@davidjohna.bsky.social
LLM student (Human Rights Law and Legal Practice) and socialist. Particular focus on UK immigration detention.
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Israeli courts have extended the arbitrary detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
On 27.12.24 Israeli military arbitrarily detained him, a paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
His name was initially on the release list as part of the ceasefire deal. He must be released immediately.
On 27.12.24 Israeli military arbitrarily detained him, a paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
His name was initially on the release list as part of the ceasefire deal. He must be released immediately.
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Israeli courts have extended the arbitrary detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
On 27.12.24 Israeli military arbitrarily detained him, a paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
His name was initially on the release list as part of the ceasefire deal. He must be released immediately.
On 27.12.24 Israeli military arbitrarily detained him, a paediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
His name was initially on the release list as part of the ceasefire deal. He must be released immediately.
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Motaz Azaiza shared this video of a street in Gaza before and after the Israeli genocide started
www.instagram.com/reel/DOGfKA4...
www.instagram.com/reel/DOGfKA4...
October 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Motaz Azaiza shared this video of a street in Gaza before and after the Israeli genocide started
www.instagram.com/reel/DOGfKA4...
www.instagram.com/reel/DOGfKA4...
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Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.
October 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.
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Real "I saw Lord Hermes dancing with the devil at the crossroads" energy. The whole report is that a lawyer, then in private practice, gave free advice to a charity regarding the law. And if anyone avoided deportation as a result? That would be because they were legally entitled not to be deported.
September 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Real "I saw Lord Hermes dancing with the devil at the crossroads" energy. The whole report is that a lawyer, then in private practice, gave free advice to a charity regarding the law. And if anyone avoided deportation as a result? That would be because they were legally entitled not to be deported.
Some reflection and counterbalance from, of all places, The Telegraph.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/e67d46a...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/e67d46a...
I’m a tax expert, and even I didn’t know about the rule Rayner broke
The mess our Deputy Prime Minister is in proves Britain’s tangled tax system needs reform
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Some reflection and counterbalance from, of all places, The Telegraph.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/e67d46a...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/e67d46a...
A excellent brief on the granting of interim relief to Epping Council.
freemovement.org.uk/epping-counc...
freemovement.org.uk/epping-counc...
Epping Council succeeds in interim relief preventing use of hotel as asylum accommodation - Free Movement
Epping Council has succeeded in obtaining an interim injunction to prevent the use of the Bell Hotel as asylum accommodation pending the final outcome of the
freemovement.org.uk
August 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A excellent brief on the granting of interim relief to Epping Council.
freemovement.org.uk/epping-counc...
freemovement.org.uk/epping-counc...
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The antiwar president wants to change the Department of Defense’s name to the Department of War. 🤷🏽♂️
Trump hints he will change Pentagon’s name to Department of War
“I don't want to be defense only,” the president said. “We want offense too.”
www.politico.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The antiwar president wants to change the Department of Defense’s name to the Department of War. 🤷🏽♂️
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The fact that an anti-migrant politician, who tells us every single day that he doesn't like immigration, is saying it once again, is not in any way news
August 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The fact that an anti-migrant politician, who tells us every single day that he doesn't like immigration, is saying it once again, is not in any way news
This may explain why the Zionist regime bans all foreign journalists from Gaza. But the truth is out.
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
www.itv.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This may explain why the Zionist regime bans all foreign journalists from Gaza. But the truth is out.
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
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I'm now blocking anyone stating that people protesting vs the government's ban on Palestine Action deserve to be arrested. Yeah, sure, it's an opinion and you're welcome to it. But if you can't understand what's wrong with arresting peace campaigners under the Terrorism Act, I have no time for you.
July 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I'm now blocking anyone stating that people protesting vs the government's ban on Palestine Action deserve to be arrested. Yeah, sure, it's an opinion and you're welcome to it. But if you can't understand what's wrong with arresting peace campaigners under the Terrorism Act, I have no time for you.
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British politics in all its diversity on display this morning
July 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
British politics in all its diversity on display this morning
justiceinconflict.org/2025/07/10/c...
Fascinating essay on the intersection between the ICC and ICJ - and how the two courts could work together.
Fascinating essay on the intersection between the ICC and ICJ - and how the two courts could work together.
justiceinconflict.org
July 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
justiceinconflict.org/2025/07/10/c...
Fascinating essay on the intersection between the ICC and ICJ - and how the two courts could work together.
Fascinating essay on the intersection between the ICC and ICJ - and how the two courts could work together.
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As the UN's humanitarian chief warns that 14,000 babies could die in Gaza within the next 48 hours without aid, I am remembering Amol Rajan telling Gary Lineker: "the BBC as a whole needs to be impartial about it".
May 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
As the UN's humanitarian chief warns that 14,000 babies could die in Gaza within the next 48 hours without aid, I am remembering Amol Rajan telling Gary Lineker: "the BBC as a whole needs to be impartial about it".
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Your regular reminder that the editors and senior management of the Times are entirely comfortable with Phillips' deranged racism.
January 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Your regular reminder that the editors and senior management of the Times are entirely comfortable with Phillips' deranged racism.
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Lots of calls for her to be stripped of her British citizenship, just like Shamima Begum. I'd urge caution. Denaturalising horrible people because we don't like them and it is geopolitically convenient isn't sound in my view. www.jpost.com/middle-east/...
Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, seeks to move to UK - report
Asma al-Assad moved to Syria in 2000 and married Assad in the same year at the age of 25.
www.jpost.com
December 23, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Lots of calls for her to be stripped of her British citizenship, just like Shamima Begum. I'd urge caution. Denaturalising horrible people because we don't like them and it is geopolitically convenient isn't sound in my view. www.jpost.com/middle-east/...
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The scenes from Sednaya prison in Syria are shocking; people wandering into the light after decades in dark detention & torture.
I interviewed Omar Alshogre, a former Sednaya child prisoner, about his reaction to history being made in Syria this weekend.
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I interviewed Omar Alshogre, a former Sednaya child prisoner, about his reaction to history being made in Syria this weekend.
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‘We Fought Alone, We Dreamed Alone’: Former Syrian Prisoner on the Historic Fall of Bashar Al Assad
Syrian activist Omar Alshogre, who was tortured at Sednaya prison as a child, talks to Mehdi about this weekend’s astonishing events in Damascus.
zeteo.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:32 PM
The scenes from Sednaya prison in Syria are shocking; people wandering into the light after decades in dark detention & torture.
I interviewed Omar Alshogre, a former Sednaya child prisoner, about his reaction to history being made in Syria this weekend.
Watch/share/subscribe:
I interviewed Omar Alshogre, a former Sednaya child prisoner, about his reaction to history being made in Syria this weekend.
Watch/share/subscribe:
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In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2024 at 5:24 PM
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2024 at 6:56 AM
The new Attorney General on the rule of law publiclawforeveryone.com/2024/10/17/t...
November 27, 2024 at 12:40 AM
The new Attorney General on the rule of law publiclawforeveryone.com/2024/10/17/t...
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srael has put the entire population of Gaza on death row. Its genocidal rampage has exposed the West’s bizarre hypocrisy. The ICC’s indictment of genocidal maniacs Netanyahu and Gallant is a rare ray of light in a world getting darker by the minute. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes
Joe Biden describes as ‘outrageous’ the warrants for Israeli PM and former defence minister, which put them at risk of detention if they go to some other countries
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:06 AM
srael has put the entire population of Gaza on death row. Its genocidal rampage has exposed the West’s bizarre hypocrisy. The ICC’s indictment of genocidal maniacs Netanyahu and Gallant is a rare ray of light in a world getting darker by the minute. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Putin. Khomeini died in 1989. Robert Jenrick wanted to be Tory leader, but doesn't appear very well informed about current affairs.
November 22, 2024 at 8:20 AM
The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Putin. Khomeini died in 1989. Robert Jenrick wanted to be Tory leader, but doesn't appear very well informed about current affairs.
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From yesterday: Inspection report concludes that Brook House is less safe than two years ago | Sonia Lenegan https://freemovement.org.uk/inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-house-is-less-safe-than-two-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-ho…
Inspection report concludes that Brook House is less safe than two years ago - Free Movement
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has published a report of an unannounced inspection of Brook House immigration removal centre. The inspection took place between
buff.ly
November 22, 2024 at 10:32 AM
From yesterday: Inspection report concludes that Brook House is less safe than two years ago | Sonia Lenegan https://freemovement.org.uk/inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-house-is-less-safe-than-two-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inspection-report-concludes-that-brook-ho…
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ChatGPT could have done better
-dark day for humanity
-outrageous decision
-universal laughing stock
-vibrant democracy
-Iranian empire of evil
-human shield for Hamas
Has 🇮🇱President heard of #Deif warrant, or does he even care?
Israel 'acting under IHL', seriously?
Clichés, manipulations, lies.
-dark day for humanity
-outrageous decision
-universal laughing stock
-vibrant democracy
-Iranian empire of evil
-human shield for Hamas
Has 🇮🇱President heard of #Deif warrant, or does he even care?
Israel 'acting under IHL', seriously?
Clichés, manipulations, lies.
November 21, 2024 at 8:27 PM
ChatGPT could have done better
-dark day for humanity
-outrageous decision
-universal laughing stock
-vibrant democracy
-Iranian empire of evil
-human shield for Hamas
Has 🇮🇱President heard of #Deif warrant, or does he even care?
Israel 'acting under IHL', seriously?
Clichés, manipulations, lies.
-dark day for humanity
-outrageous decision
-universal laughing stock
-vibrant democracy
-Iranian empire of evil
-human shield for Hamas
Has 🇮🇱President heard of #Deif warrant, or does he even care?
Israel 'acting under IHL', seriously?
Clichés, manipulations, lies.