Views barely even my own. Director of casework @reprieve. He/him. @chai@mastodon.online @chaipatel.bsky.social
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UPDATE: Rajiv Menon KC gives his first interview about his contempt case to Democracy Now - watch here:
democracynow.org/2026/8/17/r…
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Defend Our Lawyers now has a YouTube account!
The account contains the speeches from last night's event 'Descent Into Authoritarianism? Undermining the Role of Defence Lawyers: The Rajiv Menon KC Case'.
The speeches are being uploaded tonight - so far, you can watch Pete Weatherby KC @gcnchambers , Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, Lord Hendy KC, Riel Karmy-Jones KC @TheCriminalBar , Keir Monteith KC @gardencourtlaw and Mike Mansfield KC @NexusChambers
youtube.com/@DefendOurLawyer…
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When I was young on a forum someone incredulously said "If evolution is true there has to be some kinda massive external source just pumping energy into the earth - I think we'd notice that!" and honestly I've just been chasing that high for the rest of my time on the internet.😎
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Keir Starmer to create team to tackle ‘national security’ threat of people-smugglers
Labour have learned nothing from racist violence. They blocked hotel fire exits and set them alight. And without pausing for breath PM says this. theguardian.com/uk-news/2024…
So it turns out if @AmazonUK wrongly decides you’re a student and signs you up to a six month prime student trial there is no way of cancelling it and it is literally impossible these days to reach a human being in customer service. It used to be hard. Now you just can’t.
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Final read-through.
A reminder of how important pre-orders are. Links here:
Waterstones: bit.ly/4gBxHTV
Foyles: tinyurl.com/3n7p3w3h
Amazon: amzn.to/3XuF7Q8
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A baby drowned in the Channel last night. I hope at this point the UK govt will acknowledge that increased security + policing on the French coast is not leading to fewer crossings, but more deadly ones, as people take higher risks (fuller boats, longer routes) to evade police
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Uggghhhhh. The Home Office was using a racist algorithm about 5 years ago and it was stopped through pre-action. But it was only a matter of time before rights violating algorithms were going to start being used across the board. Digital Hostile Environment.
⚠️ BREAKING - we have uncovered new information about a secretive algorithm the UK immigration authorities (the Home Office) have been using in immigration decision-making. 🧵
whatdotheyknow.com/request/i…
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AMAZING work by @privacyint!!
Their tenacity has REVEALED another algorithm used on the quiet on Home Office immigration cases.
This is big - we all know AI can reproduce biases & discrimination.
Transparency is absolutely key to protecting us from unaccountable software.
⚠️ BREAKING - we have uncovered new information about a secretive algorithm the UK immigration authorities (the Home Office) have been using in immigration decision-making. 🧵
whatdotheyknow.com/request/i…
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Show your wife how you won medals down in Flanders
IDF tells Ireland to remove its peacekeepers from an outpost on the border with Lebanon as its invasion of the country continues. They are not moving.
irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/…
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Delighted that @Reprieve was awarded highly commended at today’s @ThirdSector awards. Here’s our Director of Casework @chaipatel0 collecting the award #thirdsectorawards #charityoftheyear
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The community has endured 7 years of hell. They have been let down over and over again by all of civil society. They need our support and solidarity now, more than ever.
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Our @Praxis_Projects statement on the Grenfell Inquiry report and in solidarity with the Grenfell community. It has not passed us by that a huge number of bereaved, survivors and residents are from migrant communities. We stand together, calling for real change and justice.
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One interesting thing about Berlin is how comfortably people with fascist ideologies move through it. Last week, on my way to coffee with a friend in the middle of town, I saw three guys dressed like this on our street. They weren't making a fuss - they were right at home.
Look at these photos by @RechercheNord at yesterday's AfD meetup in Thuringia: the hairstyles and dress codes I have been seeing more than ever in Berlin this year. Fred Perry, Lonsdale, references to Norse mythology (Thor, Valhalla). A whole identity.
recherche-nord.com/gallery/2…
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We're so used to seeing migration as a problem we need a solution for. We never talk about a better future which includes people who cross borders into the UK.
@minnierahman from @Praxis_Projects talked about the far-right riots on the New Economics Podcast with @AyeishaTS
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I know nobody likes to listen to campaigners. But we have been saying/providing evidence that the Home Office is wasting tax payers money with expensive, bureaucratic, nonsense policies. This isn't because there are too many people moving here, it's because the system is shite.
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Yesterday I attended the funeral of Kris Maharaj. He spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, 16 on death row. He never got to be reunited with his beloved wife Marita. The fight continues & @CliveSSmith is raising funds to exonerate him paypal.com/donate?campaign_i…
