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T-shirt Terrorism Accused to Publicly Burn Crown Office Letters

21 November 2025

Press release, 21 November 2025 T-SHIRT TERRORISM ACCUSED WHO HAVE BEEN OFFERED A WARNING TO AVOID PROSECUTION WILL PUBLICLY BURN CROWN OFFICE LETTERS EVENT Around 20 Palestinian solidarity protesters who have been arrested and charged […]

15-years on from construction – Wood Group’s Dorad Power Station now powers Genocide

18 November 2025

As the Aberdeen-based company is sold off to Dubai-based Sidara, we reflect on the company’s legacy of powering Israel’s war crimes. In November 2010 Aberdeen-based Wood Group signed a £563 million contract to build an […]

Trump calls a halt to Israel’s mass killing only until he gets his Nobel Peace Prize

9 October 2025

Ethnic cleansing continues across the whole of Palestine SPSC Statement, 9 October 2025 SPSC welcomes any immediate halt to the bombardment of Gaza and the mass killing of entire families. A ceasefire is urgently needed […]

Scottish protestors arrested in Edinburgh under Terrorism legislation, for peaceful action

6 September 2025

SPSC Statement, 6th September 2025 On Saturday 6th of September SPSC members were arrested in Edinburgh following a peaceful action outside Queen Elizabeth House that SPSC jointly organised with Defend Our Juries. Defend Our Juries participants […]

MSPs finally vote to boycott apartheid Israel – now we must work to ensure the Scottish Government take immediate action

3 September 2025

3 September 2025 We welcome the Scottish Government’s announcement of a pause on public funding to arms companies linked to Israel and restrictions on the facilitation of trade with the apartheid and genocidal state of […]

Defend our rights to oppose genocide

28 August 2025

On Monday, 25 August, one of SPSC’s organisers, Moira McFarlane, was summoned to present herself at St Leonard’s police station in Edinburgh to be charged under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for wearing […]

SPSC Statement: Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza

11 August 2025

The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) condemns in the strongest terms the assassination of Al Jazeera journalists Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, alongside camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa in a targeted […]

No crackdown on critics of Israel: Demand Unity Trust unfreeze Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s funds

28 July 2025

For years, Unity Trust has marketed itself as an “ethical bank”. The bank’s recent move to freeze SPSC’s bank account aligns the bank with those seeking to silence legitimate criticism of the Israel’s actions in Palestine

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John Swinney: a ‘critical’ friend of Israel

28 July 2025

The Ferret investigation into the secret meeting held in August 2024 between the Scottish Government, represented by Angus Robertson, and Daniela Grudsky, Israel’s deputy ambassador to the UK, has revealed that John Swinney’s government consider […]

Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee Statement – in response to STV article published 22/7/2025

23 July 2025

Read the STV article here The Gaza Genocide Emergency Committee (GGEC) Edinburgh is disappointed yet again by the unprofessional and sinister behaviour of Edinburgh Council, Police Scotland and partners, who we liaise with in good […]