Defend Our Juries
@defendourjuries.bsky.social
Jurors have a right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience, irrespective of a Judge’s directions. Every defendant deserves access to fair justice.
We are a UK-based campaign to ensure fair justice in UK courtrooms.
www.defendourjuries.net
We are a UK-based campaign to ensure fair justice in UK courtrooms.
www.defendourjuries.net
Pinned
“Capitalism requires imperialism abroad, fascism at home, and democracy for the cameras.” - Josh Zepess
January 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
“Capitalism requires imperialism abroad, fascism at home, and democracy for the cameras.” - Josh Zepess
Alice Oswald had decided to join more than five hundred protesters in London’s Parliament Square in August in support of Palestine Action, which the British government had designated a terrorist group.
British police arrested Oswald, as she had expected
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British police arrested Oswald, as she had expected
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"Gaza—the stadium of the soul" and Other Poems by The Paris Review
January 2, 2026 – “They asked me about the world / I said: it taught me poetry.”
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January 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Alice Oswald had decided to join more than five hundred protesters in London’s Parliament Square in August in support of Palestine Action, which the British government had designated a terrorist group.
British police arrested Oswald, as she had expected
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/01...
British police arrested Oswald, as she had expected
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/01...
Palestine Action-linked hunger striker hospitalised for fifth time
Kamran Ahmed was hospitalised after spending more than 50 days on hunger strike, as his fellow hunger strikers lose ability to talk
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Kamran Ahmed was hospitalised after spending more than 50 days on hunger strike, as his fellow hunger strikers lose ability to talk
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Palestine Action-linked hunger striker hospitalised for fifth time
Kamran Ahmed was hospitalised after spending more than 50 days on hunger strike, as his fellow hunger strikers lose ability to talk
www.middleeasteye.net
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Palestine Action-linked hunger striker hospitalised for fifth time
Kamran Ahmed was hospitalised after spending more than 50 days on hunger strike, as his fellow hunger strikers lose ability to talk
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Kamran Ahmed was hospitalised after spending more than 50 days on hunger strike, as his fellow hunger strikers lose ability to talk
www.middleeasteye.net/news/palesti...
Straight from the war criminal’s mouth:
US will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela oil industry, Trump says after Caracas attacked and Maduro captured
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US will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela oil industry, Trump says after Caracas attacked and Maduro captured
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US will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela oil industry, Trump says after Caracas attacked and Maduro captured – live
Donald Trump says Nicolás Maduro and wife will be taken to New York after being captured during US attack on Venezuela
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Straight from the war criminal’s mouth:
US will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela oil industry, Trump says after Caracas attacked and Maduro captured
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
US will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela oil industry, Trump says after Caracas attacked and Maduro captured
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
DAY 3 - Today’s video shows an elderly Muslim man arrested on September 28th outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Arrested for holding a cardboard sign with many others.
www.defendourjuries.net
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
DAY 3 - Today’s video shows an elderly Muslim man arrested on September 28th outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Arrested for holding a cardboard sign with many others.
www.defendourjuries.net
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
DAY 3 - Today’s video shows an elderly Muslim man arrested on September 28th outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Arrested for holding a cardboard sign with many others.
www.defendourjuries.net
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
DAY 3 - Today’s video shows an elderly Muslim man arrested on September 28th outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Arrested for holding a cardboard sign with many others.
www.defendourjuries.net
Why I am on hunger strike in solidarity with Pal Action detainees
“In the mistreatment of the Pal Action detainees, I see my own story. I see clear evidence that Guantánamo did not end; it spread.”
Article from Mansoor Adayfi
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
“In the mistreatment of the Pal Action detainees, I see my own story. I see clear evidence that Guantánamo did not end; it spread.”
Article from Mansoor Adayfi
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Why I am on hunger strike in solidarity with Pal Action detainees
In the Pal Action detainees, I see my own story. I see clear evidence that Guantánamo did not end; it spread.
www.aljazeera.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Why I am on hunger strike in solidarity with Pal Action detainees
“In the mistreatment of the Pal Action detainees, I see my own story. I see clear evidence that Guantánamo did not end; it spread.”
Article from Mansoor Adayfi
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
“In the mistreatment of the Pal Action detainees, I see my own story. I see clear evidence that Guantánamo did not end; it spread.”
Article from Mansoor Adayfi
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
DAY 2 - This video shows the arrest of a Jewish man on Sept 6th 2025 outside Parliament along with hundreds of others. The man gives a plea to other Jewish people to join the campaign.
www.defendourjuries.net
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
DAY 2 - This video shows the arrest of a Jewish man on Sept 6th 2025 outside Parliament along with hundreds of others. The man gives a plea to other Jewish people to join the campaign.
www.defendourjuries.net
January 2, 2026 at 11:06 AM
AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
DAY 2 - This video shows the arrest of a Jewish man on Sept 6th 2025 outside Parliament along with hundreds of others. The man gives a plea to other Jewish people to join the campaign.
www.defendourjuries.net
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
DAY 2 - This video shows the arrest of a Jewish man on Sept 6th 2025 outside Parliament along with hundreds of others. The man gives a plea to other Jewish people to join the campaign.
www.defendourjuries.net
AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
This video shows an arrest on Day 1 of the ban, July 5th 2025. Handcuffed and carried away by police officers for holding an “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” sign.
www.defendourjuries.net
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
This video shows an arrest on Day 1 of the ban, July 5th 2025. Handcuffed and carried away by police officers for holding an “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” sign.
www.defendourjuries.net
January 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
AN ARREST VIDEO EVERY DAY
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
This video shows an arrest on Day 1 of the ban, July 5th 2025. Handcuffed and carried away by police officers for holding an “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” sign.
www.defendourjuries.net
(until the Palestine Action ban is lifted)
This video shows an arrest on Day 1 of the ban, July 5th 2025. Handcuffed and carried away by police officers for holding an “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” sign.
www.defendourjuries.net
Palestine hunger striker ‘losing ability to speak’ after 57 days without food
She is among a group of eight prisoners detained on remand for their alleged roles in ‘direct action’ protests for Palestine Action, who went on hunger strike from November.
metro.co.uk/2025/12/29/p...
She is among a group of eight prisoners detained on remand for their alleged roles in ‘direct action’ protests for Palestine Action, who went on hunger strike from November.
metro.co.uk/2025/12/29/p...
Palestine hunger striker 'losing ability to speak' after 57 days without food
Heba Muraisi said she feels 'weaker as each day passes'.
metro.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Palestine hunger striker ‘losing ability to speak’ after 57 days without food
She is among a group of eight prisoners detained on remand for their alleged roles in ‘direct action’ protests for Palestine Action, who went on hunger strike from November.
metro.co.uk/2025/12/29/p...
She is among a group of eight prisoners detained on remand for their alleged roles in ‘direct action’ protests for Palestine Action, who went on hunger strike from November.
metro.co.uk/2025/12/29/p...
It’s a genocide, and the UK government are supporting it and calling their own citizens “terrorists” for opposing it.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel to bar 37 aid groups as UK and EU warn of impact in Gaza
Israel's move is criticised by 10 countries, which say the new registration rules for international NGOs are
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It’s a genocide, and the UK government are supporting it and calling their own citizens “terrorists” for opposing it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Four Bars told Prime Minister that they are “deeply concerned” with the proposals [to restrict jury trials] announced by Justice Secretary David Lammy.
Tim Crosland (DOJ): “We have been warning for some time that trial by jury is under attack.”
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Tim Crosland (DOJ): “We have been warning for some time that trial by jury is under attack.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/scra...
Scrapping jury trials will ‘undermine confidence in our criminal justice system,’ top lawyers warn
SCRAPPING jury trials will “undermine confidence in our criminal justice system” with “no evidence” it will bring down court backlogs, top lawyers have warned.The bodies representing barristers in Bri...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Four Bars told Prime Minister that they are “deeply concerned” with the proposals [to restrict jury trials] announced by Justice Secretary David Lammy.
Tim Crosland (DOJ): “We have been warning for some time that trial by jury is under attack.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/scra...
Tim Crosland (DOJ): “We have been warning for some time that trial by jury is under attack.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/scra...
Jury trials have not caused the criminal justice system crisis. Removing the right to a jury trial and has not been piloted nor thoroughly modelled
diminishing the constitutional principle of trial by jury will erode trust in our criminal justice system.
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/bar...
diminishing the constitutional principle of trial by jury will erode trust in our criminal justice system.
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/bar...
Bar leadership joint statement on jury trials
The Bar leaders met following the leak of a government memo on the response to Sir Brian Leveson's report
www.barcouncil.org.uk
December 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Jury trials have not caused the criminal justice system crisis. Removing the right to a jury trial and has not been piloted nor thoroughly modelled
diminishing the constitutional principle of trial by jury will erode trust in our criminal justice system.
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/bar...
diminishing the constitutional principle of trial by jury will erode trust in our criminal justice system.
www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/bar...
Q: Who said this?
“The right to trial by jury is an important factor in the delicate balance between the power of the state and the freedom of the individual. The further it is restricted, the greater the imbalance.”
A: Keir Starmer before he had power
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“The right to trial by jury is an important factor in the delicate balance between the power of the state and the freedom of the individual. The further it is restricted, the greater the imbalance.”
A: Keir Starmer before he had power
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Monday Message 01.12.25 - Criminal Bar Association
Eroding our Right to Trial by Jury “The right to trial by jury is an important factor in the delicate […]
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December 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Q: Who said this?
“The right to trial by jury is an important factor in the delicate balance between the power of the state and the freedom of the individual. The further it is restricted, the greater the imbalance.”
A: Keir Starmer before he had power
www.criminalbar.com/resources/ne...
“The right to trial by jury is an important factor in the delicate balance between the power of the state and the freedom of the individual. The further it is restricted, the greater the imbalance.”
A: Keir Starmer before he had power
www.criminalbar.com/resources/ne...
Government proposals erode the right to be judged by our own peers - @thelawsociety.bsky.social
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Government proposals erode the right to be judged by our own peers
The government’s proposals on jury trials go too far in eroding our fundamental right to be judged by a jury of our own peers
www.lawsociety.org.uk
December 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Government proposals erode the right to be judged by our own peers - @thelawsociety.bsky.social
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Plan to reduce jury trials an ‘irremediable error’, lawyers say in MoJ letter
More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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December 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Plan to reduce jury trials an ‘irremediable error’, lawyers say in MoJ letter
More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
When Palestinian existence is portrayed as hate.
Israel and its supporters would have you believe that just being a Palestinian is a lethal threat.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Israel and its supporters would have you believe that just being a Palestinian is a lethal threat.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
December 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
When Palestinian existence is portrayed as hate.
Israel and its supporters would have you believe that just being a Palestinian is a lethal threat.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Israel and its supporters would have you believe that just being a Palestinian is a lethal threat.
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
In a statement on Boxing Day, the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) highlighted the UK government’s harsh treatment of the hunger-strikers.
The OHCHR also made clear that Starmer and his ministers are legally responsible for their wellbeing.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
The OHCHR also made clear that Starmer and his ministers are legally responsible for their wellbeing.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
UN experts demand action from Labour to protect Palestine hunger-strikers
UN experts have criticised the treatment of pro-Palestine hunger strikers, underscoring Labour’s responsibility to ‘protect life’
www.thecanary.co
December 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
In a statement on Boxing Day, the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) highlighted the UK government’s harsh treatment of the hunger-strikers.
The OHCHR also made clear that Starmer and his ministers are legally responsible for their wellbeing.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
The OHCHR also made clear that Starmer and his ministers are legally responsible for their wellbeing.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over treatment of Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers
Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws
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Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws
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UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over treatment of Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers
Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
UN experts raise ‘grave concern’ over treatment of Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers
Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Palestine Action linked hunger-strikers at risk of death, UN warns
A group of UN human rights experts warned the UK government that pro-Palestine activists on hunger strike in UK prisons risk organ failure and death after seven weeks of hunger strike.
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A group of UN human rights experts warned the UK government that pro-Palestine activists on hunger strike in UK prisons risk organ failure and death after seven weeks of hunger strike.
www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
Palestine Action linked hunger-strikers at risk of death, UN warns
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December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Palestine Action linked hunger-strikers at risk of death, UN warns
A group of UN human rights experts warned the UK government that pro-Palestine activists on hunger strike in UK prisons risk organ failure and death after seven weeks of hunger strike.
www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
A group of UN human rights experts warned the UK government that pro-Palestine activists on hunger strike in UK prisons risk organ failure and death after seven weeks of hunger strike.
www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
Greta Thunberg's arrest explained as government faces legal threat amid hunger strike update
Greta Thunberg was arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking activists, who are now taking legal action against the government over their treatment
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Greta Thunberg was arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking activists, who are now taking legal action against the government over their treatment
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Greta Thunberg's arrest explained as government faces legal threat
Greta Thunberg, 22, was arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking activists, who are now taking legal action against the government over their treatment
www.mirror.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Greta Thunberg's arrest explained as government faces legal threat amid hunger strike update
Greta Thunberg was arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking activists, who are now taking legal action against the government over their treatment
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Greta Thunberg was arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking activists, who are now taking legal action against the government over their treatment
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Four Palestine Action members are continuing hunger strikes in the UK, following a protest practice with a long history — from Ireland and India to South Africa and Guantanamo.
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Palestine Action: Prison hunger strikes that shaped history
Four Palestine Action members are continuing hunger strikes in the UK, following a protest practice with a long history.
www.aljazeera.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Four Palestine Action members are continuing hunger strikes in the UK, following a protest practice with a long history — from Ireland and India to South Africa and Guantanamo.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
Grassroots group’s bank account frozen due to ‘Palestine Action investigation’
Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, which has no affiliation to direct action group, informed by deputy mayor
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Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, which has no affiliation to direct action group, informed by deputy mayor
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Grassroots group’s bank account frozen due to ‘Palestine Action investigation’
Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, which has no affiliation to direct action group, informed by deputy mayor
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Grassroots group’s bank account frozen due to ‘Palestine Action investigation’
Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, which has no affiliation to direct action group, informed by deputy mayor
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, which has no affiliation to direct action group, informed by deputy mayor
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Eight remand prisoners had stopped eating, demanding the UK stops hosting weapons factories that supply arms to Israel, removes the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group, and gives those on remand immediate bail.
news.sky.com/story/remain...
news.sky.com/story/remain...
Remaining Palestine Action hunger strikers have the resolve to continue, families say
Kamran Ahmad, 29, who has been on remand at HMP Peterborough for 13 months, has been hospitalised three times during his hunger strike.
news.sky.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Eight remand prisoners had stopped eating, demanding the UK stops hosting weapons factories that supply arms to Israel, removes the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group, and gives those on remand immediate bail.
news.sky.com/story/remain...
news.sky.com/story/remain...
Stop arming Israel, ex-senior British Army officers tell Keir Starmer
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Stop arming Israel, ex-senior British Army officers tell Keir Starmer
Letter to the prime minister calls for a ban on involvement with Israeli-owned or Israeli-supported defence companies during the war in Gaza
www.thetimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Stop arming Israel, ex-senior British Army officers tell Keir Starmer
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“It is up to the state to intervene, put an end to this by meeting these reasonable demands that pave the way for the freedom of all those who choose to use their rights trying to stop a genocide, something the British state has failed to do themselves”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gret...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gret...
Greta Thunberg arrested for supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers
GRETA THUNBERG was arrested in London today at a demonstration in support of hunger-striking prisoners in what campaigners called “another dark day for Keir Starmer’s genocide-supporting government.”T...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“It is up to the state to intervene, put an end to this by meeting these reasonable demands that pave the way for the freedom of all those who choose to use their rights trying to stop a genocide, something the British state has failed to do themselves”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gret...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gret...