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400 Cultural Leaders Urge Starmer: Reconsider Palestine Action Ban

6/30/2025

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More than 400 prominent cultural figures, such as Alan Hollinghurst and Brian Eno, have passionately called on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to reconsider the proposed ban on Palestine Action. They warn that labeling the group as a terrorist organization undermines free speech and poses a grave threat to civil liberties and dissent in the UK.

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More than 400 prominent cultural figures, such as Alan Hollinghurst and Brian Eno, have passionately called on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to reconsider the proposed ban on Palestine Action. They warn that labeling the group as a terrorist organization undermines free speech and poses a grave threat to civil liberties and dissent in the UK.