Katy Watts

Update: Our case against UK Government's secret surveillance orders to be heard in 2026 Yesterday the Investigatory Powers Tribunal announced next steps in Apple’s and PI’s challenges to the purported UK order undermining iCloud’s security.

⏰ UPDATE: Our case against UK Government's secret surveillance orders to be heard in 2026

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It’s nice that anyone still believes that international law has any meaning at all

Free Palestine. Shut Elbit down.

A protester with their face covered holds a Palestine flag in each hand at a solidarity protest

Netpol has published a guide on what the threatened ban on Palestine Action is likely to mean in practice netpol.org/2025/06/26/p...

Met Police chief 'shocked' by planned Palestine Action protest in London The force says it cannot legally stop Monday's protest in support of the pro-Palestine group.

Rather than just regurgitating his comments, maybe a journalist could ask the Metropolitan Police commissioner today whether wildly speculating about ongoing criminal proceedings, against people who are innocent until proven otherwise, is now official policy? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pens.
People penned up like animals, to distribute “food aid” - give me a break- that is supposed to be for one family, for five days.. of course chaos ensued and then the IDF shot at the massive group from quad copters

The world will not forget.
Neither will we or will history

We took the government to court over anti-protest laws – and won Human rights lawyers Liberty have beaten the government in a legal challenge to it's anti-protest laws in the Court of Appeal.

The government lost a legal challenge to its anti-protest law at the Court of Appeal last week. It could have big implications for protesters in the UK – including those who have already been jailed, writes
@libertyhq.bsky.social lawyer @katywatts.bsky.social www.bigissue.com/opinion/libe...

YNWA ❤️

🚨 Alongside Liberty and Leigh Day, we've filed a complaint against the UK Government's use of ‘Technical Capability Notices’ (TCN) - a power that gives the government the right to issue secret orders to companies, undermining our privacy and security.

pvcy.org/TCNchallenge

"The admittance of [Symon's] wrongful arrest by Thames Valley Police shows that we CAN voice an opinion in public spaces.

We must urgently see a review of the broad anti-protest legislation... what happened to Symon cannot be allowed to happen again."
🗣️ @katywatts.bsky.social

Cambridge University loses bid to ban pro-Palestine protests on university sites The university sought an injunction to ban protesters from entering key university sites

Cambridge University loses bid to ban pro-Palestine protests on university sites - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-condemns-cambridge-university-seeking-ban-pro-palestine-protests

🎉 HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Katy Watts for being named in Big Issue's Top 100 Changemakers of 2025!

She's leading the fight against Government anti-protest laws that were ruled unlawful in our landmark legal challenge.

#DefendDemocracy

Save The Prince Charles Cinema The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...

It's all in the picture, really. Save the Prince Charles Cinema – a true London landmark and one of the best places in the city. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

YouTube video by Channel 4 News 77-year-old Just Stop Oil protester recalled to prison for Christmas

77-year-old Gaie Delap will spend Christmas in prison after failure to provide a monitoring tag small enough to fit her arm.

Justice has become a lottery in the UK. While prisons are at breaking point, pensioners are imprisoned due to clerical failings.

youtu.be/sSYUs1UjD2E

We had hoped right up until this week that the new Home Secretary would see sense and drop her predecessor’s appeal. Unfortunately not!

Liberty is back in Court today, defending our win against the last government’s attempt to circumvent Parliament and change the meaning of ‘serious disruption’ by the back door.

YouTube video by Liberty Our Fight to Defend Democracy

It’s shocking the Gov’t is seeking to appeal Liberty’s High Court win against the former Tory government. As pointed out “it’s a concerning disregard for the rule of law & goes against recent statements by the Gov’t they would NOT abuse the use of secondary legislation”
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Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (‘Court’), in its composition for the Situation in the State of Palestine, unanimously issued two decisions rejectin...

BREAKING: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

Who do we need to add to this starter pack? go.bsky.app/BSpLR3b

What was the first?

The one being shared around:

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‘Will the UK act now, as red lines are being continuously crossed despite warnings to Israel on the toll of casualties being “too high”? Or will the UK continue its current path, which each day further is enabling Israel’s actions with impunity?’ Letter to PM on Rafah

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An Anti-Palestinian Crackdown Across Europe European leaders are responding to growing pro-Palestine protests with an unprecedented wave of repression.

I spoke to Jewish Currents about the crackdown on Palestinian solidarity in the UK jewishcurrents.org/an-anti-pale...

This is an extremely concerning interference with the right to free expression from the Home Secretary. Expressing support for Palestine is not a criminal offence. www.gov.uk/government/p...