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This might sounds bizarre to our friends in the US, but there is no first amendment provision in most places. > Although his devices were seized, Winstanley wa
by bilekas 2y ago
This might sounds bizarre to our friends in the US, but there is no first amendment provision in most places.
> Although his devices were seized, Winstanley was not arrested and has not been charged with any offense.
Until we know the details it seems they have something, warrants against journalists in the UK aren't just issued from a cozy judge. They do have a lot of leeway.
Insighting hate and or violence in the UK is a crime. As terrible as it sounds, it's not the US. I'm curious to see what will come of this, but as this is the first reading I'm heading it from and it's from the electronicintifada themselves I would wait to hear more.
- cempaka 2y agoThe earlier journalist arrests that were made in the UK were for expressing support for Hamas's resistance against Israeli occupation and campaigns in Gaza. Is a similar standard of "inciting hatred and violence" applied to supporters of the IDF?
- hggigg 2y agoKeeping it technical only, I think the issue is that Hamas are a proscribed terrorist organisation here in the UK and the IDF is the official armed forces division of a sovereign state. Regardless of your political orientation, showing support for one has real consequences in the real world.
- orwin 2y agoNo charge is weird though, no? Even for the UK? In my country the judge have to state a reason to keep your belongings. Feel very political to me.