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UK charges pro-Palestine protester behind divisive ‘coconut’ placard

Marieha Hussain has been charged with a racially aggravated offence after mocking PM Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman.

Demonstrators join a rally to support the people of Gaza, in central London August 9, 2014. Israel launched more than 30 aerial attacks in Gaza on Saturday, killing five Palestinians, and militants fired rockets at Israel as the conflict entered a second month, defying international efforts to negotiate an agreement for an extended ceasefire. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)

‘Prejudice, Islamophobia’: Free speech fears as UK redefines extremism

Experts say a new definition disproportionately targets groups that advocate for Muslims’ civil rights.

A woman reacts at an open Iftar, during the fasting month of Ramadan, in London, Britain April 13, 2022

Black Britons fear for Diane Abbott after a millionaire’s call for violence

A top Tory donor said the veteran politician, affectionately called ‘Auntie Di’ by her supporters, should be shot.

British Labour MP Diane Abbott takes part in a demonstration against racism outside Downing Street in London, Britain July 17, 2021. REUTERS/Beresford Hodge

UK grants asylum to Palestinian citizen of Israel in ‘seismic’ U-turn

‘Hasan’, who has spent most of his life in Britain, says he would have faced persecution if returned to Israel.

Police officers keep watch as campaigners queue to lobby MPs in Parliament ahead of a debate to hold a vote for a ceasefire in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, February 21, 2024. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

UK students call on university to suspend rabbi who served in Israeli army

Dozens at the University of Leeds step up protests as Zecharia Deutsch continues his role as chaplain.

city, UK. DD MMM, 2023. Pictured left to right, (persons) at (event). Credit Milo Chandler/Alamy Live News

Walkout over weapons: British school students battle Gaza protest curbs

Luton Sixth Form College suspended its student council after a walkout, amid scrutiny of links to an arms major.

Hasan Sajjad, Aisha Naushahi Hasan and Arsalan Ilyas, high school students at Luton Sixth Form College, who were among the leaders of the walkout protest action on November 18, 2023 [Aina Khan/Al Jazeera]

‘You need to be tough’: Child athletes make history, but at what cost?

Records by child athletes have reignited debates around age restrictions at global sporting events such as the Olympics.

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‘We’re going to be unpopular’: Do sports protests help or harm activism?

Climate activists are increasingly seeking to disrupt sports in protest, but how effective is their civil disobedience?

A Just Stop Oil protester disrupts a match at the World Snooker Championship

‘No more’: Anti-racism group to monitor UK police after scandals

The Alliance for Police Accountability is launched in the UK on the heels of explosive scandals linked to the police.

Mina Smallman, the mother of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry, speaks outside the Old Bailey in London after two Metropolitan Police officers pleaded guilty to sharing photos of the bodies of the two murdered sisters on WhatsApp in London, Britain

‘I don’t feel safe’: Asians in the UK reflect on a year of hatred

A year since the UK went into its first lockdown, anti-Asian hatred is still on the rise.

Peng Wang was attacked last month as he was jogging near his house [Courtesy: Peng Wang]