UK
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Krynky: Very British Military Cataclysm
In November 2024, previously US-funded Ukrainska Pravda published a little-noticed investigation, documenting in frequently disquieting detail the catastrophic failure of Kiev’s long-running effort to capture the village of Krynky in Russian-controlled Kherson, October 2023 – June 2024. That it was to all intents and purposes a British operation, from deranged inception to miserable conclusion, was… Continue reading
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Gaza protest: How Starmer and the Met have joined forces to quash all dissent
The decision by the Metropolitan Police to interview “under caution” former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and leftwing MP John McDonnell for attending a peaceful protest in London against Israel’s mass slaughter in Gaza is a decisive turning point. Continue reading
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Statewatch Bi-weekly bulletin: issue 25/01
Welcome to the year’s first edition of the Statewatch Bulletin.You may have already noticed, but 2025 has brought several changes to Statewatch. You can find explanations of these changes along with our regular newsletter content below, now in a friendlier format.As always, if you appreciate what we do, you can support us with a donation. Every… Continue reading
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Why we must challenge divisive ‘grooming gangs’ narratives
Less than six months after the far-right orchestrated racist riots that targeted asylum accommodation and mosques, comes a new bout of dog-whistle Islamophobia, fomented by Elon Musk who reposted forty tweets on the UK’s child sexual exploitation and ‘grooming gangs’ in 24 hours, also calling for the release of jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Conservative… Continue reading
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Sir Keir Starmer’s plans for a 1000 year Ukrainian Reich
Although Putin seems to have the patience of Job, Russia has suffered far too much in its Ukrainian Borderlands to allow the British carry on with their deadly farce. Continue reading
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Skripal poisoning victim disputed UK narrative, official inquiry reveals
An official inquiry into a notorious 2018 Novichok poisoning case has found the victim briefly emerged from a coma, revealing information which wholly undermined the British government’s narrative. While the medical professional she told was muzzled, mainstream media has ignored the new finding. Continue reading
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Data protection in immigration and asylum: Rights and opportunities for redress
Join us for the next edition of our training webinar on using data protection and privacy law in immigration and asylum proceedings. Continue reading
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Judge threatens to break the UK’s wall of secrecy around Assange’s persecution
After nine years of legal battles, a British judge has finally challenged the wall of secrecy erected by British and Swedish authorities around the legal abuse of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Continue reading
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It’s Official: British Military Facing Extinction
In September 2024, Britain’s House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee published a little-noticed report, Ukraine: a wake-up call. Based on extensive consultations with military veterans and think tank apparatchiks, it amply exposed London’s “decline as a full-spectrum military power,” and how the country’s fantastical “commitment to retaining global influence” is based on “military… Continue reading
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United Kingdom refuses to break with neocolonialism in its relations with the Global South
The question of whether the United Kingdom is capable of offering true, equal, and mutually beneficial cooperation becomes clear when observing its practical actions and underlying interests. Continue reading
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You Tolerated That; Your Children Were Next
HART is grateful to our friends at the UsForThem children’s advocacy group for persisting with a Freedom of Information (FoI) request relating to the decision by the Chief Medical Officers in September 2021 to recommend a certain injectable medical intervention. Continue reading
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Were you listed on the gangs matrix?
In January 2021, Awate Suleiman, UNJUST & Liberty launched a legal challenge against the Met Police over the racist Gangs Matrix. Days before the case was meant to be heard, the Met Police settled the claim, admitting that the Gangs Matrix breached people’s right to privacy. Continue reading
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Write political prisoners and show your solidarity
There are more than 50 people in prison for protest and resistance this winter. As more and more people are jailed for protest, a letter, card or email from you can show someone that they are not alone. Continue reading
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Labour Advisor’s ‘Racist Rant’ Must Be Heard To Be Believed!
A TV interview described as a ‘racist rant’, a book filled with more of the same and a job as a Spad to a top minister. Continue reading
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The UK government issued a “special mission” certificate to Israel’s military chief to avoid arrest
The UK government issued a “special mission” certificate to Israel’s military chief to avoid arrest Continue reading
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Leak reveals UK lawyers, Israeli government planned ‘special unit’ to counter human rights reporting. Here’s what we know
On 10 August 2017, pro-Israel advocacy group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) approached the Embassy of Israel in London with a “pitch for business”: a proposal to setup “a rapid response unit to correct false narratives” regarding Israel. According to the proposal, human rights organizations “such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty, routinely publish material… Continue reading
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Biden and Starmer are destroying international law to protect Israel’s genocide
For more than a year, those calling for an end to Israel’s slaughter of civilians in Gaza have been relentlessly vilified: as apologists for Hamas, as antisemites, even as supporters of a genocide against Israel and the wider Jewish people. Continue reading
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Sky News is the limit for fake news in the UK from Israeli lobby cash
The idea that the humble UK citizens would place their trust in the government to direct them on the validity of media’s offerings is beyond parody. Continue reading
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Deception, manipulation, sabotage: How the UK works to keep the Ukraine war going
Leaked papers expose a secret military operation that includes planning attacks, suppressing media and brainwashing the British public Continue reading
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Banning F-35 supplies to Israel “would undermine US confidence in the UK”, defence secretary John Healey privately warned colleagues. Continue reading