Sarah Wilkinson
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 Sarah Wilkinson    (political activist, influencer) | |
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| Member of | Palestine Action |
Sarah Wilkinson is a British human rights activist and social media influencer reporting for MENA Uncensored on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A member of Palestine Action, she was arrested by UK police on 29 August 2024, and charged with "expressing an opinion that is supportive of a proscribed organisation contrary to Section 12 (1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000". Her arrest followed the detention of Syrian-British journalist Richard Medhurst in London and Telegram founder Pavel Durov in Paris.[1]
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Bail conditions dropped
On 8 September 2024, Sarah Wilkinson posted on X:
- "Thanks to Kellys Solicitors @CrispinFlintoff & everyone inc @RogerWaters & @georgegalloway.
- "My bail conditions are dropped.
- "This is my first tweet."[2]
Flintoff interview
| UK journalist under house arrest on terrorism charges |
On 1 September 2024, Sarah Wilkinson was interviewed on the The Crispin Flintoff Show:[3]
- UK journalist Sarah Wilkinson under house arrest on terrorism charges.
- 👉Police in balaclavas refused to identify themselves, ransacked her house and even descretated her mother's ashes.
- 👉She was refused medication and not given food while interrogated for hours at Shrewsbury Police Station.
- 👉Signed off by @YvetteCooperMP and @Keir_Starmer.[4]
Call for her release
On 29 August 2024, MENA Uncensored posted on X:
- The pro-genocide UK regime has arrested @MENAUncensored's roving reporter and human rights activist Sarah Wilkinson @swilkinsonbc for supporting the Palestinian resistance and relaying what is really happening in Gaza and the West Bank to the world.
- The pro-rape UK government @GOVUK falsely alleges that Mrs Wilkinson supports terrorism.
- We hold the anti-media British government fully responsible for this stupid act of intimidating and oppressing journalists as well as human rights activist in favour of the israeli occupation entity, and we demand that this zionist-run puppet British government releases our reporter Sarah Wilkinson immediately.[5]
MENA letter of authority
MENA Uncensored issued a "To Whom It May Concern" letter dated 18 April 2024 and signed by editor-in-chief and founder Leila Hatoum.
Own words
Was..Graphic Designer. Is..Working for Freedom & Justice in Palestine. Does..Stand Up to Racism. Wants..to end the Illegal Occupation of Palestine.[6]
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Police escalate the British state's war on independent journalism | blog post | 17 October 2024 | Jonathan Cook | "This isn't about terrorism, except by the British state. Even the name of the 'counter-terrorism' raid is performative: 'Operation Incessantness'. The message the state wants to send is that it will not rest till it has us all behind bars." |
| Document:Starmer’s purges of Labour have mutated into the arrest of Palestine supporters | blog post | 30 August 2024 | Jonathan Cook | Britain’s authoritarian new prime minister is expanding the scope of already draconian laws to redefine his critics as ‘supporters’ of terrorism. Starmer wants to be judge, jury and executioner. We must not let him get away with it. |
| Document:The arrest of journalist Richard Medhurst and the fight to defend democratic rights | Article | 27 August 2024 | Robert Stevens | Now, in a move that would have been agreed to by PM Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Labour has pioneered the use of an amendment to the Terrorism Act passed by the Tories to once again attempt to silence and criminalise a journalist and political activist. The same course is being pursued by governments throughout the world. |
| Document:Tracker was added to Palestine Action co-founder's phone | blog post | 29 August 2024 | “A tracker was found in a phone returned to us after myself and Richard Barnard were arrested for being co-founders of Palestine Action, a direct action network against Israeli weapons factories. Never use technology the police have touched. Thankfully we never did.” | |
| Document:UK police raid home, seize devices of EI’s Asa Winstanley | Article | 17 October 2024 | Ali Abunimah | "On 17 October 2024, British counterterrorism police raided the home and seized several electronic devices belonging to The Electronic Intifada’s associate editor Asa Winstanley. The letter handed to Winstanley by police refers to the raid on his home as being part of 'Operation Incessantness', perhaps indicative of a broad and ongoing crackdown against critics of Israel’s British-backed crimes." |
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References
- ↑ "Human rights activist Sarah Wilkinson arrested by UK police"
- ↑ "My bail conditions are dropped"
- ↑ "UK journalist under house arrest on terrorism charges"
- ↑ "UK journalist under house arrest on terrorism charges"
- ↑ "We demand that this zionist-run puppet British government releases our reporter Sarah Wilkinson immediately"
- ↑ "Sarah Wilkinson on Instagram"
