S6 E1: Hamas financing; West Midlands Police; Iranian street protests; and lawfare in Northern Ireland.

from COUNTERPOD · host Ian Acheson & Edmund Fitton-Brown

In the first episode of Season 6, Edmund and Ian discuss Hamas financial networks; the shocking fallout from the UK West Midlands Police ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans; the crackdown on the Iranian protests and proscribing the IRGC; and how legacy legislation is exposing veterans in Northern Ireland to lawfare.

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