{"id":7300,"date":"2025-05-05T02:02:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T00:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/?p=7300"},"modified":"2025-08-08T10:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T08:04:47","slug":"7300-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/it\/7300-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ELSC Newsletter: April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Dear Friend,<br>In the past month, we\u2019ve fought some crucial battles and secured a number of legal victories, which we bring to you in this month\u2019s newsletter, along with some useful resources to continue mobilising for Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7300_be7a89-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:0px;}.kadence-column7300_be7a89-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7300_be7a89-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7300_be7a89-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7300_be7a89-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7300_be7a89-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7300_be7a89-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7300_be7a89-47{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7300_be7a89-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7300_be7a89-47 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7300_be7a89-47\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-lg-font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e9c70308732d2ac767e23b082428d169\"><strong>\u258cCASE UPDATES<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Anti-Palestinian repression in German companies \u2013 censorship and intimidation at Zalando<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">On 5 December 2024, the labour court in Berlin (Arbeitsgericht Berlin) settled the case of Mohamad S., represented by the ELSC, against his unlawful dismissal by Zalando. In June 2024, Mohamad, who was working at the Berlin based fashion retailer Zalando SE as a Senior Media Testing manager, received a termination of his contract after he had expressed solidarity with Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anti-Palestinian-Repression-in-German-companies-\u2013-censorship-and-intimidation-at-Zalando--1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anti-Palestinian-Repression-in-German-companies-\u2013-censorship-and-intimidation-at-Zalando--1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anti-Palestinian-Repression-in-German-companies-\u2013-censorship-and-intimidation-at-Zalando--300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anti-Palestinian-Repression-in-German-companies-\u2013-censorship-and-intimidation-at-Zalando--768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anti-Palestinian-Repression-in-German-companies-\u2013-censorship-and-intimidation-at-Zalando--1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anti-Palestinian-Repression-in-German-companies-\u2013-censorship-and-intimidation-at-Zalando--2048x1024.png 2048w, https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anti-Palestinian-Repression-in-German-companies-\u2013-censorship-and-intimidation-at-Zalando--18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">To find out more about Zalando\u2019 s practices of intimidation, censorship, and anti-Palestinian repression,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIy0zvpt6N7\/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;img_index=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">follow and share this campaign widely<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Discriminatory dismissals, such as in the case of Mohamad, are often illegal and can be fought. The ELSC successfully defended similar cases in court.&nbsp;<strong>We encourage employees to speak out, to keep records of the repression wherever it occurs, and to reach out to the ELSC<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>for legal advice and support.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_caa89b-68 .kt-block-spacer{height:33px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_caa89b-68 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7300_caa89b-68\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>University of Birmingham must dismiss charges against two students for protesting genocide<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The ELSC has submitted legal representations to the University of Birmingham\u2019s Misconduct Panel on behalf of Mariyah Ali and Antonia Listrat, urging the University to halt disciplinary proceedings against the two students targeted for protesting Israel\u2019s ongoing genocide in Gaza and demanding the university divest from arms companies like BAE Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UNIVERSITY-OF-BIRMINGHAM-MUST-DISMISS-CHARGES-AGAINST-TWO-STUDENTS-FOR-PROTESTING-GENOCIDE-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/UNIVERSITY-OF-BIRMINGHAM-MUST-DISMISS-CHARGES-AGAINST-TWO-STUDENTS-FOR-PROTESTING-GENOCIDE-1024x512.png 1024w, 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);justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_9f195e-24 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_9f195e-24 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_9f195e-24 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_9f195e-24 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_9f195e-24 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_9f195e-24 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_9f195e-24 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_9f195e-24 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7300_9f195e-24\"><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7300_a504d9-31 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-fixed kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/exclusive-university-of-birmingham-faces-legal-action-over-punitive-crackdown-on-students-protesting-for-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE CASE HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_feb845-e4 .kt-block-spacer{height:33px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_feb845-e4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7300_feb845-e4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">ELSC and Al-Shabaka Challenge Swiss Foreign Ministry\u2019s Use of Funding to Silence Dissent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The ELSC and the Palestinian Policy Network Al-Shabaka acknowledge the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs\u2019 (FDFA) recent correction to its public communications regarding its 2023 investigation into Palestinian and Israeli civil society organisations. <strong>After more than 16 months of sustained advocacy and legal pressure, the FDFA has clarified that the Swiss government did not terminate its contract with Al-Shabaka due to its 2023 investigation<\/strong>. The FDFA has also amended its statements, removing Al-Shabaka from the list of organisations it previously claimed had their contracts terminated.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7300_ae5b42-3a{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_ae5b42-3a .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_ae5b42-3a .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_ae5b42-3a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_ae5b42-3a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_ae5b42-3a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_ae5b42-3a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_ae5b42-3a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_ae5b42-3a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7300_ae5b42-3a\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7300_cf9e9c-d2.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7300_cf9e9c-d2 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/exclusive-university-of-birmingham-faces-legal-action-over-punitive-crackdown-on-students-protesting-for-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">READ MORE HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Throughout this process, the ELSC and Al-Shabaka have remained committed not only to clearing Al-Shabaka\u2019s name but also to defending the right of all Palestinian organisations to engage in critical, independent political analysis. We stand firmly alongside them, in full solidarity, as they continue to carry out vital work under increasingly hostile conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_0eb5c1-19 .kt-block-spacer{height:33px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_0eb5c1-19 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7300_0eb5c1-19\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">(No) news from the Netherlands: Continuous complicity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Early April, the Dutch government announced that military and dual-use exports to Israel will now require individual approval rather than being covered by general licenses. In doing so, it is only tweaking policy while continuing to arm and enable Israel\u2019s violence against Palestinians. Stricter licenses and diplomatic gestures don\u2019t erase complicity in war crimes.&nbsp;<strong>The Dutch government must suspend all arms and dual-use exports to Israel immediately and without exception.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image7300_8a7414-3d .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7300_8a7414-3d size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-not-what-accountability-looks-like--1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-7301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-not-what-accountability-looks-like--1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-not-what-accountability-looks-like--300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-not-what-accountability-looks-like--768x384.png 768w, 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rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">READ MORE HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_722e86-b9 .kt-block-spacer{height:33px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_722e86-b9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:10px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7300_722e86-b9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7300_8442b8-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:0px;}.kadence-column7300_8442b8-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7300_8442b8-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7300_8442b8-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7300_8442b8-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7300_8442b8-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7300_8442b8-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7300_8442b8-43{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7300_8442b8-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7300_8442b8-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7300_8442b8-43\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-lg-font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-960895416bace5476fc06d947fb6099d\"><strong>\u258cSupport the Legal Aid Fund<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Setting up a small monthly donation to our legal aid fund can go a long way to ensure ELSC\u2019s stability and security at this critical time where we face an all-time-high number of repression cases. We cannot do this alone, and we need your help to continue supporting the movement!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7300_04c14d-c7{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_04c14d-c7 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_04c14d-c7 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_04c14d-c7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_04c14d-c7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_04c14d-c7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_04c14d-c7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_04c14d-c7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_04c14d-c7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7300_04c14d-c7\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7300_5ab2f5-e6.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7300_5ab2f5-e6 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/exclusive-university-of-birmingham-faces-legal-action-over-punitive-crackdown-on-students-protesting-for-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Join the ELSC community of supporters<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_adff6b-ba .kt-block-spacer{height:33px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_adff6b-ba .kt-divider{border-top-width:10px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7300_adff6b-ba\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7300_484be1-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:0px;}.kadence-column7300_484be1-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7300_484be1-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7300_484be1-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7300_484be1-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7300_484be1-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7300_484be1-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7300_484be1-46{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7300_484be1-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7300_484be1-46 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7300_484be1-46\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-lg-font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5f58f78a3bcc46484bda1b75508b2854\"><strong>\u258cNews from the Movement<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Germany to deport four Berlin residents for their Palestine solidarity activism&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br><br>The ELSC calls the Berlin Immigration Office to withdraw the deportation orders against four Berlin residents (two Irish, one Polish and one US national) for their involvement in protesting Israel\u2019s ongoing genocide in Palestine and, more specifically, Germany\u2019s complicity, which&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2025\/03\/31\/germany-gaza-protesters-deport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an investigation<\/a>&nbsp;by journalist Hanno Hauenstein for The Intercept recently highlighted.<strong>&nbsp;This move is part of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DH9Ko6rMlbG\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">larger repression<\/a>&nbsp;against the Palestine solidarity movement, aims to crack down on dissent, criminalise, and isolate the movement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size\">The team of lawyers working on the cases have so far been able to pause the expulsion of one Irish national by invoking an emergency junction. They are optimistic to also achieve this for the other three demonstrators which would allow them to remain in Germany to appeal their deportations.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7300_abc7af-95{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_abc7af-95 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_abc7af-95 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_abc7af-95 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_abc7af-95 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_abc7af-95 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_abc7af-95 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_abc7af-95 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_abc7af-95 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7300_abc7af-95\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7300_a1a765-a5.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7300_a1a765-a5 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/exclusive-university-of-birmingham-faces-legal-action-over-punitive-crackdown-on-students-protesting-for-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">READ MORE HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_ae48b7-62 .kt-block-spacer{height:33px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_ae48b7-62 .kt-divider{border-top-width:10px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7300_ae48b7-62\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7300_9866c1-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:0px;}.kadence-column7300_9866c1-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7300_9866c1-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7300_9866c1-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7300_9866c1-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7300_9866c1-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7300_9866c1-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7300_9866c1-f6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7300_9866c1-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7300_9866c1-f6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7300_9866c1-f6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-lg-font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9434bd68cb678d608a41899a80c31bec\"><strong>\u258cELSC Events<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>LAUNCHING THE ELSC\u2019S MONITOR DATABASE OF ANTI-PALESTINIAN REPRESSION&nbsp;<\/strong>On&nbsp;13th&nbsp;May,&nbsp;<strong>the&nbsp;ELSC will&nbsp;publish&nbsp;the&nbsp;first available data of anti-Palestinian repression in Europe<\/strong>. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size\">The database, visualised by Forensic Architecture (FA), will be kicking off with our data set in Germany, later to be followed by our data collected in Britain and the Netherlands.&nbsp;This is the first available data on anti-Palestinian repression in Europe and provides journalists, activists and researchers access to reliable and verifiable information and evidence.&nbsp;<strong>We reveal both: scope and patterns of anti-Palestinian repression, which we have been closely monitoring for years<\/strong>. From censorship and surveillance; demonstration bans and arrests; disciplinary actions and workplace suspensions; financial repercussions and banking restrictions; repressive legislation like anti-BDS motions; harassment and intimidation; to threats to citizenship and immigration status, &nbsp;we have collected 765 incidents of anti-Palestinian repression in Germany alone &#8211; &nbsp;and it is just the tip of the iceberg.<br><br><strong>We document and archive to equip advocates for Palestine with the information they need to hold governments, institutions, and individuals accountable, and to ensure that future generations understand how repression manifests, and how it is resisted<\/strong>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/expose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stay tuned for more<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size\"><strong>Our EU Legal Officer Andrea&nbsp;joined a panel discussion on \u2018Defamation, Erasure, Censorship: Tearing Off the Colonial Gag\u2019, organised by Assises pour la Palestine<\/strong>. Alongside other panelists, such as comrades from 7amleh, the discussion provided an overview of the different forms and strategies used to repress the Palestine solidarity movement across Europe, shedding light on new developments over the past 18 months.&nbsp;<strong>Andrea shared insights on the tools and strategies we develop at the ELSC to challenge anti-Palestinian repression<\/strong>, and reflections on what infrastructures we need to build for the movement to continue mobilising in consistent and creative ways.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7300_3fd9e5-67{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_3fd9e5-67 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_3fd9e5-67 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_3fd9e5-67 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_3fd9e5-67 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_3fd9e5-67 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_3fd9e5-67 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_3fd9e5-67 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_3fd9e5-67 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7300_3fd9e5-67\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7300_a03d07-b6.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7300_a03d07-b6 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/exclusive-university-of-birmingham-faces-legal-action-over-punitive-crackdown-on-students-protesting-for-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">JOIN US!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size\"><strong>Our EU Legal Officer Andrea&nbsp;joined a panel discussion on \u2018Defamation, Erasure, Censorship: Tearing Off the Colonial Gag\u2019, organised by Assises pour la Palestine<\/strong>. Alongside other panelists, such as comrades from 7amleh, the discussion provided an overview of the different forms and strategies used to repress the Palestine solidarity movement across Europe, shedding light on new developments over the past 18 months.&nbsp;<strong>Andrea shared insights on the tools and strategies we develop at the ELSC to challenge anti-Palestinian repression<\/strong>, and reflections on what infrastructures we need to build for the movement to continue mobilising in consistent and creative ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/451054bf-87f2-f3da-67c2-ed26332d967c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/451054bf-87f2-f3da-67c2-ed26332d967c.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/451054bf-87f2-f3da-67c2-ed26332d967c-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/451054bf-87f2-f3da-67c2-ed26332d967c-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7300_c37fa0-6a{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_c37fa0-6a .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_c37fa0-6a .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_c37fa0-6a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_c37fa0-6a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_c37fa0-6a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_c37fa0-6a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_c37fa0-6a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_c37fa0-6a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7300_c37fa0-6a\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7300_91d6fd-b4.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7300_91d6fd-b4 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/exclusive-university-of-birmingham-faces-legal-action-over-punitive-crackdown-on-students-protesting-for-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">SEE MORE HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size\">Zamzam, our Legal Officer in the Netherlands, was one of the speakers at the presentation&nbsp;<strong>of a major new report from Foundation Report Islamophobia&nbsp;(Stichting Meld Islamofobie), which details how Islamophobia exacerbates anti-Palestinian repression in the Netherlands<\/strong>. In 2024, half of the incidents received by the Foundation involved both Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian repression. The report, soon to be published, shows how Islamophobia contributes to increased surveillance, censorship, and repression of Palestine solidarity and to legitimising the complicity of the Dutch government in Israel\u2019s ongoing genocide in Gaza.&nbsp;<br>During the panel, the speakers also discussed the weaponisation of antisemitism by the Zionist government, Western governments supporting the Zionist settler colonial project, and Zionist lobby groups.&nbsp;<strong>This echoed the conclusions of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/resources\/suppressing-palestinian-rights-advocacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our 2023 report<\/a>&nbsp;in which we demonstrated how the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism is simply used as a political tool to suppress freedom of expression and curtail Palestine advocacy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7300_93f708-ca{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_93f708-ca .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_93f708-ca .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_93f708-ca .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_93f708-ca .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_93f708-ca .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_93f708-ca .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_93f708-ca .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_93f708-ca .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7300_93f708-ca\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7300_bc572c-89.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7300_bc572c-89 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/exclusive-university-of-birmingham-faces-legal-action-over-punitive-crackdown-on-students-protesting-for-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">READ THE ELSC&#8217;S REPORT<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Zamzam laid out specific cases of anti-Palestinian repression in the Netherlands including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/news\/dutch-labour-court-confirms-firing-of-palestinian-employee-by-dutch-company-over-solidarity-with-palestinian-resistance-was-discriminatory-large-compensation-is-due\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our most recent legal victory<\/a>. With this, she offered perspective to the attendees:&nbsp;<strong>report any form of anti-Palestinian repression you&nbsp;face to us; together we will always fight back<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7300_5027ca-8e{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_5027ca-8e .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_5027ca-8e .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_5027ca-8e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_5027ca-8e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_5027ca-8e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_5027ca-8e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_5027ca-8e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_5027ca-8e .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7300_5027ca-8e\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7300_0744e4-b7.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7300_0744e4-b7 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/exclusive-university-of-birmingham-faces-legal-action-over-punitive-crackdown-on-students-protesting-for-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">REPORT REPRESSION<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size\">The livestream of the panel is still available on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/accounts\/login\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmeldislamofobie%2F&amp;is_from_rle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meld Islamofobie&#8217;s Instagram page<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_af986a-57 .kt-block-spacer{height:33px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_af986a-57 .kt-divider{border-top-width:10px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7300_af986a-57\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7300_7e9c9d-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:0px;}.kadence-column7300_7e9c9d-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7300_7e9c9d-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7300_7e9c9d-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7300_7e9c9d-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7300_7e9c9d-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7300_7e9c9d-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7300_7e9c9d-d7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7300_7e9c9d-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7300_7e9c9d-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7300_7e9c9d-d7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-lg-font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-43f4215cdbc1bbb1784c70b5fce0a730\"><strong>\u258c<strong>ELSC IN THE MEDIA<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Our colleague Agnese, ELSC Legal Officer working on defunding and derisking,&nbsp;<strong>joined Al-Shabaka&#8217;s podcast \u2018Rethinking Palestine\u2019&nbsp;<\/strong>to&nbsp;examine how Israeli regime-backed NGOs are driving coordinated attacks on Palestinian civil society and Palestine solidarity movements across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7300_fdc57a-da{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_fdc57a-da .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_fdc57a-da .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_fdc57a-da .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_fdc57a-da .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_fdc57a-da .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_fdc57a-da .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_fdc57a-da .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_fdc57a-da .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7300_fdc57a-da\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7300_e2348c-38.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7300_e2348c-38 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/exclusive-university-of-birmingham-faces-legal-action-over-punitive-crackdown-on-students-protesting-for-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">TUNE IN<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Our colleague Alexander, ELSC lawyer in Germany, spoke to ND about the growing repression of freedom of assembly and speech in Germany,&nbsp;<strong>highlighting the systematic targeting of Palestine advocates in light of Germany\u2019s relentless complicity in Israel\u2019s ongoing genocide&nbsp;in Gaza.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7300_20d330-d0{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_20d330-d0 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_20d330-d0 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_20d330-d0 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_20d330-d0 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_20d330-d0 .kt-btn-wrap-0 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HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7300_603347-2f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7300_603347-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7300_603347-2f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7300_603347-2f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7300_603347-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7300_603347-2f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7300_603347-2f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7300_603347-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7300_603347-2f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading7300_603347-2f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7300_603347-2f\">On Drop Site News, Alexander lays out how Germany is weaponising antisemitism to stifle dissent and suppress free speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"substack-post-embed\"><p lang=\"en\">VIDEO: Donald Trump and Germany Are Using the Same Playbook to Criminalize Pro-Palestine Activism by Drop Site News<\/p><p>A leading German lawyer fighting his country\u2019s criminalization of pro-Palestine speech digs deep into Germany\u2019s pro-Israel laws and how the U.S. is embracing its tactics. <\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropsitenews.com\/p\/video-donald-trump-germany-criminalize-pro-palestine-activism\" data-post-link target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read on Substack<\/a><\/div><script async src=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/embedjs\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_ab42f4-e0 .kt-block-spacer{height:33px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_ab42f4-e0 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7300_d3781a-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7300_d3781a-18{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7300_d3781a-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7300_d3781a-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7300_d3781a-18\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-lg-font-size has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-717d10e3eb6cbd0a1cc0af6b47a41ea2\"><strong>\u258c<strong>RESOURCES OF SUPPORT<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Evidence collection on Digital Rights Violations&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Since October 2023, there has been a sharp rise in censorship targeting voices in solidarity with Palestine on Meta platforms, particularly across Europe.<strong>Together with 7amleh, we are monitoring and collecting evidence of these violations<\/strong>&nbsp;as part of a project advocating for accountability in the digital space. If you have experienced any restrictions, intimidation, harassment, or censorship in the digital sphere, please share your experience and fill out the form below!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7300_48cde3-ae{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_48cde3-ae .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_48cde3-ae .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_48cde3-ae .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_48cde3-ae .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_48cde3-ae .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_48cde3-ae .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_48cde3-ae .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_48cde3-ae .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7300_48cde3-ae\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7300_be443d-37.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7300_be443d-37 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/exclusive-university-of-birmingham-faces-legal-action-over-punitive-crackdown-on-students-protesting-for-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">DIGITAL RIGHTS TRACKER<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Exposing academic complicity in Germany<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size\">Browse this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/academiccomplicity.eu\/germany\/media\/2025-04-15-press-release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">newly launched website<\/a>&nbsp;which maps institutional ties that link German universities to Israeli universities, research institutions, state bodies and companies.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7300_b8a6d0-bf{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7300_b8a6d0-bf .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7300_b8a6d0-bf .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_b8a6d0-bf .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_b8a6d0-bf .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_b8a6d0-bf .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_b8a6d0-bf .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_b8a6d0-bf .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns7300_b8a6d0-bf .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns7300_b8a6d0-bf\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn7300_aaac6a-f1.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn7300_aaac6a-f1 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/exclusive-university-of-birmingham-faces-legal-action-over-punitive-crackdown-on-students-protesting-for-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">SEE MORE HERE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size\">In June 2024, together with Stop Arms Trade and Solid Sustainability Research, and in collaboration with students from various Dutch universities, the ELSC published<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/academiccomplicity.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a website<\/a>&nbsp;which provides an overview of all current institutional ties between Dutch universities and Israeli entities<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_8bbe27-be .kt-block-spacer{height:33px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7300_8bbe27-be .kt-divider{border-top-width:10px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7300_8bbe27-be\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7300_a12476-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:0px;}.kadence-column7300_a12476-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7300_a12476-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7300_a12476-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7300_a12476-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7300_a12476-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7300_a12476-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7300_a12476-24{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7300_a12476-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7300_a12476-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7300_a12476-24\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We are proud to be in community with you. As you continue to organise and take action, make sure to visit our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/news\/justice-for-palestine-we-will-not-be-deterred-nor-silenced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Know Your Rights resources<\/a>&nbsp;and continue to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/intake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report any form of repression<\/a>.\u202f<br><br>In solidarity,\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<br>The ELSC\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5109_b2dbdf-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5109_b2dbdf-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id5109_b2dbdf-fc > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px 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