Appeal abandoned against Supreme Court rejection of controversial definition of antisemitism

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The New South Wales state government in Australia has announced that it will not appeal the Supreme Court’s rejection of the so-called International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition‘ of antisemitism. In August 2026, Supreme Court judge, Desmond Fagan, rejected the ‘IHRA’ for being wordy, not defining anything and being a “preposterous” tool used by Israel’s supporters to demonise those who protest against its crimes in Gaza. The judge’s findings echoed those of international law experts and even the author of the definition, who have dismissed it as a tool to suppress free speech about the apartheid ethno-colony. Judge Fagan also turned…

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Lawyers’ statement on Miller’s anti-Zionism win shows Bristol appeal smashed

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Academic David Miller’s explosive win this morning against Bristol University’s attempt to overturn an employment tribunal finding has shown how comprehensively the university’s appeal was defeated. The university sacked anti-Zionist professor Miller after an Israel lobby pressure campaign. To do so, it ignored two separate investigations by its own lawyers that concluded Miller had said nothing antisemitic in his critiques of Zionism and Israel lobby pressure. Comprehensive failure But to justify its appeal, the university put together a Byzantine document. It contained nine ‘grounds of appeal’, most of which were subdivided into smaller grounds – and some of those divided again. Yet…

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Date set for Senegal’s appeal hearing on 2025 AFCON title dispute

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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has set a date to hear the Senegalese Football Federation’s appeal against the decision to award the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title to Morocco. CAS announced that the arbitration panel would begin its deliberations following the hearing on 8 October. The case stems from the tournament final on 18 January which descended into chaos after a penalty was awarded to Morocco in stoppage time following a VAR review. A number of Senegalese players, led by manager Bab Tiaw, left the pitch before returning some 15 minutes later, whilst riots broke out in…

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Filton 25: Defiant Ellie Kamio celebrates ‘terror award’, confirms sentencing appeal

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Ellie Kamio is one of the ‘Filton 25’ group of anti-genocide activists targeted by the UK government for damaging an Israeli death factory. In the sick farce of Keir Starmer’s war on UK, Kamio and three others were sentenced as terrorists despite being charged with no terror offence. The judge, deeply connected to the ‘security services’, banned the jury from knowing they could acquit — and banned jurors from knowing about his sentencing plans until after they convicted. Even the press were banned from reporting on it. But Kamio remains defiant and celebrates the ‘award’ of her ‘terror’ sentence. View this post…

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Heathrow Five lose appeal against convictions for planning protest that never happened

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Five Just Stop Oil supporters who have served prison sentences of up to 15 months for planning an action at Heathrow airport that never took place have had their convictions upheld by the Court of Appeal. Rosa Hicks, Adam Beard, Sean O’Callaghan, Sally Davidson and Hannah Schafer were among eight Just Stop Oil supporters convicted of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance after standing trial before Judge Duncan at Isleworth Crown Court in March 2025. A ninth supporter was acquitted and another pleaded guilty before trial. Of the nine convicted, five were given jail terms of up to 15 months, while…

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New Internationalist launches £150k survival appeal

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Magazine the New Internationalist, facing the possibility of being forced to cease publication, has launched an appeal to raise £150,000 by 7 July. The independent, cooperatively owned magazine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023. The magazine said it was facing “the closest we have ever been to the lights going out for good,” explaining that costs have “soared” while readers are less able to pay. In addition, AI and algorithm changes have hit their website traffic, and that grants are “harder to come by” as funders have shifted priorities. It said:  Our information sphere is being rebuilt by tech oligarchs and far-right…

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