‘Anti-Palestinian repression’: Legal experts document hundreds of UK cases

Group says its new public database reveals extent of broad crackdown on solidarity movement.

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London, United Kingdom – Legal experts have documented almost 1,000 incidents in which pro-Palestine voices have been allegedly targeted in the United Kingdom, data that they say represents a “systematic effort” to repress the country’s solidarity movement.

The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) said on Wednesday that it has verified 964 cases of “anti-Palestinian repression” from January 2019 until August 2025, including students being investigated over their solidarity, activists being arrested, employees facing disciplinary procedures and artists having their events cancelled.

‘Anti-Palestinian repression’: Legal experts document hundreds of UK cases

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