2 h. ago Around 300 arrested at tense Palestine Action protest in Parliament Square

Around 300 arrested at tense Palestine Action protest in Parliament Square  London Evening Standard

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3 h. ago Around 150 arrested at tense Palestine Action protest in Parliament Square

Around 150 arrested at tense Palestine Action protest in Parliament Square  London Evening Standard

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5 h. ago Police draw batons as violent clashes erupt during mass arrests at Palestine Action protest in Parliament Square

Police said around 150 people have been arrested so far as organisers described the scenes as ‘Labour’s Poll Tax moment’

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8 h. ago London protests LIVE: Mass arrests as police drag away Palestine Action protesters in Parliament Square

Attendees are expected to refuse street bail, requiring more people to be taken into custody

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8 h. ago Crowd chants ‘shame on you’ as police make arrests at huge Palestine Action protest in Parliament Square

Up to 1,000 people are expected to defy terror laws by showing their support for the banned group

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9 h. ago Arrests begin at Palestine Action protest as hundreds gather in Parliament Square

Up to 1,000 people are expected to defy terror laws by showing their support for the banned group

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4 d. ago More than 1,000 Palestine Action supporters are planning second mass rally in London despite arrests

Police have warned that anyone convicted of supporting Palestine Action faces six months in jail and a travel ban for EU countries

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2 w. ago Palestine Action ban protesters seek to make mass arrest ‘practically impossible’ at next London demo

More than 2,500 people have reportedly shown interest in taking place in the demonstration so far

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2 w. ago Palestine Action ban protesters plan to make their mass arrest ‘practically impossible’

Defend Our Juries says ‘trick of using street bail’ will not work if participants insist on being taken to a police stationProtesters at the next mass demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action will withhold their details from officers to force en-masse processing at police stations in an effort to make it “practically impossible” to arrest everyone.On Friday, Defend Our Juries, the pressure group behind the protests, will open sign-ups for its next demonstration to be held in London on 6 September. The group said it would only go ahead if 1,000 people agreed to take part, making it the largest protest opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since it was banned in June. More than 2,500 people have already expressed interest in taking part. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Protesters against ban on Palestine Action intend to make mass arrests ‘impossible’

Defend Our Juries says ‘trick of using street bail’ will not work if participants insist on being taken to a police stationProtesters at the next mass demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action will withhold their details from officers to force en-masse processing at police stations in an effort to make it “practically impossible” to arrest everyone.On Friday, Defend Our Juries, the pressure group behind the protests, will open sign-ups for its next demonstration to be held in London on 6 September. The group said it would only go ahead if 1,000 people agreed to take part, making it the largest protest opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since it was banned in June. More than 2,500 people have already expressed interest in taking part. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Palestine Action is a ‘violent organisation’, Downing Street says after mass arrests over the weekend – UK politics live

Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, says justice minister as government defends decision to proscribe protest groupRichard Adams is the Guardian’s education editorStudents in England are expected to receive A-level grades that are closer to normal for the first time since the Covid pandemic triggered school closures and exam cancellations.If the student, for instance, needed three As [and] gets AAB, as long as the B is not in something that’s absolutely crucial for the course, I think there’s a very strong possibility the student would find they’d be getting a place. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Who are Defend Our Juries? Group readies for mass arrests amid Palestine Action support

Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators are expected to turn up in central London tomorrow

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4 w. ago Britain braces for a weekend of protest anarchy: Hundreds of Palestine Action supporters will defy threat of mass arrests as more demos are held outside migrant hotels

More than 500 people are expected to gather outside Parliament at 1pm tomorrow, while protests are also planned outside migrant hotels.

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last month We’re prepared if protests turn violent, police say ahead of string of anti

Forces are preparing for a fresh wave of anti-migrant protests at asylum hotels as well as possible mass arrests as Palestine Action supporters continue to defy terror laws

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