Hundreds gather in Manchester city centre for latest pro-Palestine demonstration

With the industry names signing on to a letter growing to reportedly a near 1,000 (and counting) condemning The Zone ff Interest director Jonathan Glazer‘s very controversial Oscar acceptance speech, it looks to be taking on a life of its own since the March 10 Academy Awards, where his universally praised movie won the Best International Film Oscar and was nominated for four others including Best Picture.

A small pro-Palestine protest formed outside Series Mania in France on Tuesday.

UPDATED with more signatories: Reaction continues to The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer‘s acceptance speech after his film won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film this month.

Gruff Rhys has become the latest artist to pull out of SXSW 2024 in solidarity with Palestine.The Welsh musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and author was set to appear at this year’s instalment of South By South West, however, has now announced that he will no longer be attending in protest to the “hyper violence inflicted on” those in Gaza.Taking to Facebook, he shared a series of statements explaining his reasons for the decision and announcing two replacement gigs during his time in Austin.“In horror at the hyper violence inflicted on civilians in Gaza and beyond I feel the best use of my platform at the official showcases at SXSW this year is to withdraw my music,” he began. “I’m personally disappointed as I love playing music & the band is in full flow right now.

A Manchester MP has told Rishi Sunak to start taking Islamophobia seriously in a fiery exchange in Parliament. Afzal Khan accused Conservatives of peddling far-right conspiracy theories about Islamists and Muslims 'taking over Britain' at Prime Minister's Questions.

CMAT was joined on stage by John Grant in Manchester last night (March 8) for a version of their collaborative song ‘Where Are Your Kids Tonight?’ – check it out below. The performance came as part of BBC’s 6 Music Festival, which is currently taking place across Greater Manchester this weekend. CMAT was playing the O2 Victoria Warehouse, in the slot immediately before headliner Gossip.

Reggae artist Matisyahu has had the House of Blues in Chicago cancel his scheduled performance Friday because of the “threat of protests.”

CMAT has hit out at the Irish broadcaster RTÉ, after they cut Lankum’s acceptance speech at the Choice Music Prize, in which the band spoke passionately about Palestine.The band were picking up this year’s edition of the award, which is handed out to the best album by an Irish artist. Their fourth album ‘False Lankum’ beat other contenders such as The Murder Capital, Kojaque and CMAT herself, who picked up last year’s prize for her debut album ‘If My Wife New I’d Be Dead’.Lankum, who also won the award in 2019 for ‘The Livelong Day’, took to the stage to accept, and singer Ian Lynch used the opportunity to express solidarity with the people of Palestine and called for direct action against Israel.i believe it was incredibly disrespectful of @RTE2fm to cut @LankumDublin ‘s winning speech out of their broadcast, in which Ian spoke so eloquently about the genocide happening in Palestine right now.

Pro-Palestine activists have defaced the UK Government's headquarters in Edinburgh with red paint.

The Doha Film Institute (DFI) kicked off its 10th Qumra talent and project incubator meeting on a somber note on Friday as its organizers spoke out about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

K.J. Yossman The MTV Europe Music Awards will take place in Manchester, U.K. this November, the network has confirmed.

Hunter Schafer was reportedly arrested on Monday (February 26) while protesting outside of President Joe Biden’s Late Night with Seth Meyers appearance.

Euphoria star Hunter Schafer was arrested at a pro-Palestine protest on Monday during the taping of Joe Biden‘s Late Night With Seth Meyers appearance, according to reports.

Euphoria star Hunter Schafer was reportedly arrested after taking part in a pro-Palestinian protest rally in New York City on Tuesday (February 27).Schafer – who plays Jules Vaughn in the HBO show – was detained during a protest with 50 other activists outside NBC’s 30 Rockefeller Center in the city.It is believed that the protest was being held in order to disrupt President Joe Biden’s appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers in the building. The group, representing the Jewish Voice for Peace, were calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict.hunter schafer getting arrested after fearlessly joining a pro-palestine movement in new york today… SHES SO REAL pic.twitter.com/CRTe7kKFUL— pop culture gal (@allurequinn) February 28, 2024The Jewish Voice for Peace is an American left-wing organisation that supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel.Schafer has not yet responded to an approach for comment.Schafer, 25, has a history of political activism, having fought against North Carolina’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation statute, the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act – commonly known as HB2.

When director Amber Fares came out with her documentary Speed Sisters, about the Middle East’s first all-women race car driving team, the New York Times praised it as “unconventional in form as well as content.”

Che la vie. Sara Ramirez has officially departed HBO Max’s “And Just Like That…” after two seasons — and after their character Che Diaz was ruthlessly ridiculed by viewers, Variety confirms.The Post reached out to both Ramirez, 48, and Max for comment.

It wasn’t a group of Pro-Palestinian protesters that was causing noise throughout the Santa Monica Beach tent at the Independent Spirit Awards — rather one.

Viewers tuning in for Ireland’s popular The Late Late Show on Friday night saw the country’s rap trio Kneecap performing and sitting down in conversation, wearing pro-Palestine badges and clothing.

ITV has responded after Faryal Makhdoom, wife of Amir Khan, claimed she was dropped from Celebrity Big Brother due to her pro-Palestine views. Faryal, a content creator, said she was told she wouldn't be appearing on the show, which returns next Monday, because of her political posts on social media.

Joe Biden‘s return trip to Los Angeles today for another round of fundraising is likely to add a huge haul to his campaign war chest, but there’s also the prospect of more protests over the administration’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas.