5 h. ago Voices: I watched the police arrest hundreds of peaceful protesters – I fear Britain is on a slippery slope towards authoritarianism

What human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger saw at the Palestine Action demonstration in Parliament Square was not public order policing – it was the suppression of lawful dissent, and the deliberate targeting of vulnerable people to send a chilling message: no cause is now safe from criminalisation

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3 d. ago Voices: Arresting hundreds for protesting against a ban on Palestine Action shames us all

This is supposed to be a free country – but doling out criminal records to hundreds of pensioners should serve as a rebuke to the government, whose heavy-handed approach to this ‘terror’ organisation needs a rethink, says Sean O’Grady

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3 d. ago UK police arrest 522 over support for Palestine Action at London protests

UK police arrest 522 over support for Palestine Action at London protests  Al Jazeera

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4 d. ago Palestine Action ban protest: half of those arrested were 60 or over, data shows

Total of 532 arrests at London protest on Saturday, most for displaying placards or signs in support of proscribed groupHalf of the people arrested during the protest in relation to Palestine Action in London on Saturday were aged 60 or above, according to police figures.A total of 532 people were arrested at the largest demonstration relating to the group since it was proscribed last month. All but 10 were under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act for displaying supportive placards or signs. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Police arrest 532 people at London protest over Palestine Action ban

Met police say hundreds arrested at largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since group was proscribedA total of 532 people were arrested in London at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was banned, the Metropolitan police have said.Hundreds attended Saturday’s demonstration in Parliament Square, organised by the campaign group Defend Our Juries, which had asked participants to hold up signs saying: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago London police arrest hundreds at Gaza protest supporting Palestine Action

London police arrest hundreds at Gaza protest supporting Palestine Action  Al Jazeera

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4 d. ago UK police arrest 466 people at Palestine Action protest in London

UK police arrest 466 people at Palestine Action protest in London  Al Jazeera

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4 d. ago London Police arrest over 460 in protest against UK's ban on Palestine Action group

London Police arrest over 460 in protest against UK's ban on Palestine Action group  India Today

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4 d. ago UK police arrest more than 466 at protest for banned Palestine Action group

UK police arrest more than 466 at protest for banned Palestine Action group  Reuters

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4 d. ago Police arrest over 450 people at protest supporting Palestine Action in London: Live

Police arrest over 450 people at protest supporting Palestine Action in London: Live  The Independent

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4 d. ago Police arrest 474 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London

Met officers and other UK forces form ‘significant presence’ in largest protest since group was proscribed as terrorist organisationMore than 450 people have been arrested in central London at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation.The Metropolitan police said they had drawn officers from other forces to help form a “significant policing presence” in the capital before the planned event, which was anticipated to result in large numbers of people being detained. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago London police arrest at least 450 protesters at rally against Palestine Action ban

London police arrest at least 450 protesters at rally against Palestine Action ban  Middle East Eye

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4 d. ago London protests live: Police arrest more than 450 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

Separately, thousands took part in Palestine Solidarity march through London to protest against humanitarian crisis in Gaza

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4 d. ago Police arrest 466 people over Palestine Action support at protest

Hundreds attended Saturday’s demonstration in Parliament Square, organised by Defend Our Juries.

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4 d. ago Police arrest 474 people at protest in support of banned group Palestine Action

Police arrest 474 people at protest in support of banned group Palestine Action  news.sky.com

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4 d. ago UK police arrest at least 466 people at Palestine Action protest in London

UK police arrest at least 466 people at Palestine Action protest in London  Al Jazeera

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4 d. ago London protests live: Police arrest 466 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action

London protests live: Police arrest 466 people as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action  The Independent

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4 d. ago Police arrest 466 people at protest in support of Palestine Action in London: Live

Police arrest 466 people at protest in support of Palestine Action in London: Live  The Independent

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4 d. ago Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg among 466 arrested in police crackdown on Palestine Action supporters at Parliament Square

Protesters swarmed Parliament Square holding placards in support of the proscribed terror group Palestine Action - as the UK was engulfed by a wave of demonstrations.

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4 d. ago Police arrest 466 people at protest in support of banned group Palestine Action

Police arrest 466 people at protest in support of banned group Palestine Action  news.sky.com

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