Report says UK jailing Palestine supporters and climate activists

Middle East Eye · May 26, 2026 Human Rights

Report says UK jailing Palestine supporters and climate activists The United Kingdom has effectively created a new category of political prisoners through its treatment of protesters involved in Palestine solidarity and climate activism campaigns since 2019, a new report claims. The report, titled Britain’s Political Prisoners, was co-published by Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Climate Crime and Climate Justice and Defend Our Juries. “This report strips away the illusion that Britain remains committed to democratic principles,” said Tim Crosland, of Defend Our Juries, which co-authored the report.

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