US EditionSally Rooney says she's been told not to enter UK because she may be arrested
Sally Rooney risks up to 14 years in prison under the UK's Terrorism Act for supporting Palestine Action, banned after damaging military aircraft; over 1,600 arrests linked to the group since July.
- On Thursday, Irish author Sally Rooney said she missed the Sky Arts Award for Literature in London because she can no longer safely enter the United Kingdom without potentially facing arrest. Rooney won for her novel Intermezzo but did not attend the ceremony.
- In July, the UK proscribed Palestine Action after it claimed responsibility for damaging two Voyager planes at RAF Brize Norton on June 20, targeting arms companies since 2023.
- Rooney had pledged to donate earnings from her four books and BBC adaptations, backing Huda Ammori's legal challenge against the Home Office proscription, with Alex Bowler reading her message.
- More than 700 arrests have followed the ban on Palestine Action, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood clarifying support differs from proscribed terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000.
- Earlier this week, a UN Commission reported findings on Gaza, and the International Bar Association called the clampdown historically unprecedented amid protests and the Together for Palestine concert raising �1.5m at Ovo Arena Wembley.
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The Irish writer says she fears being arrested for supporting Palestine Action, declared by the government's terrorist organization
Report: Sally Rooney skips U.K. award ceremony fearing arrest for Palestine Action support
The Normal People author can no longer safely enter the UK without risking arrest, the Guradian reported. In a statement read by her publisher at the prize ceremony, Rooney reiterated her 'solidarity with the people of Palestine'
Sally Rooney unable to collect award amid fears she cannot 'safely enter' the UK - The Mirror
Widely acclaimed Irish author Sally Rooney was unable to collect a literary prize in the UK earlier this week due to fears of prosecution over her support for Palestine Action
The acclaimed Irish author Sally Rooney did not dare travel to London to accept an award herself. – I have been advised to go to the UK to avoid arrest, she explains, after supporting an organization that the British government equates with al-Qaeda and ISIS.
The Irish author is not banned from the territory, but may be arrested there since she publicly supported Palestine Action, a protest network classified as "terrorist" by the government.
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