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

Prisoners held over alleged Palestine Action offences face crackdown since group ban

Teuta Hoxha
Teuta Hoxha, 29, is being held on remand at HMP Peterborough for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action's targeting of an Elbit Systems site in Filton, Bristol. Photograph: No credit required

People who have been in jail since last year awaiting trial for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action activities say they have faced a crackdown since the group was proscribed, including being banned from wearing the keffiyeh and from prison jobs.

The prisoners were charged before Palestine Action was banned and none have been charged with Terrorism Act offences, although the Crown Prosecution Service has said there is a “terrorism connection”.

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