Stop the War Vice Chair, Chris Nineham, who was violently arrested during Saturday’s peaceful protest for Palestine, has a message for everyone who supports the right to protest and civil liberties – and not just on Gaza
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Chris Nineham
Chris Nineham is a founder member of Stop the War and Counterfire, speaking regularly around the country on behalf of both. He is author of The People Versus Tony Blair and Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs.
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