“UK: Sally Rooney and 100 others warn against 'cruel' terror sentences for Palestine activists Sally Rooney, Greta Thunberg, Brian Cox and Steve Coogan are among around 100 figures jointly warning against four activists being sentenced to terrorism offences for actions they took against an Israeli arms manufacturer based in the UK . The celebrities published an open letter calling on Judge Jeremy Johnson to drop the use of a “terrorism connection” in the sentencing of the activists set to take place on Friday. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Zainab Rajwani are part of a group of activists known as the Filton 25. In August 2024, they broke into the premises of a UK arm of Israel ’s Elbit Systems in Bristol, where they were charged with offences including criminal damage. Two other activists, Jordan Devlin and Zoe Rogers, were cleared of charges. Read more: UK: Sally Rooney and 100 others warn against 'cruel' terror sentences for Palestine activists Sally Rooney speaks onstage during the Hulu Panel in Pasadena, California, on 17 January 2020 (Erik Voake/AFP)
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