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Aberdeen activists defy ban to show Palestinian solidarity
People in Aberdeen listen to Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela, October 14, 2024

MORE than 150 people rallied in Aberdeen on Monday to show solidarity with the people of Palestine and hear the words of Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela.

The grandson of Nelson Mandela, known as Mandla, had been due to speak at Palestine solidarity meetings across the UK this week, but was effectively banned from entering the country when the Foreign Office refused him a visa.

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