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Jewish human rights barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
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Jewish human rights barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
London, United Kingdom – Margaret Owen, a 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister, has been trying to get arrested for months. She has attended about a dozen protests wearing a sign reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” in London and has had a placard with those words attached to a window at her home since the group was proscribed under the Terrorism Act in the UK in July 2025.
UK charities, protest groups condemn Israeli ban threat after sanctions Original
London, United Kingdom – British charities, Palestinian advocacy organisations and the proscribed Palestine Action group have condemned an official Israeli letter maligning their representatives and activists and recommending they be barred from entering Israel. The document, seen by Al Jazeera, was issued by Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism.
UK charities, protest groups condemn Israeli ban threat after sanctions
London, United Kingdom – British charities, Palestinian advocacy organisations and the proscribed Palestine Action group have condemned an official Israeli letter maligning their representatives and activists and recommending they be barred from entering Israel. The document, seen by Al Jazeera, was issued by Israel's Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism.
Pro-Palestine student suspended by King’s College London returns to campus
London, United Kingdom – A 22-year-old Egyptian student suspended from King’s College London (KCL) last year after his involvement in pro-Palestine campus activism is returning to university. KCL lifted Usama Ghanem’s suspension late last month, allowing him to return and complete the third and final year of his international studies degree. “We won,” Ghanem said.
‘Critic to Israel’: Document reveals how Israel scrutinised global NGOs
An official document obtained by Al Jazeera shows how Israel collected information on charities in 2013, singling out some of the world’s most well-known humanitarian organisations for their perceived positions on the Israel-Palestine conflict. The file, a spreadsheet that we accessed via an Israeli ministry website, listed more than 150 charities and basic details, such as the director’s name at the time, the organisation’s address, telephone number, email and area of work.
In Wales, an artist sews names of Gaza’s infant victims on christening gown
London, United Kingdom – To Diana Williams, a Welsh artist, a baby’s christening gown signifies purity and innocence. Last year, she chose the dress as a way to pay tribute to some of the babies killed during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. She bought a vintage gown and in red thread embroidered it with the names of 300 victims. “I’ve used it as a blank canvas, really,” she told Al Jazeera. She immersed the hem in a harsh cleaning product to fray the ends.
UK to appeal High Court ruling that granted Palestine Action a victory Original
London, United Kingdom – The United Kingdom is set to appeal the High Court’s landmark ruling that the government’s ban on Palestine Action was illegal. The two-day hearing, which begins on Tuesday at the Court of Appeal in London, comes after top judges described the proscription of the direct-action group as a terrorist organisation as “disproportionate” in February.
Amnesty slams Netanyahu, Putin, Trump as ‘voracious predators’
Amnesty International’s report comes as multiple conflicts rage across the world. Image: AJ screenshot APR By Anealla Safdar in London The heads of Israel, Russia and the United States are leading the destruction of global human rights, says Amnesty International, describing them as “voracious predators” intent upon economic and political domination.
‘Predators’: Amnesty slams Netanyahu, Putin, Trump as human rights decline Original
London, United Kingdom – Israel, Russia and the United States are leading the destruction of global human rights, Amnesty International has said, describing the three countries’ leaders as “voracious predators” intent upon economic and political domination. “A global environment where primitive ferocity could flourish has been long in the making,” Agnes Callamard, the head of the global rights group, wrote in an annual report on the state of the world’s human rights that was released on Tuesday.
UK accused of ‘intimidation tactics’ against bailed pro-Palestine activists
London, United Kingdom – Civil rights groups and Palestine solidarity campaigners are accusing the United Kingdom of “intimidation tactics” after two young pro-Palestinian activists were recently arrested while on bail. On Monday, 21-year-old Qesser Zuhrah was detained after sharing a social media post calling on people to take “direct action”. Masked officers handcuffed Zuhrah at her home in Watford at dawn.
UK pro-Palestine activist arrested weeks after being released on bail
London, United Kingdom – Qesser Zuhrah, a young pro-Palestine activist who was released on bail last month, has been arrested again. In footage shared on social media, the 21-year-old is seen on Monday morning being handcuffed by masked police officers, taken from her home in Watford, near London, and placed into a car destined for prison.
Palestine Action hunger strikers to sue prisons over alleged mistreatment
London, United Kingdom – A month after being released on bail, pro-Palestine activists who participated in a months-long hunger strike in prison are planning on taking legal action over their alleged mistreatment.
From Gaza to LA, hopes rise as The Voice of Hind Rajab heads to the Oscars
The Voice of Hind Rajab is a call to action, its makers and supporters have told Al Jazeera, and hopes are high for the Oscar-nominated film in the run-up to Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony. Nominated in the Best International Feature category, the Gaza-set docudrama reconstructs Israel’s killing of the five-year-old.
UK media biased against Muslims, says group that analysed 40,000 articles
Centre for Media Monitoring reports right-wing outlets The Spectator and GB News often malign Muslims and their faith. Listen to this article | 4 mins About four million Muslims live in the UK [File: Hollie Adams/Reuters] By Anealla Safdar Published On 9 Mar 20269 Mar 2026 SaveAdd Al Jazeera on Google London, United Kingdom – As anti-Muslim hate crimes rise in Britain, so too does biased coverage of Muslims in the media, a new study suggests.
UK media bias against Muslims, says group that analysed 40,000 articles
London, United Kingdom – As anti-Muslim hate crimes rise in Britain, so too does biased coverage of Muslims in the media, a new study suggests. The Centre for Media Monitoring, a nonprofit organisation that examines how Muslims and Islam are portrayed in the media, said in a report released on Monday that of about 40,000 articles it assessed from 30 outlets, 70 percent associated Muslims or Islam with negative aspects or behaviours.
‘I was so isolated’: Pro-Palestine activist attempted suicide in UK prison
Warning: This story contains details about suicide that some readers may find disturbing. If you or a loved one is experiencing suicidal thoughts, help and support are available. London, United Kingdom – Before Charlotte Head was arrested, she was a charity worker supporting victims of domestic violence. She had also volunteered at refugee camps in Calais. “Such a terrorist,” she says, tongue in cheek, speaking to Al Jazeera in London.
‘Anti-Palestinian repression’: Legal experts document hundreds of UK cases
London, United Kingdom – Legal experts have documented almost 1,000 incidents in which pro-Palestine voices have been allegedly targeted in the United Kingdom, data that they say represents a “systematic effort” to repress the country’s solidarity movement.
Palestine Action cofounder Ammori after High Court win: UK ban ‘backfired’
London, United Kingdom – The United Kingdom’s ban on Palestine Action has “backfired”, its cofounder said, after the High Court ruled that proscribing the group as a “terror” organisation was unlawful. Critics from the United Nations human rights chief to the Irish author Sally Rooney decried the UK’s ban last June as an illiberal overreach, since it put Palestine Action on par with ISIL (ISIS), al-Qaeda and dangerous far-right organisations.
‘I fear for his life’: Pro-Palestine remand prisoner admitted to hospital
London, United Kingdom – A British pro-Palestine remand prisoner whose hunger strike brought him to the brink of death is being treated in hospital again, his family understands, renewing fears for his health. Umer Khalid, 22, last spoke to his mother, Shabana, by phone on January 26. He had been rushed to intensive care a day earlier with a dangerously slow heart rate and organ failure. Soon after, he ended his 17-day hunger strike protest. She has not heard from him since.
‘Red line’: Global NGOs working in Gaza defy Israel’s threats after MSF ban Original
As Israel cracks down on international aid groups supporting Palestinians after decimating Gaza’s healthcare system, eight NGOs have told Al Jazeera they will defy an order to provide information about their colleagues in the strip and the rest of occupied Palestinian territory.
Oxfam refuses to provide Israel with details of Palestinian staff in Gaza Original
Oxfam says it will not disclose the personal details of its Palestinian staff to Israel, citing its army’s deadly attacks in Gaza that have killed hundreds of aid workers. As part of a crackdown on NGOs providing life-saving aid to Palestinians, Israel last year demanded that some of the world’s best-known charities working in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem hand over detailed information about their Palestinian and international staff, operations and funding.
Gravely ill pro-Palestine activist ends hunger, thirst strike in UK prison
Umer Khalid, a 22-year-old British pro-Palestine activist, has ended a hunger and thirst strike in prison after his health deteriorated rapidly, with fears he was at high risk of a heart attack. Khalid, who is being held on pre-trial remand at the Wormwood Scrubs Prison in London, ended his protest on Sunday, the day he was treated in intensive care as his heart rate slowed to a dangerous level. He has since returned to prison, his family understands.
Anger as MSF agrees to Israel’s ‘unreasonable demands’: What to know
The medical charity Doctors Without Borders says it will provide Israeli authorities with the personal details of some of its Palestinian and international staff working in Gaza and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory.
Pro-Palestine activist on hunger strike says he will begin refusing water
London, United Kingdom – A pro-Palestine activist on hunger strike plans to start refusing fluids as well as food, telling Al Jazeera that he hopes his “drastic action” pressures the government into engaging with his protest demands. Umer Khalid, a Palestine Action-linked remand prisoner, stopped eating 13 days ago. He is currently receiving fluids with electrolytes, sugars and salts but said he will stop drinking altogether from Saturday.
Prison rights, Elbit’s loss: How the Palestine Action hunger strike ‘won’
London, United Kingdom – In the final days of their months-long hunger strike, three young pro-Palestine activists on remand – convicted of no crime – were confronted with their mortality in the confines of their prison cells. Heba Muraisi, 31, who refused food for 73 days, was suffering with a level of pain so severe that sitting felt unbearable. At 49kg (108lb), her body wasting away, there were fears her organs were shutting down.
Juliet Stevenson on Gaza: ‘I’m disappointed by the silence in my industry’
London, United Kingdom – Juliet Stevenson, one of Britain’s most recognisable actors who is widely regarded as a national treasure, has taken on a new role over the past two years. She has become a leading voice for Palestinians, marching at rallies, making speeches, signing protest letters, writing columns and producing films – using every opportunity to spell out the brutality of Israel’s atrocities on Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
UK hunger striker Heba Muraisi: ‘I think about how or when I could die’
The 31-year-old Palestine Action-linked remand prisoner tells Al Jazeera that she is suffering with pain as her protest reaches a critical stage. By Anealla Safdar London, United Kingdom – Heba Muraisi, a Palestine Action-affiliated activist who has refused food for 72 days in prison, has told Al Jazeera that she “no longer feels hunger”, is suffering with pain and knows that her death may be imminent.
UK hunger striker Heba Muraisi: ‘I think about how or when I could die’
London, United Kingdom – Heba Muraisi, a Palestine Action-affiliated activist who has refused food for 72 days in prison, has told Al Jazeera that she “no longer feels hunger”, is suffering with pain and knows that her death may be imminent. The 31-year-old responded to questions via a friend who regularly visits her in New Hall prison in northern England. “Physically, I am deteriorating as the days go by. I no longer feel hunger, I feel pain,” Muraisi said.
Palestine Action hunger strikers near death ‘intent’ on continuing protests
London, United Kingdom – Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed, Palestine Action-linked British activists on the brink of death, are determined to keep up their prison hunger strike until their demands are met, their friends and relatives have told Al Jazeera. They have refused food for 67 and 60 days, respectively, as part of a rolling protest that began in November. Five of the eight individuals who have participated overall have ended their hunger strikes over health fears.
Palestine Action hunger strikers launch legal action against UK government
London, United Kingdom – Lawyers of imprisoned hunger-striking activists linked to the protest group Palestine Action have put the British government on notice as the justice secretary refuses to meet them. Imran Khan & Partners, which represents the collective, wrote a pre-claim letter to the government on Monday, warning that they would seek a High Court case should officials fail to respond by Tuesday afternoon.
Two Palestine Action hunger strikers in UK prisons admitted to hospital
London, United Kingdom – Two Palestine Action-affiliated remand prisoners on hunger strike have been taken to hospital, according to a family member and a friend, adding to fears that the young Britons refusing food in protest could die at any moment. Twenty-eight-year-old Kamran Ahmed, who is being held at Pentonville prison in London, was hospitalised on Saturday, his sister, Shahmina Alam, told Al Jazeera.
Palestine Action hunger strikers are ‘dying’ in prison, UK doctor warns
London, United Kingdom – Six remand prisoners affiliated with the proscribed protest group Palestine Action who are on hunger strike are not receiving adequate healthcare and face an immediate risk of death, hundreds of British healthcare professionals have warned.
‘Increasingly likely potential’ of Palestine Action hunger strikers dying
London, United Kingdom – Lawyers and loved ones of hunger strikers linked to the protest group Palestine Action are warning the activists could die in prison as they accuse British prison officials of a lack of care and communication and the justice secretary of ignoring their demands for a meeting.
Dissenting civil servants are silenced, says UK diplomat who quit over Gaza
Mark Smith resigned last August over the UK’s failure to stop selling arms to Israel, amid the genocide in Gaza. Anealla Safdar London, United Kingdom – Mark Smith, a diplomat who quit his Foreign Office job over the UK’s refusal to stop selling arms to Israel, said civil servants who question the onslaught in Gaza are routinely silenced by their seniors.
Dissenting civil servants are silenced, says UK diplomat who quit over Gaza
Mark Smith resigned last August over the UK's failure to stop selling arms to Israel, amid the genocide in Gaza. London, United Kingdom - Mark Smith, a diplomat who quit his Foreign Office job over the UK's refusal to stop selling arms to Israel, said civil servants who question the onslaught in Gaza are routinely silenced by their seniors.
Corbyn-led tribunal accuses UK of complicity in Gaza genocide
Shahd Hammouri, a lecturer in international law and legal theory, independent lawmaker Jeremy Corbyn and law professor Neve Gordon are overseeing the informal inquiry [Anealla Safdar/Al Jazeera] London, United Kingdom – For Nick Maynard, a British doctor who has volunteered in Gaza several times, the United Kingdom’s “silence in action” is a form of the government’s complicity in Israel’s genocide against Palestinians.
UK incontrovertibly complicit in Gaza genocide Original
London, United Kingdom - Jonathon Porritt, a 75-year-old Oxford-educated environmentalist, is among the hundreds of people that the UK has cracked down on over their support of Palestine Action. He was arrested and charged earlier this month, under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act, for holding up a sign at a rally decrying the government's decision to outlaw the protest group.
Hundreds of business leaders demand UK action on Israel Original
London, United Kingdom - Hundreds of business leaders in the United Kingdom - including a former adviser to the king and a sustainability consultant descended from Holocaust survivors - are calling on the government to take action against Israel as the crisis in Gaza worsens.
Israeli bombing 'far more direct hits on people' in Gaza Original
On a typical day at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, Victoria Rose, a British surgeon, would wake up before dawn. "Because the bombing would start at four," she said, now back in London, having just wrapped up her third humanitarian mission to Gaza since Israel's war began in October 2023. Recommended Stories Over almost four weeks in May, she usually operated on 12 or 13 patients per 14-hour shift, unless there was a mass casualty incident overnight, meaning even longer shifts and more patients.
In some Jewish families, speaking up for Palestine stirs discontent
On a cold December day during the Christmas holidays, Dalia Sarig's 80-year-old father arrived at her home in Vienna after she had returned from a skiing trip. He was there to pick up her stepsister, who had joined Sarig's family on vacation. Recommended Stories She was convinced it would be her last meeting with her father, as their political differences were about to come to a head. "I said goodbye. I hugged him," she told Al Jazeera.
Israel is carrying out 'destruction of humanity' in Gaza Original
Leading human rights lawyer speaks out on Israel war crimes suspects London, United Kingdom - Ten British citizens, including dual nationals, who have served in the Israeli army are being accused of war crimes in Gaza.
Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé: ‘This Is the Last Phase of Zionism’
Anealla Safdar | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service Pappé talks on ‘neo-Zionism’, ceasefire talks, the second coming of Trump and ‘indoctrination’ in Israel. 14 Jan 2025 – On a freezing Saturday morning in Copenhagen, Ilan Pappe warmed up in a cinema hall, chatting and joking in fluent Arabic with one of the organisers of a conference he was soon to address between sips of black coffee from a paper cup.
Israeli historian Ilan Pappe: ‘This is the last phase of Zionism’
Israeli historian Ilan Pappe: ‘This is the last phase of Zionism’ Pappe talks to Al Jazeera on ‘neo-Zionism’, ceasefire talks, the second coming of Trump and ‘indoctrination’ in Israel. Copenhagen, Denmark – On a freezing Saturday morning in Copenhagen, Ilan Pappe warmed up in a cinema hall, chatting and joking in fluent Arabic with one of the organisers of a …
Israeli historian Ilan Pappe: ‘This is the last phase of Zionism’ Original
Copenhagen, Denmark – On a freezing Saturday morning in Copenhagen, Ilan Pappe warmed up in a cinema hall, chatting and joking in fluent Arabic with one of the organisers of a conference he was soon to address between sips of black coffee from a paper cup. Unlike other Israelis, Pappe said, he learned the language “of the colonised” by spending time in Palestine, surrounding himself with Palestinian friends, and taking formal Arabic lessons.
Ex-UK foreign chief predicts quick end to Russia-Ukraine war if Trump wins Original
London, United Kingdom – David Owen often describes the war in Ukraine as Russia’s “second invasion”, as a constant reminder of the 2014 Crimean conflict.
Labour’s first 100 days running UK panned as ‘worst start in living memory’ Original
A donations scandal and controversial decision to deny a payment to pensioners overshadow Starmer’s new administration. London, United Kingdom – Keir Starmer, who will on Saturday mark his first 100 days in office as the British prime minister (PM), is unpopular. According to an October 8 YouGov poll, the 62-year-old former lawyer’s favourability ratings have plummeted to the lowest level since he took over as Labour leader in 2020, his popularity having declined further since becoming PM.
‘Hugely significant’: Who’s in the race to become UK Conservatives leader? Original
London, United Kingdom – An outspoken 44-year-old who counts Margaret Thatcher as her hero, an ex-immigration minister who quit after claiming the controversial Rwanda scheme did not go “far enough”, a former soldier who jokes that he “invaded a country” when he served in Iraq, and a gaffe-prone Brexiteer who made a bad-taste remark about a date rape drug, In that relative order, Conservative politicians Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly are vying in the United...
Britanija zapala u rasne nemire: Bijes krajnje desnice budi strašna sjećanja
Dok se rulja razmeće snimkama svojih zločina iz mržnje, etničke manjine i tražitelji azila u Britaniji su paralizirani od straha. Otkako su izbili neredi diljem Velike Britanije, novinske kuće fokusirale su se na ulogu dezinformacija koje se dijele na društvenim mrežama i u medijima.
UK riots raise the spectre of racism and evoke haunting memories
London, United Kingdom – Since riots broke out across Britain, news outlets have focused on the role of disinformation shared on social media. As far-right mobs rage in several towns, questions abound: should social media platforms crack down on the proliferation of dangerous conspiracy theories – primarily that people of immigrant and Muslim backgrounds are more likely to commit deadly crimes or sexual abuse?
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