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Pro-Palestinian Activists Plead Not Guilty in RAF Protest

1/17/2026

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Five pro-Palestinian activists pleaded not guilty on January 16, 2026, to breaking into Brize Norton Royal Air Force base in central England.
They are accused of damaging two Voyager aircraft during a protest against Britain's support for Israel in June 2025.
Activists are associated with the banned Palestine Action and appeared on video link from prison at London's Old Bailey.
Their trial is scheduled to begin in January 2027.

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Five pro-Palestinian activists pleaded not guilty on January 16, 2026, to breaking into Brize Norton Royal Air Force base in central England.
They are accused of damaging two Voyager aircraft during a protest against Britain's support for Israel in June 2025.
Activists are associated with the banned Palestine Action and appeared on video link from prison at London's Old Bailey.
Their trial is scheduled to begin in January 2027.