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Sally Rooney says she's been told not to enter UK because she may be arrested
Sally Rooney risks up to 14 years in prison under the UK's Terrorism Act for supporting Palestine Action, banned after damaging military aircraft; over 1,600 arrests linked to the group since July.
- On Thursday, Irish author Sally Rooney said she missed the Sky Arts Award for Literature in London because she can no longer safely enter the United Kingdom without potentially facing arrest. Rooney won for her novel Intermezzo but did not attend the ceremony.
- In July, the UK proscribed Palestine Action after it claimed responsibility for damaging two Voyager planes at RAF Brize Norton on June 20, targeting arms companies since 2023.
- Rooney had pledged to donate earnings from her four books and BBC adaptations, backing Huda Ammori's legal challenge against the Home Office proscription, with Alex Bowler reading her message.
- More than 700 arrests have followed the ban on Palestine Action, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood clarifying support differs from proscribed terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000.
- Earlier this week, a UN Commission reported findings on Gaza, and the International Bar Association called the clampdown historically unprecedented amid protests and the Together for Palestine concert raising �1.5m at Ovo Arena Wembley.
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Rising the arrest on British soil because of his support for Palestine Action, an organization classified "terrorist" by London, the author of "Intermezzo" could not receive the "Sky Arts Awards for Literature".
·Paris, France
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The Independent (US)Sally Rooney ‘can no longer safely enter UK’ due to support for Palestine Action
The ‘Normal People’ author says she has been told she risks arrest if she sets foot on British soil
·London, United Kingdom
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Sally Rooney: I cannot safely enter UK without facing arrest over Palestine
The Irish author is a supporter of Palestine Action, which was banned as a terror organisation in July.
·Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
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