Dana Abuqamar, a Palestinian law student at the University of Manchester who has lost 15 family members in Gaza, said the UK government withdrew her student visa, deeming her a “national security” threat,Al Jazeera reports.

“During this genocide, the UK Home Office decided to revoke my student visa following public statements supporting the Palestinian right to exercise under international law to resist oppression and break through the siege that was illegally placed on Gaza for over 16 years,” Abuqamar told Al Jazeera.

“Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, but it seems to not apply to ethnic minorities, particularly Muslims and Palestinians like myself.”

The UK’s decision comes after Abuqamar made comments at a pro-Palestine rally last year in the aftermath of the October 7 attack on Israel, stating: “We are full of pride, we are really, full of joy at what happened.”

Abuqamar later told the BBC those remarks had been misconstrued and that “the death of any innocent civilian should not be condoned ever”.