13 h. ago Five members of group supporting Palestine Action ‘arrested in police raids’

Defend Our Juries said a number of its spokespeople were held ahead of plans to announce a fresh mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action.

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17 h. 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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1 week 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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1 week ago Protesters told not to give details to police at rally over Palestine Action ban

Defend Our Juries is planning a protest in Parliament Square on September 6.

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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week ago Labour braced for wave of legal action over migrant hotels as immigration crisis deepens

Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice urged residents to protest outside more migrant hotels to force councils to take legal action to ban asylum seekers

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1 week ago Ken Loach in Edinburgh: Palestine Action ban is 'legal monstrosity'

The filmmaker posed with activists after an event at the Edinburgh International Film festival

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1 week ago Asylum hotel latest: More councils seek legal action to ban migrants from being housed in their areas

Chaos facing Starmer comes after Epping council granted temporary injunction blocking migrants from being housed at The Bell Hotel

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1 week ago Christian campaigners launch legal action to ban civil servants from Pride events and rainbow lanyards

The Christian Institute claims civil service endorsement of Pride breaches rules on impartiality

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1 week ago Campaigners launch legal action to ban civil servants from Pride events and wearing rainbow lanyards

The Christian Institute claims civil service endorsement of Pride breaches rules on impartiality

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1 week ago Labour faces migrant hotel chaos as more councils consider launching legal action to ban asylum seekers

The Reform leader says his party’s 12 local councils will do ‘everything in their power to follow Epping’s lead’ and challenge the use of hotels to house asylum seekers

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2 w. ago Migrant hotel chaos as more councils to consider launching legal action to ban asylum seekers

The Reform leader says his party’s 12 local councils will do ‘everything in their power to follow Epping’s lead’ and challenge the use of hotels to house asylum seekers

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2 w. ago Beshear bans drug in Kentucky that's being targeted by attorneys general across the nation

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has taken emergency action to ban the sale of a synthetic drug known as “designer Xanax” in his state

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2 w. ago Sally Rooney vows to support Palestine Action with BBC royalties despite terror ban

Novelist, 34, said if this makes her a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law ‘so be it’

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2 w. ago Normal People author Sally Rooney vows to use BBC royalties to support Palestine Action despite terror ban

Novelist, 34, said if this makes her a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law ‘so be it’

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2 w. ago Sally Rooney vows to use royalties to support Palestine Action despite terror ban

The Normal People author, 34, said if this makes her a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law ‘so be it’

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2 w. ago Yvette Cooper mounts fresh defence of UK ban on Palestine Action

Home secretary said group carried out ‘escalating campaign’ of criminal damage before it was proscribed

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2 w. ago Palestine Action prosecutions should be suspended, say UK rights groups

Campaigners tell attorney general that proceeding with trials before judicial review raises legal and moral questionsUK politics live – latest updatesProtesters arrested for supporting Palestine Action should not be prosecuted until a legal challenge to a ban on the group has been heard, organisations including Greenpeace and Human Rights Watch have told the attorney general for England and Wales.In a letter to Richard Hermer KC, also signed by Friends of the Earth, Global Witness and the Quakers, they say proceeding with charges or trials before the judicial review, which is expected to be heard in November, would raise significant legal and moral questions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Next UK protest over Palestine Action ban aims to sign up 1,000 people

Next UK protest over Palestine Action ban aims to sign up 1,000 people  The Guardian

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