Three women deny showing pictures in support of Hamas

(BBC) Three women have denied showing pictures in support of Hamas during a march in October.

Heba Alhayek, 29, Pauline Ankunda, 26, and Noimutu Olayinka Taiwo, 27, were charged for inviting support for a proscribed organisation.

They were alleged to have carried or displayed “an image displaying a paraglider” at a pro-Palestinian protest in Whitehall on 14 October.

There was a “clear” association between the image and Hamas, the court heard.

Ms Alhayek and Ms Ankunda, both from Crystal Palace, south-east London, were each charged on [3] November.

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