News from Sheffield Defend our Juries 29th November was the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people since 1977. A rally was held in Tudor Square to mark the occasion on Saturday, and Sheffield and Rotherham Councils flew the Palestinian flag for the day. Meanwhile, at a moving event outside Sheffield Cathedral,ContinueContinue reading “17 people arrested in Sheffield for holding a placard.”
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Sheffield joins nationwide “Lift the Ban” actions as part of most widespread civil disobedience campaign in modern UK history
Defend our Juries have sent the following press release. Protesters from Sheffield and the surrounding area will be joining a UK-wide wave of actions around the Judicial Review of the government’s proscription of Palestine Action as “a terrorist organisation”. Protests are planned in 18 towns and cities across every nation in the UK from 18–29ContinueContinue reading “Sheffield joins nationwide “Lift the Ban” actions as part of most widespread civil disobedience campaign in modern UK history”
Asylum Seekers must have the Right to Work.
Our right-wing media often platforms writers and speakers who spread lies and misinformation about asylum seekers. This is leading to the growth of extreme right-wing parties like Reform and the rightward slide of traditional parties like Labour and the Conservatives. So it was great to witness the rally in Sheffield yesterday, giving Asylum Seekers aContinueContinue reading “Asylum Seekers must have the Right to Work.”
Six local people arrested under terrorism legislation for holding a placard.
Press release from Sheffield Palestine Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid. SIX people from Sheffield returned home yesterday after being arrested and detained for taking part in a peaceful protest in Parliament Square, London. The protest, organised by national group Defend Our Juries, was part of the wider Lift The Ban campaign to end the ban on Palestine ActionContinueContinue reading “Six local people arrested under terrorism legislation for holding a placard.”
