Palestine Action-linked detainee to stand in UK local elections

DUBAI: A pro-Palestine activist held on remand in the UK will stand as a candidate in May’s local council elections, according to recent local media reports. Amu Gib, who has been in custody since July 2025 while awaiting trial over alleged links to direct action by the group Palestine Action, was selected by the Islington Community Independents to run in a north London ward. The charges relate to an alleged break-in at RAF Brize Norton, where activists are accused of damaging aircraft they believed were connected to UK support for Israel’s military operations in Gaza.

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