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The Guardian - UK
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Neha Gohil

Pro-Palestinian protester acquitted over ‘coconut’ placard has ‘no regrets’

Marieha Hussain
Marieha Hussain says she will continue to use the term ‘coconut’ if she attends future rallies. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

A teacher who was acquitted of a racially aggravated public order offence after she carried a placard depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts said she has no regrets and would continue to use the term in future rallies.

In her first interview since she was found not guilty at Westminster magistrates court last Friday, Marieha Hussain, 37, said there was a lack of cultural understanding and awareness of the term “coconut” and how it is used by diverse communities.

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