justice opens thinking abt the university as a site of social justice, reading @pashukanist.bsky.social's "Strategy & Tactics", @norajaber.bsky.social & @leilaullrich.bsky.social's, "Reflections on Fugitive Practices in the University.."

SLAI is backing Catherine Connolly for the Áras. Vote #ConnollyForPresident!

Our statement of solidarity with Fahad Ansari in the face of persecution by the British State.

'The Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (CICC) is a project by Radha D’Souza and Jonas Staal that stages public hearings in immersive installations functioning as a court, to prosecute intergenerational climate crimes committed by states and corporations acting together.'

Online book presentation and panel discussion with Radha D’Souza, Joshua Clover, Rina Launert & Christian Huck, ed. "Cultural Studies for Troubling Times: A Multimodal Introduction to British and American Cultures" Tue, Jun 4, 6pm (CEST) www.youtube.com/live/HsNXYyn...

Radha D’Souza and Jonas Staal: Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes – Announcements https://www.europesays.com/2551728/ The Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (CICC) is a tribunal that prosecutes climate crimes by states and corporations.…

“Disipliner fetişizmi aşmak: Marksizm, yeni sömürgecilik ve uluslararası hukuk” Radha D’Souza

Can’t wait for this! ‘The British East India Company on Trial, a collaboration between academic, writer, lawyer and activist Radha D’Souza and artist and propaganda researcher Jonas Staal.’ Serpentine at Ambika, check first three sessions #Indigo www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/cou...

(1/5) #TIPS: We’re very proud to see the work of some of our long-term collaborators featured in ongoing exhibitions. At ΕΜΣΤ in Athens 𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝐿𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑎𝑡 𝐴𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑠? 𝐴 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑜𝑛-𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 includes works by Radha D’Souza & Jonas Staal, Sammy Baloji, Maarten Vanden Eynde, and Jakup Ferri.

Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (CICC): The British East India Company on Trial 5-24 April, London Radha D’Souza & Jonas Staal are staging public hearings in functioning as a court, to prosecute intergenerational climate crimes committed by states and corporations acting together.

Radha D’Souza and Jonas Staal: Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes – Announcements https://www.europesays.com/2551728/ The Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (CICC) is a tribunal that prosecutes climate crimes by states and corporations.…

Thanks to Radha D’Souza and @jonas_staal and the fantastic contributions by Sharon H. Venne; Ramón Vera-Herrera; James Vaughn; Andy Rowell; Swati Srivastava; Ghulam Nadri, Leonida Odongo; Ruth Nyambura and @luciapietroiusti_

FfS was at the first session of the 3rd CICC [Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes]. Case 1: The East India Company and the British Crown: Partners in Crimes Against Ecologies and Communities. www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/cou...

At tomorrow's Late Night, view CICC: The British East India Company on Trial by Jonas Staal & Radha D'Souza. Commissioned by Serpentine, the film puts the company on trial for crimes against lives, landscapes & livelihoods in the past, present & future. 7-10pm. Book your free place at bit.ly/3FzsO00

A number of @echr.coe.int cases have changed UK law for the better, Professor @billbowring.bsky.social tells talk.tv 🎥 Enabling the Sunday Times to tell people the truth about the #Thalidomide scandal is just one example. There are many more👇 🔗 go.coe.int/USuVc #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms