GGEC, to which SACC is affiliated, has issued a further statement on the UK Government's proposed ban on Palestine Action. SACC dissents from this statement.
News
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01 July 2025
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26 June 2025
SACC is appalled at the UK Government's announcement on Monday that it intends to add Palestine Action to its list of terrorist organisations banned under the Terrorism Act 2000. Palestine Action is a widely respected part of the UK's multi-faceted and organisationally diverse Palestine solidarity movement.
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23 June 2025
Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee and Edinburgh Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee deplore the UK Government’s imminent plan to proscribe Palestine Action as a ‘terrorist’ grouping.
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19 June 2025
SACC condemns the war of aggression initiated by Israel against Iran on 13 June, calls for the international isolation of Israel and particularly calls for an immediate and complete halt to all direct and indirect UK military cooperation with or support for Israel, and a halt to any UK action against or interference in Iran.
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05 April 2025
On Thursday 1 May elections will be held for 23 councils and 6 mayors across England. There will be a parliamentary by-election for Runcorn and Helsby on the same day. Voters need to say loud and clear that they won't vote Labour unless Keir Starmer announces an arms embargo on Israel.
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31 March 2025
SACC urges the UK Government to remove Hamas and Hezbollah from the list of organisations proscribed under the UK’s Terrorism Act 2000. We call on organisations that support justice in Palestine to adopt a similar position.
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30 March 2025
Tracy Gilbert MP (Labour) is urging Keir Starmer to "put in place sanctions and suspend all arms trade" with Israel following Israel's resumption of military action in Gaza.
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25 February 2025
The Scottish Labour Party Conference held in Glasgow on 21-23 February 2025 overwhelmingly passed a resolution that calls for a ban on arms sales to Israel
Defend Free Speech on Palestine
Background & Comment
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by Dr Issam Hijjawi
Speech by Dr Issam Hijjawi, intended to be read on his behalf at a protest organised by Edinburgh Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee (EGGEC) outside the German Consulate, Edinburgh on Sunday 14 April 2024
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by Richard Haley
SACC briefing on the new definition of extremism announced by Michael Gove on 14 March 2024
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Richard Haley looks at the ways support has been constructed in the west for Israel's genocidal project in Gaza. He contends that three issues have been key to opening the door for this next stage of annihilation being unleashed since October 2023 on the Palestinians.
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Message from Dr. Issam Bassalat’s wife, thanking everyone who has helped her husband
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SACC is proud to announce that it has joined 46 partner organisations around the world to support the International Witness Campaign.
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Today marks the first anniversary of the launch of "Operation Arbacia", which resulted in the arrest of our friend the Scottish Palestinian activist Issam Hijjawi Bassalat.
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by David Hildebrand
Migrants and refugees are faced with an array of challenges upon arrival in the UK, including legal barriers that prevent access to employment, housing and healthcare, and more generally, a lack of opportunities to interact with others.
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Northern Ireland's Justice Minister, Naomi Long, responds to concerns over the treatment of Dr Issam Hijjawi Basalat in Maghaberry Prison.
