US EditionArrests made at protest for Palestine Action in London
More than 425 people were arrested during a protest opposing the UK ban on Palestine Action, with police reporting over 25 arrests for assaults on officers amid a large demonstration.
- Police arrested some of the hundreds of protesters who gathered outside Parliament in London to defy a ban on Palestine Action, described as a terrorist organization by the government.
- Defend Our Juries, the campaign group organizing the protest, claimed that 1,500 people participated, holding signs like 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.'
- The Metropolitan Police stated that expressing support for a proscribed organization is a criminal offense under the Terrorism Act, and they would make arrests where they saw offences.
- Activists are challenging the ban in court, asserting it is a peaceful protest organization, despite previous vandalism which led to the government's decision to proscribe Palestine Action in July.
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More than 400 people were arrested in London on Saturday during a demonstration in support of Palestine Action, a banned and classified terrorist organization since July.
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ORF.at NewsOn Saturday, hundreds protested against the ban of the Palestine Action. The organization was classified by the government as a terrorist organization and banned in July.
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In London, 425 people were arrested who protested the ban on Palestine Action. The group had been classified as terrorist because of sabotage acts - advocates have been considered terrorist supporters ever since.
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