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Doug Thorpe retweeted
TOMORROW we will once again hold signs outside the Royal Courts of Justice on during the ruling on the Home Office appeal relating to the unlawful proscription of Palestine Action. Saving Lives Is Not Terrorism. Visit defendourjuries.net/lift-the… to get involved.
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We are here! #14J is here, and so is the European Left. With delegations from our member parties across Europe, we are marching together in the #StopRearmEurope bloc alongside trade unions, social movements and civil society organisations to send a loud and clear message to the European Union: we firmly oppose militarisation and the rearmament agenda. They want us to believe that security and defence are the only way to guarantee our safety. They want us to believe that those who fight for peace are naïve. Peace is not naïve. Naïve is believing that more weapons will bring lasting peace. We believe that only disarmament can guarantee peace, international solidarity and social justice. Cuts to welfare, paid for by the taxes of working class, are a disgrace, especially while the arms industry reaps billions in profits and the same 1% continues to enrich itself at the expense of war, massacres and the dismantling of our social protections. Another Europe is possible: a Europe of peace, solidarity and social justice. ✊🕊️ #14J #WelfareNotWarfare #WinTheFuture @elpce @IzquierdaUnida @NeaAristera @deilenk @PCF @dieLinke @MartaMartnMorn @ACamposampiero @WalterBaierEL @jeremycorbyn @jeremycorbyn @ituc
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✊They prepare for war. We work for peace. #WelfareNotWarfare #StopReArm #14J #Brussels #StopMilitarisation
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Doug Thorpe retweeted
No terrorism charge was ever brought against the Palestine Action prisoners. No jury ever convicted them of terrorism. A judge added the label at sentencing - alone. Britain calls this justice.
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Fatema Rajwani was 21 years old. She broke equipment at a factory supplying drones to the Israeli military. She now carries the legal label “terrorist” for life - by a British state that calls selling weapons during Israel’s genocide of Gaza “security.”
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Doug Thorpe retweeted
Nine years ago, 72 people died in Grenfell Tower - a block the council knew was unsafe.   In 2026, not one person has faced a criminal charge.   When the victims are working-class and Black, the law moves at a different speed
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Doug Thorpe retweeted
Today marks nine years since the Grenfell Tower fire. Nine years without justice. 72 people lost their lives in a tragedy that was entirely preventable. And yet not one person has faced criminal accountability. Not one prosecution. Not one conviction. Not one person behind bars. Grenfell was not an accident. It was the result of human life being treated as less important than profit. And thousands of people across the UK are still living in buildings wrapped in the same deadly failures that made Grenfell possible. We remember the 72. We stand with the survivors, the bereaved families, the North Kensington community, and the firefighters who were there that night. We will not stop demanding justice 💚
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Doug Thorpe retweeted
Solidarity to Grenfell survivors who suffer the eternal pain of loss, nine years on. 72 people died because of corporate greed and negligence. We still do not have justice. In unity we must defeat austerity & privatisation for good — and defend housing as a human right for all.
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Doug Thorpe retweeted
With the rise of the far right and Reform, it is imperative that the Left come together and provide a united front. Disappointed to see a lack of agreement between the Greens and Indys in Ealing. This needs to change @EalingCommIndys @ZackPolanski @jeremycorbyn @MothinAli
Lesson from Ealing's local elections: The fewer deals Greens make with left-wing independents, the fewer progressives in government Via @OsoSabioUK thecanary.co/uk/analysis/202…
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The question of Palestine is not only a regional issue, but a global threat to the credibility of international law. Collective security cannot be selective.” At the public event of the European Left Congress, Ambassador Amal Jadou Shakaa @AmalJadou7 , Head of the Mission of Palestine to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg, delivered a powerful call for justice, denouncing double standards and urging the EU to show the courage to stand up to US and Israeli power. Growing mobilisations across the world are sending a clear message: people will no longer accept complicity and selective application of international law. Stop US and Israeli imperialism. Stop complicity. Join the demonstration on 14 June and stand with Palestine! #14J #WinTheFuture #FreePalestine
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Doug Thorpe retweeted
The EU's new "Return Regulation" marks another dangerous step toward a Fortress Europe. Outsourced deportation hubs, longer detention periods, detention of children, and harsher sanctions against migrants are not solutions—they are attacks on human rights and human dignity. We condemn this regulation and will continue fighting for a Europe based on solidarity, justice, and safe, legal pathways for people seeking protection. Read our full statement: european-left.org/eu-migrati… #Migration #HumanRights #RefugeesWelcome #EU
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Doug Thorpe retweeted
The Party of the European Left (EL) calls on citizens, trade unions, social movements and democratic forces across Europe to join the ‘Welfare, Not Warfare’ march taking place on Sunday, 14 June, in Brussels (Brussels-North Station, 15:00). Just days before the European Council on 18–19 June, this mobilization – co-organized by the StopReArm Campaign and the Stop Militarization Platform sends a strong message to both European governments and EU institutions: No to €800 billion for the militarization of our societies and profits for the arms industry; yes to investments in other forms of industry, the energy transition, public services, healthcare, pensions, and education. Read the full press release 👉 european-left.org/they-prepa…
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We’re told there’s not enough money to support disabled people, build social housing or fund the NHS. But somehow there are billions for weapons and illegal wars. Join us on the 20 June for the International Conference Against War! Tickets here: tickettailor.com/events/stop…
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Sentenced and imprisoned on grounds of “terrorism” that no jury ever convicted them of. Meanwhile, the British government continues to aid and abet the greatest crime of our time. A historic miscarriage of justice — and a truly dark day for civil liberties in this country.
🚨BREAKING -- The Palestine Action defendants have been sentenced for a combined total of more than 25 years. Charlotte Head - 6 years Leona Kamio - 6 years Fatema Zainab - 5 years and 8 months Samuel Corner - 8 years and 8 months
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It’s a Trumpian World Cup for racism — why don’t those who condemned Qatar 2022 say so? My piece for The Guardian on the blatant hypocrisy and double standards on full display. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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🚨 In more than 25 years of working on terrorism cases, I never thought I would see terrorism legislation used in a way that blurs the line between genuine national security concerns and the policing of political expression and protest. The sentencing of the Filton 4 raises profound questions about the direction of our justice system. Counter-terrorism laws exist to protect the public from serious threats, not to chill political dissent, including direct action protest. If we are not careful, we risk setting a dangerous precedent, one that many will view as driven not by principle, but by a desire to shield Israel from criticism. I strongly oppose what happened in this case today.
🚨BREAKING: Filton 4 sentenced as terrorists Amnesty opposes the use of terrorism powers in this case. It is completely disproportionate to punish protesters for criminal damage as if they were terrorists, a sentence which stays with you for life. The defendants in today’s case were sentenced as terrorists because prosecutors want to make an example of them. Today's decision shows how direct action protesters could be treated in the future. The use of terrorism laws against direct action protesters must end. Together we must continue calling out the abuse of power and fighting for our right to protest. Read our position: Criminal Damage, Direct Action, Terrorism: Misuse of counter-terrorism powers in the UK: amn.st/6015B87ZCx
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Doug Thorpe retweeted
The resignations of Healey and Carns show the military elite and arms manufacturers are getting ready for a fight Arms spending is the issue of our age. The entire anti-war and trade union movement is needed to demand an end to war-mongering and war-driven austerity! #All2London20June
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We do not need to spend more money on bombs and bullets. We need to spend more on housing, schools and our NHS instead. A roof over your head. Enough food to feed your children. A public health service you can rely on in your time of need. That is what real security means.
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Racism in our society has become an emergency. Our response must be to stand together as communities united against deliberate attempts to divide us and stoke fear.
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When politicians demonise migrants and call for "pure, cold rage", people listen. My statement on the sickening far-right violence in Belfast.
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