Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner
The banner was unflurled in Parliament Square in London in December 2024. Photograph: Haroon Siddique/Jiri Rezac/Led by DonkeysView image in fullscreenThe banner was unflurled in Parliament Square in London in December 2024. Pursuing compensation was never about the money, it was about defending space to protest Israel’s war crimes.“Palestine protests are treated differently in Britain to all other forms of activism.
- ▪The banner was unflurled in Parliament Square in London in December 2024.
- ▪Photograph: Haroon Siddique/Jiri Rezac/Led by DonkeysView image in fullscreenThe banner was unflurled in Parliament Square in London in December 2024.
- ▪Pursuing compensation was never about the money, it was about defending space to protest Israel’s war crimes.“Palestine protests are treated differently in Britain to all other forms of activism.
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The banner was unflurled in Parliament Square in London in December 2024. Photograph: Haroon Siddique/Jiri Rezac/Led by DonkeysView image in fullscreenThe banner was unflurled in Parliament Square in London in December 2024. Photograph: Haroon Siddique/Jiri Rezac/Led by DonkeysLed By DonkeysLed By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest bannerWaste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes it’s a Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyedHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondentTue 28 Jul 2026 09.41 EDTLast modified on Tue 28 Jul 2026 09.44 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe campaign group Led By Donkeys has received £27,000 in compensation after a giant banner it displayed in Parliament Square saying “Yes it’s a Genocide” was seized by Greater London…
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