- A high school teacher, Sajia Iqbal, faced an investigation by her employer after participating in a Redbridge Palestine Solidarity Campaign protest at a Sainsbury's supermarket in Ilford.
- Ms Iqbal's protest involved placing items in a trolley with a Palestine flag and handing a letter to the manager, advocating for a boycott of Israeli goods, but no goods were removed or police called.
- UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) informed Ms Iqbal's school, Beal High School, alleging 'aggravated trespass', leading to a formal disciplinary process, which the school concluded found no misconduct but warned against future Palestine-related actions.
- Ms Iqbal, who experienced anxiety and depression, is now pursuing Employment Tribunal proceedings against the school, alleging discrimination based on her protected belief of anti-occupation and anti-apartheid.
- Her case coincides with a new report by the European Legal Support Centre (ELSC) documenting 964 incidents of repression against pro-Palestinian expression across the UK, with UKLFI involved in 128 of these complaints.
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