For the first time in history, a British court will attempt to sentence activists taking direct action as terrorists despite not being convicted of terror charges. This was kept secret from the jury and UK media has been barred from disclosing it until now. Harriet Williamson reports.
  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Who are they supposed to have been terrorising? On whom did they inflict terror?

    • Rimu@piefed.socialEnglish
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      17 days ago

      the judge ruled that there appeared to be a ‘terrorist connection’ as the activists were attempting to influence the Israeli government by restricting its access to weapons.

      This is suuuch a stretch.

      • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
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        17 days ago

        It’s just not terrorism, by any normal understanding of that word. It doesn’t inflict any terror on anyone, either intentionally or unintentionally, nor does it even attempt to inflict terror.