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

Two UK pro-Palestine organisations have bank accounts frozen

Activists for the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign display banners on street barriers during a concert by Kneecap in Glasgow on 8 July 2025
Activists for the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign display banners on street barriers during a concert by Kneecap in Glasgow on 8 July 2025. Photograph: Martin Grimes/Getty Images

At least two grassroots pro-Palestine organisations in the UK have had their bank accounts frozen, raising fears about a wider attempt to silence voices speaking out about Gaza.

Greater Manchester Friends for Palestine (GMFP) and Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), which both organise peaceful protests and vigils, have had access to their funds cut off indefinitely by Virgin Money and Unity Trust bank respectively. The Guardian understands a local PSC branch in England has also had its bank account frozen but was unable to confirm it directly.

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