21 h. ago Readers' Letters: Proscribing Palestine Action as terrorists is over the top

Palestine Action should not be considered a terror group, say readers

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39 h. ago Palestine Action launches secret recruitment website after terrorist designation

The group has a new secret Icelandic website for organisation and recruitment

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3 d. ago Met Police arrest almost 30 Palestine Action protesters on terror offences as they hold demo one day after group was banned

Police have arrested almost 30 people on suspicion of terrorism offences after protesters gathered in Parliament Square holding signs supporting Palestine Action.

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3 d. ago Dozens arrested at Palestine Action protest in London as police swoop in on proscribed terrorist organisation

Dozens arrested at Palestine Action protest in London as police swoop in on proscribed terrorist organisation  GB News

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3 d. ago Met Police arrest more than 20 Palestine Action protesters on terror offences as they hold demo one day after group was banned

Police have arrested more than 20 people on suspicion of terrorism offences after protesters gathered in Parliament Square holding signs supporting Palestine Action.

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3 d. ago Arrests made at Palestine Action protest in London as police swoop in on proscribed terrorist organisation

Arrests made at Palestine Action protest in London as police swoop in on proscribed terrorist organisation  GB News

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3 d. ago Palestine Action protesters arrested after group BANNED as terrorist organisation

Protesters from Palestine Action have been arrested by police in central London with the group now banned as a terrorist group and they were seen with banners in Parliament Square

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3 d. ago Police issue warning over Palestine Action protests after group proscribed as terrorist organisation

Demonstrators expressing support for Palestine Action could be jailed for 14 years

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4 d. ago Branding Palestine Action terrorists ‘completely ludicrous’, say supporters

The co-founder of Palestine Action is asking the High Court to temporarily block the Government from proscribing the group as terrorists.

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5 d. ago Palestine Action ban could 'undermine efforts to counter real terrorist organisations'

Trade unionists in Scotland have questioned why MPs voted to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.

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7 d. ago Anas Sarwar backs plan to proscribe Palestine Action as terrorist group after RAF base break

Palestine Action has broken into defence factories in Glasgow and RAF bases in England.

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1 week ago ‘It’s a complete assault on free speech’: how Palestine Action was targeted for proscription as terrorists

It started as a group of activists on a budget – now it could be banned under terrorism laws. But were lobbyists behind the proposed ban?If this interview had taken place in a week’s time, Huda Ammori might have been arrested. If this interview had been published in a week’s time, the Guardian might also have been breaking the law.Ammori, a co-founder of Palestine Action, said she was finding it “very hard to absorb the reality of what’s happening here”. She said: “I don’t have a single conviction but if this goes through I would have co-founded what will be a terrorist organisation.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Free speech target or terrorist gang? The inside story of Palestine Action – and the plan to ban it

It started as a group of activists on a budget – now it could be banned under terrorism laws. But were lobbyists behind the proposed ban?If this interview had taken place in a week’s time, Huda Ammori might have been arrested. If this interview had been published in a week’s time, the Guardian might also have been breaking the law.Ammori, a co-founder of Palestine Action, said she was finding it “very hard to absorb the reality of what’s happening here”. She said: “I don’t have a single conviction but if this goes through I would have co-founded what will be a terrorist organisation.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Palestine Action raises more than £130,000 to fight government's bid to proscribe it as a terrorist organisation

As of Thursday, Palestine Action had raised a total of £130, 785, exceeding their target of £100,000

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2 w. ago The disturbing social media posts of leading Palestine Action activist: Campaigner poses with GUN and shows off 'terrorist

Paul Shortt, 52, is one of the group's leading protesters who was convicted of breaking into an international defence technology firm in May 2022.

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2 w. ago ROBERT HARDMAN: I was in the midst of a mob of deluded conspiracy theorists united by a loathing of Israel, Trump and UK foreign policy

At one end of Whitehall, the Government was solemnly announcing plans to add the direct action group Palestine Action to the UK's current list of 81 proscribed terrorist organisations.

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2 w. ago 'Terrorist' protest group Palestine Action clash with police as government tries to ban them after they broke into RAF base and vandalised plane

Hundreds of activists waving Palestinian flags and holding placards gathered at Trafalgar Square today.

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2 w. ago Proscribing Palestine Action a terrorist group may be ‘escalation too far’

Baroness Shami Chakrabarti: It’s ‘one thing’ to be a threat to property, but it is ‘another thing altogether’ for a whole group to be proscribed as terrorists

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2 w. ago Met chief ‘shocked’ at Palestine Action support protest as Home Secretary moves to ban group

The Home Secretary will update Parliament on the Government’s plan to ban Palestine Action following its vandalism of two planes at an RAF base

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2 w. ago Humza Yousaf says Westminster must review its 'moral compass' over Palestine Action ban

Humza Yousaf said Westminster’s decision to ban Palestine Action, effectively branding them a terrorist organisation, was unacceptable.

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