Ex-top judge says ban on antisemitic chants exceptionally difficult' to prosecute
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Ex-top judge says ban on antisemitic chants exceptionally difficult' to prosecute
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"Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he said: What the law says is that if you hold up placards with threatening, abusive or insulting words with the intention, and this is the important thing, of provoking violence against particular groups or people, that is an offence. It's also an offence to use language which stirs up racial hatred. But the mere holding up of a political slogan, which is essentially what"
Coverage spans reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, with reporters dispatched to developing stories and investigations into political funding. Investigations include the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and a documentary highlighting American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet refuses paywalls and solicits donations to fund on-the-ground reporting and balanced interviews. The Met Police and Manchester Police warned that chanting slogans such as 'globalise the intifada' could prompt arrest after recent terror attacks. A former Supreme Court justice said prosecution would be difficult because proving the intention to provoke violence is normally required, and laws focus on words meant to stir racial hatred.
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