Bill Bowring

That Kuwaiti pilot has been busy.

Details of the hearings to be held 18 to 20 March. Full text in the link.

Hearings next week in the Rwanda v UK arbitration, where Rwanda is seeking additional payments from the UK under the asylum deal. Written statements to be published on Monday, and the hearings will be live streamed - scroll further down the press release for the link pca-cpa.org/en/cases/370/

Trump administration under attack from all sides for flip-flopping on Iran war <article data-history-node-id="435585" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-administration-under-attack-all-sides-flip-flopping-iran-war" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-administration-under-attack-all-sides-flip-flopping-iran-war" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Trump administration under attack from all sides for flip-flopping on Iran war</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Trump administration is under fire on the left and right for flip-flopping on the cost of high energy prices to American consumers and Iran’s threat to national security, as it attempts to downplay the costs of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/war-on-iran" target="_blank">war on Iran.</a></p> <p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that Iran posed a threat to the US "homeland" when she criticised an ABC News article that said the FBI warned Iran might strike the coast of California with drones.</p> <p>“No such threat from Iran to our homeland exists, and it never did,” Leavitt wrote on X.</p> <p>“This is fantastic. Leavitt using ALL CAPS to make perfectly clear that Iran did not and does not pose any threat to America,” Democratic Senator Chris Murphy wrote on X. “And yet we’re at war and gas prices are through the roof! Hard to figure!!”</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-administration-under-attack-all-sides-flip-flopping-iran-war">Trump administration under attack from all sides for flip-flopping on Iran war</a><br> <img alt height="788" loading="lazy" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images-story/Trump-Iran-March-AFP-2026.jpg.jpg?itok=uxFRMdRv" srcset="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_page/public/images-story/Trump-Iran-March-AFP-2026.jpg.webp?itok=8yoMRvBE 1x" typeof="foaf:Image" width="1400"></h3> <section>&nbsp;</section> </div> </div> </article>

Trump administration under attack from all sides for flip-flopping on Iran war - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-administration-under-attack-all-sides-flip-flopping-iran-war

Socialism is coming!

And once again I am asking @antoniabance.bsky.social & @jeevunsandher.bsky.social -I know the see these posts -whose side are you on?

Badenoch and Mahmood? Or the care workers they both want to deport?

I dissect Pete Hegseth's claim on 60 Minutes that his DoD "never target[s] civilians."⤵️

False: Think of the 156 people killed on boats in Caribbean.

And for deeper dive on Hegseth's deflection on elementary girls' school bombing, my substack newsletter: ryangoodmanlaw.substack.com/p/unpacking-...

Middle East war live: Israel strikes central Beirut, threatens Iran’s new supreme leader Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a ​threat to kill Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in his first ​press conference ‌since the start of the war. Earlier, Israeli ​airstrikes…

🔴 BREAKING - Six French soldiers wounded in Iraqi Kurdistan 'drone attack', follow our live coverage

US launches rescue operation after military aircraft downed in Iraq <article data-history-node-id="435586" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-launches-rescue-operation-after-military-aircraft-downed-iraq" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-launches-rescue-operation-after-military-aircraft-downed-iraq" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US launches rescue operation after military aircraft downed in Iraq</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The United States Central Command says it has launched rescue operations after losing a military aircraft in “friendly airspace” over Iraq during the ongoing war with Iran.</p> <p>In a statement, the command said two aircraft were involved in the incident.</p> <p>“Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the second landed safely,” the military said.</p> <p>Officials added that the aircraft loss was not caused by hostile fire or friendly fire.</p> </div> </div> </article>

US launches rescue operation after military aircraft downed in Iraq - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-launches-rescue-operation-after-military-aircraft-downed-iraq

While the article had attributed the claim to “an analysis” of government figures, the Committee considered that the newspaper had not taken due care over the accuracy of the headline, which set out as fact that “More than one million foreign nationals are receiving benefits”. This did not make clear that the assertion was an estimate, and was presented without qualification. The print headline, as well as the online headline and its subheadline, did not accurately reflect warnings on reliability of the data, and presented the figures as fact, rather than an interpretation of the statistics by a third party. The Committee also considered that care had not been taken over the accuracy of the article, which did not make clear that it was not reporting on people’s nationality at the time they were claiming benefits, but their nationality at the time they first applied for a National Insurance number, which may have been significantly earlier. Absent this clarificatory information, the article was misleading to attribute the number of foreign nationals currently claiming benefits in the UK to this specific dataset.

The full @ipso.co.uk ruling on my complaint against the Daily Telegraph.

The Telegraph (and the so-called "Centre for Migration Control, in fact just one random racist blogger) lied, and then doubled down on their lies.

www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0100...

ELDH condemns the US threat to close Venezuelan airspace
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Der Europäische Gerichtshof hat zutreffend 2024 entschieden, dass alle Frauen in Afghanistan Verfolgung ausgesetzt sind. Grundsätzlich ist ihnen Flüchtlingsschutz zu gewähren. Wenn die Bundesregierung offen darüber nachdenkt, auch Frauen abzuschieben, begeht sie wieder offenen Rechtsbruch.

Urgent Joint Call for the Immediate Release of Lawyer Naim Eminoğlu

We express our deep concern over the police operation conducted this morning against the People’s Law Office and the arrest of lawyer Naim Eminoğlu, ...
eldh.eu/2025/12/urge...

ELDH Law
@EldhLaw

23 legal organisations express their deep concern following the arbitrary detention and conviction on 2 December 2025 in Tunisia of lawyer and human rights defender Ayachi Hammami
eldh.eu/2025/12/prot...
@vdjinfo.bsky.social @rav-ev.bsky.social @chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social

On the Illegal Act of Aggression by the United States Against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
eldh.eu/en/2026/01/o...
@chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @vdjinfo.bsky.social @socialistlawyer.bsky.social #Venezuela #Agression #Kidnapping

Was das Völkerrecht zur US-Militärintervention in Venezuela sagt Warum der Völkerrechtler Christoph Safferling die US-Intervention in Venezuela für einen Verstoß gegen internationales Recht hält.

„Wenn wir in Europa jetzt nicht deutlich sagen, dass das ein Verstoß gegen das Völkerrecht war, dann legitimieren wir eine solche Gewalt.“👇

Turkey: Drop Bogus Charges against Istanbul Bar Association Leadership — Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project The continued prosecution of the president and 10 executive board members of the Istanbul Bar Association, and the prosecutor’s request for their conviction on terrorism charges are a damning reflecti...

Turkey: Drop Bogus Charges against Istanbul Bar Association Leadership
www.turkeylitigationsupport.com/blog/2026/1/... @chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @vdjinfo.bsky.social @socialistlawyer.bsky.social @amnesty.org @ihdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @iadl.bsky.social
@ibahri.bsky.social

Turkey: Drop Bogus Charges against Istanbul Bar Association Leadership (Joint Statement of 38 organisations)

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@chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @vdjinfo.bsky.social @socialistlawyer.bsky.social

Auf dem Flyer ist das Logo des "Day of the Endangered Lawyer" zu sehen und daneben die Flagge der USA in der Form der Staatsgrenze. Darunter steht Text, dass die USA am Aktionstag, den 24.1.2026 das Fokusland sind.

Die USA sind Fokusland des Tags des bedrohten Anwalts & der bedrohten Anwältin 2026. Wir rufen Euch von ganzem Herzen auf, Euch solidarisch zu zeigen & in Euren Roben an der Kundgebung am 23.1. um 13:00 Uhr vor der US-Botschaft in Berlin teilzunehmen www.rav.de/publikatione... @vdjinfo.bsky.social

Am 27.1. um 18:00 Uhr veranstalten wir mit DAV & RAK Berlin eine Podiumsdiskussion zur Lage von Anwält*innen in den USA mit spannenden Gästen: Rachel Cohen, Ben Wizner und Reed Brody. In Berlin im DAV-Haus oder online. Bitte anmelden unter: easy-feedback.de/umfrage/2077... @anwaltverein.bsky.social

DAY OF THE ENDANGERED LAWYER, 24 January 2026 – Solidarity with our colleagues in the US
eldh.eu/2025/12/day-...
@vdjinfo.bsky.social @chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @djsjdsj.bsky.social @legalcentrelesvos.bsky.social @soclawireland.bsky.social

Kundgebung vor US-Botschaft: Menschen mit Transparent und Plakaten. Darauf steht "Hände weg von unseren Kolleg*innen" und "Day of the Endangered Lawyer"

Anwältin mit Plakat, auf dem steht: "Lawyers at risk = democracy at risk!"

Dass die #USA dieses Jahr Fokusland sind, ist kein Zufall und auch kein Missverständnis: Die dortigen Repressionen bereiten uns große Sorgen. Sie werden weltweit beobachtet – und sie dienen extrem rechten Kräften weltweit als Blaupause. #TagDesBedrohtenAnwalts #DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer #Trump

ELDH Statement: On the escalating violations of international law and the threat to Kurdish population in North and East Syria (Rojava)
eldh.eu/2026/01/eldh...
@chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @soclawireland.bsky.social @vdjinfo.bsky.social @legalcentrelesvos.bsky.social #Rojava

Pakistan: Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha
eldh.eu/2026/02/paki...
@chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @soclawireland.bsky.social @vdjinfo.bsky.social @djsjdsj.bsky.social @legalcentrelesvos.bsky.social

ELDH Statement on the Intensification of Unilateral Coercive Measures against Cuba
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@chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @vdjinfo.bsky.social @djsjdsj.bsky.social @legalcentrelesvos.bsky.social @soclawireland.bsky.social
#Cuba #US-Sanctions

Joint Statement condemning Denial of Access to Legal Representation in Iran and the Arrest of Lawyers
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@chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @djsjdsj.bsky.social @soclawireland.bsky.social @vdjinfo.bsky.social
#Iran #arrestedlawyers

Joint statement – Tunisia: International legal community calls for release of Ahmed Souab ahead of appeal hearing
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@chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @djsjdsj.bsky.social @soclawireland.bsky.social @legalcentrelesvos.bsky.social @vdjinfo.bsky.social
#Tunisia #AhmedSouab #IFTD

Türkiye: Lengthy prison sentences imposed on ÖHD lawyers and TUAD members for professional human rights work
eldh.eu/2026/02/join...
@chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @djsjdsj.bsky.social @soclawireland.bsky.social @vdjinfo.bsky.social @legalcentrelesvos.bsky.social @hrlpsamos.bsky.social

ELDH Welcomes the Adoption of the Law of Amnesty for Democratic Coexistence in Venezuela
eldh.eu/2026/02/eldh...
@chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @soclawireland.bsky.social @vdjinfo.bsky.social @djsjdsj.bsky.social @legalcentrelesvos.bsky.social #Venezuela #Constitution

Engaged Trial Observation - An introduction to a practice of sustainable solidarity inside and outside the courtroom
eldh.eu/en/2026/02/e...
@chdgenelmerkez.bsky.social @djsjdsj.bsky.social @soclawireland.bsky.social @legalcentrelesvos.bsky.social @vdjinfo.bsky.social #trialobservation

Sticker mit einem roten und einem schwarzen §-Zeichen. Auf dem Rand steht "antifaschistische Jurist*innen"

Für uns steht fest: Die #noAfD ist eine rassistische, sexistische + menschenverachtende Partei. Sie gehört bekämpft, nicht in die Parlamente. Sie gehört in die tiefste Versenkung und nicht mit staatlichem Geld gesponsert und wir setzen uns weiterhin für ein #Parteiverbot ein. #noAfD #AfDVerbotJetzt