11 h. ago Police in London and Manchester arrest dozens at protests supporting banned Palestine Action

Police in London and Manchester arrest dozens at protests supporting banned Palestine Action  AP News

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15 h. ago Police clampdown on Palestine Action sees more than 100 people arrested nationwide

Rallies (pictured) were also held in Edinburgh and Truro today to protest the proscription of the campaign group as a terrorist organisation earlier this month.

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17 h. ago More than 100 Palestine Action protesters arrested across UK

Demonstrations were held in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol and Truro on Saturday.

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19 h. ago Police arrest 55 protesters in central London for holding placards supporting Palestine Action

The force has already arrested 70 people for taking part in similar protests in the past fortnight

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20 h. ago Met police arrest 55 protesters for supporting banned Palestine Action including charity workers, teachers and a retired dentist

The Metropolitan Police have arrested 55 protesters for supporting the newly banned terrorist organisation Palestine Action.

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20 h. ago At least 60 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action

At least 60 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action  The Guardian

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20 h. ago Nearly 100 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action

Nearly 100 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action  The Guardian

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20 h. ago More than 100 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action

More than 100 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action  The Guardian

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20 h. ago Watch: Police remove protesters at Palestine Action solidarity demonstration

Protesters were carried away by police as arrests were made during a Palestine Action solidarity protest in London on Saturday (19 July).

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20 h. ago Dozens of Palestine Action protesters arrested after rallies across UK cities

Demonstrations have taken place across the country with dozens of arrests under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000

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21 h. ago Record number of arrests at Palestine Action protest in London

Record number of arrests at Palestine Action protest in London  The Times

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45 h. ago Essex police arrest two after asylum hotel protests turn violent

Police say eight officers were assaulted when crowds surrounded a small counter-demonstrationTwo people have been arrested after a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers during which eight officers were assaulted, Essex police said.Riot police wore helmets and took up position while crowds of men, some masked, surrounded a small counter-demonstration by anti-racism activists on Thursday evening. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago ‘Our silence didn’t protect him’: daughter pleads for father on death row in Iran

Arrested in 2023 after helping those injured during Women, Life, Freedom protests, Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri has been subjected to torture and a forced confession, say family and campaignersIn late October 2022, as protests over 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody swept across Iran, Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri, a father of three, was racing through alleyways in the city of Bukan, in western Iran, carrying medical supplies to secret clinics where doctors treated injured demonstrators in defiance of the state.Many of the wounded were too afraid to seek hospital care after reports of secret police patrolling wards, interrogating patients and detaining injured protesters. By helping, Babamiri, a 47-year-old fruit and vegetable farmer, did not see himself as a revolutionary but simply as someone doing what was right, says his daughter, Zhino. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Small boat migrant whose arrest sparked Essex hotel protests asked schoolgirl, 14, if she 'wanted to make Jamaican babies' before sex attack, court hears

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, is alleged to have put his hand on the schoolgirl's leg, asked her for a kiss and suggested they make 'Jamaican babies' in Epping over two days last week.

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68 h. ago Met Police warn protesters supporting Palestine Action will be arrested ahead of mass demonstration

The Met Police has warned anyone expressing support for Palestine Action at a stand alone protest or as part of a large -scale Palestine Coalition march will likely be arrested

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3 d. ago Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag

Officers accused Laura Murton who also had a sign saying ‘Free Gaza’ of supporting a proscribed organisationArmed police threatened a peaceful protester with arrest under the Terrorism Act for holding a Palestinian flag and having signs saying “Free Gaza” and “Israel is committing genocide”, accusing her of supporting a proscribed organisation.Officers told Laura Murton, 42, that her demonstration in Canterbury, Kent, on Monday evening expressed views supportive of Palestine Action, which was banned under terrorism legislation earlier this month. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Edinburgh crime: Three women arrested under Terrorism Act after protestors drive van into defence factory

There was a large police presence in the area.

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4 d. ago UK union leaders express fear over erosion of right to protest in open letter

Twenty-two union leaders criticise Met over arrest of people who took part in pro-Gaza march in JanuaryMore than 20 union leaders have expressed their deep concern over the apparent erosion of the right to peaceful protest, piling pressure on the Metropolitan police over its handling of pro-Palestinian marches at the start of the year.Paul Nowak of the Trades Union Congress, Christina McAnea of Unison, Daniel Kebede of the National Education Union, Matt Wrack of the Teachers Union and Eddie Dempsey of the RMT are among 22 trade union general secretaries who have criticised the Met’s decision to arrest and charge former union members who took part in peaceful protest on 18 January. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Edinburgh crime: Three women arrested after protestors drive van into Edinburgh defence factory

There was a large police presence in the area.

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6 d. ago Palestine Action protesters arrested in Cardiff released on bail

The individuals were held on suspicion of supporting a proscribed organisation under at the protest in the vicinity of Central Square on Saturday.

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