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Palestine Action barrister facing trial next week for doing his job

Jul 23, 2026
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If you thought the UK couldn’t possibly get more authoritarian, you’d be wrong. We’re now at the stage of appeasing Israel where we’re prosecuting barristers for doing their jobs.

Leading human rights lawyer Rajiv Menon KC is facing trial next week for contempt of court after he defended the Filton 6. He is the first lawyer to ever be prosecuted in the U…

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