London judges rule UK government’s ban on Palestine Action Group was unlawful — details here

A British government ban on Palestine Action under anti-terror laws was unlawful, London judges ruled, throwing hundreds of prosecutions against supporters of the group into doubt. The High Court moved to quash the UK ban on Friday, declaring it “disproportionate,” in an embarrassing reversal for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government. The judges declared that Palestine…

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Shocked and disgusted: Arundhati Roy withdraws from Berlin Film Festival over jury’s silence about Palestine ‘genocide’

Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. She was scheduled to present her 1989 film, In Which Annie Gives It Those Onesin the Classics section. The acclaimed Indian author’s decision follows jury head Wim Wenders’ refusal to take a stand for Gaza. Controversy erupted when Wenders pushed back against political questions…

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