Eighteen student groups have supported an application by Hamas against the UK government’s decision to designate it as a terror group, The Times can reveal.
The groups, which include both societies registered with their relevant student unions and unaffiliated bodies, issued a statement last month claiming that students are facing intimidation and threats for participating in pro-Palestinian activism.
They claim that the proscription of Hamas, which makes it a criminal offence to have any association or show support for the group in the UK, “lies at the heart of this chilling effect” and that it “creates an atmosphere where Palestine advocacy becomes a legal risk”.
Hamas’s legal filing alleges the ban breaches the European Convention on Human Rights and hinders peace efforts
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Last month, the Islamist group instructed Riverway Law, a British firm, to launch legal action in a bid to
