Stop the War Coalition

Hundreds of peace campaigners shut down the main gates of Iran war base, Lakenheath airbase, in Suffolk for 3hrs today. Two people were arrested for refusing to move from the road. @xrebellionuk @peacepledgeunion @caatuk @stwuk @worldbeyondwar

Article by @JohnWRees originally published in @MiddleEastEye stopwar.org.uk/article/the-mo…

The conviction of Chris Nineham and Ben Jamal will be appealed. But while that happens two more leaders of the anti-war movement, @CNDuk GS @SK_Bolt and StW chair @Alex_Kenny_NEU will face prosecution on charges arising from the same demonstration. In all, this marks the single most sustained legal offensive against leaders of social movements since at least the 1950s. The fight to defend civil liberties will be sustained in the courts, but can only really be won in the streets. The only sure way to defend the right to protest is by exercising it.

Arrests start at Lakenheath Airbase during the Give Peace a Chance Big Blockade. @CND @WorldBeyondWar @STWuk @XRebellionUK @PPUtoday @StopTheArmsFair @CAATuk

Hundreds joined Peace Campers today to blockade the main gate of Lakenheath airbase where a F15E fighter jet shot down over Iran is believed to have flown out from. @CND @CamStopTheWar @XRebellionUK @stoptherarmsfair @jewishpeaceniks @WorldBeyondWar @PPUtoday @CAATuk

@Mr_Andrew_Fox This statement was untrue when you posted it. It's still untrue. No one wanted to 'take a route that went past a synagogue'. I've posted you the map. The only proposal that was at one point on the table was to go to the BBC at least 350 metres from the synagogue.

In Britain they arrest Palestine campaigners holding flowers or signs reading "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" In France they arrest members of parliament tweeting support for Palestine Two countries. One political crisis. #SolidaritéRima humanite.fr/politique/la-f…

Standing ovation tonight in Lyon (Venissieux) as anti-war meeting demands #NoMoreWar #FREEPALESTİNE #LiberezRima Join the International Meeting Against War in London on Saturday 20 June International Peace Conference | @STWuk share.google/HraGXGHDoip1vm…

Packed out tonight at the historic Bourse du Travail in Paris for the anti-war meeting with @LegavreJerome @JohnWRees @STWuk. To honour the anti-war legacy of Jean Jaures we build support for the International Meeting Against War in London on Sat 20 June share.google/CvQDYSAIXFVdVp…

Around 20 boats comprising the Global Sumud Flotilla's "2026 Spring Mission" will depart from the French city of Marseille, aiming to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza to deliver vital humanitarian aid and medical supplies. This upcoming voyage marks the latest attempt to reach the besieged enclave. Every flotilla mission launched since October 2023, including the two 2024 Freedom Flotilla Coalition missions, the mid-2025 sailings of the 'Conscience' and 'Madleen', the 40-vessel Global Sumud Flotilla in October 2025, and a subsequent 9-ship convoy, has been intercepted, blocked, or attacked by Israeli naval forces

Volkswagen is considering producing components for Israel’s Iron Dome at its Osnabruck plant. The move recalls the company’s Nazi-era past, when its factories used forced labour to produce arms for Hitler 🔗 trt.world/cf91

Morning at the Peace Camp. Today is 'Give Peace A Chance' day with a big blockade. More updates throughout the day - follow us on social media for latest news.

@Mr_Andrew_Fox You could also perhaps make clear to your readers that on the day, Nineham and Jamal were nowhere near this 'forbidden area' around the BBC etc. They moved forward from Whitehall to Trafalgar Square, 1.4 miles away and the video shows police letting them go forward.

It is reported that the downed fighter aircraft was from USAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. Is there any media curiosity as to what it was doing before it was shot down? Are Ministers content to allow UK bases to be used to help bomb Iran 'back to the Stone Age'? theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…

After our success ‘Together,’ what next for the anti-racist movement? - The sheer number present on the day, estimated at half a million, points to organisational acumen and bodes well for developing the movement, says DIANE ABBOTT morningstaronline.co.uk/article/after-…

Three Unite and a Unison branch are among the latest to pass the model motion and support the International Peace Conference in London in June. Get your union signed up: stopwar.org.uk/events/europea…

Solidarity to my brave friend, @ChrisNineham. Chris helped to organise a peaceful protest against the genocide in Gaza last year (and has been a key figure in the anti-war movement for decades). This protest laid flowers to mark the thousands of Palestinian children who had been killed. This decision signifies a dark day. The right to peaceful protest is a crucial element of democracy. Without it, we veer towards a police state. What an upside-down world we live in, when protesting against state slaughter is deemed a crime by a system who are complicit in that slaughter.

If you provide somewhere for the bombs to be loaded onto planes and then dropped on schools, hospitals, roads and railways in Iran, then yes, you are involved. Me for @vioryvideo on how Britain has been dragged into the illegal war on Iran.

Human Rights Watch denounces the conviction of Chris Nineham and Ben Jamal as “a travesty of justice and a huge blow to the right to protest”.