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#AmnestyInternational
Interactive #ProtestMapPosted 31 October 2025
"Our new interactive map reveals how many countries misuse police weapons such as rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray, and batons to harass, intimidate, punish, or drive away protesters, shutting down their right to peaceful assembly. It also includes protest restrictions in the #UK.
"Our right to protest under threat across the world
"Authorities across the world are increasingly resorting to unlawful use of force and repressive legislation to crush protests. We have launched this interactive digital map to expose the shocking rise in the repression of protesters by states across the globe.
"This map shows how governments treat protests as a threat rather than a right and how law enforcement officials view their role as being to suppress and subdue protesters rather than to facilitate their rights. As a result, thousands of people are being unlawfully dispersed, arrested, beaten and even killed during demonstrations. They also face devastating consequences afterwards, just for participating in protests.
"In the UK, police have made over 2100 arrests under the #TerrorismAct 2000 for peacefully protesting the banning of #PalestineAction in the UK. It is a violation of the UK’s international obligations. And it simply can’t go unchallenged."
Spotlight on the #USA:
"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IS IN DANGER IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
- Protest is treated as a threat
- Unlawful force is used against protesters and less-lethal weapons are misused
- Militarization takes place"Full map:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hub/all-resources/interactive-protest-map/#USPol #WorldPol #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #RightToProtest
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#AmnestyInternational
Interactive #ProtestMapPosted 31 October 2025
"Our new interactive map reveals how many countries misuse police weapons such as rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray, and batons to harass, intimidate, punish, or drive away protesters, shutting down their right to peaceful assembly. It also includes protest restrictions in the #UK.
"Our right to protest under threat across the world
"Authorities across the world are increasingly resorting to unlawful use of force and repressive legislation to crush protests. We have launched this interactive digital map to expose the shocking rise in the repression of protesters by states across the globe.
"This map shows how governments treat protests as a threat rather than a right and how law enforcement officials view their role as being to suppress and subdue protesters rather than to facilitate their rights. As a result, thousands of people are being unlawfully dispersed, arrested, beaten and even killed during demonstrations. They also face devastating consequences afterwards, just for participating in protests.
"In the UK, police have made over 2100 arrests under the #TerrorismAct 2000 for peacefully protesting the banning of #PalestineAction in the UK. It is a violation of the UK’s international obligations. And it simply can’t go unchallenged."
Spotlight on the #USA:
"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IS IN DANGER IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
- Protest is treated as a threat
- Unlawful force is used against protesters and less-lethal weapons are misused
- Militarization takes place"Full map:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hub/all-resources/interactive-protest-map/#USPol #WorldPol #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #RightToProtest
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#AmnestyInternational
Interactive #ProtestMapPosted 31 October 2025
"Our new interactive map reveals how many countries misuse police weapons such as rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray, and batons to harass, intimidate, punish, or drive away protesters, shutting down their right to peaceful assembly. It also includes protest restrictions in the #UK.
"Our right to protest under threat across the world
"Authorities across the world are increasingly resorting to unlawful use of force and repressive legislation to crush protests. We have launched this interactive digital map to expose the shocking rise in the repression of protesters by states across the globe.
"This map shows how governments treat protests as a threat rather than a right and how law enforcement officials view their role as being to suppress and subdue protesters rather than to facilitate their rights. As a result, thousands of people are being unlawfully dispersed, arrested, beaten and even killed during demonstrations. They also face devastating consequences afterwards, just for participating in protests.
"In the UK, police have made over 2100 arrests under the #TerrorismAct 2000 for peacefully protesting the banning of #PalestineAction in the UK. It is a violation of the UK’s international obligations. And it simply can’t go unchallenged."
Spotlight on the #USA:
"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IS IN DANGER IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
- Protest is treated as a threat
- Unlawful force is used against protesters and less-lethal weapons are misused
- Militarization takes place"Full map:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hub/all-resources/interactive-protest-map/#USPol #WorldPol #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #RightToProtest
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#AmnestyInternational
Interactive #ProtestMapPosted 31 October 2025
"Our new interactive map reveals how many countries misuse police weapons such as rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray, and batons to harass, intimidate, punish, or drive away protesters, shutting down their right to peaceful assembly. It also includes protest restrictions in the #UK.
"Our right to protest under threat across the world
"Authorities across the world are increasingly resorting to unlawful use of force and repressive legislation to crush protests. We have launched this interactive digital map to expose the shocking rise in the repression of protesters by states across the globe.
"This map shows how governments treat protests as a threat rather than a right and how law enforcement officials view their role as being to suppress and subdue protesters rather than to facilitate their rights. As a result, thousands of people are being unlawfully dispersed, arrested, beaten and even killed during demonstrations. They also face devastating consequences afterwards, just for participating in protests.
"In the UK, police have made over 2100 arrests under the #TerrorismAct 2000 for peacefully protesting the banning of #PalestineAction in the UK. It is a violation of the UK’s international obligations. And it simply can’t go unchallenged."
Spotlight on the #USA:
"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IS IN DANGER IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
- Protest is treated as a threat
- Unlawful force is used against protesters and less-lethal weapons are misused
- Militarization takes place"Full map:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hub/all-resources/interactive-protest-map/#USPol #WorldPol #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #RightToProtest
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#AmnestyInternational
Interactive #ProtestMapPosted 31 October 2025
"Our new interactive map reveals how many countries misuse police weapons such as rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray, and batons to harass, intimidate, punish, or drive away protesters, shutting down their right to peaceful assembly. It also includes protest restrictions in the #UK.
"Our right to protest under threat across the world
"Authorities across the world are increasingly resorting to unlawful use of force and repressive legislation to crush protests. We have launched this interactive digital map to expose the shocking rise in the repression of protesters by states across the globe.
"This map shows how governments treat protests as a threat rather than a right and how law enforcement officials view their role as being to suppress and subdue protesters rather than to facilitate their rights. As a result, thousands of people are being unlawfully dispersed, arrested, beaten and even killed during demonstrations. They also face devastating consequences afterwards, just for participating in protests.
"In the UK, police have made over 2100 arrests under the #TerrorismAct 2000 for peacefully protesting the banning of #PalestineAction in the UK. It is a violation of the UK’s international obligations. And it simply can’t go unchallenged."
Spotlight on the #USA:
"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IS IN DANGER IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
- Protest is treated as a threat
- Unlawful force is used against protesters and less-lethal weapons are misused
- Militarization takes place"Full map:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hub/all-resources/interactive-protest-map/#USPol #WorldPol #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #RightToProtest
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Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing #protest group #PalestineAction
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription.
"The judges said they were 'satisfied that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was disproportionate.'
"The government banned Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in #Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of #Palestinians.
"The government declared the pro-Palestinian direct-action group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying 'I support Palestine Action.' Almost 700 have been charged under the Terrorism Act, although no one has yet been convicted.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4
#LockUpWarCriminals NOT #Activists!
#UKPol #WorldPol #TerrorismAct #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #BibiIsAWarCriminal #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws -
Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing #protest group #PalestineAction
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription.
"The judges said they were 'satisfied that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was disproportionate.'
"The government banned Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in #Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of #Palestinians.
"The government declared the pro-Palestinian direct-action group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying 'I support Palestine Action.' Almost 700 have been charged under the Terrorism Act, although no one has yet been convicted.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4
#LockUpWarCriminals NOT #Activists!
#UKPol #WorldPol #TerrorismAct #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #BibiIsAWarCriminal #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws -
Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing #protest group #PalestineAction
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription.
"The judges said they were 'satisfied that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was disproportionate.'
"The government banned Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in #Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of #Palestinians.
"The government declared the pro-Palestinian direct-action group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying 'I support Palestine Action.' Almost 700 have been charged under the Terrorism Act, although no one has yet been convicted.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4
#LockUpWarCriminals NOT #Activists!
#UKPol #WorldPol #TerrorismAct #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #BibiIsAWarCriminal #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws -
Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing #protest group #PalestineAction
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription.
"The judges said they were 'satisfied that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was disproportionate.'
"The government banned Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in #Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of #Palestinians.
"The government declared the pro-Palestinian direct-action group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying 'I support Palestine Action.' Almost 700 have been charged under the Terrorism Act, although no one has yet been convicted.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4
#LockUpWarCriminals NOT #Activists!
#UKPol #WorldPol #TerrorismAct #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #BibiIsAWarCriminal #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws -
Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing #protest group #PalestineAction
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription.
"The judges said they were 'satisfied that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was disproportionate.'
"The government banned Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in #Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of #Palestinians.
"The government declared the pro-Palestinian direct-action group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying 'I support Palestine Action.' Almost 700 have been charged under the Terrorism Act, although no one has yet been convicted.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4
#LockUpWarCriminals NOT #Activists!
#UKPol #WorldPol #TerrorismAct #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #BibiIsAWarCriminal #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws -
Court Allows Challenge to UK Ban on Palestine Action
A UK court allows Palestine Action to challenge its ban as a terror group. This case looks at protest rights and terrorism laws.
#PalestineAction, #UKLaw, #ProtestRights, #TerrorismAct, #CourtChallenge
https://newsletter.tf/palestine-action-ban-challenge-uk-court-october-2025/
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A UK court has decided that the group Palestine Action can continue its legal fight against being called a terrorist organization. This means the court will look more closely at the government's decision to ban the group.
#PalestineAction, #UKLaw, #ProtestRights, #TerrorismAct, #CourtChallenge
https://newsletter.tf/palestine-action-ban-challenge-uk-court-october-2025/
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As a friend here pointed out, #UK's #AntiTerror laws are still on the books and apparently, the UK govt are planning to appeal the ruling in favor of #PalestineAction!
By JILL LAWLESS, February 13, 2026
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4#UKPol #TerrorismAct #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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As a friend here pointed out, #UK's #AntiTerror laws are still on the books and apparently, the UK govt are planning to appeal the ruling in favor of #PalestineAction!
By JILL LAWLESS, February 13, 2026
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4#UKPol #TerrorismAct #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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As a friend here pointed out, #UK's #AntiTerror laws are still on the books and apparently, the UK govt are planning to appeal the ruling in favor of #PalestineAction!
By JILL LAWLESS, February 13, 2026
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4#UKPol #TerrorismAct #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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As a friend here pointed out, #UK's #AntiTerror laws are still on the books and apparently, the UK govt are planning to appeal the ruling in favor of #PalestineAction!
By JILL LAWLESS, February 13, 2026
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4#UKPol #TerrorismAct #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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As a friend here pointed out, #UK's #AntiTerror laws are still on the books and apparently, the UK govt are planning to appeal the ruling in favor of #PalestineAction!
By JILL LAWLESS, February 13, 2026
LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.
"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4#UKPol #TerrorismAct #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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Jailed Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers in UK Are “At Increasing Risk of Death”
UN experts, doctors, and activists have raised alarm over the repression of Palestine Action political prisoners. -
Jailed Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers in UK Are “At Increasing Risk of Death”
UN experts, doctors, and activists have raised alarm over the repression of Palestine Action political prisoners. -
Jailed Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers in UK Are “At Increasing Risk of Death”
UN experts, doctors, and activists have raised alarm over the repression of Palestine Action political prisoners. -
Jailed Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers in UK Are “At Increasing Risk of Death”
UN experts, doctors, and activists have raised alarm over the repression of Palestine Action political prisoners. -
Jailed Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers in UK Are “At Increasing Risk of Death”
UN experts, doctors, and activists have raised alarm over the repression of Palestine Action political prisoners. -
End Prosecution Of Peaceful Protestors in #UK
Arrest of peaceful #protestors is violation of UK’s international obligations to protect
- #Rights of #freedom of expression & peaceful assembly
#Police made over 2100 arrests under #TerrorismAct 2000 for #peacefully protesting banning of #PalestineAction in UK
It's violation of UK’s international obligations
It's disproportionate to the point of absurdity
It can’t go unchallenged
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/end-prosecution-peaceful-protestors-uk?utm_medium=Fediverse
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End Prosecution Of Peaceful Protestors in #UK
Arrest of peaceful #protestors is violation of UK’s international obligations to protect
- #Rights of #freedom of expression & peaceful assembly
#Police made over 2100 arrests under #TerrorismAct 2000 for #peacefully protesting banning of #PalestineAction in UK
It's violation of UK’s international obligations
It's disproportionate to the point of absurdity
It can’t go unchallenged
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/end-prosecution-peaceful-protestors-uk?utm_medium=Fediverse
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End Prosecution Of Peaceful Protestors in #UK
Arrest of peaceful #protestors is violation of UK’s international obligations to protect
- #Rights of #freedom of expression & peaceful assembly
#Police made over 2100 arrests under #TerrorismAct 2000 for #peacefully protesting banning of #PalestineAction in UK
It's violation of UK’s international obligations
It's disproportionate to the point of absurdity
It can’t go unchallenged
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/end-prosecution-peaceful-protestors-uk?utm_medium=Fediverse
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End Prosecution Of Peaceful Protestors in #UK
Arrest of peaceful #protestors is violation of UK’s international obligations to protect
- #Rights of #freedom of expression & peaceful assembly
#Police made over 2100 arrests under #TerrorismAct 2000 for #peacefully protesting banning of #PalestineAction in UK
It's violation of UK’s international obligations
It's disproportionate to the point of absurdity
It can’t go unchallenged
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/end-prosecution-peaceful-protestors-uk?utm_medium=Fediverse
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End Prosecution Of Peaceful Protestors in #UK
Arrest of peaceful #protestors is violation of UK’s international obligations to protect
- #Rights of #freedom of expression & peaceful assembly
#Police made over 2100 arrests under #TerrorismAct 2000 for #peacefully protesting banning of #PalestineAction in UK
It's violation of UK’s international obligations
It's disproportionate to the point of absurdity
It can’t go unchallenged
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/end-prosecution-peaceful-protestors-uk?utm_medium=Fediverse
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In #Liverpool and then in #London, #GreenpeaceUK's man set out to be arrested for supporting #genocide in #Gaza. But both #MerseysidePolice and the #MetropolitanPolice #MetPol refused to arrest him.
In London, outside the #RoyalCourtsOfJustice, he was surrounded by protesters who oppose genocide and support #PalestineAction. All of the anti-genociders were arrested, and the genocider supporter was left alone.
#Palestine #BritishJustice #TerrorismAct #ukpol #Greenpeace #TheMadCountry
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In #Liverpool and then in #London, #GreenpeaceUK's man set out to be arrested for supporting #genocide in #Gaza. But both #MerseysidePolice and the #MetropolitanPolice #MetPol refused to arrest him.
In London, outside the #RoyalCourtsOfJustice, he was surrounded by protesters who oppose genocide and support #PalestineAction. All of the anti-genociders were arrested, and the genocider supporter was left alone.
#Palestine #BritishJustice #TerrorismAct #ukpol #Greenpeace #TheMadCountry
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In #Liverpool and then in #London, #GreenpeaceUK's man set out to be arrested for supporting #genocide in #Gaza. But both #MerseysidePolice and the #MetropolitanPolice #MetPol refused to arrest him.
In London, outside the #RoyalCourtsOfJustice, he was surrounded by protesters who oppose genocide and support #PalestineAction. All of the anti-genociders were arrested, and the genocider supporter was left alone.
#Palestine #BritishJustice #TerrorismAct #ukpol #Greenpeace #TheMadCountry
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In #Liverpool and then in #London, #GreenpeaceUK's man set out to be arrested for supporting #genocide in #Gaza. But both #MerseysidePolice and the #MetropolitanPolice #MetPol refused to arrest him.
In London, outside the #RoyalCourtsOfJustice, he was surrounded by protesters who oppose genocide and support #PalestineAction. All of the anti-genociders were arrested, and the genocider supporter was left alone.
#Palestine #BritishJustice #TerrorismAct #ukpol #Greenpeace #TheMadCountry
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In #Liverpool and then in #London, #GreenpeaceUK's man set out to be arrested for supporting #genocide in #Gaza. But both #MerseysidePolice and the #MetropolitanPolice #MetPol refused to arrest him.
In London, outside the #RoyalCourtsOfJustice, he was surrounded by protesters who oppose genocide and support #PalestineAction. All of the anti-genociders were arrested, and the genocider supporter was left alone.
#Palestine #BritishJustice #TerrorismAct #ukpol #Greenpeace #TheMadCountry
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Three people charged under Terrorism Act after Edinburgh city centre protest
Three people have been charged in connection with alleged offences under the Terrorism Act after a protest in…
#Edinburgh #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #Scotland #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #demonstrations #ElizabethHouse #GreatBritain #PalestineAction #terrorismact
https://www.europesays.com/uk/594319/ -
https://www.europesays.com/uk/594319/ Three people charged under Terrorism Act after Edinburgh city centre protest #Britain #demonstrations #Edinburgh #ElizabethHouse #GreatBritain #PalestineAction #Scotland #TerrorismAct #UK #UnitedKingdom
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British police arrest 900 people in London over banned group #PalestineAction
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS
September 7, 2025LONDON (AP) — "British police said Sunday that they arrested almost 900 people demonstrating in #London against a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the government.
"Almost 1,600 people have now been detained, many for silently holding signs supporting the group, since it was outlawed two months ago. #Protesters say the ban on Palestine Action is an unwarranted curb on free speech and the #RightToProtest.
"The Metropolitan Police force said 890 people were arrested at Saturday’s demonstration, the vast majority, 857, under the #TerrorismAct for supporting a proscribed organization. Some 33 were detained for other offenses, including 17 for assaulting police officers.
"#DefendOurJuries, the campaign group organizing the protest, said 1,500 people took part in the demonstration outside Parliament, sitting down and holding signs reading 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-protest-arrests-b6acca3f6e46cf0fd64ae11d413f5bd8
#FreePalestine #PalestineGenocide #StopTheGenocide #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #ACAB #UnjustLaws #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #FreeSpeech
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British police arrest 900 people in London over banned group #PalestineAction
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS
September 7, 2025LONDON (AP) — "British police said Sunday that they arrested almost 900 people demonstrating in #London against a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the government.
"Almost 1,600 people have now been detained, many for silently holding signs supporting the group, since it was outlawed two months ago. #Protesters say the ban on Palestine Action is an unwarranted curb on free speech and the #RightToProtest.
"The Metropolitan Police force said 890 people were arrested at Saturday’s demonstration, the vast majority, 857, under the #TerrorismAct for supporting a proscribed organization. Some 33 were detained for other offenses, including 17 for assaulting police officers.
"#DefendOurJuries, the campaign group organizing the protest, said 1,500 people took part in the demonstration outside Parliament, sitting down and holding signs reading 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-protest-arrests-b6acca3f6e46cf0fd64ae11d413f5bd8
#FreePalestine #PalestineGenocide #StopTheGenocide #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #ACAB #UnjustLaws #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #FreeSpeech
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British police arrest 900 people in London over banned group #PalestineAction
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS
September 7, 2025LONDON (AP) — "British police said Sunday that they arrested almost 900 people demonstrating in #London against a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the government.
"Almost 1,600 people have now been detained, many for silently holding signs supporting the group, since it was outlawed two months ago. #Protesters say the ban on Palestine Action is an unwarranted curb on free speech and the #RightToProtest.
"The Metropolitan Police force said 890 people were arrested at Saturday’s demonstration, the vast majority, 857, under the #TerrorismAct for supporting a proscribed organization. Some 33 were detained for other offenses, including 17 for assaulting police officers.
"#DefendOurJuries, the campaign group organizing the protest, said 1,500 people took part in the demonstration outside Parliament, sitting down and holding signs reading 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-protest-arrests-b6acca3f6e46cf0fd64ae11d413f5bd8
#FreePalestine #PalestineGenocide #StopTheGenocide #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #ACAB #UnjustLaws #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #FreeSpeech
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British police arrest 900 people in London over banned group #PalestineAction
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS
September 7, 2025LONDON (AP) — "British police said Sunday that they arrested almost 900 people demonstrating in #London against a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the government.
"Almost 1,600 people have now been detained, many for silently holding signs supporting the group, since it was outlawed two months ago. #Protesters say the ban on Palestine Action is an unwarranted curb on free speech and the #RightToProtest.
"The Metropolitan Police force said 890 people were arrested at Saturday’s demonstration, the vast majority, 857, under the #TerrorismAct for supporting a proscribed organization. Some 33 were detained for other offenses, including 17 for assaulting police officers.
"#DefendOurJuries, the campaign group organizing the protest, said 1,500 people took part in the demonstration outside Parliament, sitting down and holding signs reading 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-protest-arrests-b6acca3f6e46cf0fd64ae11d413f5bd8
#FreePalestine #PalestineGenocide #StopTheGenocide #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #ACAB #UnjustLaws #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #FreeSpeech
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British police arrest 900 people in London over banned group #PalestineAction
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS
September 7, 2025LONDON (AP) — "British police said Sunday that they arrested almost 900 people demonstrating in #London against a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the government.
"Almost 1,600 people have now been detained, many for silently holding signs supporting the group, since it was outlawed two months ago. #Protesters say the ban on Palestine Action is an unwarranted curb on free speech and the #RightToProtest.
"The Metropolitan Police force said 890 people were arrested at Saturday’s demonstration, the vast majority, 857, under the #TerrorismAct for supporting a proscribed organization. Some 33 were detained for other offenses, including 17 for assaulting police officers.
"#DefendOurJuries, the campaign group organizing the protest, said 1,500 people took part in the demonstration outside Parliament, sitting down and holding signs reading 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-protest-arrests-b6acca3f6e46cf0fd64ae11d413f5bd8
#FreePalestine #PalestineGenocide #StopTheGenocide #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #ACAB #UnjustLaws #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #FreeSpeech
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Almost 900 protesters arrested in London as Palestine Action repression deepens
The Labour government’s clampdown on opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza escalated on Saturday with the Metropolitan Police…
#London #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #arrests #Britain #DefendOurJuries #GreatBritain #london #PalestineAction #Protest #terrorismact
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/406084/ Almost 900 protesters arrested in London as Palestine Action repression deepens #arrests #Britain #DefendOurJuries #England #GreatBritain #london #PalestineAction #Protest #TerrorismAct #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Police arrest 400 at London protest supporting banned pro-Palestinian group
LONDON — British police scuffled with protesters outside Parliament on Saturday as they arrested more than 400 demonstra…
#London #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #campaigngroup #demonstrator #furtherdamage #genocide #government #GreatBritain #grouppalestineaction #london #officer #People #plane #Police #Protest #protester #saturday #terrorismact
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/404290/ Police arrest 400 at London protest supporting banned pro-Palestinian group #Britain #CampaignGroup #demonstrator #England #FurtherDamage #genocide #government #GreatBritain #GroupPalestineAction #london #officer #People #plane #Police #Protest #protester #saturday #TerrorismAct #UK #UnitedKingdom
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#PalestineAction protest arrests rise to more than 500
by Adam Hale, 8/10/2025
"The number of arrests at Saturday's demonstration in London in support of banned group Palestine Action has risen to 532.
"The Metropolitan Police said the majority of arrests - 521 - were for displaying placards in support of Palestine Action at Westminster's Parliament Square, and one at a Palestine Coalition march.
"Six arrests were for assaulting police officers, two for breaching Public Order Act conditions, one for obstructing a constable and one for a racially aggravated public order offence.
It was the biggest protest since the government proscribed the group in July under the #TerrorismAct, making membership of or support for it a criminal offence, punishable by up to 14 years in prison."The force previously said that the number of arrests was the largest made by the force on a single day in the last 10 years.
"The average age of those arrested was 54, and the most arrests - 147 of them - were of people aged between 60 and 69.
The Metropolitan Police said its counter terrorism team was now working on bringing charges against those accused of supporting Palestine Action."Over the coming days and weeks, officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command will work to put together the case files required to secure charges against those arrested as part of this operation."
Some protesters chose to walk out quietly with officers, but those who refused to move or were lying on the ground were carried away
The protest, organised by Defend Our Juries, saw hundreds of people simultaneously pull out placards with the message "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" when Big Ben chimed at 13:00 BST on Saturday.
Police started making multiple arrests at a time, working their way through the crowds, with those who refused to move being carried out by police to chants of "shame on you" directed at the officers.
Protesters whose details could be confirmed at temporary prisoner processing points nearby were released on bail to appear at a police station at a future date, under condition not to attend future demonstrations related to Palestine Action.But 212 protesters who refused to provide their details or were found to have been arrested while already on bail were taken into custody.
Police said as of 13:00 on Sunday, 18 of them remained in custody but were expected to be released during the day.
The majority of arrests at the demonstration were of people aged 60 to 69
Security expert Lizzie Dearden told the BBC that the laws the protesters were arrested under "were not designed for a group of this nature or a group of this size".
"When [the Terrorism Act] was drafted in the late Nineties, the kind of terrorist group that was really being envisaged were groups like the IRA, al-Qaeda, armed militant groups that were operating often abroad.
" 'So the law is being applied in a completely new way.'
"Home Secretary #YvetteCooper thanked police for their response following the demonstration, and said the banning of Palestine Action was based on 'strong security advice following serious attacks the group has committed' as well as 'plans and ideas for further attacks'.
" 'Many people may not yet know the reality of this organisation, but the assessments are very clear - this is not a non-violent organisation," she said.
But charity #AmnestyInternational's chief executive Sacha Deshmukh described the mass arrests as "deeply concerning".
He said: "We have long criticised UK terrorism law for being excessively broad and vaguely worded and a threat to #FreedomOfExpression. These arrests demonstrate that our concerns were justified.'"At the end of July, the High Court ruled that Palestine Action would be able to challenge its proscription.
"Lawyers for the group's co-founder Huda Ammori have argued that the ban breaches the right to free speech and has acted like a gag on legitimate protest.
The government says the ban is justified because it narrowly targets a group that has been organising serious criminality."Source:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjyyzlwk2goArchived version:
https://archive.ph/mTvNt#ThoughtCrime #UKPol #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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#PalestineAction protest arrests rise to more than 500
by Adam Hale, 8/10/2025
"The number of arrests at Saturday's demonstration in London in support of banned group Palestine Action has risen to 532.
"The Metropolitan Police said the majority of arrests - 521 - were for displaying placards in support of Palestine Action at Westminster's Parliament Square, and one at a Palestine Coalition march.
"Six arrests were for assaulting police officers, two for breaching Public Order Act conditions, one for obstructing a constable and one for a racially aggravated public order offence.
It was the biggest protest since the government proscribed the group in July under the #TerrorismAct, making membership of or support for it a criminal offence, punishable by up to 14 years in prison."The force previously said that the number of arrests was the largest made by the force on a single day in the last 10 years.
"The average age of those arrested was 54, and the most arrests - 147 of them - were of people aged between 60 and 69.
The Metropolitan Police said its counter terrorism team was now working on bringing charges against those accused of supporting Palestine Action."Over the coming days and weeks, officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command will work to put together the case files required to secure charges against those arrested as part of this operation."
Some protesters chose to walk out quietly with officers, but those who refused to move or were lying on the ground were carried away
The protest, organised by Defend Our Juries, saw hundreds of people simultaneously pull out placards with the message "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" when Big Ben chimed at 13:00 BST on Saturday.
Police started making multiple arrests at a time, working their way through the crowds, with those who refused to move being carried out by police to chants of "shame on you" directed at the officers.
Protesters whose details could be confirmed at temporary prisoner processing points nearby were released on bail to appear at a police station at a future date, under condition not to attend future demonstrations related to Palestine Action.But 212 protesters who refused to provide their details or were found to have been arrested while already on bail were taken into custody.
Police said as of 13:00 on Sunday, 18 of them remained in custody but were expected to be released during the day.
The majority of arrests at the demonstration were of people aged 60 to 69
Security expert Lizzie Dearden told the BBC that the laws the protesters were arrested under "were not designed for a group of this nature or a group of this size".
"When [the Terrorism Act] was drafted in the late Nineties, the kind of terrorist group that was really being envisaged were groups like the IRA, al-Qaeda, armed militant groups that were operating often abroad.
" 'So the law is being applied in a completely new way.'
"Home Secretary #YvetteCooper thanked police for their response following the demonstration, and said the banning of Palestine Action was based on 'strong security advice following serious attacks the group has committed' as well as 'plans and ideas for further attacks'.
" 'Many people may not yet know the reality of this organisation, but the assessments are very clear - this is not a non-violent organisation," she said.
But charity #AmnestyInternational's chief executive Sacha Deshmukh described the mass arrests as "deeply concerning".
He said: "We have long criticised UK terrorism law for being excessively broad and vaguely worded and a threat to #FreedomOfExpression. These arrests demonstrate that our concerns were justified.'"At the end of July, the High Court ruled that Palestine Action would be able to challenge its proscription.
"Lawyers for the group's co-founder Huda Ammori have argued that the ban breaches the right to free speech and has acted like a gag on legitimate protest.
The government says the ban is justified because it narrowly targets a group that has been organising serious criminality."Source:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjyyzlwk2goArchived version:
https://archive.ph/mTvNt#ThoughtCrime #UKPol #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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#PalestineAction protest arrests rise to more than 500
by Adam Hale, 8/10/2025
"The number of arrests at Saturday's demonstration in London in support of banned group Palestine Action has risen to 532.
"The Metropolitan Police said the majority of arrests - 521 - were for displaying placards in support of Palestine Action at Westminster's Parliament Square, and one at a Palestine Coalition march.
"Six arrests were for assaulting police officers, two for breaching Public Order Act conditions, one for obstructing a constable and one for a racially aggravated public order offence.
It was the biggest protest since the government proscribed the group in July under the #TerrorismAct, making membership of or support for it a criminal offence, punishable by up to 14 years in prison."The force previously said that the number of arrests was the largest made by the force on a single day in the last 10 years.
"The average age of those arrested was 54, and the most arrests - 147 of them - were of people aged between 60 and 69.
The Metropolitan Police said its counter terrorism team was now working on bringing charges against those accused of supporting Palestine Action."Over the coming days and weeks, officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command will work to put together the case files required to secure charges against those arrested as part of this operation."
Some protesters chose to walk out quietly with officers, but those who refused to move or were lying on the ground were carried away
The protest, organised by Defend Our Juries, saw hundreds of people simultaneously pull out placards with the message "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" when Big Ben chimed at 13:00 BST on Saturday.
Police started making multiple arrests at a time, working their way through the crowds, with those who refused to move being carried out by police to chants of "shame on you" directed at the officers.
Protesters whose details could be confirmed at temporary prisoner processing points nearby were released on bail to appear at a police station at a future date, under condition not to attend future demonstrations related to Palestine Action.But 212 protesters who refused to provide their details or were found to have been arrested while already on bail were taken into custody.
Police said as of 13:00 on Sunday, 18 of them remained in custody but were expected to be released during the day.
The majority of arrests at the demonstration were of people aged 60 to 69
Security expert Lizzie Dearden told the BBC that the laws the protesters were arrested under "were not designed for a group of this nature or a group of this size".
"When [the Terrorism Act] was drafted in the late Nineties, the kind of terrorist group that was really being envisaged were groups like the IRA, al-Qaeda, armed militant groups that were operating often abroad.
" 'So the law is being applied in a completely new way.'
"Home Secretary #YvetteCooper thanked police for their response following the demonstration, and said the banning of Palestine Action was based on 'strong security advice following serious attacks the group has committed' as well as 'plans and ideas for further attacks'.
" 'Many people may not yet know the reality of this organisation, but the assessments are very clear - this is not a non-violent organisation," she said.
But charity #AmnestyInternational's chief executive Sacha Deshmukh described the mass arrests as "deeply concerning".
He said: "We have long criticised UK terrorism law for being excessively broad and vaguely worded and a threat to #FreedomOfExpression. These arrests demonstrate that our concerns were justified.'"At the end of July, the High Court ruled that Palestine Action would be able to challenge its proscription.
"Lawyers for the group's co-founder Huda Ammori have argued that the ban breaches the right to free speech and has acted like a gag on legitimate protest.
The government says the ban is justified because it narrowly targets a group that has been organising serious criminality."Source:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjyyzlwk2goArchived version:
https://archive.ph/mTvNt#ThoughtCrime #UKPol #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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#PalestineAction protest arrests rise to more than 500
by Adam Hale, 8/10/2025
"The number of arrests at Saturday's demonstration in London in support of banned group Palestine Action has risen to 532.
"The Metropolitan Police said the majority of arrests - 521 - were for displaying placards in support of Palestine Action at Westminster's Parliament Square, and one at a Palestine Coalition march.
"Six arrests were for assaulting police officers, two for breaching Public Order Act conditions, one for obstructing a constable and one for a racially aggravated public order offence.
It was the biggest protest since the government proscribed the group in July under the #TerrorismAct, making membership of or support for it a criminal offence, punishable by up to 14 years in prison."The force previously said that the number of arrests was the largest made by the force on a single day in the last 10 years.
"The average age of those arrested was 54, and the most arrests - 147 of them - were of people aged between 60 and 69.
The Metropolitan Police said its counter terrorism team was now working on bringing charges against those accused of supporting Palestine Action."Over the coming days and weeks, officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command will work to put together the case files required to secure charges against those arrested as part of this operation."
Some protesters chose to walk out quietly with officers, but those who refused to move or were lying on the ground were carried away
The protest, organised by Defend Our Juries, saw hundreds of people simultaneously pull out placards with the message "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" when Big Ben chimed at 13:00 BST on Saturday.
Police started making multiple arrests at a time, working their way through the crowds, with those who refused to move being carried out by police to chants of "shame on you" directed at the officers.
Protesters whose details could be confirmed at temporary prisoner processing points nearby were released on bail to appear at a police station at a future date, under condition not to attend future demonstrations related to Palestine Action.But 212 protesters who refused to provide their details or were found to have been arrested while already on bail were taken into custody.
Police said as of 13:00 on Sunday, 18 of them remained in custody but were expected to be released during the day.
The majority of arrests at the demonstration were of people aged 60 to 69
Security expert Lizzie Dearden told the BBC that the laws the protesters were arrested under "were not designed for a group of this nature or a group of this size".
"When [the Terrorism Act] was drafted in the late Nineties, the kind of terrorist group that was really being envisaged were groups like the IRA, al-Qaeda, armed militant groups that were operating often abroad.
" 'So the law is being applied in a completely new way.'
"Home Secretary #YvetteCooper thanked police for their response following the demonstration, and said the banning of Palestine Action was based on 'strong security advice following serious attacks the group has committed' as well as 'plans and ideas for further attacks'.
" 'Many people may not yet know the reality of this organisation, but the assessments are very clear - this is not a non-violent organisation," she said.
But charity #AmnestyInternational's chief executive Sacha Deshmukh described the mass arrests as "deeply concerning".
He said: "We have long criticised UK terrorism law for being excessively broad and vaguely worded and a threat to #FreedomOfExpression. These arrests demonstrate that our concerns were justified.'"At the end of July, the High Court ruled that Palestine Action would be able to challenge its proscription.
"Lawyers for the group's co-founder Huda Ammori have argued that the ban breaches the right to free speech and has acted like a gag on legitimate protest.
The government says the ban is justified because it narrowly targets a group that has been organising serious criminality."Source:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjyyzlwk2goArchived version:
https://archive.ph/mTvNt#ThoughtCrime #UKPol #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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#PalestineAction protest arrests rise to more than 500
by Adam Hale, 8/10/2025
"The number of arrests at Saturday's demonstration in London in support of banned group Palestine Action has risen to 532.
"The Metropolitan Police said the majority of arrests - 521 - were for displaying placards in support of Palestine Action at Westminster's Parliament Square, and one at a Palestine Coalition march.
"Six arrests were for assaulting police officers, two for breaching Public Order Act conditions, one for obstructing a constable and one for a racially aggravated public order offence.
It was the biggest protest since the government proscribed the group in July under the #TerrorismAct, making membership of or support for it a criminal offence, punishable by up to 14 years in prison."The force previously said that the number of arrests was the largest made by the force on a single day in the last 10 years.
"The average age of those arrested was 54, and the most arrests - 147 of them - were of people aged between 60 and 69.
The Metropolitan Police said its counter terrorism team was now working on bringing charges against those accused of supporting Palestine Action."Over the coming days and weeks, officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command will work to put together the case files required to secure charges against those arrested as part of this operation."
Some protesters chose to walk out quietly with officers, but those who refused to move or were lying on the ground were carried away
The protest, organised by Defend Our Juries, saw hundreds of people simultaneously pull out placards with the message "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" when Big Ben chimed at 13:00 BST on Saturday.
Police started making multiple arrests at a time, working their way through the crowds, with those who refused to move being carried out by police to chants of "shame on you" directed at the officers.
Protesters whose details could be confirmed at temporary prisoner processing points nearby were released on bail to appear at a police station at a future date, under condition not to attend future demonstrations related to Palestine Action.But 212 protesters who refused to provide their details or were found to have been arrested while already on bail were taken into custody.
Police said as of 13:00 on Sunday, 18 of them remained in custody but were expected to be released during the day.
The majority of arrests at the demonstration were of people aged 60 to 69
Security expert Lizzie Dearden told the BBC that the laws the protesters were arrested under "were not designed for a group of this nature or a group of this size".
"When [the Terrorism Act] was drafted in the late Nineties, the kind of terrorist group that was really being envisaged were groups like the IRA, al-Qaeda, armed militant groups that were operating often abroad.
" 'So the law is being applied in a completely new way.'
"Home Secretary #YvetteCooper thanked police for their response following the demonstration, and said the banning of Palestine Action was based on 'strong security advice following serious attacks the group has committed' as well as 'plans and ideas for further attacks'.
" 'Many people may not yet know the reality of this organisation, but the assessments are very clear - this is not a non-violent organisation," she said.
But charity #AmnestyInternational's chief executive Sacha Deshmukh described the mass arrests as "deeply concerning".
He said: "We have long criticised UK terrorism law for being excessively broad and vaguely worded and a threat to #FreedomOfExpression. These arrests demonstrate that our concerns were justified.'"At the end of July, the High Court ruled that Palestine Action would be able to challenge its proscription.
"Lawyers for the group's co-founder Huda Ammori have argued that the ban breaches the right to free speech and has acted like a gag on legitimate protest.
The government says the ban is justified because it narrowly targets a group that has been organising serious criminality."Source:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjyyzlwk2goArchived version:
https://archive.ph/mTvNt#ThoughtCrime #UKPol #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
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"The proscription of #PalestineAction is the most illiberal thing any Home Secretary has done for 30+ years.
...people gently calling for peace arrested under the #TerrorismAct, while the government assists #IsraeliTerror, as it perpetrates #genocide in #Gaza."
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/07/27/george-monbiot-protest/
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"The proscription of #PalestineAction is the most illiberal thing any Home Secretary has done for 30+ years.
...people gently calling for peace arrested under the #TerrorismAct, while the government assists #IsraeliTerror, as it perpetrates #genocide in #Gaza."
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/07/27/george-monbiot-protest/