The words that rattle the people in power are the ones that matter most.
Jay spoke them.
And for that, he was disciplined.
Truth is dangerous. But silence is deadly.
#IStandWithJay#AcademicFreedom #DefendDissent
Jay spoke them.
And for that, he was disciplined.
Truth is dangerous. But silence is deadly.
#IStandWithJay#AcademicFreedom #DefendDissent
September 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The words that rattle the people in power are the ones that matter most.
Jay spoke them.
And for that, he was disciplined.
Truth is dangerous. But silence is deadly.
#IStandWithJay#AcademicFreedom #DefendDissent
Jay spoke them.
And for that, he was disciplined.
Truth is dangerous. But silence is deadly.
#IStandWithJay#AcademicFreedom #DefendDissent
Cops doing what cops do.
They are NOT our friends.
They will always protect the interests of the ruling class.
@risingtideaus.bsky.social
#ACAB #FTP #DefundThePolice
#DefendDissent #ProtectProtest
#NoMoreCoal #ClimateJustice
They are NOT our friends.
They will always protect the interests of the ruling class.
@risingtideaus.bsky.social
#ACAB #FTP #DefundThePolice
#DefendDissent #ProtectProtest
#NoMoreCoal #ClimateJustice
November 24, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Cops doing what cops do.
They are NOT our friends.
They will always protect the interests of the ruling class.
@risingtideaus.bsky.social
#ACAB #FTP #DefundThePolice
#DefendDissent #ProtectProtest
#NoMoreCoal #ClimateJustice
They are NOT our friends.
They will always protect the interests of the ruling class.
@risingtideaus.bsky.social
#ACAB #FTP #DefundThePolice
#DefendDissent #ProtectProtest
#NoMoreCoal #ClimateJustice
Usama’s isn’t an isolated case but part of a broader crackdown on freedom of speech and protest on our campuses.
Join our student-led Defend Dissent campaign and fight against repression on university campuses: www.amnesty.org.uk/defenddissent
Join our student-led Defend Dissent campaign and fight against repression on university campuses: www.amnesty.org.uk/defenddissent
Defend Dissent
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Usama’s isn’t an isolated case but part of a broader crackdown on freedom of speech and protest on our campuses.
Join our student-led Defend Dissent campaign and fight against repression on university campuses: www.amnesty.org.uk/defenddissent
Join our student-led Defend Dissent campaign and fight against repression on university campuses: www.amnesty.org.uk/defenddissent
December 16, 2024 at 7:00 AM
“This is not the time to be afraid.
This is not the time to be quiet.
This is the time to speak louder.”
www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
This is not the time to be quiet.
This is the time to speak louder.”
www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
Jonathan Ryan on LinkedIn: #defenddissent
First They Came for the Immigration Lawyers…
I see you, DOJ. I see you, DHS. I see you, State Department. You’ve been lurking on my LinkedIn profile this…
www.linkedin.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“This is not the time to be afraid.
This is not the time to be quiet.
This is the time to speak louder.”
www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
This is not the time to be quiet.
This is the time to speak louder.”
www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
A student is being held without charges for political views.
Rumeysa Ozturk is on a valid visa. This crackdown on pro-Palestine voices is a violation of free speech and academic freedom.
If we don’t resist now, who’s next?
#FreeRumeysa #DefendDissent #LaborStandsWithPalestine
Rumeysa Ozturk is on a valid visa. This crackdown on pro-Palestine voices is a violation of free speech and academic freedom.
If we don’t resist now, who’s next?
#FreeRumeysa #DefendDissent #LaborStandsWithPalestine
March 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A student is being held without charges for political views.
Rumeysa Ozturk is on a valid visa. This crackdown on pro-Palestine voices is a violation of free speech and academic freedom.
If we don’t resist now, who’s next?
#FreeRumeysa #DefendDissent #LaborStandsWithPalestine
Rumeysa Ozturk is on a valid visa. This crackdown on pro-Palestine voices is a violation of free speech and academic freedom.
If we don’t resist now, who’s next?
#FreeRumeysa #DefendDissent #LaborStandsWithPalestine
Main entrance to the Avalon Warshow shut down for two hours causing major disruption.
#ProtectProtest #DefendDissent #EarthCareNotWarfare #FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide #ClimateJustice #StopArmingIsrael #DisruptWar #WagePeace #CapitalismIsADeathCult #DirectAction #CivilDisobedience
#ProtectProtest #DefendDissent #EarthCareNotWarfare #FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide #ClimateJustice #StopArmingIsrael #DisruptWar #WagePeace #CapitalismIsADeathCult #DirectAction #CivilDisobedience
March 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Main entrance to the Avalon Warshow shut down for two hours causing major disruption.
#ProtectProtest #DefendDissent #EarthCareNotWarfare #FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide #ClimateJustice #StopArmingIsrael #DisruptWar #WagePeace #CapitalismIsADeathCult #DirectAction #CivilDisobedience
#ProtectProtest #DefendDissent #EarthCareNotWarfare #FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide #ClimateJustice #StopArmingIsrael #DisruptWar #WagePeace #CapitalismIsADeathCult #DirectAction #CivilDisobedience
@risingtideaus.bsky.social standing up to state repression and blockading the worlds largest coal port in Newcastle AUS on Awabakal and Worimi country.
People have the power!
#RisingTide #DefendDissent #ProtectProtest #NoMoreCoal
#ClimateEmergency #DirectAction #ClimateJustice
People have the power!
#RisingTide #DefendDissent #ProtectProtest #NoMoreCoal
#ClimateEmergency #DirectAction #ClimateJustice
November 24, 2024 at 12:54 AM
@risingtideaus.bsky.social standing up to state repression and blockading the worlds largest coal port in Newcastle AUS on Awabakal and Worimi country.
People have the power!
#RisingTide #DefendDissent #ProtectProtest #NoMoreCoal
#ClimateEmergency #DirectAction #ClimateJustice
People have the power!
#RisingTide #DefendDissent #ProtectProtest #NoMoreCoal
#ClimateEmergency #DirectAction #ClimateJustice
“The fact that someone can just be disappeared into the abyss for voicing an idea is absolutely horrifying.”
—Sam Wachman, rally attendee
Dissent isn’t terrorism—silencing activists won’t silence injustice. #FreeRumeysa #StopCensorship #DefendDissent #EndICEabuse #ProPalestine #FreeSpeech
—Sam Wachman, rally attendee
Dissent isn’t terrorism—silencing activists won’t silence injustice. #FreeRumeysa #StopCensorship #DefendDissent #EndICEabuse #ProPalestine #FreeSpeech
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
“The fact that someone can just be disappeared into the abyss for voicing an idea is absolutely horrifying.”
—Sam Wachman, rally attendee
Dissent isn’t terrorism—silencing activists won’t silence injustice. #FreeRumeysa #StopCensorship #DefendDissent #EndICEabuse #ProPalestine #FreeSpeech
—Sam Wachman, rally attendee
Dissent isn’t terrorism—silencing activists won’t silence injustice. #FreeRumeysa #StopCensorship #DefendDissent #EndICEabuse #ProPalestine #FreeSpeech
Palestinian student Dana Abu Qamar has won her human rights appeal against the Home Office’s nasty, racist decision to strip her of her student visa after comments she made about Israel's genocidal war on Palestinians #DefendDissent www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Palestinian student stripped of UK visa after Gaza remarks wins human rights appeal
Home Office failed to show presence of Dana Abu Qamar ‘not conducive to public good’, according to tribunal ruling
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Palestinian student Dana Abu Qamar has won her human rights appeal against the Home Office’s nasty, racist decision to strip her of her student visa after comments she made about Israel's genocidal war on Palestinians #DefendDissent www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Link to Yale meta study;
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#DefendDissent #ProtectProtest
#ClimateJustice
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#DefendDissent #ProtectProtest
#ClimateJustice
March 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Link to Yale meta study;
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#DefendDissent #ProtectProtest
#ClimateJustice
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#DefendDissent #ProtectProtest
#ClimateJustice
Hundreds rally for detained Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk, arrested by masked agents amid crackdown on pro-Palestine activism. Free speech isn’t a crime—defending human rights isn’t terrorism. #FreeRumeysa #ProPalestine #StopCensorship #DefendDissent #JusticeForRumeysa #NoSilencing
March 30, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Hundreds rally for detained Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk, arrested by masked agents amid crackdown on pro-Palestine activism. Free speech isn’t a crime—defending human rights isn’t terrorism. #FreeRumeysa #ProPalestine #StopCensorship #DefendDissent #JusticeForRumeysa #NoSilencing
In a system built to break spirits, this letter is a quiet act of defiance. It speaks of hope that endures, dignity that persists, and a future still worth fighting for. Even in the darkest places, resistance finds a voice. Let it echo. (1/2) #FreeMahmoud #FreeKhalil #DefendDissent #BringThemBack
April 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“The government is targeting noncitizens for arrest and deportation based solely on First Amendment-protected advocacy for Palestinian rights.” Free speech is not a deportable offense. #FreeRumeysa #ProPalestine #EndICEAbuse #DefendDissent #StopCensorship #JusticeForRumeysa
March 30, 2025 at 5:13 AM
“The government is targeting noncitizens for arrest and deportation based solely on First Amendment-protected advocacy for Palestinian rights.” Free speech is not a deportable offense. #FreeRumeysa #ProPalestine #EndICEAbuse #DefendDissent #StopCensorship #JusticeForRumeysa
Over 350 people joined a meeting for worship outside Scotland Yard today, with 25 more meetings held nationwide and online.
"This is about the kind of country, the kind of world, we want to live in... We need laws that enable participation rather than suppress it." www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
"This is about the kind of country, the kind of world, we want to live in... We need laws that enable participation rather than suppress it." www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Silent but not subdued: Quakers hold vigil at Scotland Yard
A silent Quaker Meeting was held outside New Scotland Yard on Thursday, to bear witness to the police raid on Westminster Meeting House last week.
www.quaker.org.uk
April 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Both Democrats and Republicans are working to suppress dissent and silence anyone who criticizes Israel. This is not only wrong but a direct attack on our First Amendment rights. Free speech is non-negotiable. #freedomofspeech #DefendDissent
November 16, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Both Democrats and Republicans are working to suppress dissent and silence anyone who criticizes Israel. This is not only wrong but a direct attack on our First Amendment rights. Free speech is non-negotiable. #freedomofspeech #DefendDissent
Netpol's workshop at today's Anarchist Bookfair - "Security as Solidarity - how resisting police surveillance starts with a plan" - is at 16.15 at Whitechapel Gallery E1. Please come and join the discussion #DefendDissent
October 12, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Netpol's workshop at today's Anarchist Bookfair - "Security as Solidarity - how resisting police surveillance starts with a plan" - is at 16.15 at Whitechapel Gallery E1. Please come and join the discussion #DefendDissent
#MOworkers are reminding them: our freedom was never theirs to give.
Every arrest, every deportation, and every firing shows us they fear our collective voice more than any weapon. Our dissent is power.
#DefendDissent
Every arrest, every deportation, and every firing shows us they fear our collective voice more than any weapon. Our dissent is power.
#DefendDissent
February 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
#MOworkers are reminding them: our freedom was never theirs to give.
Every arrest, every deportation, and every firing shows us they fear our collective voice more than any weapon. Our dissent is power.
#DefendDissent
Every arrest, every deportation, and every firing shows us they fear our collective voice more than any weapon. Our dissent is power.
#DefendDissent
“This is how free societies collapse—not overnight, but piece by piece, as governments redefine opposition as crime and turn protest into treason.”
www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
Jonathan Ryan on LinkedIn: #defenddissent | 10 comments
First They Came for the Immigration Lawyers…
I see you, DOJ. I see you, DHS. I see you, State Department. You’ve been lurking on my LinkedIn profile this… | 10 comments on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“This is how free societies collapse—not overnight, but piece by piece, as governments redefine opposition as crime and turn protest into treason.”
www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
Tickets for Netpol's 'Fool's Night' benefit gig in east London on 1st April, with an amazing comedy lineup organised by @markthomasinfo.bsky.social, have now SOLD OUT.
If you want to join the waitlist for any returns, you can sign up at www.tickettailor.com/events/netpo.... #DefendDissent
If you want to join the waitlist for any returns, you can sign up at www.tickettailor.com/events/netpo.... #DefendDissent
March 19, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Tickets for Netpol's 'Fool's Night' benefit gig in east London on 1st April, with an amazing comedy lineup organised by @markthomasinfo.bsky.social, have now SOLD OUT.
If you want to join the waitlist for any returns, you can sign up at www.tickettailor.com/events/netpo.... #DefendDissent
If you want to join the waitlist for any returns, you can sign up at www.tickettailor.com/events/netpo.... #DefendDissent
You can & should still register your opposition to HR9495, which is designed to punish political dissent & silence free speech. Tell your your congress member to vote no (jvp.org/defenddissent) AND, don't panic if it passes. Focus on demanding Schumer block it in the Senate.
You will be added to Jewish Voice for Peace's email list and can unsubscribe at any time.
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November 12, 2024 at 4:45 PM
You can & should still register your opposition to HR9495, which is designed to punish political dissent & silence free speech. Tell your your congress member to vote no (jvp.org/defenddissent) AND, don't panic if it passes. Focus on demanding Schumer block it in the Senate.
“We recognize how frightening and distressing this situation is for Öztürk…and the Tufts community, especially international students feeling vulnerable,” said Kumar. Action, not words—protect your students. #FreeRumeysa #TuftsUniversity #EndICEabuse #ProtectActivists #DefendDissent
March 30, 2025 at 5:13 AM
“We recognize how frightening and distressing this situation is for Öztürk…and the Tufts community, especially international students feeling vulnerable,” said Kumar. Action, not words—protect your students. #FreeRumeysa #TuftsUniversity #EndICEabuse #ProtectActivists #DefendDissent
October 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Solidarity to everyone glibly dismissed today by Britain's unelected Prime Minster as "undemocratic". We will continue to offer "the mob" as much practical support as we can #DefendDissent www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...
Protests descending into mob rule, Rishi Sunak warns police
Officers must use their powers against people who undermine democracy by targeting MPs, Rishi Sunak says.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 29, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Solidarity to everyone glibly dismissed today by Britain's unelected Prime Minster as "undemocratic". We will continue to offer "the mob" as much practical support as we can #DefendDissent www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...