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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)

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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)

@elsclegal

Defending the Palestine solidarity movement across Europe through legal means. Request legal advice. Report Repression. Subscribe for updates and resources.

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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
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Jun 11
🎉Welcome to THE ELSC BLOG! We are excited to launch The ELSC Blog - a space for political reflection, strategic discussion, analysis, and collective learning from and with the Palestine solidarity movement across Europe. 🇵🇸 The first three contributions reflect both the work of
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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
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Dec 20, 2023
OUR MOVEMENT’S VICTORIES IN GERMANY! In a context where extremely repressive 🇩🇪 authorities are violating the most fundamental rights, activists & lawyers of our network recently won two very important court cases, reaffirming the legality of Palestine solidarity slogans! /1
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Jun 23, 2022
🎉VICTORY! Thanks to strong pushback against @m7mdkurd’s disinvitation from a conference by the @goetheinstitut, the entire program was cancelled. Calling out anti-Palestinian repression is a great tool! bit.ly/3xQSayy 1/4
German culture event scaled down after Palestine controversy
From newarab.com
European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
@elsclegal
Dec 20, 2023
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➡️ The Münster Administrative Court stated that the slogans “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” & “Child murderer Israel” are not illegal and are protected by freedom of expression. So is “Stop the genocide in Gaza”, as the Cologne Administrative Court recalls. /2
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Dec 20, 2023
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Read the Cologne Court’s decision: openjur.de/u/2479560.html In this decision, the judge recalled that “the assembly slogan [Stop the genocide in Gaza] is a claim that is based on a truthful fact - here: signs of genocide” and quoted a statement from UN Special Rapporteurs. /5
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VG Köln, Beschluss vom 01.12.2023 - 20 L 2423/23
1. Die aufschiebende Wirkung der Klage der Antragstellerin - 20 K 6607/23 - gegen den Bescheid des Polizeipräsidiums Bonn vom 23.11.2023 wird wiederhergestellt. Der Antragsgegner trägt die Kosten de...
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Dec 20, 2023
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In both decisions,the judge reiterated that criticism of the Israeli state is protected by freedom of expression, stressing that the slogans are directed against Israel & not against the Jewish population of Germany, thus rejecting any inflammatory allegations of antisemitism. /6
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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
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Jun 28, 2024
🚨SHOCKING DEVELOPMENTS IN GERMANY🚨 Federal Minister of Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) proposes legislation that would declare even a single comment, including the marking of a post with a "like" on social networks, a serious reason for deportation. /1
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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
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May 17, 2024
✌️🏽VICTORY✌️🏽 Thanks to the tireless efforts of activists in Spain and around the world, the Spanish state has refused permission for cargo ship Borkum carrying arms to Israel to dock in Cartagena port! x.com/RESCOP1/status…
European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
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May 15, 2024
🚨URGENT APPEAL to the Spanish government - Stop the cargo ship ''Borkum''! elsc.support/news/appeal-to… @RESCOP1 /1
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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
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Aug 6, 2024
🚨BREAKING 🚨 Today, a Berlin court sentenced an activist to a fine for calling ‘Palestine will be free from the river to the sea’ at a demonstration against racism in German schools. /1
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Jun 6, 2023
🔴BREAKING! We have launched a new report exposing the harmful impacts of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism (IHRA WDA) -which conflates antisemitism with criticism of Israel- on the freedoms of expression and assembly in the EU & UK. #NOIHRA bit.ly/3OXk7PF 1/11
New Report Reveals Human Rights Violations Resulting from IHRA Definition of Antisemitism - The...
From elsc.support
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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
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Oct 13, 2023
🚨We are keeping track of incidents of repression against Palestine advocacy in EU & the UK. #antipalestinianracism 👇🏽Please report and reach out for support here:
Request Support - The European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
From elsc.support
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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
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May 14, 2024
🚨BREAKING In an emergency appeal to a German court, ELSC lawyer Alexander Gorski and lawyers @ICJPalestine are now challenging Germany’s imposed Schengen-wide entry ban for award winning Palestinian-British surgeon @GhassanAbuSitt1 /1
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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
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Aug 1, 2024
🚨The unfair dismissal of Rector Stella Maris by St Andrews University is another example of the structural silencing of voices denouncing the ongoing genocide and apartheid in order to shield Israel from any accountability. /1
St Andrews rector dismissed from governing body over Israel genocide accusation
From theguardian.com
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European Legal Support Center (ELSC)
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Jan 20, 2022
🚨While #Israel is enforcing apartheid by expelling Palestinian family in Sheikh Jarrah, @Stadt_Wien filed a lawsuit against a @BdsAustria activist for sharing online the “Visit Apartheid” poster. Case details👉elsc.support/cases/m #SaveSheikJarrah #ViennaVisitApartheid 1/6