22 h. ago Met Police charge 47 more people over support for Palestine Action amid backlash

It brings the total number of those charged over support for Palestine Action to 114 following a wave of protests

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22 h. ago Police charge 47 more people over alleged support for Palestine Action

The total number of suspects charged so far is 114, and hundreds have been arrested in total.

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27 h. ago Human rights group Amnesty International backs former Humza Yousaf's calls for Palestine Action exemption

Humza Yousaf’s intervention comes after senior prosecutor chides ‘unhelpful’ politicians calling for law not to be enforced

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33 h. ago Humza Yousaf calls on peaceful support of Palestine Action to be decriminalised by Lord Advocate

EXCLUSIVE: Yousaf, who was first minister between 2023 and 2024, made in the call for people getting arrested for wearing tee-shirts.

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33 h. ago Why peaceful support of Palestine Action should not be prosecuted in Scotland

In an article for the Daily Record, former SNP First Minister Humza Yousaf argues that non-violent support of the banned group should not be prosecuted.

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3 d. ago Press insignia becomes a rallying cry for peace as activists call for an end to the war in Gaza

Stickers replicating the ‘Press’ insignia worn by journalists to identify them in the field became a rallying cry for peace at a rally in Nazareth

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4 d. ago Humza Yousaf makes desperate plea after family member killed getting milk for his hungry children in Gaza

Former first minister Humza Yousaf has issued a plea after his family member was killed getting milk for his young children in Gaza.

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6 d. ago London’s Met Police charge 67 people over support for outlawed Palestine Action group

London’s Met Police charge 67 people over support for outlawed Palestine Action group  Firstpost

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8 d. ago BBC shares statement after Hozier’s poignant Palestine speech was cut from broadcast

The BBC explained the reason behind not broadcasting Hozier's performance as the artist delivered an emotional speech which included support for Palestine and rap group Kneecap

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1 week ago Indonesia’s plan to treat 2,000 injured Gazans on an uninhabited island faces scrutiny

Critics say evacuating injured Gazans will not help the Palestinian cause, despite Indonesia voicing support for them

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1 week ago Poland scrambles war planes as Russia unleashes hypersonic missile barrage and strikes Ukrainian city near NATO border

Russian attacks on western Ukraine killed one person and wounded multiple others, officials in the country said Thursday as diplomatic efforts to end the three-year war grind on.

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1 week ago Tories deliberately trying to fuel hatred against asylum seekers, Yousaf says

The former Scottish first minister said Tories such as Robert Jenrick were ‘revising the old colonial lie’ that ‘people from the east’ are ‘savages’.

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1 week ago Humza Yousaf slams Tories and warns 'blaming asylum seekers doesn't make women safer'

The former first minister said women were more at risk from predatory men who come from "every background" than asylum seekers

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1 week ago Pope calls for fasting and prayer for peace in Middle East and Ukraine as he returns to Vatican

Pope Leo XIV has asked people to fast on Friday to pray for peace and justice in the Middle East and Ukraine

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1 week ago Recap: Putin suggests hosting Zelensky peace meeting in Moscow during Trump phone call but offer is swiftly rejected

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky will meet, Donald Trump has said after a White House summit with European leaders aimed at bringing an end to the Ukraine war.

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2 w. ago Protester arrested for wearing ‘Plasticine Action’ shirt to Westminster rally

Miles Pickering wore a shirt designed to mimic logo of banned Palestine Action, but officers said garment fell short of illegal support for group

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2 w. ago Sally Rooney could be arrested under Terrorism Act after pledging royalties to Palestine Action

The bestselling novelist promised to financially support the group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British governmentThe Irish novelist Sally Rooney could be arrested under the Terrorism Act after saying she intends to use proceeds from her work to support Palestine Action, which was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK last month, a legal expert has warned.Meanwhile, No 10 said that supporting the group was an offence under the act, after Rooney had made her pledge. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago No 10 warns against funding Palestine Action after Sally Rooney cash pledge

The author suggested she would use royalties from her books and BBC adaptations to fund the banned group.

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2 w. ago Gal Gadot blames ‘pressure on celebrities to speak out against Israel’ for box office failure of Snow White

Israeli actor says she received death threats after her co-star Rachel Zegler supported Palestine in a post on XThe actor Gal Gadot has said that she credits a “pressure on celebrities to speak out against Israel” with the failure of last year’s live action remake of Snow White.Her co-star, Rachel Zegler, showed her support for Palestine while promoting the film, writing on X: “i love you all so much! thank you for the love and for 120m views on our trailer in just 24 hours! what a whirlwind. i am in the thick of rehearsals for romeo + juliet so i’m gonna get outta here. bye for now. and always remember, free palestine.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sally Rooney vows to support Palestine Action with BBC royalties despite terror ban

Novelist, 34, said if this makes her a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law ‘so be it’

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