Head of IHRC Advocacy, Abed Choudhury, unpacks the vicious authoritarianism driving UK discourses on proscription of dissenting voices and protest, from Palestine Action to IHRC itself. The UK government’s use of anti-terror legislation has drifted from authoritarian excess to something closer to farce. What began as
This morning’s bombing of alleged Iranian nuclear sites by the US is the natural outcome of a trajectory of genocidal violence inflicted by the collective West on the beleaguered Palestinians. Ever since Israel started its genocide in Gaza in October 2023, it has enjoyed the
The possible proscription of Palestine Action shows now more than ever, to join the dots between the history repressive policy and law in the UK and support for genocide overseas, argues Massoud Shadjareh. The planned proscription of Palestine Action by the UK government, if enacted,
Demand the UK change its course on the genocide in Gaza and the wider wars in West Asia, including now, against Iran. Summary The UK government bears immense responsibility for Israeli genocidal crimes in Gaza, and latest escalation of violence to yet another country, this
IHRC has demanded that the Metropolitan Police crack down on anti-Iran violence by dissidents who have launched a series of attacks against people they perceive to be supporters of the government in Tehran. These individuals have repeatedly gathered outside the Iranian Embassy and attended legitimate
Sir Mark Rowley Metropolitan Police Commissioner New Scotland Yard, 8-10, Broadway, London, SW1H 0AZ 20 June 2025 Dear Sir Rowley, Unprovoked and Islamophobic violence and attacks by anti-Iran protestors on Iranian demonstrators We are writing to raise urgent concerns about a series of
IHRC has written to the Prime Minister Keir Starmer today warning him not to drag Britain into a direct military confrontation with Iran. Credible reports suggest that Washington has decided to join Israel’s attack with a bombing campaign starting this weekend under the false pretext
