39 h. ago ‘Common’ for hostile states to use criminals to carry out offences on UK soil

Countries including Russia have paid proxies in the UK to carry out attacks.

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3 d. ago Palestine Action 'sets up a secret website' to recruit new members as support of terror group becomes criminal offence

The organisation is directing its supporters to a secret platform under the name Direct Action Training.

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4 d. ago More than 20 arrests at protest in support of banned Palestine Action

The designation as a terror group means that membership of, or support for, Palestine Action is a criminal offence punishable by jail.

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4 d. ago More than 20 people arrested at protest in support of banned group Palestine Action

The Metropolitan Police said that the group is now "proscribed and expressing support for them is a criminal offence."

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4 d. ago Arrests made at protest in support of banned Palestine Action

The designation as a terror group means that membership of, or support for, Palestine Action is a criminal offence punishable by jail.

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4 d. ago Met Police issue warning after Palestine Action ban comes into force

The designation as a terror group means that membership of, or support for, Palestine Action is now a criminal offence.

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8 d. ago Cheshire Police say they will reimburse 'ninja sword' owners as month

Possessing the swords will be a criminal offence from August 1

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9 d. ago Judge grants Palestine Action urgent hearing to try to stop ban taking effect

Co-founder of protest group to be given opportunity to apply for ‘interim relief’ to prevent proscription orderUK politics live – latest updatesPalestine Action has been granted an urgent high court hearing on Friday to try to prevent a banning order against it from coming into effect.An order was laid before parliament on Monday that would proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation, making being a member of or inviting support for Palestine Action a criminal offence carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in jail. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Palestine Action is part of Britain's proud history of protest. Proscribing it is an assault on democracy | Suresh Grover

Through decades of anti-racist campaigning, I have seen that peaceful, direct action can be the only way to get results Suresh Grover is founder of the Southall Monitoring Group and has led campaigns to help the families of Stephen Lawrence, Zahid Mubarek and Victoria ClimbiéThe facts are not disputed. On 20 June, two activists spray-painted two RAF Voyager aircraft at Brize Norton, where flights regularly leave for RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. No person inside the compound was harmed.At worst, these actions may amount to offences around criminal damage and trespass. The former justice secretary Lord Falconer has stated that the action at Brize Norton would not justify outlawing the group.Suresh Grover is founder of the Southall Monitoring Group and has led campaigns to help the families of Stephen Lawrence, Zahid Mubarek and Victoria Climbié Continue reading...

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1 week ago Black children arrested in London ‘15% more likely to be criminalised’ than white children

Report finds black offenders less likely to receive mentoring to help them avoid getting criminal record at early ageBlack children detained by police are 15% more likely to be “criminalised”, that is charged and put into the criminal justice system, than white children detained for similar types of offences, a study has found.The report by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF), which tackles youth violence, found that black children were 14.8% less likely to be offered diversion, which can include mentoring or counselling, that usually results in them avoiding getting a criminal record at an early age. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Grandmothers arrested at Palestine protest ‘robustly deny any criminal offence’

Sue Pentel and Martine McCullough were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage related to a protest at Barclays Bank in Belfast.

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2 w. ago Labour backlash at plan to ban Palestine Action after vandalism of RAF planes

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is due to update MPs later on proposals to make it a criminal offence to belong to or support the group.

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2 w. ago Campaign group Palestine Action set to be banned after aircraft were vandalised at RAF Brize Norton

The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has decided to proscribe the group, making it a criminal offence to belong to or support Palestine Action.

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3 w. ago Abortion remains a criminal offence in the UK because of the left’s timidity. We must learn from that – and fast | Stella Creasy

Tuesday’s vote in parliament was a missed opportunity – and proof that progressives are allowing the right to shape the key debatesAround the world, the antis are joining forces. Whether anti-abortion, anti-transgender, anti-immigrant, anti-human rights or just anti anyone who doesn’t look like them, they are collaborating; amplifying one another and sharing their political and cultural successes. Their rhetoric now dominates our discussions, and increasingly our ballot boxes. In response, some argue caution or even capitulation – as if we can stop the public being dragged to the extremes if we speak in hushed tones or water down our ambitions for social justice. As we witness the consequences of this, it is time to speak up for those values that drive us to show that another future is possible.On Tuesday, parliament had the opportunity to set abortion in England and Wales on the same modern, regulated footing as it is in Northern Ireland: as a human right. Instead, a vote on this w...

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3 w. ago ‘Cruel’ criminalisation of women over abortion must end, says MP ahead of vote

Tonia Antoniazzi said her proposed ‘narrow, targeted’ measure does not change the rules under the 1967 Abortion Act.

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3 w. ago Justice Secretary tells of opposition to ‘dangerous’ abortion decriminalisation

MPs are expected to debate and vote on amendments as part of the wider Crime and Policing Bill.

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3 w. ago MPs are set for crunch vote on decriminalising abortion TODAY as biggest law change in more than 50 years seeks to protect women

Currently abortion is a criminal offence in England and Wales unless it takes place before 24 weeks into a pregnancy and with the approval of doctors.

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3 w. ago Voices: Why it’s never been more important to decriminalise abortion

As MPs are set to vote on an amendment to criminal law that would stop people being prosecuted for seeking abortions, Maya Oppenheim argues it’s a vital measure to improve women’s lives

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3 w. ago Putin's mouthpieces say future of Europe is 'to learn Russian and serve them fast food'

Russian politicians mocked Western countries in a TV show and gave a chilling warning about what they have in store for modern Europeans after their countries have been conquered

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4 w. ago Creasy attempt to change abortion law ‘not supported by abortion providers’ – BPAS

Leading pro-choice charity says NC20 amendment to criminal justice bill ‘not right way’ to reform lawAn attempt to change the law on abortion led by the Labour MP Stella Creasy is not supported by “any of the abortion providers in the country”, a leading pro-choice charity has said.Rachael Clarke, the head of advocacy at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (Bpas), said Creasy’s NC20 amendment to the criminal justice bill “is not the right way” to overhaul abortion laws. Continue reading...

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