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People taking part in a national march for Palestine on Whitehall in central London, January 18, 2025
THE Metropolitan Police waged a direct assault on freedom of assembly at Saturday’s national demonstration for Palestine — then spun a misleading narrative to justify its repressive actions, organisers warned today.
Officers embarked on a harsh crackdown at the London rally, arresting 77 protesters — the highest number seen in over 20 pro-Gaza demonstrations.
Vice-chair of Stop the War Chris Nineham, chief steward of the rally, was among those violently arrested at the protest already marred by police disruption.
The Morning Star here publishes a speech that would have been given by Stop the War officer and longtime NEU and NUT activist Alex Kenny on the eve of the verdicts handed to Chris Nineham and Ben Jamal this week. He also explains why he couldn’t give it
Home Secretary Cooper confirms plans to ban the group and claims its peaceful activists ‘meet the legal threshold under the Terrorism Act 2000’
