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Stansted 15: UK convicts peaceful protesters using anti-terrorism legislation (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 16, 2018

Fifteen protesters were convicted after they chained themselves around a plane at Stansted Airport in an effort to prevent the deportation of asylum seekers.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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