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| Amnesty condemns arrests of pro-Palestinian campaigners | |
| 2025-09-03 | |
Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty's director of campaigns and communications, called the arrests ''a terrifying example of the UK authorities' willingness to use authoritarian practices to silence dissent''. ''The mass peaceful demonstrations they have organised over recent weeks are protected by international human rights law — and to think they run the risk of being imprisoned for up to 14 years is incredibly concerning,'' Moscogiuri said in a statement. Earlier this year, Palestine Action were designated a terror group by the UK government after protesters allegedly sprayed an RAF plane with red paint to protest Britain's complicity in Israel's war on Gaza. Moscogiuri added that ''expressing support for Palestine Action does not meet the threshold'' for criminalisation under international standards and described the arrests as a violation of the UK's human rights obligations. Related: Palestine Action: 2025-09-02 Good Morning Palestine Action: 2025-09-02 Another 47 people charged with backing banned Palestine Action group, say UK police Palestine Action: 2025-09-02 Israel moves bond approval process out of Ireland as Dublin pushes to reject ties Related: Amnesty International: 2025-09-02 Genocide scholar says group pushed through Israel condemnation without debate Amnesty International: 2025-09-01 Mob burns Nigerian woman to death for alleged blasphemy Amnesty International: 2025-08-30 3 dead after mob sets fire to Indonesian regional parliament building | |
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