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Fourteen people were arrested following anti-cuts protests at Birmingham University amid claims of kettling and violence.
Nine men and five women were detained on Wednesday night on suspicion of aggravated trespass, causing damage and assault.
But West Midlands Police rejected claims that some protesters were "kettled" during the demonstration.
The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was based on evidence of a pattern of violence and hatred targeting Arabs and Muslims, two communities that have a large population in Birmingham — overturning the ban was tacit acceptance of the genocidal ideology the fans espouse, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
Peaceful protesters are facing increasingly authoritarian clampdowns, including two recent arrests for putting a sticker on a Barclays ATM. LYNDA WALKER reports