Pro-Palestine protesters 'occupy' Birmingham New Street Station in solidarity with the people of Gaza

Activists ‘occupy’ Birmingham New Street Station to protest “deplorable” Gaza aid suspension

Pro-Palestine activists have held an “emergency occupation” of Birmingham New Street Station, protesting against the British government’s “deplorable decision” to suspend funding to UNRWA. Called with less than 24 hours notice, around 100 people gathered on the station concourse yesterday evening (Monday 29 January) to voice their opposition to the UK suspending payments to the UNRWA, the…

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David Cameron's comments about critics of Prevent has been dismissed by human rights activists

David Cameron lambasted by Muslim groups for claiming critics of Prevent programme ‘enable terrorism’

A Birmingham community cohesion advocate has denounced suggestions by former Prime Minister David Cameron that opposing the government’s Prevent programme “enables terrorism”. In a new report published this week, former PM David Cameron has claimed people who oppose controversial de-radicalisation strategy Prevent are fuelling terrorism, but Mashkura Begum – who is openly critical of Prevent – feels…

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New Brum street art highlights the jailing of photojournalist Shahidul Alam in Bangladesh

Birmingham street artist Mohammed Ali, also known as ‘Aerosol Arabic‘,  brings an international message of injustice via street art of jailed Bengali photojournalist Shahidul Alam to Coventry Road in Small Heath. Mohammed Ali, the Birmingham based street artist, whose work has appeared internationally, has produced this new artwork which raises awareness about the jailing of…

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