15 h. ago Civil liberty groups express concern over plan for more anti

Home secretary says police can consider ‘cumulative impact’ of demonstrations as Palestine Action ban opponents vow ‘escalation’Civil liberty groups have expressed concern over government plans to hand police greater powers to restrict protests as organisers of mass demonstrations against the banning of Palestine Action pledged a “major escalation” of their campaign.Shabana Mahmood said on Sunday that repeated large-scale demonstrations over Gaza had caused “considerable fear” for the Jewish community in the wake of a fatal terror attack on a synagogue last week. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on SaturdayMinisters are to give police new powers to target repeated protests, aimed particularly at cracking down on demonstrations connected to Gaza, the Home Office has said.The announcement, made the morning after almost 500 people were arrested in London for expressing support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organisation, could allow police to order regular protests to take place at a different site. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago 'Palestine Action': Hundreds arrested in London for supporting banned group; Keir Starmer appeals for cal

'Palestine Action': Hundreds arrested in London for supporting banned group; Keir Starmer appeals for cal  Times of India

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30 h. ago 'Palestine Action': Hundreds arrested in London for supporting banned group; Keir Starmer appeals for calm amid tensions

'Palestine Action': Hundreds arrested in London for supporting banned group; Keir Starmer appeals for calm amid tensions  Indiatimes

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37 h. ago London Palestine Action protest: Met Police make nearly 500 arrests

London Palestine Action protest: Met Police make nearly 500 arrests  BBCLondon police arrest hundreds at protest against ban on Palestine Action  ReutersPolice make almost 500 arrests at Palestine Action protest in London  The Guardian

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37 h. ago Madonna, 67, keeps a very low profile as she blends into the crowd with her toy boy lover Akeem Morris, 29, to support Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

The Queen of Pop, 67, blended into the crowd alongside her partner, 29, as they supported their London football team who came out victorious with a 2-1 win.

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38 h. ago Police make almost 500 arrests at Palestine Action protest in London

Officers arrest activists at silent vigil in support of banned organisation, as demos go ahead despite PM’s pleasPolice have arrested almost 500 people in London at what organisers hoped would be the biggest demonstration so far against a ban on the proscribed organisation Palestine Action.Officers began arresting demonstrators at the silent vigil in support of the group, which has been classed by the UK government as a terror organisation since July this year. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago London police arrest hundreds at protest against ban on Palestine Action

London police arrest hundreds at protest against ban on Palestine Action  ReutersLondon Palestine Action protest: Met Police make more than 400 arrests  BBCMore than 400 arrested in London as pro-Palestine protest goes ahead despite pleas  Sky News

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39 h. ago Police make more than 440 arrests at Palestine Action protest in London

Officers arrest activists at silent vigil in support of banned organisation, as demos go ahead despite PM’s pleasPolice have made more than 440 arrests in London at what organisers hoped would be the biggest demonstration so far against a ban on the proscribed organisation Palestine Action.Officers began arresting demonstrators at the silent vigil in support of the group, which has been classed by the UK government as a terror organisation since July this year. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago London Palestine Action protest: Met Police make more than 400 arrests

London Palestine Action protest: Met Police make more than 400 arrests  BBCLondon police arrest hundreds at protest against ban on Palestine Action  ReutersNearly 500 arrested in London as pro-Palestine protest goes ahead despite pleas  Sky News

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41 h. ago Gaza protesters defy calls to cancel marches after synagogue attack

At least 175 people were detained in London for expressing support for proscribed group Palestine Action

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41 h. ago 'I will not be silenced': London protest against ban on Palestine Action goes ahead – video

'I will not be silenced': London protest against ban on Palestine Action goes ahead – video  The Guardian

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41 h. ago London police arrest protesters against Palestine Action ban

London police arrest protesters against Palestine Action ban  New York Post

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42 h. ago Police arrest scores of protesters over support for banned Palestine Action

The Metropolitan Police said officers had made 175 arrests by 3.45pm on Saturday.

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43 h. ago Police arrest scores of protesters over support for banned Palestine Action group

The Metropolitan Police said officers had made 175 arrests by 3.45pm for supporting a proscribed organisation.

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43 h. ago Police make arrests at Palestine Action protest as demo goes ahead despite PM’s pleas

Officers start arresting activists at silent vigil in support of banned organisationPolice have made more than a 100 arrests in Trafalgar Square at what organisers hoped would be the biggest demonstration so far against a ban on the proscribed organisation Palestine Action.Police began arresting demonstrators at the silent vigil in support of the group, which has been classed by the UK government as a terror organisation since July this year. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago London police arrest dozens at protest against ban on Palestine Action

London police arrest dozens at protest against ban on Palestine Action  Reuters

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45 h. ago Palestine Action supporters march on London despite terror attack

Palestine Action supporters march on London despite terror attack  The Telegraph

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48 h. ago UK antisemitism ‘allowed to grow’ by politicians and wider society, Jewish security group says

Head of policy at Community Security Trust calls Saturday’s planned protest against ban on Palestine Action ‘self absorbed and insensitive’Antisemitism has been “allowed to grow” by politicians and across wider society, the main Jewish security group has said in the aftermath of the attack on a Manchester synagogue, which left three people dead.Speaking before planned pro-Palestine marches on Saturday, Dave Rich, head of policy at the Community Security Trust, said it was “remarkably self absorbed and insensitive” for people to attend a silent vigil for Gaza after Thursday’s attack. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Organisers defy pressure to call off Palestine Action rally as Starmer urges protesters to ‘respect the grief of British Jews’

Around 1,500 people are expected to defy Palestine Action’s terror ban in a rally on Saturday despite pleas to call it off

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