Hello and welcome to the first episode of New(s) Frontiers. 

Synchronicity Magazine: https://synchronicitymagazine.com/ is an independent socio-political magazine dedicated to upholding the highest standards of journalism. 

In this podcast we’ll be taking a look at the UK government’s crackdown on the pro-Palestine movement. From Draconian anti-terror laws targeting journalists and activists, to increasingly restrictive measures being taken to block the mass protests organised against Israel’s continuing assault on the people of Gaza. 

We got two experts together in a panel discussion to examine the impact that these laws have had in the UK regarding a free and open press and the democratic right to protest with regards to Palestine.

Joining us today is Lindsey German, founding convenor for Stop the War Coalition who were responsible for organising the largest protests ever held in Britain in 2003 against the Iraq war, when two million people took to the streets of London. 

German is also an author whose books focus on class warfare, feminism and socialism.

Also joining us today is Donnacha DeLong an Irish journalist and former president of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) from 2011 - 2012 and still has other numerous roles in the union. 

For more than 100 years, the NUJ has fought for journalists and journalism. Today, the union is one of the largest independent journalists' unions in the world with 30,000 members. 

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PRESENTERS: Mark A. Silberstein and Danielle Maisano

PRODUCTION: Mark A. Silberstein and Enter HUMAN

MUSIC: Enter HUMAN