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Egypt: Alaa Abd el-Fattah ends hunger strike

INTERNATIONAL British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has ended his hunger strike, according to a note his family received from prison in Egypt on Tuesday. The detainee had been on hunger strike for more than seven months to protest against his imprisonment. The note, addressed to his mother Laila Soueif, said he had[…]

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UK officials considered need for Israel embassy in Jerusalem ‘inevitable’

INTERNATIONAL British officials considered it inevitable that Jerusalem would one day become Israel’s capital and identified land for use as a future embassy in the city from the 1950s, UK government records seen by Middle East Eye reveal. Documents detailing negotiations between the UK and Israeli governments over the transfer of British-held assets dating[…]

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Arrest of UK anti-royal protesters raises free speech concerns

INTERNATIONAL British police have faced criticism from activists and civil liberties groups over their treatment of people who have publicly challenged King Charles III‘s accession to the throne after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, raising free speech concerns. A woman in Edinburgh holding a sign reading “F*** imperialism, abolish the monarchy”[…]

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UK: Muslim students threaten to disaffiliate from NUS after Islamophobia claims

INTERNATIONAL The Federation of Student Islamic Societies (Fosis), the national body for Muslim students in Britain, has threatened to launch a disaffiliation campaign against the National Union of Students (NUS) after the NUS suspended its president-elect, Shaima Dallali. Earlier this year, Jewish students accused Dallali of antisemitism and homophobia over[…]

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UK activists occupy Israel weapons manufacturer’s client

Palestine Action have today occupying Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit System’s client the Good Packing Company, who package, transport and export Israeli weapons battle tested on the Palestinian people. Four activists scaled the company’s rooftop in protest at its ties to the deadly arms manufacturer, especially as Palestinians in Gaza have spent three days under Israeli[…]

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Saudi Arabia: Hajj packages for UK pilgrims won’t be ‘Atol’ protected

INTERNATIONAL Saudi Arabia has confirmed that its proposed Hajj packages for western pilgrims will not be protected by the Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (Atol) scheme for British pilgrims hoping to perform the pilgrimage this year. The Haramain Twitter account, which tweets on behalf of Saudi Arabia’s holy sites in Mecca and Medina, confirmed the situation[…]

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