5 h. ago Sally Rooney ‘can no longer safely enter UK’ due to support for Palestine Action

The ‘Normal People’ author says she has been told she risks arrest if she sets foot on British soil

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6 h. ago Normal People author Sally Rooney says she can no longer enter the UK due to her support for proscribed terror group Palestine Action

The group, founded in 2020, was banned in July by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, after claiming responsibility for £7million worth of damage to two Voyager plans at RAF Brize Norton on June 20.

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8 h. ago Sally Rooney unable to collect award over Palestine Action arrest threat

The Normal People author can no longer safely enter the UK without potentially facing arrest, according to a statement read out by her publisher at the prize ceremonyIrish author Sally Rooney could not travel to collect a literary prize this week over concerns that she may be arrested if she enters the UK, given her support of banned group Palestine Action.Rooney won the Sky Arts award for literature for her fourth novel, Intermezzo. At a ceremony on Tuesday, audiences were told that Rooney “couldn’t be here”, before her editor, Faber publisher Alex Bowler, collected the award on her behalf. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Sally Rooney: I cannot safely enter UK without facing arrest over Palestine

The Irish author is a supporter of Palestine Action, which was banned as a terror organisation in July.

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55 h. 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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58 h. ago First people charged with supporting Palestine Action plead not guilty

Three people, including two in their 70s, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after being arrested at a protest in July

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2 d. ago First people charged with supporting Palestine Action after ban due in court

Two women and a man were arrested after a protest in Parliament Square on July 5.

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6 d. ago ‘Unprecedented’ number of terror charges since Labour’s Palestine Action ban

At least 138 people have been charged under the Terrorism Act for supporting Palestine Action since July – far surpassing numbers related to the ‘War on Terror’ after 9/11

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6 d. ago 'Major escalation' in Palestine Action protests as Parliament Square 'national mobilisation' demo announced

Week of ‘mass actions’ promised by Defend Our Juries, including the targeting of the Labour Annual Conference

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6 d. ago Week of protests over Palestine Action ban will begin at Labour conference

Group opposing the proscription announces ‘major escalation’ that will culminate in London on 4 OctoberUK politics live – latest updatesA week of mass actions protesting against the ban on Palestine Action has been announced, beginning at the Labour party conference in Liverpool and culminating in a national mobilisation in Parliament Square in London on 4 October.The plans were announced by Defend Our Juries on Friday, a week after 857 people were arrested under the Terrorism Act at a demonstration outside parliament opposing the proscription. It said the next phase of the protests represented a “major escalation” that would create an “unprecedented challenge” for the police, with 1,100 people already registered to take part and risk arrest. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Arrest of ‘harmless old ladies’ what outlawed Palestine Action wants – Clarke

The Conservative peer urged the use of discretion in dealing with protesters following the proscription of the organisation

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8 d. ago Police arrest peaceful protesters supporting Palestine Action in London

Police arrest peaceful protesters supporting Palestine Action in London  NBC News

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1 week ago Jeremy Corbyn slams ban on Palestine Action during parliament address

Jeremy Corbyn has called on the UK government to reverse its ban on Palestine Action.

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1 week ago PHOTO GALLERY: Police in London arrest almost 900 at protest against banning of Palestine Action

PHOTO GALLERY: Police in London arrest almost 900 at protest against banning of Palestine Action  World Socialist Web Site

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1 week ago Banksy's Already Covered Painting in London Comments on the U.K.'s Palestine Action Crackdown

Banksy's Already Covered Painting in London Comments on the U.K.'s Palestine Action Crackdown  thisiscolossal.com

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1 week ago MPs demand Palestine Action terrorism ban rethink as controversial order defended

Security Minister Dan Jarvis told the Commons it was right to proscribe Palestine Action after nearly 900 people were arrested on Saturday, sparking a backlash from MPs

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1 week ago Banksy unveils mural at London’s High Court after mass arrests of Palestine Action activists

Banksy unveils mural at London’s High Court after mass arrests of Palestine Action activists  Ynetnews

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1 week ago Palestine Action protest arrests ‘not sustainable’, Stella Creasy tells Commons

The Labour MP said the definition of terrorism risks being ‘diluted’ if arrests continue.

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1 week ago Banksy artwork shows judge beating protester amid Palestine Action demo arrests storm

Banksy artwork shows judge beating protester amid Palestine Action demo arrests storm  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago New Banksy artwork shows judge beating protester amid Palestine Action protest arrests storm

Banksy’s latest artwork depicts a judge using his gavel to strike a protester who is lying on the ground holding a placard

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