Katy Watts
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Lawyer at Liberty. Human rights, data, privacy and protest šµšø
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Privacy International
4 months ago
ā° UPDATE: Our case against UK Government's secret surveillance orders to be heard in 2026
privacyinternational.org/news-analysi...
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Update: Our case against UK Government's secret surveillance orders to be heard in 2026
Yesterday the Investigatory Powers Tribunal announced next steps in Appleās and PIās challenges to the purported UK order undermining iCloudās security.
https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5624/update-our-case-against-uk-governments-secret-surveillance-orders-be-heard-2026
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Itās nice that anyone still believes that international law has any meaning at all
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Palestine Action
12 months ago
Free Palestine. Shut Elbit down.
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Netpol
5 months ago
Netpol has published a guide on what the threatened ban on Palestine Action is likely to mean in practice
netpol.org/2025/06/26/p...
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Netpol
5 months ago
Rather than just regurgitating his comments, maybe a journalist could ask the Metropolitan Police commissioner today whether wildly speculating about ongoing criminal proceedings, against people who are innocent until proven otherwise, is now official policy?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Met Police chief 'shocked' by planned Palestine Action protest in London
The force says it cannot legally stop Monday's protest in support of the pro-Palestine group.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79q1jv8p24o
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Rima I Anabtawi
6 months ago
Pens. People penned up like animals, to distribute āfood aidā - give me a break- that is supposed to be for one family, for five days.. of course chaos ensued and then the IDF shot at the massive group from quad copters The world will not forget. Neither will we or will history
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HJA Civil Liberties
6 months ago
The government lost a legal challenge to its anti-protest law at the Court of Appeal last week. It could have big implications for protesters in the UK ā including those who have already been jailed, writes
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@katywatts.bsky.social
www.bigissue.com/opinion/libe...
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We took the government to court over anti-protest laws ā and won
Human rights lawyers Liberty have beaten the government in a legal challenge to it's anti-protest laws in the Court of Appeal.
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/liberty-anti-protest-laws-court-of-appeal-2025/
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7 months ago
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Privacy International
8 months ago
šØ Alongside Liberty and Leigh Day, we've filed a complaint against the UK Government's use of āTechnical Capability Noticesā (TCN) - a power that gives the government the right to issue secret orders to companies, undermining our privacy and security.
pvcy.org/TCNchallenge
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https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5547/our-challenge-against-uks-secret-tcn-powers
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Liberty
8 months ago
"The admittance of [Symon's] wrongful arrest by Thames Valley Police shows that we CAN voice an opinion in public spaces. We must urgently see a review of the broad anti-protest legislation... what happened to Symon cannot be allowed to happen again." š£ļø
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
9 months ago
Cambridge University loses bid to ban pro-Palestine protests on university sites -
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-condemns-cambridge-university-seeking-ban-pro-palestine-protests
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Cambridge University loses bid to ban pro-Palestine protests on university sites
The university sought an injunction to ban protesters from entering key university sites
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-condemns-cambridge-university-seeking-ban-pro-palestine-protests
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Liberty
10 months ago
š HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Katy Watts for being named in Big Issue's Top 100 Changemakers of 2025! She's leading the fight against Government anti-protest laws that were ruled unlawful in our landmark legal challenge.
#DefendDemocracy
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Kat Brown
10 months ago
It's all in the picture, really. Save the Prince Charles Cinema ā a true London landmark and one of the best places in the city.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in Londonās West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-the-prince-charles-cinema?source=rawlink&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=rawlink&share=ab062c57-32c6-4a97-bbc3-81c8f7fb9e06
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Defend Our Juries
11 months ago
77-year-old Gaie Delap will spend Christmas in prison after failure to provide a monitoring tag small enough to fit her arm. Justice has become a lottery in the UK. While prisons are at breaking point, pensioners are imprisoned due to clerical failings.
youtu.be/sSYUs1UjD2E
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77-year-old Just Stop Oil protester recalled to prison for Christmas
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
https://youtu.be/sSYUs1UjD2E
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Liberty is back in Court today, defending our win against the last governmentās attempt to circumvent Parliament and change the meaning of āserious disruptionā by the back door.
11 months ago
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Peter Stefanovic
12 months ago
Itās shocking the Govāt is seeking to appeal Libertyās High Court win against the former Tory government. As pointed out āitās a concerning disregard for the rule of law & goes against recent statements by the Govāt they would NOT abuse the use of secondary legislationā
youtube.com/shorts/HiVbu...
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Our Fight to Defend Democracy
YouTube video by Liberty
https://youtube.com/shorts/HiVbuzAEx-Q?si=birayE-wjucGeQ0P
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Bassam Khawaja
12 months ago
BREAKING: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...
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Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israelās challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (āCourtā), in its composition for the Situation in the State of Palestine, unanimously issued two decisions rejectin...
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-state-palestine-icc-pre-trial-chamber-i-rejects-state-israels-challenges
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Netpol
12 months ago
Who do we need to add to this starter pack?
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Mira Al Hussein
12 months ago
The one being shared around:
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Natalie Sedacca
almost 2 years ago
āWill the UK act now, as red lines are being continuously crossed despite warnings to Israel on the toll of casualties being ātoo highā? Or will the UK continue its current path, which each day further is enabling Israelās actions with impunity?ā Letter to PM on Rafah
lphr.org.uk/latest-news/...
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Letter to the Prime Minister from the Humanitarian and Human Rights Sector on Rafah - Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights
Dear Prime Minister, Subject: The UK must demand that Israel immediately stops its offensive into Rafah and call for a ceasefire now We write to you as international humanitarian, peacebuilding [ā¦]
https://lphr.org.uk/latest-news/letter-to-the-prime-minister-from-the-humanitarian-and-human-rights-sector-on-rafah/
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I spoke to Jewish Currents about the crackdown on Palestinian solidarity in the UK
jewishcurrents.org/an-anti-pale...
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An Anti-Palestinian Crackdown Across Europe
European leaders are responding to growing pro-Palestine protests with an unprecedented wave of repression.
https://jewishcurrents.org/an-anti-palestinian-crackdown-across-europe
about 2 years ago
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This is an extremely concerning interference with the right to free expression from the Home Secretary. Expressing support for Palestine is not a criminal offence.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
about 2 years ago
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