US EditionPalestine Action loses bid to gain temporary block on government ban
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 4 – The UK government cited £7 million in damage as justification to proscribe Palestine Action, marking the first ban of a nonviolent civil disobedience group under terrorism laws.
- Palestine Action's bid to temporarily block the government's ban on the group was rejected by a High Court judge.
- Membership or support for the direct action group will become a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
- The group's co-founder Huda Ammori said she will seek an 'urgent appeal' against what she called a 'dystopian nightmare'.
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Pro-Palestine group loses bid to pause ban
Pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action's co-founder on Friday lost a bid to pause the British government's decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws pending their legal challenge. Huda Ammori, who helped found Palestine Action in 2020, asked London's High Court to stop the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, before a full hearing of her case that banning the group is unlawful, later this month. Britis…
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