National Security State
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After UK Police Raid, Journalist Asa Winstanley Focused On Stopping ‘Digital Strip-Search’ Of His Devices
London-based journalist Asa Winstanley says when British counter-terrorism police raided his home on October 17 they asked which electronic devices were personal and which were used for journalism. Continue reading
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“Political repression is ruining our lives”
For more than seven months, a retired head teacher, a dementia care advisor and a retired environmental health officer have been left waiting in limbo by the Metropolitan Police, desperately hoping to find out if they will face criminal charges instigated by an east London council following a town hall protest. Continue reading
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First They Came for the Journalists and the Academics! Sun Now Setting on Democracy as We Know It
“I just think that what I’d like people to understand is that so many of the things that as Canadians we’d like to think are sacrosanct, you know, whether it’s we live in a democratic society, we have a free and open media, we have academic institutions, like you said, Michael, that are these open… Continue reading
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UK police raid home, seize devices of EI’s Asa Winstanley
British counterterrorism police on Thursday raided the home and seized several electronic devices belonging to The Electronic Intifada’s associate editor Asa Winstanley. Approximately 10 officers arrived at Winstanley’s North London home before 6 am and served the journalist with warrants and other papers authorizing them to search his house and vehicle for devices and documents. Continue reading
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Police escalate the British state’s war on independent journalism
The raid on investigative journalist Asa Winstanley isn’t about terrorism – except the UK government’s. It is about scaring us into staying silent on Britain’s collusion in Israel’s genocide Continue reading
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UK police raid home of Electronic Intifada’s Asa Winstanley
Asa Winstanley, associate editor of The Electronic Intifada, had multiple electronic devices confiscated by British counterterrorism police during their raid on his residence on Thursday. Continue reading
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Leaked: How MI6 Exploits Palestinian Refugees
Leaked files expose the intensive interest taken in Palestinians by British intelligence operatives, and Foreign Office-funded and directed cutouts, over many years. Collectively, the material leaves little room for doubt that the British government has long sought to covertly surveil, infiltrate, and manipulate Palestinians within and without their homeland for malign ends, while exploiting their… Continue reading
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The Puppet Masters: How MI6 regularly mastermind state crises
David Burke’s book is relevant to all those interested in how MI6 have instigated terrorism in arenas as diverse as Russia, Armenia, Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
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The UK attempt to criminalise dissent on Palestine
The British state clearly wants to find a way to scare British citizens away from supporting the legitimate right of the Palestinian people to resist occupation by all available means, including by armed struggle. This is their right under international law. Continue reading
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British Intel’s ‘Counter-Disinfo’ War Goes Global
On September 13th, an extraordinary document was released via litigation against the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is an August 2021 slide deck presentation by Britain’s shadowy, spook-infested Counter Disinformation Unit to the White House National Security Council’s Interagency Policy Committee, which regularly gathers Washington’s spying services together to coordinate on national… Continue reading
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Free speech threatened as journalists treated like terrorists
The rising use of Britain’s anti-terrorism laws against pro-Palestinian voices should worry us all. Continue reading
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Exposed: How Israeli Spies Control Your VPN
An estimated 1.6 billion people rely on VPNs to carry out the most sensitive tasks online, from watching illegal videos to engaging in sexual or political activities. But few people know that a considerable chunk of that market—including three of the six most popular VPNs—is quietly operated by an Israeli-owned company with close connections to… Continue reading
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25 arrested as police shut down climate camp
In the early hours of Thursday 8 August, police stopped a convoy of vehicles carrying tents, compost toilets, wheelchair access ramps, and camping equipment that was headed to the planned Reclaim the Power camp near Drax power station. Everyone in the vehicles was arrested. Continue reading
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Jailed for speaking up and acting against genocide in the Gaza Strip
Pro-Palestinian voices, whether they be activists, journalists or social media influencers are being placed behind bars in the United Kingdom and even being accused of supporting terrorism, because they oppose the actions of the Israeli government towards the Palestinian people. Continue reading
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Shocking revelations about Sarah Wilkinson’s arrest and bail conditions
I’ve just watched an interview with Sarah Wilkinson on the Crispin Flintoff Show and it was disturbing to say the least. If you’ve read my recent newsletters, or been paying attention to social media, you will be aware Sarah Wilkinson is a pro-Palestinian journalist who was arrested in the UK under section 12 of the… Continue reading
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UK Journalist arrested for documenting Gaza genocide
Sarah Wilkinson, a British reporter and human rights activist, was taken into custody by UK police early on Thursday morning due to online posts she made about Palestine and denouncing the Israeli activities in Gaza, which she referred to as genocide. Continue reading
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Watch: Rules based repression
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss a wave of arrests of dissidents across the West, as well Pavel Durov’s repression. They will also cover Max’s coverage of the DNC 2024, Kamala’s first interview, Hezbollah’s retaliation against Israel, the continuing horror in Gaza, and Zelensky’s bid to extort more advanced weapons out of the US. Continue reading
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Pavel Durov and the Abuse of Law
The detention of Pavel Durov is being portrayed as a result of the EU Digital Services Act. But having spent my day reading the EU Services Act (a task I would not wish upon my worst enemy), it does not appear to me to say what it is being portrayed as saying. Continue reading
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UK police have arrested another pro-Palestinian journalist
What seems clear now is that UK counter-terrorism police have a list of every pro-Palestinian journalist, blogger and prominent social media user, and they’re trawling through their posts to find an excuse to arrest them. If you wonder why France is so keen on capturing Telegram, it’s because it’s an intelligence goldmine with vast activist… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 