A LONDON venue famous for championing free speech has refused to screen a film about censorship of Palestine for fear of an “adverse reaction,” Platform Films said today.

Conway Hall told the makers of the documentary Censoring Palestine that, as a small charity, it was “unable to handle any adverse reaction that might come as a result of it hosting this event.”

Producer Norman Thomas said: “Despite the much-trumpeted Trump ceasefire, attempts to suppress the truth about the Gaza genocide goes on.

“In effect, a film about censorship has been censored.”

The film, featuring Ken Loach, Roger Waters and Alexei Sayle, explores how mainstream media has hidden and distorted events in Palestine.

Mr Thomas said he did not blame Conway Hall but the “atmosphere of intimidation and fear the government has stoked up,” adding that Prime Minister Keir Starmer had “abused terrorism laws to outlaw protest” and “encouraged a phoney anti-semitic witch-hunt.”

He said Conway Hall’s decision was “bad news for freedom of speech in Britain,” adding: “If even this historic venue is afraid of showing a film about censorship, what chance have we got to hear the truth?”

Conway Hall was approached for comment.