UK activists face terrorism sentencing after criminal damage conviction for Israeli weapons factory protest
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Summary
Four Palestine Action activists — Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, and Fatema Rajwani — face potential sentencing under terrorism laws next month after being found guilty of criminal damage for raiding an Israeli weapons factory in Bristol in 2024. Despite not being convicted of terrorism offences, they could be designated as terrorists. Two other activists, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin, were acquitted. The case highlights the UK government's controversial use of terrorism legislation to crack down on pro-Palestine activism.
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· 3 pulledFour activists could be sentenced as terrorists next month despite not being convicted of terrorism offences.
They were found guilty of criminal damage earlier this month at Woolwich Crown Court, with Corner also convicted of grievous bodily harm without intent.
Two others, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin, were found not guilty despite telling the court that they were proud of their actions.
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