1 week ago This column does not express support for Palestine Action – here’s why | Owen Jones

In Britain’s increasingly authoritarian society, any sort of protest can find itself at odds with the law. You might even go to jailThis piece must be carefully written to avoid my being imprisoned for up to 14 years. That’s a curious sentence to say as a newspaper columnist in Britain in 2025. But since the government voted to proscribe the direct action protest group Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act, any statement seen as expressing support could lead to arrest and prosecution.You may justifiably respond that Guardian journalists are not above the law. For example, if I penned a column in support of al-Qaida, you might be sympathetic to incarceration: it did, after all, kill nearly 3,000 people on 9/11, as well as perpetrate multiple terrorist atrocities such as the 2004 Madrid train bombings, and the 7 July London bombings two decades ago. Similarly, you may conclude that a polemic in favour of Islamic State should be met with a hefty prison sentence.Owen Jones is a Guard...

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2 w. ago More than 20 arrests at Palestine Action protest after group banned by government

Protesters gathered on Parliament Square to oppose the Home Office decision to proscribe the group as a terror organisation

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2 w. ago Retired priest, 83, among 29 Palestine Action supporters arrested under Terror Act hours after government bans group

Retired priest, 83, among 29 Palestine Action supporters arrested under Terror Act hours after government bans group  lbc.co.uk

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2 w. ago Multiple arrests at Palestine Action protest after group banned by government

Protesters had gathered on Parliament Square to oppose Home Office decision to proscribe the group as a terror organisation

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2 w. ago Palestine Action loses bid to secure block on UK government ban

Activist group that broke into RAF military base will be proscribed as a terrorist organisation from midnight

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago British group Palestine Action seeks to pause government ban

British group Palestine Action seeks to pause government ban  Reuters

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2 w. ago Gap in law could see young people ‘committing terrorist acts by weekend’ – peer

Lord Walney made the warning as he backed the Government’s plan to proscribe the protest group Palestine Action.

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2 w. ago Who are Palestine Action and why has the UK government banned them?

The UK-based group has been targeting arms manufacturers in the UK since 2020

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2 w. ago Four arrests outside Parliament as Palestine Action protests against its ban

The protest took place outside of Parliament as MPs gave their approval to the Government’s decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group.

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2 w. ago Palestine Action makes legal bid to block government from putting it on the banned list under anti

Palestine Action today began its legal bid to block the government from putting it on the banned list under anti-terror legislation.

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2 w. ago UK campaign group Palestine Action to challenge government ban

UK campaign group Palestine Action to challenge government ban  Reuters

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2 w. ago Palestine Action seeking legal challenge against UK Government bid to ban group

An urgent hearing was held at the High Court on Monday after Palestine Action said they were left with "no choice".

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago AIMEE WALSH: 'Palestine activists aren't terrorists, as Labour seek to ban group lobbying for Gaza freedom'

Protest is a civil right, so why are the British Government planning to proscribe Palestine Action? Critic Aimee Walsh argues that the Labour government is weak on what matters: the genocide in Gaza

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3 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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3 w. ago Palestine Action supporters clash with police after Government vows to ban group under anti

Arrests made as protest turns violent a week after two activists broke into an RAF base and damaged two Voyager planes

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Palestine Action: if red paint is terrorism, what isn’t? | Editorial

Labelling direct action as an act of terror criminalises dissent, chills speech and redefines nuisance as extremism under the banner of national securityThe UK government’s intention to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 marks a significant escalation in the treatment of civil disobedience. It elevates a group known for throwing red paint at buildings and military aircraft into the same legal category as al-Qaida and Islamic State. If there’s a serious threat from these activists, we’ve yet to see it – just a ministerial statement discussing civil disobedience in the language of counterinsurgency.If this is all that Palestine Action can be accused of, then the government is wrong. Ministers are setting a dangerous precedent by using terror laws to outlaw protest – and penalising protesters not for violence but for making a nuisance and vandalism. The cost will be felt in press freedom, political accountability and the right to resist. The home secretary’s statem...

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3 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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3 w. ago Palestine Action protesters clash with police as government confirms ban on group under anti

Palestine Action protesters clash with police as government confirms ban on group under anti-terror laws  The Independent

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