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Glasgow Times
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Glasgow Times
Protesters turn out as woman appears in court over alleged support for Hamas
Student Sarah Cotte, from Camden, north London, has denied two charges of expressing 'an opinion or belief in support of a proscribed organisation'. On October 9 2023, it is alleged she gave a speech at Soas University of London 'being reckless' as to whether a person would be encouraged to support a proscribed organisation. Seven days later, she allegedly expressed support for Hamas by giving her opinion in a WhatsApp group chat. On Friday, Cotte appeared at the Old Bailey and sat in the well of the court for a hearing before the trial judge, Richard Marks KC. The judge set a further pre-trial hearing for October 24 and granted Cotte continued conditional bail. The defendant faces a 10-day trial at the Old Bailey from February 23 next year.
North Wales Chronicle
04-07-2025
- Politics
- North Wales Chronicle
Protesters turn out as woman appears in court over alleged support for Hamas
Student Sarah Cotte, from Camden, north London, has denied two charges of expressing 'an opinion or belief in support of a proscribed organisation'. On October 9 2023, it is alleged she gave a speech at Soas University of London 'being reckless' as to whether a person would be encouraged to support a proscribed organisation. Seven days later, she allegedly expressed support for Hamas by giving her opinion in a WhatsApp group chat. On Friday, Cotte appeared at the Old Bailey and sat in the well of the court for a hearing before the trial judge, Richard Marks KC. The judge set a further pre-trial hearing for October 24 and granted Cotte continued conditional bail. The defendant faces a 10-day trial at the Old Bailey from February 23 next year.
Leader Live
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Leader Live
Protesters turn out as woman appears in court over alleged support for Hamas
Student Sarah Cotte, from Camden, north London, has denied two charges of expressing 'an opinion or belief in support of a proscribed organisation'. On October 9 2023, it is alleged she gave a speech at Soas University of London 'being reckless' as to whether a person would be encouraged to support a proscribed organisation. Seven days later, she allegedly expressed support for Hamas by giving her opinion in a WhatsApp group chat. On Friday, Cotte appeared at the Old Bailey and sat in the well of the court for a hearing before the trial judge, Richard Marks KC. The judge set a further pre-trial hearing for October 24 and granted Cotte continued conditional bail. The defendant faces a 10-day trial at the Old Bailey from February 23 next year.
Western Telegraph
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Western Telegraph
Protesters turn out as woman appears in court over alleged support for Hamas
Student Sarah Cotte, from Camden, north London, has denied two charges of expressing 'an opinion or belief in support of a proscribed organisation'. On October 9 2023, it is alleged she gave a speech at Soas University of London 'being reckless' as to whether a person would be encouraged to support a proscribed organisation. Seven days later, she allegedly expressed support for Hamas by giving her opinion in a WhatsApp group chat. On Friday, Cotte appeared at the Old Bailey and sat in the well of the court for a hearing before the trial judge, Richard Marks KC. The judge set a further pre-trial hearing for October 24 and granted Cotte continued conditional bail. The defendant faces a 10-day trial at the Old Bailey from February 23 next year.
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Business Standard
02-05-2025
- General
- Business Standard
Ancient Buddha-linked Piprahwa gems set for auction despite backlash
Buddhist scholars and monks from around the world expressed concerns over the auction of ancient Indian gemstone relics which they say were widely considered to be imbued with the presence of the Buddha. The sale of the Piprahwa gems is scheduled to occur in Hong Kong next week. Sotheby's description characterises them as possessing 'unparalleled religious, archaeological and historical significance' and numerous Buddhists viewed them as physical remains, which had been violated by a British colonial landowner. The relics were discovered interred in a stupa, or burial monument, in Piprahwa, located in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India. According to an inscription carved into one of the reliquaries, the stupa contained the remains of the Buddha himself. The gems were believed to have been combined with some of the cremated remains of the Buddha, who died around 480 BC. The gems are being auctioned by three descendants of British engineer William Claxton Peppé, who excavated them on his estate in northern India in 1898. The gems are anticipated to fetch around 9.7 million pounds. The British crown had claimed Peppé's discovery under the 1878 Indian Treasure Trove Act. The majority of the 1,800 gems were sent to the colonial museum in Kolkata, while Peppé was allowed to keep about one-fifth of them. The bones and ash were gifted to the Buddhist monarch King Chulalongkorn of Siam. According to Ashley Thompson of Soas University of London, and the curator Conan Cheong, both experts in Southeast Asian art, for the Buddhists who deposited these relics — as for Buddhists today — the gems, bone and ash all belong to the Buddha and shouldn't just be sold to the highest bidder. Chris Peppé, a great-grandson of William Claxton Peppé who owns the gems along with two other relatives, said none of the Buddhist temples or experts he had consulted over the past 10 years regarded them as corporeal remains. "These perspectives do not represent Buddhist popular opinion,' said Peppé, a film editor and director based in Los Angeles. 'They belong to a Buddhist scholarship.'
