Scottish PEN
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Scottish centre of @pen_int. Committed to promoting literature and defending freedom of expression. RTs ≠ endorsement. Join: https://t.co/luMZmP6IiS
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined September 2013
While we continue to promote the principles of the PEN Charter here – together with @pen_int and fellow PEN International chapters – we know some writers and readers would be more comfortable following us elsewhere. You can do that now. (Image (c) Richard Smith/isleofskye.com)
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RT @AsaWinstanley: UK foreign minister @DavidLammy flat-out denies aiding Israel's war in Gaza: "it would be quite wrong for the British go….
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RT @DropSiteNews: ⭕️ A child has been crushed to death by an airdropped aid package in Khan Younis, Gaza—underscoring what the UN and MSF h….
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Scottish PEN is delighted that our Vice President @lizzie_eldridge has been acquitted of all charges following her arrest last Nov while protesting against the genocide in #Palestine .The #RightToProtest & #FreedomOfSpeech are under attack, & this victory is a victory for us all.
Absolute Discharge!. At Glasgow Sheriff Court. Lizzie Eldridge, unduly arrested, falsely charged, partially cleared, now completely exonerated.✊🇵🇸
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RT @ggectee: John Swinney to consider imposing state boycott on Israel | The National
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archived 7 Aug 2025 04:38:18 UTC
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We urge our members & friends to send this template email to your MP, urging that biometric visa requirements be deferred for Palestinian students .Please share widely.@ggectee @scottishpsc @ScotNational @heraldscotland .
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Positive Action in Housing is urgently calling on the Home Secretary to waive biometric visa requirements for Palestinian students with university offers in the UK, and for the dependents of Palest...
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RT @ScotNational: The Scottish Government is considering imposing a state boycott on Israel, The National can reveal
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The Scottish Government is considering imposing a state boycott on Israel, The National can reveal
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RT @IFJGlobal: 🔴 The targeting of journalists in #Gaza is an assault on truth itself. 📢 Sign this open letter calling for the UK governme….
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the UK and Ireland and the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) are among the signatories of an open...
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RT @kennardmatt: BREAKING: Gaza spy flights from UK base on Cyprus secretly shift to plane leased by company with billions in US military c….
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RT @ScotNational: LATEST: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a security cabinet meeting where he will seek approval f….
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ISRAELI prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a security cabinet meeting where he will seek approval for his plan on the full…
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RT @UN: Racism, intolerance & discrimination tear at the fabric of societies. Ending discrimination benefits everyone. Each of us can tak….
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RT @lizzie_eldridge: They're Calling Me A Terrorist .Thank you @PBI_PS for publishing this piece & for your brilliance & bravery 🇵🇸.We'll k….
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This piece was recently published in the Palestine International Broadcast. Based in Ramallah, Palestine, the Palestine International Broadcast is “the first public, multi programmed internat…
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SHRC: @PoliceScotland may have breached human rights in policing pro-Palestine demos. Articles 10 & 11 ECHR protect the right to free expression & freedom of assembly. Arrests under the Terrorism Act "risks disproportionately restricting the right to peaceful protest".
Police Scotland may have breached people’s human rights with arrests at pro-Palestine demonstrations, the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has warned . Read more:
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“This is a serious attack on freedom of expression and the right to protest in the UK. We need to ensure that people can share content about Palestine online with being afraid that they will be characterised as supportive of terrorism.” #OpenRightsGroup.
“This is a serious attack on freedom of expression and the right to protest”.
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RT @declassifiedUK: An internal British army media report acknowledges Israel is “bombing hospitals and ambulances”. It claims Israeli tr….
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'Common' to find 'deep unease' among British troops over Israel’s conduct in Gaza, military insider tells Declassified
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RT @AfricanArchives: On this day in 1834, slavery was abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force.….
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RT @FranceskAlbs: Italian MPs of various parties just invited me to present my last report, which I did. Three MPs from the government coa….
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