2 h. ago Sally Rooney ‘can no longer safely enter UK’ due to support for Palestine Action

The ‘Normal People’ author says she has been told she risks arrest if she sets foot on British soil

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2 h. ago Normal People author Sally Rooney says she can no longer enter the UK due to her support for proscribed terror group Palestine Action

The group, founded in 2020, was banned in July by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, after claiming responsibility for £7million worth of damage to two Voyager plans at RAF Brize Norton on June 20.

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4 h. ago Sally Rooney unable to collect award over Palestine Action arrest threat

The Normal People author can no longer safely enter the UK without potentially facing arrest, according to a statement read out by her publisher at the prize ceremonyIrish author Sally Rooney could not travel to collect a literary prize this week over concerns that she may be arrested if she enters the UK, given her support of banned group Palestine Action.Rooney won the Sky Arts award for literature for her fourth novel, Intermezzo. At a ceremony on Tuesday, audiences were told that Rooney “couldn’t be here”, before her editor, Faber publisher Alex Bowler, collected the award on her behalf. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Sally Rooney: I cannot safely enter UK without facing arrest over Palestine

The Irish author is a supporter of Palestine Action, which was banned as a terror organisation in July.

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26 h. ago Ricky Gervais deletes posts mocking Emmys speeches after stars share support for Palestine

Celebrities like Hannah Einbinder and Javier Bardem called for a ceasefire in Gaza at the awards ceremony on Sunday night

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35 h. ago Sally Rooney and Annie Ernaux among authors urging Macron to reinstate Gaza writers programme

20 authors, including Viet Thanh Nguyen and Abdulrazak Gurnah, call on the French president to restart scheme to help creatives evacuateSally Rooney, Deborah Levy, Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux and Pulitzer winner Viet Thanh Nguyen are among 20 authors urging French president Emmanuel Macron to resume a “lifeline” programme for evacuating Palestinian writers, scholars and artists from Gaza.The Pause programme for writers and artists in emergency situations, as well as a student evacuation programme, were abruptly suspended by the French government at the beginning of August over a Palestinian student’s allegedly antisemitic online remarks, a decision that the letter-writing authors said amounted to a “collective punishment”. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Three charged over Palestine Action placards plead not guilty

Jeremy Shippam, Judit Murray and Fiona Maclean to face trial in March charged under Terrorism ActThe first three defendants in England and Wales charged with showing support for the banned group Palestine Action have pleaded not guilty to charges under the Terrorism Act.Jeremy Shippam, 72, of Yapton, West Sussex, Judit Murray, 71, of West Ewell, Surrey, and Fiona Maclean, 53, of Hackney, north-east London, will face trial in March next year for allegedly holding placards saying “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Emmys stars' deafening silence over Charlie Kirk's murder... while showing support for Gaza with keffiyehs and 'Free Palestine' speeches and condemning Trump immigration crackdown

While celebrities voiced their support for Palestine and condemned Trump 's immigration crackdown, there was a deafening silence over the fatal shooting of the Turning Point USA founder.

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3 d. ago Javier Bardem leads stars supporting Palestine on Emmys red carpet amid Israeli boycott

The Oscar-winning actor, 56, urged those watching to support the 'Free Palestine' movement in an interview on the red carpet.

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4 d. ago Rubio arrives in Israel amid tensions over strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar

US secretary of state says Trump ‘not happy’ about Israeli attack that targeted Hamas officials in Doha for Gaza talksThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has arrived in Israel seeking to mend a rift with Washington’s other allies in the region over Israel’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Qatar and the accelerated expansion of settlements on the occupied West Bank.In talks with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Rubio will try to balance criticism of the Israeli airstrike on a Doha building, which killed aides to a Hamas leader and a Qatari security officer, with a message of overall support for Israel before the expected formal recognition of Palestine by a number of other US allies, including the UK, France, Canada, Australia and Belgium. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Corbyn calls 890 arrested at Palestine Action rally ‘people of principle and courage’

Jeremy Corbyn called the 890 people arrested at a demonstration in support of Palestine Action in London’s Parliament Square on Saturday people of “principle” and “courage.”

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1 week ago The UK's biggest ever mass arrest: Met Police announce today they arrested 857 people at demonstration in support of Palestine Action

Scotland Yard condemned the 'intolerable' abuse its officers suffered during the rally in Parliament Square, in Westminster, yesterday attended by an estimated 1,500 people.

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1 week ago Nearly 900 people arrested at Westminster protest in support of banned group Palestine Action

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that 890 arrests were made during the demonstration in Parliament Square on Saturday

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1 week ago British police arrest more than 400 at a London Palestine Action support rally

British police arrest more than 400 at a London Palestine Action support rally  France 24

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1 week ago British police arrest more than 400 at London Palestine Action support rally

British police arrest more than 400 at London Palestine Action support rally  France 24

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1 week ago More than 425 arrested as protesters defy ban on Palestine Action in London

Police say offences include assault and support for a proscribed group as 1,500 oppose ban in Parliament SquareMore than 425 people have been arrested at the largest demonstration yet opposing the proscription of Palestine Action.Defend Our Juries, who organised the demonstrations, said there were 1,500 sign-holders in Parliament Square on Saturday at a fresh protest in London against the ban. At the previous major demonstration last month, 532 people were arrested for taking part. Participants gathered in Parliament Square by 1pm, many holding signs that read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago About 300 arrested as protesters defy ban on Palestine Action in London

Police say offences include assault and support for a proscribed group as 1,500 defied ban in Parliament SquareAbout 300 people have been arrested at the largest demonstration yet opposing the proscription of Palestine Action.Defend Our Juries, who organised the demonstrations, said there were 1,500 sign-holders in Parliament Square on Saturday at a fresh protest in London against the ban. At the previous major demonstration last month, 532 people were arrested for taking part. Participants gathered in Parliament Square by 1pm, many holding signs that read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago More than 150 arrested as protesters defy ban on Palestine Action in London

Police say offences include assault and support for a proscribed group as 1,500 defied ban in Parliament SquareMore than 150 people have been arrested at the largest demonstration yet opposing the proscription of Palestine Action.Defend Our Juries, who organised the demonstrations, said there were 1,500 sign-holders in Parliament Square on Saturday at a fresh protest in London against the ban. At the previous major demonstration last month, 532 people were arrested for taking part. Participants gathered in Parliament Square by 1pm, many holding signs that read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Violent clashes break out at London protest in support of Palestine Action

Tensions have been swelling through the afternoon in Parliament Square as an estimated 1,500 people gathered for the rally.

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1 week ago Met begin fresh wave of Palestine Action arrests as hundreds gather to show support for the banned group

Protesters gathered in Parliament Square today to express solidarity with the banned terror group, despite police warnings that anyone attending the demonstration could face arrest.

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