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ELSC takes the Vienna municipality’s SLAPP case against BDS Austria to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
ELSC Takes Vienna’s Anti-BDS SLAPP Case to European Court of Human Rights The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) is taking legal action at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) after Austria’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a BDS Austria activist. The case concerns a Facebook post deemed defamatory by the City of Vienna, which has used SLAPP tactics to suppress Palestine solidarity. ELSC argues this violates the right to freedom of expression and assembly, and warns of a broader trend of legal repression across Europe. -
UK Taxpayer-Funded British Research Council Seeks to Force Palestinian Scholar into Israel’s Apartheid Courts
UK taxpayer-funded British charity CBRL is trying to force Palestinian scholar Dr Toufic Haddad into Israel’s apartheid courts, despite operating under UK law. The London Employment Tribunal will hear his case from 1–4 July 2025, challenging his dismissal and raising urgent questions about academic freedom, political discrimination, and British complicity in Israeli apartheid. -
Civil Society Letter to the UK Home Secretary outlines grave concerns over the decision to proscribe Palestine Action
Seven rights groups, including the ELSC, have condemned the UK Government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a dangerous attack on the right to protest. Hours after receiving a joint letter urging restraint, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper moved forward with the ban—further criminalising Palestine solidarity and deflecting from the UK’s obligations under international law. -
German Authorities Separate Baby from Mother Over Palestine Solidarity
German authorities separated a Palestinian mother from her one-year-old son, labeling the baby a “security threat” over his mother’s Palestine activism. The ELSC is now challenging this shocking abuse of migration law before Germany’s Constitutional Court, exposing how racist bureaucracy is weaponised to punish dissent and silence Palestinian voices under the guise of national security. -
Court Approves Cardiff University’s Sweeping Injunction Against Student Protests in Solidarity with Palestine
The High Court approved Cardiff University’s sweeping injunction banning Palestine solidarity protests across 10 campus sites. Despite ELSC’s intervention, the order targets “Persons Unknown” and applies until July 2026. This troubling precedent reflects growing repression of student protest, especially those challenging university ties to companies complicit in Israel’s war crimes, like Airbus. ELSC continues to resist. -
Emergency Court Motions to Stop Elbit Drone Parts Shipment via Frankfurt Airport
Berlin, Germany – 7 June 2025, The European Legal Support Center (ELSC), through lawyer Ahmed Abed, has filed two emergency motions with the Administration Courts of Frankfurt and Berlin on June 6, urging German authorities to block the transit of Israeli military drone components through Frankfurt Airport. -
University of Birmingham Misconduct Panel Dismisses All Allegations Against Students Following ELSC Intervention
The University of Birmingham dismissed all allegations against students Mariyah Ali and Antonia Listrat after a misconduct panel found no wrongdoing. The case, rooted in racialised and Islamophobic bias, highlights UK universities’ growing repression of Palestine solidarity. With ELSC’s support, the students prevailed—underscoring the power of protest and the urgent need for academic accountability. -
How a Court Ruling Greenlit Police Violence and a massive disinformation campaign- ELSC Summary Report on Nakba Demo in Berlin
In a troubling precedent, Berlin’s Higher Administrative Court overturned a pro-demonstration ruling on Nakba Day, enabling violent police repression. The ELSC report exposes how German authorities are silencing Palestinian solidarity through legal manipulation, disinformation, and brutal force. Read our full report and explore the new repression database. -
ELSC Applies to Intervene in Trinity College Legal Action Targeting Palestine Solidarity Encampment
The ELSC has applied to intervene in High Court proceedings brought by Trinity College, Cambridge, seeking to ban a Palestine solidarity encampment. The intervention aims to defend protest rights and challenge legal overreach that threatens to suppress student activism and shield investments in Israeli arms and occupation-linked companies.