World‘Very unusual’: UK Palestine Action activists could face terrorism sentencing

A UK court is due to decide whether five Palestine Action activists convicted of causing £212,000 in damage during a protest at a Barclays branch in Burnley will receive sentences involving a “terrorist connection”. A criminal lawyer called the recent use of the provision highly unusual, noting the group was not proscribed when the action took place.

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AAl Jazeera★★★☆☆2026-08-21 06:56Original