Breaking: Swiss court shames UK by refusing to criminalise anti-genocide protest

A court in Geneva has confirmed that peaceful opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza is a legitimate right. As Palestinian exile Muzna Shihabi notes, the landmark decision:

•  Acknowledges that a genocide is underway.
•  Rules that nothing justifies sanctioning peaceful activists.
•  Confirms that freedom of expression protects non-violent civil disobedience and that repressing these mobilizations is incompatible with democracy.

A lesson for the genocide-enabling Starmer government and its war on free speech and peaceful protest, as respondents are already noting:

@Keir_Starmer @YvetteCooperMP Imagine how it must feel to finish your day in the knowledge that your actions let you sleep with a clear conscience. Not clambering on for money or power, just doing what is right. Just imagine.

— Lisa Alqatari (@LisaAlqatari) June 4, 2026

Genocide — ‘Routine’ shame

The UN’s international law and human rights expert for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, commented that:

Once again: justice for Palestine starts at home. It only takes people caring and applying Intl Law. And persevering.

Albanese knows about being persecuted for standing against genocide. In May 2026, the Trump regime re-imposed its sanctions on her despite a judge’s ruling that they breached her rights.

To the UK’s shame, a May 2026 report has described repression of pro-Palestine speech under the Starmer regime as now “routine”.

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