The UK denies a visa to Mandela's grandson over his support for Hamas

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The UK denies a visa to Mandela's grandson over his support for Hamas
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The grandson of South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, says the U.K. government denied him an entry visa because of his support for Hamas. Mandla Mandela could not travel to the U.K.

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Mandla Mandela could not travel to the U.K. earlier this month to address pro-Palestinian gatherings in Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow after he was informed that he would need a visa, despite holding a South African government passport that would ordinarily allow him visa-free entry. The letter points out several of Mandela’s posts on Instagram in which he voices his support for Hamas and the Palestinians, including one showing him with Haniyeh, who wasKing Charles tells summit the past can’t be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slaveryIt also notes that Mandela attended Haniyeh’s funeral in August, having met him twice in January and April this year, and posted a photo of himself with a senior Hamas...

“We can never be silenced and we will never let the refusal of a visa prevent us for standing for justice, peace and equality. We will continue to raise our voice against the unjust occupation, genocide and ethnic cleansing of Gaza and all of Occupied Palestine sponsored by the U.K. and its ilk,” he said.

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