British police prevented a pro-Palestinian march from gathering outside the BBC headquarters in London. The Guardian Newspaper reports.
A rally was scheduled to be held in central London this weekend, and is scheduled to start outside the BBC building before heading south towards Whitehall. The Guardian Police reportedly confirmed on Thursday evening that they had imposed a public order law to prevent the demonstration, saying it risked “serious disruption” to a nearby synagogue on the Jewish holy day, and asking organizers to change their plans.
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign said The Guardian She condemned the police for using “repressive powers.” Their previous statement read: “The Palestinian Coalition rejects the suggestion that our marches are somehow hostile or pose a threat to the Jewish people. The Metropolitan Police acknowledged that there was not a single incident posing any threat to the synagogue associated with any of the marches.”
The march was planned to protest what organizers described as “pro-Israel bias” in BBC coverage of the conflict between Israel and Gaza.
Deadline previously reported that in November 2024, more than 100 BBC employees put their names to a letter accusing the company of bias in its coverage of the conflict between Israel and Gaza.
The Independent The newspaper reported that in a letter sent to director-general Tim Davie, more than 230 members of the media industry, including 100 BBC staff and numerous public figures, accused the BBC of favoring Israel in its news bulletins and lacking “integrity and transparency on Always.” “Accurate, evidence-based journalism in its coverage of the Gaza Strip.”
