In Europe, Free Speech Is Under Threat for Pro-Palestine Protesters

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In Europe, Free Speech Is Under Threat for Pro-Palestine Protesters
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Groups supporting Palestine protest in London despite the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, suggesting that waving Palestinian flags and using popular pro-Palestine slogans could be illegal under the Public Order Act.

n Oct. 14, tens of thousands of protesters gathered across the U.K. and Europe to express support for Gaza, where more than 1 million Palestinians have fled their homes since Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel declared a siege in retaliation.

Despite the risk of arrests, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which helped organize the last march in London, is charging ahead with another march on Saturday, Oct. 21. “The organizers … have been told by the police that they will be issuing restrictions on the demonstrations, as they did last Saturday,” the, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “The explanations given were frankly unconvincing.

Esther Major, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Research in Europe, has called on European authorities to protect and facilitate everyone’s right to express themselves and peacefully assemble,that the devastating consequences of the war are “understandably compelling many people in Europe to protest for the rights of Palestinians.”

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