5 h. ago Protests against Palestine Action ban planned in 18 UK towns and cities

More than 2,000 people have already been arrested for alleged support of the group, which is banned under terrorism laws.

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1 week ago Palestine Action legal challenge over group’s terror ban allowed to go ahead

The Court of Appeal ruled Palestine Action’s co-founder can proceed with a High Court challenge against the government

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1 week ago Palestine Action given green light to challenge ban as Home Office loses court bid

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2 w. ago Campaigners welcome Scottish legal challenge to ‘draconian’ Palestine Action ban

Campaign group Defend our Juries said it planned to escalate the “mass defiance of the ban” on Palestine Action next month.

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3 w. ago Civil liberty groups express concern over plan for more anti

Home secretary says police can consider ‘cumulative impact’ of demonstrations as Palestine Action ban opponents vow ‘escalation’Civil liberty groups have expressed concern over government plans to hand police greater powers to restrict protests as organisers of mass demonstrations against the banning of Palestine Action pledged a “major escalation” of their campaign.Shabana Mahmood said on Sunday that repeated large-scale demonstrations over Gaza had caused “considerable fear” for the Jewish community in the wake of a fatal terror attack on a synagogue last week. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London Palestine Action protest: Met Police make nearly 500 arrests

London Palestine Action protest: Met Police make nearly 500 arrests  BBCLondon police arrest hundreds at protest against ban on Palestine Action  ReutersPolice make almost 500 arrests at Palestine Action protest in London  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Police make almost 500 arrests at Palestine Action protest in London

Officers arrest activists at silent vigil in support of banned organisation, as demos go ahead despite PM’s pleasPolice have arrested almost 500 people in London at what organisers hoped would be the biggest demonstration so far against a ban on the proscribed organisation Palestine Action.Officers began arresting demonstrators at the silent vigil in support of the group, which has been classed by the UK government as a terror organisation since July this year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London police arrest hundreds at protest against ban on Palestine Action

London police arrest hundreds at protest against ban on Palestine Action  ReutersLondon Palestine Action protest: Met Police make more than 400 arrests  BBCMore than 400 arrested in London as pro-Palestine protest goes ahead despite pleas  Sky News

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3 w. ago Police make more than 440 arrests at Palestine Action protest in London

Officers arrest activists at silent vigil in support of banned organisation, as demos go ahead despite PM’s pleasPolice have made more than 440 arrests in London at what organisers hoped would be the biggest demonstration so far against a ban on the proscribed organisation Palestine Action.Officers began arresting demonstrators at the silent vigil in support of the group, which has been classed by the UK government as a terror organisation since July this year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London Palestine Action protest: Met Police make more than 400 arrests

London Palestine Action protest: Met Police make more than 400 arrests  BBCLondon police arrest hundreds at protest against ban on Palestine Action  ReutersNearly 500 arrested in London as pro-Palestine protest goes ahead despite pleas  Sky News

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3 w. ago 'I will not be silenced': London protest against ban on Palestine Action goes ahead – video

'I will not be silenced': London protest against ban on Palestine Action goes ahead – video  The Guardian

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3 w. ago London police arrest protesters against Palestine Action ban

London police arrest protesters against Palestine Action ban  New York Post

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3 w. ago Police make arrests at Palestine Action protest as demo goes ahead despite PM’s pleas

Officers start arresting activists at silent vigil in support of banned organisationPolice have made more than a 100 arrests in Trafalgar Square at what organisers hoped would be the biggest demonstration so far against a ban on the proscribed organisation Palestine Action.Police began arresting demonstrators at the silent vigil in support of the group, which has been classed by the UK government as a terror organisation since July this year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London police arrest dozens at protest against ban on Palestine Action

London police arrest dozens at protest against ban on Palestine Action  Reuters

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3 w. ago UK antisemitism ‘allowed to grow’ by politicians and wider society, Jewish security group says

Head of policy at Community Security Trust calls Saturday’s planned protest against ban on Palestine Action ‘self absorbed and insensitive’Antisemitism has been “allowed to grow” by politicians and across wider society, the main Jewish security group has said in the aftermath of the attack on a Manchester synagogue, which left three people dead.Speaking before planned pro-Palestine marches on Saturday, Dave Rich, head of policy at the Community Security Trust, said it was “remarkably self absorbed and insensitive” for people to attend a silent vigil for Gaza after Thursday’s attack. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Organisers defy pressure to call off Palestine Action rally as Starmer urges protesters to ‘respect the grief of British Jews’

Around 1,500 people are expected to defy Palestine Action’s terror ban in a rally on Saturday despite pleas to call it off

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3 w. ago Biggest ever Palestine Action protest to take place this weekend with 1,500 expected to descend on London

Saturday's demonstration is part of a week of mass protests that has seen 66 people arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool for supporting the group

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3 w. ago Mass protest to defy Palestine Action ban set for London this weekend

Defend Our Juries say 1,500 people so far have pledged to take part in `biggest act of mass civil disobedience in Trafalgar Square’

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