Targeted: The Criminalisation of Palestine Solidarity

Majid Freeman, a respected humanitarian and community organiser from Leicester, is facing terrorism charges for sharing words of solidarity with Palestine. His case is a chilling example of the British state's intensifying crackdown on those who oppose genocide. From the courtroom to the classroom, Palestine solidarity is being surveilled, censored and criminalised.

This repression is widespread. Students are being harassed and disciplined for organising walkouts and encampments. Health workers, teachers and community leaders face threats to their careers for standing with Palestine. And most recently, Defend Our Juries carried out a powerful act of civil disobedience outside the Old Bailey drawing widespread attention on the most fundamental concerns of our time and for this, they now face charges.

The message from the state is clear: dissent will not be tolerated, and moral courage will be punished. All of this is happening as the UK continues to arm, fund and provide diplomatic cover for Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. While British complicity fuels mass killing, those who call it out are branded as extremists. Solidarity with Palestine is being treated as a threat.

Majid Freeman’s prosecution marks a dangerous escalation one that affects us all. If speaking up can be branded terrorism, what space remains for conscience, protest or truth? This moment demands unity, clarity and resistance.