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UK hunger strike passes 60 days with Palestine activists suffering severe health complications
A Palestinian activist on hunger strike in a UK prison has reached 64 days with severe health risks. Heba Muraisi is one of eight activists protesting their remand conditions and the proscription of a...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah pushes back against calls to revoke his UK citizenship
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has responded to UK politicians who called for revoking his citizenship over tweets made in 2010 that they claimed were antisemitic and advocated violence....
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg arrested at UK pro-Palestinian protest
Greta Thunberg was arrested by London police during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in support of hunger strikers. This arrest occurred under the Terrorism Act following the government's ban on Palest...
Dhaka Plunged into Chaos: Protests Surge After Anti-India Activist Osman Hadi's Assassination
Following the assassination of prominent anti-India activist Osman Hadi in Dhaka, protests have intensified across the city. Demonstrators blocked key roads and refused to disperse, leading to increas...
Hundreds protest at London shopping mall in support of imprisoned Pro-Palestine activists
Protests occurred at Westfield Stratford shopping center in London where hundreds of demonstrators blocked escalators and storefronts on Boxing Day sales to show support for 24 British activists incar...
Allianz and Aviva drop Elbit Systems insurance after pro-Palestine protests
Insurance firms Allianz and Aviva have ceased providing insurance coverage for Elbit Systems, an Israeli arms manufacturer, following months of protests by pro-Palestine activists. These actions began...
Stripping Alaa Abd el-Fattah of citizenship would be a 'dangerous' precedent, rights groups warn
Activists and rights groups have expressed concern over the efforts to strip British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his citizenship due to old social media posts. Critics argue that such acti...
London activists replace UAE embassy plaque with 'United Arab Zionists'
Activists in London staged a protest outside the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy by replacing the sign with one reading 'Embassy of the United Arab Zionists.' Protesters laid Palestine and Sudan fl...
UK to probe British-Egyptian activist case ‘failures’ after social media posts cause furor
Prime Minister Keir Starmer admits he was unaware of controversial past social media posts by Alaa Abd El-Fattah when welcoming him to the UK last week. The controversy stems from posts where Abd El-F...
Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London, campaign group says
Greta Thunberg was arrested by British police during a pro-Palestinian protest in London on December 23rd, as reported by the Defend Our Juries campaign group. She was taken into custody under the Ter...
UK court clears British activist Majid Freeman over role in Leicester riots
Leicester Crown Court cleared Majid Freeman of all public order offenses related to the 2022 Leicester riots after a three-year trial and retrial. Police accused Freeman, a bridge-builder between Musl...
Jimmy Lai trial: Hong Kong lawyers for publisher, activists seek reduced jail time
Lawyers for Jimmy Lai, a former newspaper publisher, and two activists are arguing for less than 10 years in prison for their involvement in attempting to impose sanctions against Hong Kong and mainla...
Hong Kong activist loses legal fight over prison shorts ban for female inmates
A Hong Kong activist lost a legal challenge against the Correctional Services Department's rule prohibiting female inmates from wearing shorts in summer. The High Court judge rejected the argument tha...
Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by London police while participating in a pro-Palestinian demonstration aimed at supporting Palestinian hunger strikers. Organizers noted that her arrest i...
Egyptian-British activist Abd el-Fattah apologises for past social media posts
Alaa Abd el-Fattah, an Egyptian activist and former political prisoner currently in the UK after being released from prison, has issued an apology for his earlier 'shocking and hurtful' social media p...
Egyptian activist sorry for violent posts after UK uproar
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has issued an apology for earlier social media posts calling for violence against Zionists and police after the material resurfaced following his recent ret...
Greta Thunberg detained by UK police over support for 'Palestine Action prisoners'
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by UK police while holding a placard that reads 'I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide' during a protest outside Aspen Insura...
UK jails send Palestine Action hunger strikers to hospital
Two pro-Palestine activists held in British prisons have been hospitalized after weeks of refusing food due to a hunger strike. Amu Gib, 30, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, are both on remand; Gib has completed...