The Met Police achieve a Streisland win - finally being reported by the MSM. They must be so proud. Pratts.

More than 20 Metropolitan Police officers broke down the front door of a Quaker meeting house to arrest six women who had met to discuss climate change and Gaza.

None have been charged - but the message iOS clear. Under Labour dissent is BAD.

http://archive.today/2025.03.29-220332/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/society/article/met-smash-down-door-of-quaker-meeting-house-to-arrest-activists-jhhchrtlt (archive)

#Quakers #MetropolitanPolice #YouthDemand #Ukpolitics #Labour #Dissent

Private groups work to identify & report #student #protesters for possible #deportation

When a protester was caught on video in January at a NY rally against #Israel, only her eyes were visible between a mask & headscarf. But days later, photos of her entire face, along w/her name & employer, were circulated online.

#Trump #immigration #law #FacialRecognition #technology #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #dissent #CivilRights
https://apnews.com/article/trump-foreign-students-campus-gaza-protests-deportation-9e2d4abc1c158454da1f68c01062c9ef

#israel #lebanon : #hezbollah / #framing / #civilianwarvictims / #dissent

„The militant group frames its latest conflict with Israel as a victory, but for many Lebanese it looks very much like defeat.“

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-03-11/95-coffins-countless-wounds-lebanon-grapples-with-hezbollahs-victory-over-israel

See also:
„Israeli air strike kills senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon“

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/israeli-air-strike-kills-senior-hezbollah-commander-hassan-abbas-ezzedine-in-southern-lebanon/articleshow/118900035.cms

#GiftArticle

‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing #Retribution, #Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves

The #silence grows louder every day

Fired #FederalWorkers worried about losing their homes ask not to be quoted by name. #University presidents fearing that millions in federal #funding could disappear are holding their fire. Chief execs alarmed by #tariffs that could hurt their businesses are on mute.

#law #FreeSpeech #democracy #USpol #autocracy #authoritarianism #dissent
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/trump-democracy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=8DC43EDF-B11C-44E1-8C72-A910E200F459

#israel : #repression / #ngos / #dissent / #democracy

https://www.btselem.org/about_btselem/20250224_the_israeli_government_is_trying_to_destroy_human_rights_organizations

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #idf / #family / #dissent / #government / #ceasefire

„In recent months, the mothers of soldiers deployed in the Gaza Strip have formed various groups to mobilize against the government, in order to maintain the ceasefire and prevent their children from dying. Since October 2023, 405 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza.“
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/02/20/the-israeli-soldiers-mothers-at-war-against-the-war_6738373_4.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=ios&lmd_source=default

#spain #egypt #usa #israel #palestine : #gaza / #postwarorder / #usforeignpolicy / #dissent

„During a visit of the Egyptian president, the two leaders sharply attacked Trump’s proposal.

MADRID - US President Donald Trump's recent proposal to expel Palestinians from Gaza is “immoral”, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday after meeting Egypt's President, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in Madrid.“

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/spains-sanchez-slams-trumps-gaza-expulsion-plan-as-immoral/

When #JDVance and his #Nazi pals advocate for "free speech" or "freedom of expression" they don't mean "free" at all.

All they want is to crush #dissent, silence all #opposition and manipulate #PublicOpinion with a fuckload of #AI Bots as well as pushing #hate & #disinformation.

This is THE "classic" #HybridWarfare and I am astonished that #BorisPistorius ( @Bundeswehr ) did not mention this in his reply.

We are under attack. Your (BW/ MAD) task ist to protect us.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/4/24235213/x-brazil-suppression-speech-elon-musk-india-turkey

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#usa #israel #palestine : #gaza / #postwarorder / #dissent / #religion / #culture / #media

„More than 350 rabbis, alongside additional signatories including Jewish creatives and activists, have signed an ad in the New York Times in which they condemn Donald Trump’s proposal for the effective ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza.“

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/13/rabbis-ad-trump-gaza-plan

#usa #israel #palestine #jordan #egypt : #war / #gaza / #truce / #forcedresettlement / #ethniccleansing / #dissent / #usforeignpolicy

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250127/p2g/00m/0in/015000c

“The ‘West’: #Suppressing #Dissent while #Enabling #Genocide – PART ONE”

by Jeremy Salt in The Palestine Chronicle

@palestine
@israel

“This is the first part of an article by Professor Jeremy Salt, delving into the relentless backlash faced by those who dare to speak out for Palestine”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-west-suppressing-dissent-while-enabling-genocide-part-one/

#Press #Gaza #Palestine #Resistance #Israel #Genocide #Terrorism #WarCrimes #Hamas #Qassam #PermanentCeasefireNoW #SettlerColonialism #Zionism #Barbarism #BloodLust #Speech #Repression

“The ‘#West’: #Suppressing #Dissent while #Enabling %Genocide – PART TWO”

by Jeremy Salt in The Palestine Chronicle

@palestine
@israel

“This is the second part of an article by Professor Jeremy Salt, delving into the relentless backlash faced by those who dare to speak out for Palestine”

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-west-suppressing-dissent-while-enabling-genocide-part-two/

#Press #Gaza #Palestine #Resistance #Israel #Genocide #Terrorism #WarCrimes #Hamas #Qassam #PermanentCeasefireNoW #SettlerColonialism #Zionism #Barbarism #Speech #Repression

Welche #Android-Apps ich nun auf #PostmarketOS ersetzen konnte:

- #Signal → #Flare (nicht ohne Probleme, aber es funktioniert grundsätzlich)
- #Conversations → #Dino (@dino@fosstodon.org)
- #Homeassistant → #Butler (thx to @cassidy@mastodon.blaede.family ​​)
- #GadgetBridge → #Watchmate (thx to @azymohliad@fosstodon.org ​​)
- #K9Mail → #Geary - #Discord → #Dissent

Organizer Song Dae-Han of International Strategy Center, No Cold War Collective describes massive public and political response in National Assembly in Seoul to Yoon’s declaration of martial law. Activist Christine Ahn, Director of Women Cross DMZ, Korea Peace Now describes Yoon’s failure to govern motivating response to martial law. #Korea #activism #martiallaw #dissent #impeachment https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/4/korea_coup

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #hamas / #opposition / #dissent

„Palestinians have the right to defend themselves against Israel's occupation. But that doesn't have to mean following Hamas—a group whose political vision has resulted in Gaza's systematic destruction. It's time to envision a different future.“

https://qantara.de/en/node/44222

#frg #israel palestine : ##war / #gaza / #dissent / #antisemitism / #education / #resolution

„German lawmakers are considering a new draft resolution that claims to combat antisemitism in educational institutions. Instead, it presents a one-dimensional view of Jewish life and erases crucial space for debate on Israeli politics and Germany's role in Gaza.“

https://qantara.de/en/article/german-resolution-antisemitism-education-brazen-act-state-repression

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #government / #newspaper / #dissent / #boycott / #pressurizing

»The government unanimously approved at its weekly meeting on Sunday a proposal by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, that all government bodies or those funded by it will “cease to engage with the newspaper ‘Haaretz’ in any way and not publish any advertisements in it.”«

https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/article-830510

#israel #palestine : #gaza / #dissent / #citizens / #minority / #repression

„Israel's yearlong crackdown against Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza is prompting many to self-censor out of fear of being jailed and further marginalized in society, while some still find ways to dissent -- carefully.“

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20241124/p2g/00m/0in/048000c

'Europe's last #dictator' crushes opposition with dozens arrested before #elections

The #Viasna #HumanRights center said more than 100 people have been arrested across #Belarus in the last week, with many of the arrests targeting participants in online chats.

By Brigid Brown
15:36 ET, Wed, Nov 6, 202

"A tyrant once dubbed Europe's last dictator has initiated a rigorous campaign to squash #dissent ahead of elections in January.

"More 100 people were detained in various cities across #Belarus where #AlexanderLukashenko is campaigning for reelection, according to reports from the Viasna human rights center on Wednesday, since last Thursday

The crackdown has been aimed at individuals active in apartment building online chat groups, which residents used to arrange practical matters like maintenance and communal services, now accused by the government of being part of an 'extremist' network."

https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/153898/belarus-arrests-online-chat-group-members

#Lukashenko #Fascism #CriminalizingDissent #Europe #CharacteristicsOfFascism

#Republicans Are Already Trying to Grant #Trump Dangerous Powers

Opinion by #HafizRashid
November 15, 2024

"House Republicans are trying to push through a bill that would give President-Elect #DonaldTrump powers as president to designate #nonprofit organizations as '#TerroristSupporting' even after it was seemingly defeated earlier this week.

"The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act #HR9495 would allow the secretary of the treasury the ability to revoke any nonprofit organization’s tax-exempt status by branding it with a terrorism label. Earlier this week, the bill failed to receive the necessary two-thirds majority in the House to advance to the Senate.

"But on Monday, the House Rules Committee plans to hold a hearing that could set up a new vote on the bill, which initially had the support of all but one Republican and 52 Democrats. With the GOP only holding a seven seat majority in the chamber, they would need the support of more Democrats to advance the bill, which was introduced to combat #protests against #Israel’s war on #Gaza.

"Under any circumstances, the bill would threaten #FirstAmendment rights to #FreeSpeech, but after Trump’s election last week, there are now fears that the president-elect could use these new powers to crack down on his enemies with little recourse. Many #universities and #NewsOutlets are nonprofit organizations in addition to #activist groups.

"After the bill’s initial failure on Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union [#ACLU] celebrated the rejection of 'new broad and easily abused powers.'

"'The freedom to #dissent without fear of government retribution is a vital part of any well-functioning democracy, and now is not the time to grant the executive branch new powers to investigate and functionally shut down and silence its critics,' said Kia Hamadanchy, senior policy counsel for the ACLU, in a statement.

"Now, the bill could be given a retooling and sent up for a vote again, giving a president who has already threatened to use the #military against his critics even more sweeping powers. The question is if #Democrats will recognize the bill as granting dangerous powers to the presidency, or see it as a chance to clamp down on protesters they have tried to ignore at their peril for the past year.'"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-are-already-trying-to-grant-trump-dangerous-powers/ar-AA1uaihv

#ClampDown #WorkingForTheClampDown #Fascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #DonTheFascistCon #StopHR9495
#CriminalizingDissent #KristiNoem
#Blackwater #ErikPrince #Autocracy
#SilencingDissent #ClimateActivists
#AntiWarActivists #WaterProtectors
#PeaceActivists #ClimateJustice #Protests #StandWithStandingRock
#GazaGenocide #LebanonGenocide

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #idf / #ethniccleansing / #accusation / #government / #dissent / #newspaper

„(…) the "cleansing of the space" in northern Gaza is carried out by the IDF under the direction of its commanders (…), who are subordinate to the directives of the political leadership: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the recently fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and his successor, Israel Katz.“

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/2024-11-10/ty-article-opinion/netanyahus-ethnic-cleansing-is-on-display-for-all-to-see/00000193-12ac-d3a2-a3d7-5bed1d8d0000

#france #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #westbank / #opt / #dissent / #openletter / #documentation

„In an article published in 'Le Monde,' leading figures of the Jewish faith and culture denounce the visit to Paris on November 13, of the finance minister for Benjamin Netanyahu's government, who is hostile to a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and defends the illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank: “

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2024/11/10/war-in-the-middle-east-israeli-minister-bezalel-smotrich-a-supremacist-and-revisionist-should-not-be-welcomed-in-france_6732288_23.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=ios&lmd_source=default

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #hostages / #domesticpolicy / #idf / #dissent / #refuseniks / #consentiousobjectors

»"We shoot at everything that moves"

More than a year after October 7, a second hostage deal is a long way off. Some Israeli soldiers are threatening the political leadership with refusal to go to war. Not only to force Israel's government to change course, but also because of misconduct in the army.«

(Source, german only:)

https://zenith.me/de/gesellschaft/israelische-soldaten-wehrdienst-geiseln-und-der-krieg-gaza