- yesterday
Macklemore says nine US arenas refused to host his Free Palestine tour
Macklemore says nine American arenas, including Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center, turned down his Free Palestine tour after its European concerts opened in Dublin.
- 3d ago
UK Supreme Court hears Palestine Action appeal as protesters are arrested outside
Huda Ammori argued before five justices that the terrorism proscription of Palestine Action breaches free speech and protest rights. Police arrested protesters outside the court on the first day of the hearing.
- 6d ago
UNESCO: impunity for journalist killings rises to 86%, first increase since 2012
UNESCO puts the impunity rate for journalist killings at 86%, a one-point rise after years of decline. The report counts 189 killings in 2024 and 2025, 67% of them in conflict countries.
- Oct 31
Macklemore ends Free Palestine tour at London's Wembley before 12,500 fans
The rapper closed his benefit tour at OVO Arena Wembley, where Greta Thunberg spoke in person, after Ed Sheeran dropped him from the Loop Tour in September.
- Oct 31
Police arrest 325 at London rally backing banned Palestine Action group
Police arrested 325 people on 31 October 2026 outside the US Embassy in London at a rally supporting Palestine Action, the group the UK has banned as a terrorist organisation. The UK Supreme Court hears the challenge to the ban from 4 November.
- Oct 27
Macklemore opens Free Palestine tour in Dublin after Ed Sheeran dropped him from support slot
Macklemore played Dublin's 3Arena to 13,000 people on Monday, 26 October, the first of three European dates. The tour follows his removal from Ed Sheeran's US Loop tour over pro-Palestinian remarks.
- Oct 23
Hamilton backs F1's Rwanda race and hints he may keep racing to see it
Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday, 22 October, that he wants to race in Rwanda's Grand Prix, planned for the early 2030s near Kigali. Amnesty International has called the deal a "sportswashing prize".
- Oct 21
Government accepts all 27 recommendations of school antisemitism review in England
Schools and colleges in England will have to recognise antisemitism as a distinct category of harm, after the government accepted all 27 recommendations of Sir David Bell's review, presented to Parliament on Wednesday.
- Oct 21
Sally Rooney's books pulled from UK sale; more than 140 artists sign letter in her defence
Faber has stopped supplying Sally Rooney's books in the UK over her support for Palestine Action. An open letter signed by more than 140 cultural figures calls the move censorship and asks the government to change the anti-terror law.
- Oct 15
Labour sets seven-day ultimatum for Greens over 'Zionism is racism' motion
Labour has told its councils to end power-sharing deals with the Greens unless local Green councillors disown the party's 'Zionism is racism' motion. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has also asked the party for more information about the motion and the complaints it has received.
- Oct 15
EU voices deep regret as Abbas postpones Palestinian elections into 2027
The Palestinian Authority has postponed legislative elections due on 28 November 2026 and the presidential vote planned for early 2027. The EU said it deeply regretted the decision, and France, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia issued a joint statement of their own.
- Oct 14
UK publisher Faber stops supplying Sally Rooney's books over Palestine Action royalties
Faber will stop supplying Sally Rooney's books in the UK in any format, saying royalty payments could breach the terror ban on Palestine Action. Shops may still sell the copies they already hold.
- Oct 10
Around 3,500 people join pro-Palestinian march through Berlin's government district
Police put the crowd at about 3,500 at a demonstration opposite the Chancellery on Saturday. Linke politician Vanessa Emde had called for taking part, and a speaker was taken into custody during the rally.
- Oct 10
Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections to September 2027, first vote since 2006
The decree moves the legislative vote due on 28 November 2026 to 11 September 2027, the same day as a presidential poll. Palestinian officials blame Israeli restrictions and conditions in Gaza and East Jerusalem.
- Oct 6
Israeli settlers beat AFP photojournalist Jaafar Ashtiyeh during West Bank olive harvest
Israeli settlers opened fire and struck 58-year-old AFP photojournalist Jaafar Ashtiyeh with gun butts near Aqraba on Tuesday, leaving him hospitalized in Nablus with head and torso injuries.
- Oct 5
Italian ministry investigates high school after Gaza protest invite appears on student portal
The Italian education ministry ordered an inspection of a high school in Novi Ligure after an invitation to a pro-Palestinian march was posted to its official electronic register.
- Oct 5
Over 500 former European officials urge EU sanctions over Israel's E1 settlement project
An open letter signed by former prime ministers and foreign ministers calls on the European Commission to ban settlement trade and suspend association agreement terms ahead of an upcoming foreign ministers meeting on 12 October.
- Oct 4
Green Party of England and Wales equates Zionism with racism, prompting Israeli entry ban on leader Zack Polanski
Members at the Green Party conference in Brighton voted 1,022 to 813 to endorse a single-state policy in historic Palestine, sparking pushback from European allies and four of the party's five MPs.
- Oct 3
Zach Bryan wears Free Palestine shirt at Robert Kraft's Gillette Stadium
Country musician Zach Bryan wore a Free Palestine T-shirt during his concert at Gillette Stadium on October 2, following Robert Kraft's pressure campaign that removed Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour.
- Oct 2
Green Party delegates vote 1,022 to 813 to define Zionism as racism at Brighton conference
Green Party members voted 1,022 to 813 at their annual conference in Brighton to adopt formal policy defining Zionism as racism and calling for a single Palestinian state.
