UK finds pro-Palestine protest organisers guilty of breaching police rules

Al Jazeera Legal & JudicialNews ReportEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffApril 1, 2026 at 02:27 PM

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Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and Chris Nineham, vice chairman of the Stop the War Coalition, were found guilty in a UK court on Wednesday of breaching police guidelines during a pro-Palestine demonstration in London on January 18, 2025. The charges stemmed from their failure to keep the march within a designated area and for approaching the BBC headquarters. Jamal was additionally convicted of inciting protesters to breach police conditions. The Metropolitan Police had imposed conditions on the march, including restrictions around a central London synagogue, citing safety concerns. The verdict has drawn criticism, with Human Rights Watch calling it a political move to silence dissent. The ruling occurs amid rising tensions between police and the pro-Palestine movement in the UK.

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The Metropolitan Police had imposed conditions blocking the pro-Palestine march from gathering near a central London synagogue.

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Human Rights Watch slams the ruling against Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham as a ‘political’ move to silence dissent.

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

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The charges relate to failing to march within a designated area set by police on January 18, 2025.

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Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham were found guilty of breaching protest guidelines during a pro-Palestine demonstration.

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Human Rights Watch 40% Jeremy Corbyn 40% British Broadcasting Corporation 40% Westminster Magistrates’ Court 50% Metropolitan Police 60% Stop the War Coalition 60% London ×370% Palestine Solidarity Campaign 70% United Kingdom ×380% Chris Nineham ×280% Ben Jamal ×490%

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pro-palestine protest 100% breaching protest guidelines 80% police rules 70% united kingdom 70% silencing dissent 60% metropolitan police 50% inciting protesters 50% human rights watch 40% stop the war coalition 40%

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