EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s state terror’ – journalist Sarah Wilkinson on her own ‘terror’ trial

The trial of anti-genocide journalist Sarah Wilkinson on charges under the Terrorism Act began on Friday 14 November, for her reporting on Israel’s genocide in Gaza, which the state is treating as ‘support for Hamas’, the Palestinian resistance organisation banned in the UK as a terrorist organisation.

Sarah Wilkinson on trial

In an exclusive interview with the Canary, Sarah Wilkinson spoke before entering the Old Bailey to Gerry Tasker. She described the Starmer regime’s war on pro-Palestine journalism and the freedoms of speech and protest as state terror – and stressed that while she may be on trial, Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza and the right to freedom of the Palestinian people remain the real issue:

Gerry also spoke to Sarah as she left the court, where she updated him on the schedule of her case and that the state – its usual pattern – is making her wait more than a year for her full trial:

Wilkinson, like other journalists and activists charged under the Terrorism Act for opposing genocide and Starmer’s terrorism ban on non-violent protest group Palestine Action, faces up to fourteen years in prison simply for opposing Israel’s mass slaughter and ethnic cleansing of Gaza.

Featured image via the Canary