[HacktionLab] Police crackdown on free speech

[Ben Green]

Hi,

I believe this has nothing to do with Free Speech which as the article 
claims. It's poor journalism to pull the events in that category I 
think. Right to protest, right to gather peaceably are the more visible 
issues. The problem is here that Palestine Action are a proscribed 
organisation. Once an organisation is proscribed, they cannot legally be 
promoted. It seems like a good idea to have certain groups proscribed, 
given the paradox of tolerance.

We then come to the underlying problem that there's no substantial 
justification for the proscription of Palestine Action. That's the thing 
we should be taking on I believe. The other groups proscribed in July 
2025 were the ultranationalist Russian Imperial Movement and white 
supremacist Maniacs Murder Cult, strange company for some people with 
red paint and some caring elders. As I mentioned at lunch, this seems 
particularly stark now the UN has confirmed it considered Israel 
actively genocidal. Does anyone know what measures are being taken to 
deal with this?

I think, well know for sure really, if there's a real problem with 
activist group communication there's plenty of people who'll tell me/us, 
we've had and publicised them. I feel we're OK on that point.

I like Mark's suggestions. With regard to the TOR links: Do we have any 
kind of gateway that could take an HTTPS site and pipe to within TOR?

Cheers,
Ben

On 10/5/25 19:24, ben wrote:
> *Maybe folks can chime in on the list with their thoughts?
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> -------- Original Message --------
> On Sunday, 10/05/25 at 19:20 ben <benxxxx at protonmail.com> wrote:
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>     Hi all,
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>     Thanks for a great weekend with much beautiful food for thought
>     and food for eating.
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>     During brunch I realised there was a topic I forgot to add that I
>     thought was important to talk about.
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>     In response to crack downs on free speech in the UK (e.g.
>     https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-police-get-new-powers-after-latest-pro-palestinian-protest-2025-10-05/
>     ), the need for alternative secure media channels is gonna be more
>     vital than ever.
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>     A refresh on the current best (and preferably
>     accessible) practices for doing this would be good.
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>     Making folks can chime on on the list with their thoughts.
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>     Cheers,
>     Ben X
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