British Palestinian NHS doctor ‘silenced’ by UK medical council after arrest over pro-Palestine comments
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan leaves a medical tribunal in Manchester in September 2025
The New Arab reports on 23 October 2025:
A British Palestinian doctor working for the NHS was silenced by the General Medical Council (GMC) during a disciplinary hearing on Thursday, two days after being arrested at her family home on suspicion of “inciting racial hatred”.
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, was charged with sending malicious communications and misusing a public communications network. According to police, comments she made at a pro-Palestine rally “amounted to calls for the eradication of Israel and implied support for all those involved in armed resistance against Israel, including organisations such as Hamas”.
Documents from the GMC, shared online, show that Aladwan was barred from speaking during her hearing. One submission stated: “The GMC strongly opposes any application from Dr Aladwan to ask direct questions of the panel members and GMC counsel at any stage during the course of these proceedings.”
Journalist and producer David Miller, who attended the hearing, said Aladwan was interrupted mid-sentence by a panel member and prevented from challenging questions.