LONDON — Richard Whitmore-Jones had never protested before reaching his 70s, but British police have arrested him three times this summer for holding a cardboard sign, leaving the retired executive facing three sets of terrorism charges. Each time, the 74-year-old said he had been sitting silently outside the British Parliament holding a placard that read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” “We’re not talking to anybody, we’re not being interviewed, we’re simply
Why is the U.K. arresting peaceful protesters on terrorism charges?

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