“In the Past Two Weeks I’ve Been Arrested Twice - Once in Germany & Once in London – Freedom of Speech is Under Threat From Zionism”

by veteran Socialist and anti-Xionist campaigner Tony Greenstein in his latest blogpost

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“Last Saturday at the Nakba demonstration in London I held a placard ‘Globalise the Intifada’. I did this because Mark Rowley declared that he would arrest anyone who displayed a placard or uttered the words ‘Globalise the Intifada’.

I wanted to make it clear that the job of the Police is to implement the law not make the law. It is no business of London’s racist anti-Palestinian Police Commissioner to declare that certain slogans are illegal. When the Police start deciding what you can and cannot say we are on the road to a Police State”

https://azvsas.blogspot.com/2026/05/in-past-two-weeks-ive-been-arrested.html

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In the Past Two Weeks I’ve Been Arrested Twice - Once in Germany & Once in London – Freedom of Speech is Under Threat From Zionism

“MET CHIEF SHOULD RESIGN OVER PALESTINE COMMENTS, EX-SENIOR OFFICER SAYS”

by Martin Williams in Declassified UK

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“A former Scotland Yard superintendent has backed calls for the Metropolitan Police chief to resign over his criticism of pro-Palestine protests.

Nusrit Mehtab – who was one of the UK’s top female, ethnic minority police officers – told Declassified that Sir Mark Rowley is ‘blurring the lines of operational policing and political positioning’”

https://www.declassifieduk.org/met-chief-should-resign-over-palestine-comments-ex-senior-officer-says/

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Met chief should resign over Palestine comments, ex-senior officer says

Former Scotland Yard superintendent, Nusrit Mehtab, has accused Sir Mark Rowley of ‘blurring the lines’ between policing and politics

Declassified UK

“I’M EX-POLICE. BANNING PALESTINE MARCHES IS WRONG”

by Nailah Sharif in Declassified UK

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“Senior police now claim that the marches have driven the rise in antisemitism, without explaining how protests that include Jewish groups can be deemed to be terrorising the same community it is asked to keep safe.

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Correlation is not causation. To prove the marches – rather than an external conflict – drive antisemitism, the Met would need offence-level data linking specific demonstrations to specific incidents.

That data has not been published, if it even exists.”

https://www.declassifieduk.org/im-ex-police-banning-palestine-marches-is-wrong/

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I’m ex-police. Banning Palestine marches is wrong

Tommy Robinson’s protests are the real threat to public safety

Declassified UK

“Campaigners condemn GMP’s [Greater Manchester Police - my edit] ‘despicable’ ‘extreme violence’ vs anti-fascist protesters”

by Skwawkbox with The Canary

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“In a statement, the Northern Police Monitoring Project (NPMP) group and Resist Britain First slammed physical and chemical attacks on non-violent protesters by police concealing their identities and numbers — who then prevented paramedics and ambulances reaching their victims. The groups also pointed out that the force showed no apparent shortage of resource when it came to restricting and attacking anti-extremist counter-protesters — yet allowed fascist marchers to roam and attack with impunity”

https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/04/19/greater-manchester-police-despicable/

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Campaigners condemn GMP's "despicable" "extreme violence" vs anti-fascist protesters

Campaigners have condemned Greater Manchester Police's "despicable" and "extreme" violence against peaceful activists

Canary

“Video: Police ‘strangle’ doctor unconscious as she tries to help hunger striker”

by Skwawkbox with The Canary

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“NHS medic, Olivia Brandon, has accused #SurreyPolice of strangling her until she lost consciousness. This incident occurred during a protest to secure help for a dying anti-genocide hunger strikers”

https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/12/22/police-strangle-doctor/

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Video: Police 'strangle' doctor unconscious as she tries to help hunger striker

An NHS medic protesting outside Bronzefield Prison in support of hunger strikers, including Qesser Zuhrah, was choked unconscious by police

Canary

“#PALESTINEACTION POLICING GUIDANCE SUGGESTS PROTESTERS WRONGLY ARRESTED”

by John McEvoy in Declassified UK

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“A previously unseen counter-terror police document clarifies how demonstrators should be treated. We are publishing it for the first time”

https://www.declassifieduk.org/palestine-action-policing-guidance-suggests-protesters-wrongly-arrested/

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Palestine Action policing guidance suggests protesters wrongly arrested

A previously unseen counter-terror police document clarifies how demonstrators should be treated. We are publishing it for the first time.

Declassified UK

The gardaí's actions compared to how they handled other protests were brought up to the Department of Justice, as one person said: "I have not seen this level of aggressiveness directed towards people who were literally running riot on our streets or those burning down buildings dedicated to housing immigrants, or camping out and stoking racism in sites such as Coolock."

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https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/gardai-criticised-for-alleged-strip-searches-of-protestors-following-vigil-for-gaza-1781387.html

Gardaí criticised for alleged strip searches of protestors following vigil for Gaza

14 people who attended the Mothers Against Genocide group protest against the Israeli war in Gaza were arrested after an entrance to Leinster House in Dublin was blocked.

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"The Trump Justice Department is now routinely targeting elected officials and judges with outrageous, baseless investigations, threats, and — as is now the case with McIver — hefty charges for doing their jobs."

https://theintercept.com/2025/05/20/trump-prosecuting-democrat-mciver-ice-media/

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Trump Is Prosecuting a Congressional Democrat for Doing Her Job. The Media’s Response: No Big Deal.

The Trump administration hit Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver with criminal charges for doing oversight on ICE. The media barely blinked.

The Intercept

"Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party, also denied the police claims that marchers had “forced through” a cordon and said he was with the group officers allowed into Trafalgar Square."

Tory anti-protest laws have allowed the British establishment to use political policing to suppress left-wing and Muslim activists.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/london-met-police-arrest-protest-organiser-national-gaza-rally

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London's Met Police arrests organiser of national Gaza rally

The police chief claims there was a 'coordinated effort' to defy restrictions on marching to the BBC

Middle East Eye

'#Police leader questions #Braverman clampdown on officers’ #impartiality

#PaulFotheringham says #HomeSecretary positioning police as political rather than inclusive

#SuellaBraverman’s plan to clamp down on police officers who dance at #Pride or wear badges could open the door to #discrimination against #MarginalisedCommunities, a senior police officer has claimed.'
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/12/police-leader-questions-braverman-clampdown-on-officers-impartiality
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Police leader questions Braverman clampdown on officers’ impartiality

Paul Fotheringham says home secretary positioning police as political rather than inclusive

The Guardian