Post #4185532

2026-07-29 06:11 UTC

The campaign group Led By Donkeys has received £27,000 in compensation after a giant banner it displayed in Parliament Square saying “Yes It’s A Genocide” was seized by Greater London Authority officials and destroyed. #LedByDonkeys #Gaza #Israel #Genocide #GLA #UKPolitics Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner | Led By Donkeys | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/28/led-by-donkeys-compensation-seizure-gaza-protest-banner-london

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@junesim63@mstdn.social 2026-07-29 06:27

"Palestine protests are treated differently in Britain to all other forms of activism. Direct action is regarded as terrorism and words on a placard are rendered illegal. Over the years we’ve delivered banners, put up billboards and done guerilla projections across the country, but the only time our equipment has been seized and destroyed was when it related to Palestine.” Ben Stewart, Co-Founder of Led By Donkeys #Palestine #Gaza #UKPolitics

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@NicelyManifest@mastodon.social 2026-07-29 14:26

@junesim63@mstdn.social Theft and arson. Nice illegal combo. Glad some justice got meted out.

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@NicelyManifest@mastodon.social 2026-07-29 14:34

@junesim63@mstdn.social And why the mindless destruction? Why not at least reuse the material!!! Are they that narrow in their thinking?

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@GrannyDeanna@toot.community 2026-07-29 20:39

@junesim63@mstdn.social It is still happening so mustn't be denied

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@peterjriley2024@mastodon.social 2026-07-30 07:44

@junesim63@mstdn.social Index of Repression https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/the-index-of-repression https://www.index-of-repression.org/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/26/palestinian-solidarity-in-britain-being-silenced-and-criminalised #gaza #Palestine #solidarity

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