Iida Käyhkö is a researcher at Common Knowledge and at Royal Holloway, University of London.

June 25, 2026

• Iida Käyhkö

In Britain, Counterterror Laws Trample on Protest

This month, four Palestine Action activists were jailed as “terrorists,” even though the jury didn’t convict them on such charges. The case shows how counterterrorism powers are used to impose extreme penalties on unwanted protests.

September 05, 2025

• Matt Broomfield
• Iida Käyhkö

In Britain, Criminalizing Dissent Is an Imperial Strategy

Turkey and Israel have long called on their ally Britain to crack down on solidarity groups that threaten their imperial domination. Keir Starmer’s government is increasingly playing along.