Prominent UK pro-Palestine activists guilty of breaching protest conditions

The Guardian - World News Legal & JudicialNews ReportEN 4 min read 100% complete by Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondentApril 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM

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Two prominent UK pro-Palestine activists, Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham, were found guilty on Wednesday of breaching protest conditions related to a pro-Palestine demonstration held on January 18, 2025, in London. The charges stemmed from a protest, one of many since the start of the war on Gaza in October 2023, where the defendants allegedly failed to comply with imposed conditions. Judge Sternberg ruled the conditions lawful and necessary, also convicting Jamal of inciting other protesters to breach them. Jamal and Nineham plan to appeal the convictions. The Metropolitan Police faced criticism for their handling of the protest, which resulted in over 70 arrests, with some alleging "repressive and heavy-handed policing." The police stated conditions were placed due to the protest's proximity to synagogues and the "cumulative impact" on Jewish Londoners.

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More than 70 people were arrested at the 18 January protest.

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Jamal was convicted of two counts of inciting other protesters to breach police conditions.

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Judge Sternberg said the conditions imposed were lawful and necessary.

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The 18 January protest was one of 34 national pro-Palestine demonstrations since October 2023.

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Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham were found guilty of breaching protest conditions.

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BBC 40% Hamas 50% Israel 50% Westminster Magistrates Court 60% London 60% Judge Sternberg ×370% Stop the War Coalition 70% Gaza Strip ×270% Metropolitan Police ×280% Chris Nineham ×380% Ben Jamal ×590% Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) ×390%

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pro-palestine protest 100% breaching protest conditions 90% palestine solidarity campaign 80% public order offences 70% freedom of assembly 60% police conditions 60% war on gaza 50% metropolitan police 50% incitement 50% stop the war coalition 40%

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