The voices for Gaza that the government doesn’t want us to hear
The arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters is a disturbing echo of the state censorship of Irish militant voices during the Troubles
Read moreDetailsMike Jempson is a journalist, editor and trainer who has worked in more than 40 countries. In semi-retirement he now concentrates on social history and short story writing. His latest book is 'No Cure, No Fee, Boarding excepted: Mason's Madhouses in Old Fishponds', published by Bristol Radical History Group.
The arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters is a disturbing echo of the state censorship of Irish militant voices during the Troubles
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