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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise

Three Just Stop Oil protesters wearing orange hi-vis jackets speak with police in front of the Houses of Parliament
Three Just Stop Oil protesters wearing orange hi-vis jackets speak with police in front of the Houses of Parliament. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Britain has created a new breed of political prisoners through the systematic incarceration of people acting to prevent climate breakdown and the annihilation of Gaza, a report claims.

The research by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and the protest group Defend Our Juries says that custodial sentences for acts of direct action or civil disobedience were once rare but are now being imposed with increasing length and frequency.

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