Oxford student denies stirring up racial hatred during Palestine Coalition protest

Samuel Williams, 20, was charged with stirring up racial hatred after a video was circulated online.

Tuesday 27 January 2026 18:03, UK

Marchers on a pro-Palestine rally in Whitehall, central London, on October 11 2025. Pic: PA
Image: Marchers on a pro-Palestine rally in Whitehall, central London, on October 11 2025. Pic: PA
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An Oxford student has denied stirring up racial hatred at a Palestine Coalition protest in London.

Samuel Williams was charged after a video was posted online of a man in Whitehall during a Palestine Coalition protest.

Williams is accused of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour during a Palestine Coalition protest on 11 October last year.

The 20-year-old, of Oxford, indicated a not guilty plea to stirring up racial hatred on Tuesday.

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Williams was granted conditional bail to appear at Southwark Crown Court on 24 February.

Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram said, as a condition of his bail, Williams must not participate in Palestine-related protests inside of the M25 or in Oxford.