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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)

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🚨We are taking #Booking2Court !🚨 Today with @alhaq_org , @SOMO , @TheRightsForum & supported by @rabetbypipd , we're announcing a major legal action against Dutch tourism giant @bookingcom for laundering profits from Israel’s war crimes in Palestine! 👉🏽 /1

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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)

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OUR MOVEMENT’S VICTORIES IN GERMANY! In a context where extremely repressive 🇩🇪 authorities are violating the most fundamental rights, activists & lawyers of our network recently won two very important court cases, reaffirming the legality of Palestine solidarity slogans! /1

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🎉VICTORY! Thanks to strong pushback against @m7mdkurd ’s disinvitation from a conference by the @goetheinstitut , the entire program was cancelled. Calling out anti-Palestinian repression is a great tool! 1/4

German culture event scaled down after Palestine controversy

Germany's Goethe-Institut has scaled down its upcoming event, 'Beyond The Lone Offender,' after participants withdrew just days before over the decision to disinvite Mohammed El-Kurd.

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➡️ The Münster Administrative Court stated that the slogans “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” & “Child murderer Israel” are not illegal and are protected by freedom of expression. So is “Stop the genocide in Gaza”, as the Cologne Administrative Court recalls. /2

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Read the Cologne Court’s decision: In this decision, the judge recalled that “the assembly slogan [Stop the genocide in Gaza] is a claim that is based on a truthful fact - here: signs of genocide” and quoted a statement from UN Special Rapporteurs. /5

VG Köln, Beschluss vom 01.12.2023 - 20 L 2423/23

1. Die aufschiebende Wirkung der Klage der Antragstellerin - 20 K 6607/23 - gegen den Bescheid des Polizeipräsidiums Bonn vom 23.11.2023 wird wiederhergestellt. Der Antragsgegner trägt die Kosten de...

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In both decisions,the judge reiterated that criticism of the Israeli state is protected by freedom of expression, stressing that the slogans are directed against Israel & not against the Jewish population of Germany, thus rejecting any inflammatory allegations of antisemitism. /6

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🚨SHOCKING DEVELOPMENTS IN GERMANY🚨 Federal Minister of Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) proposes legislation that would declare even a single comment, including the marking of a post with a "like" on social networks, a serious reason for deportation. /1

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✌️🏽VICTORY✌️🏽 Thanks to the tireless efforts of activists in Spain and around the world, the Spanish state has refused permission for cargo ship Borkum carrying arms to Israel to dock in Cartagena port!

European Legal Support Center (ELSC)

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🚨URGENT APPEAL to the Spanish government - Stop the cargo ship ''Borkum''! @RESCOP1 /1

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🚨BREAKING 🚨 Today, a Berlin court sentenced an activist to a fine for calling ‘Palestine will be free from the river to the sea’ at a demonstration against racism in German schools. /1

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🚨We are keeping track of incidents of repression against Palestine advocacy in EU & the UK. #antipalestinianracism 👇🏽Please report and reach out for support here:

Report an incident

To read and fill the form in other languages: ARABIC – الإبلاغ عن حادثة GERMAN – Einen Vorfall melden FRENCH – Signaler un incident DUTCH – Meld een incident ITALIAN – Segnala il tuo caso If you,...

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🔴BREAKING! We have launched a new report exposing the harmful impacts of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism (IHRA WDA) -which conflates antisemitism with criticism of Israel- on the freedoms of expression and assembly in the EU & UK. #NOIHRA 1/11

BREAKING-New Report Reveals Human Rights Violations Resulting from IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

Today, the European Legal Support Center (ELSC) launches its new report “Suppressing Palestinian Rights Advocacy through the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism – Violating the Rights to Freedom...

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🚨BREAKING In an emergency appeal to a German court, ELSC lawyer Alexander Gorski and lawyers @ICJPalestine are now challenging Germany’s imposed Schengen-wide entry ban for award winning Palestinian-British surgeon @GhassanAbuSitt1 /1

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🚨The unfair dismissal of Rector Stella Maris by St Andrews University is another example of the structural silencing of voices denouncing the ongoing genocide and apartheid in order to shield Israel from any accountability. /1

St Andrews rector dismissed from governing body over Israel genocide accusation

Stella Maris criticises decision to remove her from two roles after she accused Israel of genocide and apartheid

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🚨While #Israel is enforcing apartheid by expelling Palestinian family in Sheikh Jarrah, @Stadt_Wien filed a lawsuit against a @BdsAustria activist for sharing online the “Visit Apartheid” poster. Case details👉 #SaveSheikJarrah #ViennaVisitApartheid 1/6

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While this may seem obvious, German authorities are outrageously trying to criminalise these slogans and other expressions of solidarity with the Palestinian people, even more so since 7 October. /3

‘I am starting to question whether we have freedom of speech in Germany’

Banners were seized at a recent Berlin rally, fuelling fears that free speech does not extend to the Palestinian cause.

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Both court decisions followed protest bans issued by the Police. We congratulate the activists and their lawyers who refused to be silenced and boldly challenged the bans! @AhmedAbedNK @PalastinaA Read the Münster Court's decision: /4

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🚨BREAKING 🇩🇪First victory in the Deutsche Welle case! The Bonn Labour Court found yesterday that the dismissal of Palestinian journalist Maram Salem by German media @DeutscheWelle was unlawful & the allegations of antisemitism against her unfounded. 1/3

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We affirm once again that we will not be deterred nor silenced! Let’s stand together firmly & boldly. As you continue to take action, make sure to visit our ‘Know Your Rights’ resources & report any form of repression here👉🏽 👉🏽 /7

Justice for Palestine: we will not be deterred nor silenced

n light of the heinous actions of the State of Israel against the Palestinian people, and the extension of its oppressive structures onto Palestinians and their supporters in Europe, the ELSC...

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🚨WARNING! Freedom of expression and freedom of assembly have been unduly restricted in Berlin 🚨 The Berlin Police just banned a vigil organized in occasion of the Nakba day and for Shereen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian journalist brutally killed by an IDF soldier in Jenin. 1/4

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🔻German Palestinian scholar Dr. Anna-Esther Younes tells us how and why she has been surveilled and excluded from public debate. Anti-democratic practices aimed at silencing Palestinian and decolonial voices in action!

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🚨UPDATE VICTORY FOR GHASSAN ABU SITTAH Court slams German Federal Police: Schengen-Information-System entry for @GhassanAbuSitt1 has no legal basis and is to be revoked immediately, effectively ending the EU travel ban. /1.

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🚨BREAKING In an emergency appeal to a German court, ELSC lawyer Alexander Gorski and lawyers @ICJPalestine are now challenging Germany’s imposed Schengen-wide entry ban for award winning Palestinian-British surgeon @GhassanAbuSitt1 /1

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🚨BREAKING Another victory in the Deutsche Welle case! Today, Berlin Labour Court found Deutsche Welle unlawfully dismissed journalist @Farah_Maraqa #DW 👇🏽1/4

Berlin Court Finds Deutsche Welle Unlawfully Dismissed Journalist Farah Maraqa

Palestinian-Jordanian journalist Farah Maraqa won her lawsuit against German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW), which dismissed her and other 6 journalists in February 2022.

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🚨BREAKING While #ShireenAbuAkleh 's funeral is being heavily repressed in #Palestine Berlin police is banning demonstrations to mourn her & to commemorate #NakbaDay . READ about the unfounded & shocking allegations made by the police to issue the ban.👇🏽1/10 #AntiPalestinianRacism

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🔻Tomorrow, join us for an online session with our lawyers who will answer questions about protest rights, the use of slogans, police violence, residency status etc. for people in Germany. Register here: /8

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🚨LEGAL ACTION AGAINST GERMAN ARMS EXPORTS TO ISRAEL🚨 Berlin lawyers stand with Gaza, filing an urgent application against German government officials to halt arms exports to Israel. 🔜Follow the live press conference here! /1

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⚖️UPDATE⚖️ We reiterate that these are major victories for the Palestine solidarity movement, not only for activists in Münster and Cologne, but also for those elsewhere. However, our post has raised a few questions; here are some clarifications. 1/5🧵

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9 months

OUR MOVEMENT’S VICTORIES IN GERMANY! In a context where extremely repressive 🇩🇪 authorities are violating the most fundamental rights, activists & lawyers of our network recently won two very important court cases, reaffirming the legality of Palestine solidarity slogans! /1

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🚨 We stand in solidarity with Caryl Churchill, one of the UK’s most influential contemporary dramatists, who has been stripped of her 2022 European Drama award as a result of her Palestinian rights advocacy.

Cancellation of award for playwright Caryl Churchill condemned

Leading figures in British theatre and film criticise decision not to give Churchill award because of her support for Palestinian rights

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ELSC Lawyer Nadija Samour has highlighted: “This was a political trial. We saw a very strong defense from the lawyers Roland Meister&Alexander Gorski. When the defendant left the court, dozens shouted in solidarity: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!’’ /5

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🚨 VICTORY: Judge refused to prosecute former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau for suspending the Twinning Agreement between the city and Tel Aviv. 1/5

La jueza archiva la causa penal a Ada Colau por suspender el hermanamiento de Barcelona con Tel Aviv

La magistrada no ve delito de odio ni prevaricación y desestima la querella interpuesta por el abogado Francesc Jufresa en nombre de la entidad Acción y Comunicación sobre Oriente Medio

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🚨 Breaking 🚨The UK government has just published its ‘anti-boycott bill’, which threatens to erode local democracy, restrict freedom of expression, and undermine campaigns for social and climate justice: #RightToBoycott 1/7

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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Berlin court cancelled activist Daria’s trial today last minute. She was facing her first hearing @ Amtsgericht Tiergarten for chanting ‘Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea’ at a demo in March ‘24. The trial has now been postponed to November 11th. /1

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🚨 BREAKING: ELSC is supporting 19-year-old Palestinian @UoM student Dana Abu Qamar to appeal against the home office's arbitrary decision to CANCEL her student visa after expressing support for Palestinian rights in a 55-second Sky News interview.  /1

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ICYMI: The UK Home Office revoked the student visa of a Palestinian student after she spoke at a pro-Palestine march in Manchester. Dana Abuqamar, who is in her final year at Manchester University, lost 15 family members in Gaza. My latest for MEE:

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ELSC Lawyer Alexander Gorski said: “We will appeal. While the ruling is shocking, I am confident it will be overturned in a higher tribunal.’’ /3

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🚨BREAKING Palestinian families seek justice as they file a criminal complaint against officials for complicity in Gaza genocide. #AccountabilityNow The case is supported by @ELSClegal @rabetbypipd @law4palestine under @Acc4Palestine . Read more here👇🏽 /1

Accountability Now: Palestinians Sue German Government Officials for Enabling the Genocide in Gaza

GERMAN VERSION BELOW/DEUTSCHE ÜBERSETZUNG UNTEN Berlin – 23 February 2024 Today, a group of German lawyers – representing families of two Gazans – is filing a criminal complaint against German...

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🚨 ELSC STATEMENT 19.10.23: The ELSC expresses its unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for liberation and justice against colonial oppression and apartheid. We will not be silenced nor deterred! 1/11

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Demos bans, searching, beatings & arrests of Palestinians in Berlin streets. This is what happened this weekend. #NakbaDay 🚨We sent an urgent letter to UN special Rapporteurs on racism, on freedom of expression, and on freedom of peaceful assembly. 👇🏽 1/6

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🚨CASE UPDATE! Shawan Jabarin, Director of @alhaq_org , with the support of the ELSC, holds Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera accountable for defaming him 3 years ago. The newspaper now has to pay 15,000 euros in compensation to Al-Haq! /1

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With this judgement, the court has ruled in favour of increasingly repressive German authorities, who have frequently demonstrated their clear intent to criminalise any public solidarity with Palestine. /4

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🔥 Not justice for some, but #justiceforall . The Justice and Accountability for Palestine Initiative warned some European public officials of possible prosecution for complicity in crimes against Gaza. 1/

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🚨UK prosecutors have DROPPED the case against Amira Abdelhamid, the academic targeted over tweets related to 7 October. 🚨 After @portsmouthuni suspended her and referred her to Prevent, two months later, counterterrorism police raided her home and placed her under arrest.

Amira 🇵🇸

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I was arrested for tweeting against anti-Palestinian racism& for insisting on the rights of the occupied as enshrined in intl. law. Zionists launched a campaign against me (&others) -they're petty little fascists (also the 🐷). More to come. Free Palestine

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🚨2 MUSLIM EMPLOYEES SUE @LloydsBank FOR DISCRIMINATION! Affy & Aliya are taking the financial giant to court after it sanctioned them for expressing solidarity with Palestine. #ExceptForPalestine WE NEED YOUR HELP TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR AFFY & ALIYA!🧵1/6

WE’RE TAKING LLOYDS BANK TO COURT TO PROTECT PALESTINIAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY! | European Legal Support...

Affy and Aliya (1) are two Muslim women employed by Lloyds Bank (LBP), one of the UK’s biggest banks. In May 2021, both posted statements in support of Palestine on the bank’s internal intranet...

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🚨BREAKING Berlin police and administrative court prohibit Palestinian demonstration’s planned route today. Demonstration is not allowed to come close to foreign ministry and building of Germany’s largest and racist publisher Axel Springer SE. /1

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Over 500 renowned scholars, human rights defenders, activists and CSOs condemn another case of censorship and anti-Palestinian racism in Germany! Do you also support critical voices that advocate against structural racism? TAKE ACTION:

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The court argued that because the demonstration happened on October 11th, using this slogan would constitute a criminal offence, referring to ‘endorsement of criminal acts’ specifically condoning Hamas. /2

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🔴VICTORY: At a time when all expressions of support for the Palestinian cause are facing criminalisation at utterly unprecedented levels across Europe, Dutch court rules that "from the river to the sea” is fully legitimate! 1/9

VICTORY: “From the river to the sea” is protected speech, Dutch court rules!

At a time when expressions of support for the Palestinian cause are facing criminalisation at utterly unprecedented levels across Europe, we draw attention to the Dutch court ruling: “From the river...

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🚨URGENT APPEAL to the Spanish government - Stop the cargo ship ''Borkum''! @RESCOP1 /1

Appeal to the Spanish government

We are a collective of lawyers in Germany who have recently filed an urgent appeal against the arms shipments from Germany to Israel before the Berlin Administrative Court. We were informed by...

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👏🏽VICTORY! Brussels Parliament passed a resolution to fight antisemitism while distancing itself from the EU strategy to combat antisemitism which puts the harmful IHRA definition of antisemitism at its heart. The resolution explicitly excludes any reference to the definition.1/2

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Prendre des mesures fortes contre l'antisémitisme sans entraver la critique de la politique israélienne, c'est possible, comme l'a prouvé aujourd'hui le Parlement régional bruxellois. 👏 Communiqué de l'ABP 👇 @PTBparlbru @EcoloBruxelles @psbruxellois

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🚨NEW! Together with @OfficialBrismes , we have launched a new report exposing the harmful impacts of the IHRA definition of antisemitism -which conflates antisemitism with criticism of Israel- on academic freedom & free speech in UK campuses. #NOIHRA 1/14

New Report Highlights Major Free Speech Issues in UK Universities

A controversial definition of antisemitism that conflates criticisms of Israel with antisemitism has been used on campuses, leading to restrictions on the freedom of speech of staff and students, the...

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🚨PALESTINIANS TAKE GERMAN LEADERS TO COURT!🚨 Palestinians file a criminal complaint against German government officials for enabling the genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza! Follow the live press conference (German) here!

Press Conference: Justice and Accountability for Palestine, PIPD,...

The Justice and Accountability for Palestine Initiative, PIPD (Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy) and ELSC (European Legal Support Center) invite you ...

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BREAKING🚨 @Farah_Maraqa is a Palestinian journalist based in Berlin. She has just been informed by its employer @DeutscheWelle of the termination of her contract, without any explanation. 1/4

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I just have been notified without further explanations that I will receive a notice of termination from Deutsche Welle with immediate effect. I have not yet been informed about the reasons, nor been handed out the report on which these allegations shall be based!

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🚨 URGENT APPEAL 🚨 The ELSC has launched a human rights appeal against the British Home Secretary's racist decision to revoke 19-year-old Palestinian student Dana Abu Qamar's visa. We urgently need your help!👇

Support Dana Abu Qamar and Defend Free Speech in our Universities! We Must Act Now! | European...

Dana Abu Qamar, a 19-year-old Palestinian law student at the University of Manchester and leader of the Manchester Friends of Palestine is facing severe state repression as the British Home Secreta...

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🚨 This is how the Berlin police normalises their most recent racist aggression against Palestinians and their allies in Germany! 1/6

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1/5 We call upon civil society actors to support the Italian MP @lauraboldrini who is facing an illegitimate smear campaign! #StandWithThe6

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🚨CASE UPDATE In June 2024, the Berlin Appellate Court ruled that the freezing and cancellation of the association's @JSNahost bank account by the partly state-owned bank Berliner Sparkasse was illegal. /1

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This serious threat on freedom of speech is clearly directed against the Palestine solidarity movement. In a scandalous conflation of Palestine solidarity with "terrorism", Faeser wants to penalize "the disgusting celebration of barbaric terror against Israel on social media”. /2

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📣 VICTORY! 🛎️ Dr. Anna Younes who faced digital surveillance and censorship, finally got justice after 2 years! Berlin Court, Berlin Data Protection Authority and RIAS/MBR finally recognised Dr. Younes’ right to access her data. #EndSurveillance 1/6

German Court Rules in Favour of Scholar Dr. Anna Younes in Digital Surveillance Case

On 6 May 2022, the Berlin District Court upheld Dr. Younes’ claims and ordered VDK – the German state-funded organisation that legally represents RIAS Berlin and MBR – to give Anna Younes access to...

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Israel’s outlawing of 6 leading Palestinian civil society organisations is an obvious attempt at silencing criticism, evading accountability, and repressing human rights work #StandWithThe6

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📣TAKE Action against attempts to censor artist @Lowkey0nline If you stand for freedom of expression, sign the petition asking @Spotify to resist pressure from pro-Israel groups to deplatform Lowkey!👇🏽 1/4

Sign the Petition

Spotify: Do not buckle to pressure from the Israel lobby to deplatform Lowkey

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Major decisions by courts in Europe have reinforced the legitimacy of @BDSmovement , ruling against anti-BDS resolutions that obstruct Palestinian rights advocacy to #EndIsraeliApartheid and infringe upon freedoms of expression, association and assembly. Check case law below👇🏽 1/8

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🚨BREAKING After the approval of a resolution today, the Parliament of Catalonia is the first Parliament in Europe to recognise that Israel is committing the crime of #apartheid Read more👉🏽

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🧵 #YearInReview Our collective mobilisation this year & in the past 2 months particularly has been yet another testament to the power of solidarity. We are determined to move onward, fight alongside you and stand together more firmly and boldly in solidarity with Palestine.🇵🇸 /1

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Dr Abu Sitta was previously banned from entering France. Dr Abu Sitta's first-hand account of the atrocities committed against the Palestinians in Gaza is of outmost urgency as Israel evermore escalates its violations with impunity and complicity of European states. /4

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The vulgar and dehumanizing language German officials use to refer to the Palestine solidarity movement, is intended to conceal the scope of such legislation. Alexander Gorski, lawyer at the European Legal Support Center (ELSC), comments: /3

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🇩🇪Tomorrow, German activists will challenge in Court the German Bundestag over its anti-BDS motion silencing Palestinian rights advocates! Join the press conference online at 4pm with @BT3Pteam and also @PSCupdates @AFPSOfficiel and @SeanMac_R 👇

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📢BREAKING @DeutscheWelle based its decision to fire 5 journalists including @Farah_Maraqa on a blatantly biased investigation that erases the Palestinian narrative from public debate. It is extremely problematic for freedom of expression and freedom of the press. READ WHY 👇🏽 1/8

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''This plan is a shocking escalation of structural racist repression. It would practically abolish the right to freedom of expression for foreigners in Germany and expose them to excessive surveillance. Such attacks on basic human rights are increasingly threatening.''/4

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This bill must be stopped! Join us in denouncing this racist move and amplify our call! /5

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🤝Following that, many prominent activists, academics and writers decided to cancel their participation to the conference, among them, @mohammedhanif ,renowned Black US writer Ijeoma Oluo who claimed that“we must push back the rising pressure to de-platform Palestinian voices”.3/4

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🚨 #Nakba75 : In another act of state repression, the Berlin police bans all events commemorating 75 years of ongoing Nakba, scheduled for the week of 13-20 May 2023. 🧵 1/10

ELSC Statement: No to the Nakba Demo Bans, End Germany’s Criminalisation of Palestinian Existence

In another act of state repression, the Berlin police banned all events commemorating 75 years of ongoing Nakba. Following the demonstration ban from 2022, the police disrupted a Palestinian cultural...

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. @ShahdAbusalama is a Palestinian PhD student and a lecturer at @sheffhallamuni . She is a resilient refugee and a survivor from Gaza who experienced the brutality of Israeli oppression. Her activism reflects her experience as an advocate for human rights and freedom for all. 1/6

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📢 Are you part of a monitor initiative that has emerged to counter anti-Palestinian repression? Let's join forces! /1

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Germany’s shameful decision threatens to spoil yet another visit to an EU country & constitutes a serious breach of freedom of movement & expression in Europe. A ruling is to be expected by May 15. /3

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Dutch MPs, University of Amsterdam & civil society organisations invited Dr Abu Sitta to speak on May 17. Citing Germany’s decision, Dutch authorities did not allow Dr Abu Sitta to enter the Netherlands. German authorities have yet to publicly explain the reasons for the ban./2

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👏🏽Congratulations to @ShaimaDallali who has finally seen the end of her legal battle with @nusuk ! The NUS cleared her of allegations, acknowledging she 'is, and as President of NUS she was, entitled to hold protected beliefs’ including pro-Palestinian & anti-Zionist beliefs. /1

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“It is clear that I have been removed from university court because I called for an end to Israel’s war crimes against Palestinians, and I will not apologise for doing so." Maris said, refusing to be silenced. ⚖️We are proud to support her as she will appeal the decision. /2

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👏🏽A victory for freedom of expression! UK Minister fully withdraws false allegations against academic members of the @UKRI_News ’s newly established advisory board on equality, diversity and inclusion and pays damages! /1

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✅This decision sets a positive precedent for the other journalists who were unfairly dismissed by @DeutscheWelle such as @Farah_Maraqa . Read more about the context👇🏽

'All the questions were about Israel': Inside Deutsche Welle's purge of Arab journalists

When DW fired seven Arab journalists over antisemitism, many took its decision at face value. But the investigation was riddled with political motives.

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🔴We signed this joint letter initiated by @hrw to urge the @UN not to endorse the IHRA definition of antisemitism and protect fundamental human rights.👇🏽

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UN: Protect Human Rights in Action on Antisemitism

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🔍We at the @elsclegal are continuously monitoring the accessibility of Palestinian voices in public discourse, unfortunately the case of @m7mdkurd is not a single event. @WAlqaisiya , Dr.Younes and many others Palestinians faced the same censorship. 4/4

European Legal Support Center

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🚨Victory for BDS activists in Stuttgart!✌️🏽 The City of Stuttgart acknowledged the illegality of its decision to remove the details of Stuttgart Palestine Committee from its website. The City complied with the Stuttgart Administrative Court's decision & put back the details.👇🏽1/4

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🔴Let's keep exposing actors profiting from Israeli war crimes & complicit in the Israeli apartheid! The 3rd edition of the #DontBuyIntoOccupation report on European financial institutions' involvement in the illegal Israeli settlement project is out today

Don't Buy into Occupation Report 2023 - DBIO

Table Of Content Executive Summary & Recommendations Introduction Key Findings & Company Profiles The way forward ANNEX: Methodology ANNEX 2: Responses of Companies & Financial Institutions

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🔴After the disinvitation of @m7mdkurd last week, the curators of the event @varathas & Moshtari Hilal withdrew their participation and issued a strong statement 👇🏽 2/4

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⚠️The investigation report by @AhmadMansour__ & others published ahead of the termination was flawed. Maram S. called on @DeutscheWelle to publicly apologise and retract their false allegations. Her Lawyer @AhmedAbedNK said “DW must act now to end the defamation campaign”. 2/3

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🚨 @AcademyVienna likely to fuel more anti-Palestinian racism🚨 After disinviting @WAlqaisiya from an event, the Academy is now hosting a year-long course on “Conflicts about Antiantisemitism and Antiracism” using Walaa's disinvitation as a case-study. 1/6

New Course at Vienna Fine Arts Academy Signals Further Erasure of Palestinian Narrative

The ELSC expressly condemns the holding of a course that is likely to fuel insidious censorship of genuine anti-racist discourse.

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1/10 🚨The @elsclegal released today a report revealing a pattern of attempts to silence Palestinian rights advocates in the Netherlands. It monitored 76 incidents of suppression that happened between 2015 and 2020. Read more👇

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🚨WE #STANDWITHTHE6 Last night, the IOF stormed the offices of 6 prominent Palestinian CSOs outlawed by Israel last year. Soldiers destroyed and confiscated material, shut down doors and left behind military orders declaring the organisations unlawful and closed. 1/5

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🚨VICTORY FOR SALAH! After French local authorities banned a conference featuring Palestinian human rights defender Salah Hamouri, an administrative court gave reason to @amnestyfrance and @AFPSOfficiel who took the ban to court and overturned it. 1/2

La justice donne raison à Salah Hamouri dans ses démêlés avec le ministère de l’intérieur

Le tribunal administratif de Nancy a invalidé un arrêté de la préfecture de Meurthe-et-Moselle interdisant une conférence à laquelle l’avocat franco-palestinien devait participer.

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“Keep in mind that I am a 19-year-old student. All I have done in life is go to school and receive an education, advocate for social justice, and try to be an asset to my community." Dana, undeterred, spoke out for the first time in an interview with @AJEnglish

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🚨CASE UPDATE Dr Anna-E. Younes is challenging anti-Palestinian organisations RIAS Berlin and MBR @MobileBeratung at the Berlin District Court (Landgericht Berlin) today! /1

Anti-Palestinian Surveillance in Germany: New Hearing in the Case of Dr Anna Younes

GERMAN VERSION BELOW/DEUTSCHE ÜBERSETZUNG UNTEN Today 12 April 2024, Dr Anna-E. Younes is challenging anti-Palestinian organisations RIAS Berlin and MBR (Mobile Beratungsstelle gegen Rechts) in the...

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🇵🇸⚖️Since 7 October, we have recorded 390+ new cases of repression of Palestinian rights advocacy. That's as many as the number of cases we have supported since the ELSC was founded 5 years ago. We need your support now more than ever! JOIN US👉🏽 1/6

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🇪🇺 In an unprecedented communication, the EU Commission Vice-President @Borrell has spoken out in defence of the controversial IHRA definition in an official response to a PQ, implying that calling Israel an apartheid state constitutes antisemitism.🧵 1/10

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🚨NEW CENSORSHIP CASE! @WAlqaisiya is a Palestinian scholar at @CaFoscari & @Colombia & @LSEMiddleEast . She was invited by @mumok_vienna , @akbild & Verein K to talk in an annual Curatorial program about her new book on gender, sexuality, and settler colonialism in Palestine. 1/5

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🕵 As part of our work at @elsclegal , we monitor and support European & Palestinian organisations facing attacks and incidents in EU and UK leading to 1) defunding by donors, 2) implementation of policies restricting funding and 3) de-risking by financial institutions. 1/15

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We ask the intervention of the UN special rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression @IreneKhan , to monitor and protect the values of freedom and democracy. 4/4

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On the 75th commemoration of the Nakba, we reaffirm our unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people fighting for justice, liberation and return. 1/4

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Do you advocate for Palestinian rights? Have you faced: ❌denial of space/public funding/online platform ❌closure of financial account ❌censorship ❌legal threats/lawsuits ❌unfounded allegations of antisemitism ➡️We can help. Report here:

Report an incident

To read and fill the form in other languages: ARABIC – الإبلاغ عن حادثة GERMAN – Einen Vorfall melden FRENCH – Signaler un incident DUTCH – Meld een incident ITALIAN – Segnala il tuo caso If you,...

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🚨 State unaccountability in the UK: a case update On 30/01/24, a High Court judge publicly “rebuked” the UK Home Secretary’s 'grave' & 'shockingly poor' conduct in handling the visa challenge of a Palestinian student. /1

El-Ashkar -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Claim Number: JR-2022-LON-002069 In The Upper TribunalImmigration and Asylum Chamber 30 January 2024 Before: Mrs Justice Steyn DBE Between: THE KINGon the application ofAmena El-Ashkar -v- Secretary...

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‼️Time to act in solidarity with @BdsAustria activist who is being sued by @Stadt_Wien over posting online a poster referring to the widely recognised crime of #IsraeliApartheid . 👉🏽Sign the petition: 👇🏽Donate: #ViennaVisitApartheid

Help Advocates for Palestinian Rights Facing Unjust Lawsuit in Austria | European Legal Support...

A member of BDS Austria – a group of Palestinian rights advocates – is facing a lawsuit by the Municipality of Vienna that aims at silencing him and seriously threatens his fundamental right to...

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@PalestinSpricht and @JNahost are denouncing the limitation of basic human rights in Germany. An attitude limited for what concerns Palestine and the right to express solidarity 2/4

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'We will continue to support Ms Maris in appealing this unreasonable decision, and in any further legal action as necessary.' /5

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