UK Journalist Richard Medhurst Detained Under UK Terrorism Law Thursday 8/15/2024

Editor’s note: This happened on the other side of the pond but it is the same IDF driven mechanism that underpins repression in the USA being dutifully encoded into law by legislators of both Israel supporting political parties – the Democrats and Republicans in the USA. Richard Medhurst is doing the same sorts of advocacy journalism as FightBackBetter albeit on a much more grand scale and greater platform.

If it can happen to him in UK it can happen to me in the USA,

Kamala is coming for us and if not Kamala – Trump is coming for us – both are beholden to Israel which demands crackdown on anyone using the word genocide or chanting Palestine freedom songs and dancing the Dabke.

Solidarity to Richard Medhurst – let us all make our plans to protect our own and get ready to take some blows.

FREE PALESTINE!

I was arrested at Heathrow Airport under the Terrorism Act, Sec 12 because of my reporting. 6 police officers were waiting for me at the entrance of the aircraft. I was held for almost 24 hours and questioned. I believe I’m the first journalist to be arrested under this provision of the Terrorism Act. I feel that this is a political persecution and hampers my ability to work as a journalist. Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/richardmedhurst Donate on PayPal: https://paypal.me/papichulomin Donate on GoFundMe: http://tiny.cc/GoFundMe-Richard

Bitcoin address: bc1qnelpedy2q6qu67485w4wnmcya5am873zwxxvvp Richard Thomas Medhurst (1992) is an independent journalist, political commentator, and analyst from the United Kingdom with a focus on international affairs, US politics, and the Middle East. Medhurst is known for his coverage of the Julian Assange extradition case in London, as one of the only journalists to report on the trial of the WikiLeaks founder from inside the court. He has also covered the Iran nuclear deal talks on the ground in Vienna. Medhurst was born in Damascus, Syria. His father is English and mother is Syrian.

Both his parents served in United Nations Peacekeeping and Observer missions and were among the UN Peacekeepers awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988. Owing to his parents’ professional mobility, he has lived in Syria, Pakistan, Switzerland, and Austria. He speaks four languages fluently: English, Arabic, French, and German. As an independent journalist, Medhurst regularly hosts live broadcasts and video reports on his YouTube channel.

Previous guests include the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, the Dep Foreign Minister of Iran; the Palestinian, Russian and Cuban ambassadors to the United Nations in Vienna; the former British Ambassador to Syria; and various UN officials, journalists, and more. Medhurst’s reports and analysis on Yemen, Ukraine, Syria, Niger, Lebanon, Iran, the Israeli occupation in Palestine and its genocide in Gaza have gone viral countless times, racking up millions of views. Richard Medhurst has a combined following of roughly one million people online, and appears regularly on international news outlets including Al Jazeera, WikiLeaks, Black Agenda Report, Al Mayadeen, The Times, LBC, and others. Richard Medhurst on Twitter:   / richimedhurst   Richard Medhurst on Instagram:   / richardtmedhurst   Richard Medhurst on Substack: https://richardmedhurst.substack.com/