Ben Jamal

Ben Jamal, 62, is the director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in the UK. He, along with Chris Nineham, vice-chair of the Stop the War Coalition, has recently been found guilty of breaching protest conditions during a pro-Palestine demonstration in London last year. This verdict has drawn criticism from organizations like Human Rights Watch, who consider it a politically motivated attempt to silence dissent. The trial and its outcome are newsworthy due to concerns about the right to protest in the UK, particularly in relation to pro-Palestine activism. The case highlights what some see as politicized policing and restrictive legislation impacting freedom of assembly, raising broader concerns about civil liberties in the UK.