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UK police arrest journalists covering protest at Israeli-owned drone factory
Original: The UK acts as protector for genocidal # Israel 's weapons corporations, persecuting journalists at protests. ''Police i
Police in Leicester arrested at least five journalists under the Terrorism Act while they were reporting on a demonstration outside a drone factory owned by an Israeli arms company. Critics accuse the UK of shielding Israeli weapons manufacturers and of cracking down on press freedom, with arrests of reporters at pro-Palestinian protests fueling outrage among activists and media freedom advocates.
Why now: The arrests under counter-terrorism powers at a protest linked to Israel's arms industry have reignited debate over press freedom and UK support for Israeli weapons firms.
LeicesterUnited KingdomIsraelTerrorism ActIsraeli arms industry
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