7 d. ago Trial date set for six people charged with alleged Palestine Action support

The defendants are accused of arranging, managing or addressing meetings, knowing that the purpose was to support a proscribed organisation.

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8 d. ago Fate of hundreds arrested for alleged Palestine Action support in limbo if challenge to ban is blocked, court told

Home Office has asked court of appeal to overturn judge’s decision to grant judicial review of group’s proscriptionThe fate of hundreds of people arrested for allegedly supporting Palestine Action will remain in limbo if a legal challenge to the group’s proscription is blocked, the court of appeal has heard.The Home Office asked the court on Thursday to overturn a judge’s decision to grant the Palestine Action co-founder, Huda Ammori, a judicial review of the ban, which placed it alongside the likes of Islamic State and the neo-Nazi group National Action. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Three charged over Palestine Action placards plead not guilty

Jeremy Shippam, Judit Murray and Fiona Maclean to face trial in March charged under Terrorism ActThe first three defendants in England and Wales charged with showing support for the banned group Palestine Action have pleaded not guilty to charges under the Terrorism Act.Jeremy Shippam, 72, of Yapton, West Sussex, Judit Murray, 71, of West Ewell, Surrey, and Fiona Maclean, 53, of Hackney, north-east London, will face trial in March next year for allegedly holding placards saying “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Six deny terror charges over alleged plan to defeat Palestine Action ban

The accused are alleged to have tried to organise mass gatherings with the aim of rendering the ban on Palestine Action unenforceable.

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4 w. ago Scot among six charged with terrorism offences over alleged support for Palestine Action

Patrick Friend, 26, of Grange in Edinburgh, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

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last month Palestine Action Scotland: Man, 59, arrested and charged over alleged support for proscribed group

The man will appear at Oban Sheriff Court on Wednesday.

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