More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research reveals
Britain has created a new breed of political prisoners through the systematic incarceration of people acting to prevent climate breakdown and the annihilation of Gaza, a report claims.
The research by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and the protest group Defend Our Juries says that custodial sentences for acts of direct action or civil disobedience were once rare but are now being imposed with increasing length and frequency.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/23/anti-protest-sentences-rise-england-wales-political-prisoners
Author : Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
Publish date : 2026-05-23 16:00:00
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