The UK government has revoked the student visa of a Palestinian student who lost relatives in Gaza after she spoke at a demonstration at the University of Manchester.

Dana Abuqamar, a law student who heads the Friends of Palestine Society at the University of Manchester, said the UK government revoked her visa on “national security” grounds, after claiming she was a risk to public safety.

“The claim they are making is baseless and violates my rights as a resident here in the UK. My legal team has lodged a human rights appeal against this decision to revoke my student visa in my last and final year as a law student,” Abuqamar said, speaking to Al Jazeera English, confirming that her visa had been revoked.

Last year, Abuqamar revealed that she had lost at least 15 relatives in Gaza after the Israeli army bombed a three-storey building in the besieged enclave.

  • acargitz
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    107 months ago

    Don’t be silly, nobody is taking away UK government officials’ visas.

    • @InformalTrifle
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      -17 months ago

      I see what you did there, good one. But I meant these ones, these acts she’s celebrating: https://thisishamas.com

      And they are rightfully designated a terrorist organisation in the U.K.