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Journalists were arrested under the Terrorism Act while reporting on a protest at an Israeli-owned drone factory in Leicester.

Law EnforcementFree SpeechPoliticsOct 15, 2026score 0.682 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the arrest of journalists under the Terrorism Act while covering a protest at an Israeli-owned drone factory in Leicester. It criticizes the police conduct as oppressive and indicative of a police state rather than policing by consent.

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Journalists were arrested under the Terrorism Act while reporting on a protest at an Israeli-owned drone factory in Leicester.
Parent: Law EnforcementEntity: Police ConductImpact: negativeDate: Oct 15, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026Target: The use of the Terrorism Act to arrest journalists covering protests
The arrest of journalists is an act of intimidation that undermines free speech and press freedom.
Parent: Free SpeechEntity: Journalistic FreedomImpact: negativeDate: Oct 15, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026Target: The suppression of free speech through legal means

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Report: "At least five journalists were arrested under the Terrorism Act while they were reporting on a protest at an Israeli-owned drone factory in Leicester last week." “Such oppressive & intimidatory police conduct is characteristic of a police state, not policing by consent." ~Tim Crosland https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/police-blanket-arrest-journalists-under-terrorism-act-covering-elbit-protest #UKPol #EUPol #USPol #Palestine #PalestineAction #Gaza .
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@[email protected]
Report: "At least five journalists were arrested under the Terrorism Act while they were reporting on a protest at an Israeli-owned drone factory in Leicester last week." “Such oppressive & intimidatory police conduct is characteristic of a police state, not policing by consent." ~Tim Crosland https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/police-blanket-arrest-journalists-under-terrorism-act-covering-elbit-protest #UKPol #EUPol #USPol #Palestine #PalestineAction #Gaza .
4 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · Oct 16, 2026
#ukpol#eupol#uspol#palestine#palestineaction#gaza
@[email protected]
Report: "At least five journalists were arrested under the Terrorism Act while they were reporting on a protest at an Israeli-owned drone factory in Leicester last week." “Such oppressive & intimidatory police conduct is characteristic of a police state, not policing by consent." ~Tim Crosland https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/police-blanket-arrest-journalists-under-terrorism-act-covering-elbit-protest #UKPol #EUPol #USPol #Palestine #PalestineAction #Gaza .
12 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 15, 2026
#ukpol#eupol#uspol#palestine#palestineaction#gaza
@[email protected]
Report: "At least five journalists were arrested under the Terrorism Act while they were reporting on a protest at an Israeli-owned drone factory in Leicester last week." “Such oppressive & intimidatory police conduct is characteristic of a police state, not policing by consent." ~Tim Crosland https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/police-blanket-arrest-journalists-under-terrorism-act-covering-elbit-protest #UKPol #EUPol #USPol #Palestine #PalestineAction #Gaza .
10 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 15, 2026
#ukpol#eupol#uspol#palestine#palestineaction#gaza
@[email protected]
Report: "At least five journalists were arrested under the Terrorism Act while they were reporting on a protest at an Israeli-owned drone factory in Leicester last week." “Such oppressive & intimidatory police conduct is characteristic of a police state, not policing by consent." ~Tim Crosland https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/police-blanket-arrest-journalists-under-terrorism-act-covering-elbit-protest #UKPol #EUPol #USPol #Palestine #PalestineAction #Gaza .
8 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 18, 2026
#ukpol#eupol#uspol#palestine#palestineaction#gaza