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UK human rights defenders escape jail for stopping deportation flight

Defendants slam ‘vicious immigration system’ as disputed charter flight deportation continues to Jamaica.

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Image: Some of the "Stansted 15" outside Chelmsford Crown Court in Essex, ahead of sentencing, 6th February 2019. Credit: John Stillwell/PA Images, all rights reserved.

All 15 of the anti-deportation protesters who blocked a government-chartered deportation flight in 2017 are likely to avoid immediate prison sentences.

The judge has indicated that three will be given suspended sentences and 12 community service.