University Forced to Back Down After ‘Rogue’ Outsourcing Company Tries to Ban Protest
Polly Smythe
UCL asked the private subcontracting company to ‘retract’ its policy which had been used as an ‘obvious’ intimidation tactic against workers.
Revealed: A British Charity Gave Over £1m to ‘Israel’s Largest Militia’
Rivkah Brown
Between 2011 and 2018 The Jewish National Fund UK gave £1.1m to HaShomer HaChadash, a ‘neo-nationalist’ organisation that uses military tactics to expand illegal settlements and defend Israeli land from Palestinians. Rivkah Brown reports.
A Student Was Referred to Prevent for Tweeting ‘From the River to the Sea’
Rivkah Brown
Tugba Iyigun, a former journalist who fled Turkey, received a visit from North Yorkshire police officers for a single tweet about her local pro-Palestine demo. Rivkah Brown reports.
Freed Palestinians Say They Were Tortured, Beaten and Starved in Israeli Prisons
Daisy Schofield
Palestinians released from Israeli prisons describe seeing 'blood everywhere' from beatings and being denied food, visits and legal advice. Daisy Schofield reports.
Swedish Mechanics Are Fighting Tesla for Union Rights
Polly Smythe
The Swedish labour movement is taking on the American car giant in a dispute that could have global implications.
Parents Hold Playgroup at Arms Company Office in Protest at Gaza Genocide
Lauren Van Schaik
Dozens of parents and children have staged a noisy playgroup at the London office of BAE Systems in order to highlight its complicity in Israel's killing of thousands of Palestinian children.
Protesters Were ‘Reasonable’ to Call Iain Duncan Smith ‘Tory Scum’, Court Rules
Simon Childs
A judge ruled that the term Tory scum was used to ‘highlight the policies’ of Iain Duncan Smith, meaning it was protected by free speech laws.
Revealed: Outsourcing Companies Are Lobbying Labour to Sell Out Public Services
Polly Smythe
Lobbyists are keen to ensure their clients continue to profit from public services after the next election.
The Far-Right Observed Remembrance Day by Fighting the Police
Simon Childs
Far-right activists threw missiles and started fights in order to 'defend' the cenotaph from a protest march happening a mile away.
Activists Just Shut Down a Factory That Makes Parts for Israeli Fighter Jets
Charlotte England
Around 400 people are blockading the entrances to a factory in Kent that makes parts for the Israeli military's 'most lethal' fighter jets. Charlotte England reports.
Former Amnesty Official Arrested for Satirical Placard
Rivkah Brown
Aisha Jung was arrested for holding a placard that described Israel as an ‘apartheid cuntry’ while attending a pro-Palestine demo with her husband and sons.
School Students Walk Out of Shadow Minister’s Assembly Over Labour’s Position on Palestine
Clare Hymer
Around 300 sixth form students in east London boycotted an assembly with Wes Streeting last week over Labour’s support for Israel, while young people in Bristol skipped school for the UK’s first ever ‘school strike for Palestine’. Clare Hymer reports.
Palestinian Journalists Are Risking Their Lives to Counteract the ‘Israeli Narrative’
Daisy Schofield
Palestinian journalists are working in ‘dire’ conditions to show the world what is happening in Gaza, despite Israeli forces make it harder and harder for them to report.
Labour Councillors Are Defying Keir Starmer to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza
Clare Hymer
All 31 Labour councillors in Sheffield backed a motion in support of Palestine, as opposition to the party’s line on Israel builds.
Minister Who Loves Free Speech Starts a Witch-Hunt Against Academics
Polly Smythe
Michelle Donelan: 'The freedom to disagree is just as important as the freedom to agree'. Also Michelle Donelan: 'Criticising Israel is extremist'.
Revealed: Tory Superdonor Makes Millions From Government Handouts to Arms Trade
Andrew Kersley
Little known defence giant QinetiQ made almost two-thirds of its revenue from government contracts.
Jewish Activists Protest at Foreign Office Calling for a Ceasefire
Clare Hymer
Protesters sang 'ceasefire now' and 'end the occupation' in Hebrew.
Arms Factory Blockaded As Calls for Practical Solidarity With Palestine Grow
Polly Smythe
150 activists are picketing an arms factory in Kent in protest at the UK arms trade with Israel.