Prominent British LGBTQ activist arrested for carrying ‘globalize the intifada’ sign in London

UK: Prominent gay activist arrested for 'globalize the intifada' sign

Police in London announced that they would arrest protesters who chant the slogan following the massacre of Jews in Sydney.

Prominent British LGBTQ activist arrested for carrying ‘globalize the intifada’ sign in London

British LGBTQ activist Peter Tatchell was arrested for holding a sign with the phrase “globalize the intifada” at a pro-Palestinian march in London on Saturday. Tatchell’s arrest comes weeks after the police in London announced that they would arrest pro-Palestinian protesters who chant “globalize the intifada.” While the common pro-Palestinian phrase is defended by its supporters as a rallying call to expand international pressure on Israel, cr…

Police 'fabricating the law' over Tatchell 'intifada' arrest

Police have bailed 74 year-old human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell “under investigation” to attend Charing Cross police station at 1pm on 1 March. His bail condition bans him from attending any Palestine protest. He said: Met Police seem to be acting under pressure from a foreign regime, the Israeli government, and from Netanyahu supporters in the UK. They want to restrict criticism of Israel’s genocide and suppress support for the right of P…

Peter Tatchell banned from attending Palestine protests after being arrested at Palestine solidarity march

Human rights and LGBTQ+ campaigner Peter Tatchell, aged 74, has been bailed “under investigation” to attend Charing Cross police station at 1pm on 1 March. His bail condition bans him from attending any Palestine protest. Mr Tatchell was arrested in Aldwych, at Saturday’s national Palestine solidarity march in London, for carrying a placard that read: "Globalise the intifada: Non-violent resistance. End Israel's occupation of Gaza & West Bank." …