UK: Soas student leaders win legal settlement after dismissal over pro-Palestine activism

UK: Soas student leaders win legal settlement after dismissal over pro-Palestine activism Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Thu, 04/16/2026 - 14:06 The two officers were dismissed after being democratically elected and before they could take up their positions Students at a pro-Palestine camp at the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) in London, on 8 May 2024 (AFP) Off Two former student leaders at the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) in London have reached a settlement with the university’s students’ union after taking the union to court over wrongful dismissal for their anti-Zionist beliefs and pro- Palestine activism. Alexander Cachinero-Gorman and Abel Harvie-Clark brought claims against the Soas Students’ Union and Soas after they were sacked from their elected sabbatical roles in 2024, before they had a chance to assume them. Both student activists were dismissed from their positions despite being freely elected by the student body.