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UK Police Arrest Four over Pro-Palestinian Protest at Military Base
- British police arrested four people on June 27 over a pro-Palestinian protest at a central England airbase on June 20, where activists damaged and painted two refuelling and transport planes.
- The arrests followed the Home Secretary's decision to proscribe Palestine Action and a government plan to use anti-terror laws to criminalize membership with penalties up to 14 years in prison.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stated Palestine Action’s actions had become more aggressive, causing millions of pounds in damage, prompting a security review across all British defence sites.
- Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, strongly criticized the activists' behavior as unacceptable, while Palestine Action described the ban as a political move aimed at appeasing pro-Israel factions and accused the government of supporting Israel's military actions.
- This incident intensified tensions amid UK campus free speech debates where new regulatory guidance aims to protect lawful expression but faces criticism for failing to fully address protest rights or campus divisions.
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British police announced on Friday the arrest of four people after pro-Palestinian activists stormed a major military base and spray-painted two Royal Air Force planes with red paint.
UK Police Arrest 4 Over Pro-Palestinian Protest at Military Base
British police have arrested four people in connection with a pro-Palestinian protest last week in which military planes were sprayed with paint at an air base in England, authorities said on Friday. A woman, 29, and two men aged 36 and 24, were arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, while another woman, 41, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, Reuters quoted the police as saying …
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UK police arrest four over pro-Palestinian protest at military base
LONDON: British police have arrested four people in connection with a pro-Palestinian protest last week in which military planes were sprayed with paint at an air base in England, authorities said on Friday (Jun 27). A woman, 29, and two men aged 36 and 24, were arrested on suspicion of the commission, pre
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