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Pro-Palestinian protesters have taken to Manchester city centre this afternoon after Britain abstained from a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Hundreds gathered in Piccadilly Gardens and Market Street on Saturday (December 9) carrying banners with ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Stop bombing Gaza’. It comes after Britain abstained from a United Nations resolution calling …
Pro-Palestine protesters were filmed chanting ‘from the river to the sea’ while disrupting an exclusive Chanel fashion show in Manchester that police had banned local people from watching from their balconies. The controversial catwalk event took place on Thomas Street in the Northern Quarter and whilst celebrities including Hugh Grant and Olivia Atwood were in attendance, …
7 December 2023, 09:57 GMT Updated 33 minutes ago Image caption, The campaign group Workers for a Free Palestine said it had blockaded the site in Wimborne Campaigners staged a blockade at an aerospace firm in Dorset. The Workers for a Free Palestine group protested at the entrances to Eaton Mission Systems in Wimborne. The …
By Auryn Cox BBC Scotland News 7 December 2023, 08:01 GMT Updated 55 minutes ago To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Protesters holding a banner saying “Stop Arming Israel” could be seen at one of the entrances of BAE Systems. Campaigners have staged a blockade at the …
Rights and freedom Amnesty International report details ‘harrowing’ testimonies of survivors at hands of security forces following nationwide protests Iranian security forces used rape and sexual violence to torture, punish and inflict lasting physical and psychological damage on protesters as young as 12 during the country’s nationwide protests last year, a report says. The report …
Cop28 Thousands of activists attending climate conference in UAE, which has a poor record for demonstrations Cop28 organisers and the UN body that oversees the annual climate conference have failed to clarify whether activists in Dubai are safe to demonstrate outside the conference area, putting civil society at risk in a country where protest is …
In response to the resumption of hostilities in Gaza, protesters gathered at rallies and vigils across the UK and Ireland on Saturday. While the marches were largely peaceful, protesters across the country continued to chant slogans condemned by many as anti-Semitic. On the streets of Dublin, some marchers called for an “intifada”, while at Plashet …
Current pause brings little respite after 15,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks during seven weeks of war. Central London was packed with tens of thousands of people who turned out to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The National March for Palestine on Saturday took place on the second day of a truce between Israel …
Current pause brings little respite after 15,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks during seven weeks of war. Central London was packed with tens of thousands of people who turned out to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The National March for Palestine on Saturday took place on the second day of a truce between Israel …
GB News’ political correspondent Katherine Forster was left shaken after being harassed while reporting on a pro-Palestine protest in London. Reporting live from the scene to update viewers from across the UK on the latest developments, she was surrounded by “persistent” activists who started to try to intimidate her. Tens of thousands of people took …