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Thousands to rally once again for Gaza ceasefire

HUNDREDS of thousands of protesters will rally in central London tomorrow [today] as calls for an end to Britain’s export of arms to Israel and a ceasefire in Gaza persist.

Protesters, including those travelling from across the country, will assemble at Parliament Square for noon and march to Hyde Park, where a rally will be held.

Weekly demonstrations have been taking place across Britain since Israel’s bombardment of Gaza began following October 7, with activists demanding action from ministers and MPs from both main parties, as well as local government authorities involved in dealings with Israel.

Action groups have also targeted weapons manufacturing companies to stop the supply of arms to Israel as well as firms with financial links to the illegal occupation, including banking giant Barclays.

Organisers of the weekly protests have said they are redoubling their efforts to mobilise following attempts by government ministers and pro-Israel lobbyists to defame the movement.

More than 34,000 people — 14,000 of them children — have been killed in Gaza and thousands more remain missing while famine is imminent for half of the strip’s 2.2 million people facing food insecurity.

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Activists stage metal concert to sound of deep sea machinery outside London summit

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Ocean Rebellion activists stage a heavy metal concert outside the Deep Sea Mining Summit in London, April 18, 2024 Photo: Guy Reece

CLIMATE activist group Ocean Rebellion staged a heavy metal concert outside the Deep Sea Mining Summit in London’s Canary Wharf on Wednesday.

Recently, the UN International Seabed Authority awarded licences to mine up to 9,000 sq km of deep seabed at a time.

Miners search for mineral chunks in the deep sea known as manganese nodules, which can be used for “green” battery technology among other things.

Activists say the practice strips the seabed of all life, including deep-sea sponges and corals that have taken thousands of years to grow.

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Hundreds attend world peace event at London Mosque, calling for immediate ceasefires and ‘sustainable peace’

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Cross-party MPs urged for a concerted effort for lasting peace.

On March 9, the eve of the start of Ramadan, more than 1,200 people from 28 countries around the world met at the Baitul Futuh Mosque for the 2024 National Peace Symposium.

The Baital Futah Mosque in Morden, London, is the largest mosque in Western Europe and is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the third most popular branch of Islam.

The Peace Symposium, now in its 18th year, is organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Attended by dignitaries, including Ambassadors of State, MPs, and academics, as well as representatives from charities and faith communities, this annual event is aimed at promoting a deeper understanding of Islam and other faiths, and bringing communities together for the cause of peace.

As wars continued to devastate communities in Gaza, Ukraine, Yemen and Sudan, as peace-making efforts fall deeper into crisis, this year’s Peace Symposium called for immediate ceasefires and to build sustainable global peace.

The panel of speakers comprised of cross-political party representatives. Dame Sioban McDonagh, Labour MP for Mitchem and Morden, spoke of the oppression and suffering in Gaza. Addressing the Symposium, the MP said: “The Ahmadiyya community has been at the forefront of calling for peace since the very start of the conflict. It is his holiness who urged all world powers to de-escalate and work towards a lasting peaceful solution.”

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Judge throws out case against Greta Thunberg and other London protesters

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Greta Thunberg, left, arriving at court for the second day of the trial. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Court rules not enough evidence provided to prove defendants failed to comply with section 14 order at anti-fossil fuel rally

Outside court in London, Greta Thunberg says "We must remember who the real enemy is ... who our laws are meant to protect." Quoted from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68166341
Outside court in London, Greta Thunberg says “We must remember who the real enemy is … who our laws are meant to protect.” Quoted from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68166341

Greta Thunberg and four others charged with public order offences over a protest in London have been cleared after a judge ruled that they had no case to answer.

Thunberg was charged alongside Christofer Kebbon, Joshua James Unwin, Jeff Rice and Peter Barker with “failing to comply with a condition imposed under section 14 of the Public Order Act”.

They had been taking part in a protest outside the InterContinental hotel in Mayfair, the venue for the Energy Intelligence Forum (EIF), a fossil fuel industry summit attended by corporate executives and government ministers.

All were arrested after the senior officer at the scene enacted the section 14 order to impose conditions on the protest, which had blocked access to and from the hotel for guests and EIF delegates.

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