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New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise

A new report claims Britain is creating a new class of political prisoners through the increased incarceration of climate and Palestine-solidarity activists. Research by Queen Mary University of London identified 286 cases totaling 136 years of jail time, citing harsher anti-protest legislation and the frequent use of civil injunctions.

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political prisonersanti-protest legislationcivil disobedienceclimate activismPalestine solidaritycontempt of courtsentencinginjunctions

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