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UK Counterterrorism Police Raid Home of Journalist Asa Winstanley, Seize Devices, No Charges

Oct 17, 2024, 07:11 PM

British counterterrorism police conducted a pre-dawn raid on the home of Asa Winstanley, associate editor of The Electronic Intifada, on October 17, 2024. Approximately ten officers showed up at Winstanley's residence before six in the morning and seized multiple electronic devices belonging to Winstanley as part of an investigation under the Terrorism Act. Winstanley, a prominent investigative journalist known for his work on Palestinian issues, has not been charged with a crime. The raid is seen by many as part of a broader crackdown on pro-Palestinian journalists in the UK, continuing what some describe as Starmer's assault on freedom and democracy.