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This is what happens when you don't have #FreedomOfSpeech or #FreedomOfAssembly!

#Germany arrests an #Irish woman for speaking #Irish at a #ProPalestinian rally outside the #IrishEmbassy in #Berlin.

In a cruel and twisted turn of events, Germany -- a Country that has
intimate knowledge of #genocide -- has made it #illegal to be actually be against #genocide.

In Germany, it's illegal to be against
#WarCrimes.

In Germany, it's illegal to be against
#CrimesAgainstHumanity.

Frankly, at this point Germany is
no different than Israel and should be shunned and boycotted just like Israel.

FUCK GERMANY.

https://www.thejournal.ie/woman-restricted-by-police-for-speaking-irish-berlin-protest-6682497-Apr2025/

TheJournal.ie · Individual arrested by police for speaking Irish during protest in BerlinThe protest, which took place on Wednesday outside the Irish embassy, was in support of the Palestinian people.
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#MarcoRubio’s letter is the #Trump admin's entire case against #MahmoudKhalil.

The letter, which was undated, was released by Khalil's legal team on Thurs, the day after the Trump admin submitted it in an #immigration court filing. Rubio writes that Khalil's continued presence in the US would have "potentially serious adverse foreign consequences, & would compromise a compelling US foreign policy interest."

#Trump admin lays out its *evidence* for deporting activist #MahmoudKhalil

s3.documentcloud.org/documents

When pressed for evidence about why activist Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by #immigration authorities last month, #DHS shared a 2-pg letter from Secy of #State #MarcoRubio that accuses the #ColumbiaUniversity grad student of participating in "antisemitic protests & disruptive activities."

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Makled does not think it's a coincidence that he was targeted after deciding to represent this client following the #Trump admin's crackdown on #visa holders who have expressed support for #Palestine.

"The purpose of searching my phone doesn't have anything to do with terrorism, there is only a chilling effect, & it's done to be intimidating."

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Border agents pressured Makled to hand over his cell phone. He refused. After more than 90 minutes of back-&-forth, he showed agents his contacts list. He was eventually released. Makled says he was never given a reason for his detainment.

However, one of his current clients is a #student who has been charged in connection to a pro-#Palestinian #protest at the University of Michigan.

#Trump Is Trying to #Deport #Students Who Show Up in a ‘Criminal Records Check.’ But Many Have Never Been Convicted

It began with #MahmoudKhalil. Now Trump is trying to deport students by vaguely claiming they have criminal records.

Some have traffic violations. Some didn't even commit a crime.

One's "criminal record"? — Being a #DomesticViolence victim [#survivor].

#immigration #law #Constitution #DueProcess #CivilRights #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly
zeteo.com/p/trump-is-trying-to

Zeteo · Trump Is Trying to Deport Students Who Show Up in a ‘Criminal Records Check.’ But Many Have Never Been ConvictedBy Prem Thakker

"The Hungarian Parliament has significantly restricted the fundamental right to freedom of assembly in Hungary. In connection with the disproportionate and unnecessary restriction of fundamental rights, a number of important aspects can be highlighted, and great attention has also been paid to the fact that in the event of a possible violation of the prohibition of assembly, the participants will also commit a misdemeanor, for which they can be fined (a fine of up to EUR 500 can be imposed).

In the process of detecting violations and applying legal consequences, facial image analysis (facial recognition) is used to identify, even from a distance, citizens who appear at an unauthorized assembly. In this post, I focus on the use of facial recognition systems, because this is also a very important tool of restriction of the fundamental right of assembly, which is a serious restriction of the freedom of citizens, if only by the mere possibility of using the tool can discourage many people from exercising their democratic rights (presumably this was the purpose of the legislation)."

#EU #Hungary #Biometrics #FacialRecognition #Surveillance #FreedomofAssembly

gdpr.blog.hu/2025/04/01/the_ch

Blog.hu · The chilling effect: the dark side of the use of facial recognition in HungaryBy poklaszlo
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The decision by US Dist Judge Michael Farbiarz in Newark, NJ, means any appeals in the #Palestinian #activist's case will be heard by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, which has a 6-6 split between active judges appointed by Republican & Democratic presidents, instead of the #5thCircuit, the country's most #conservative appeals court.

#MahmoudKhalil
#immigration #law #ColumbiaUniversity #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #CivilRights #DueProcess #Trump #AbuseOfPower

Private groups work to identify & report #student #protesters for possible #deportation

When a protester was caught on video in January at a NY rally against #Israel, only her eyes were visible between a mask & headscarf. But days later, photos of her entire face, along w/her name & employer, were circulated online.

#Trump #immigration #law #FacialRecognition #technology #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #dissent #CivilRights
apnews.com/article/trump-forei

A protester waves a Palestinian flag at the University of New Mexico solidarity encampment in Albuquerque in May 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)
AP News · Private groups identify, report student protesters for deportationBy Adam Geller