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UK to Jail Supporters of Foreign State Proxies, 14-Year Max

6/9/2026

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Britain will criminalize support for foreign-state proxies and receipt of their funds, with penalties up to 14 years.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the anti-proxy law will take effect next month across the United Kingdom.
The move follows a 35 % rise in state-threat investigations, including twenty Iran-linked plots, and police probes of arson attacks on London Jewish sites.
China, Russia and Iran have dismissed the accusations as propaganda.

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Britain will criminalize support for foreign-state proxies and receipt of their funds, with penalties up to 14 years.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the anti-proxy law will take effect next month across the United Kingdom.
The move follows a 35 % rise in state-threat investigations, including twenty Iran-linked plots, and police probes of arson attacks on London Jewish sites.
China, Russia and Iran have dismissed the accusations as propaganda.