US EditionUK to Proscribe Palestine Action After RAF Brize Nortion Vandalism
- On June 23, 2025, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced plans to proscribe the Palestine Action group under the Terrorism Act during protests in central London.
- The decision follows activists breaking into RAF Brize Norton last week, damaging military planes while protesting UK support for Israel in Gaza, and met police opposition to protests near Parliament.
- Hundreds gathered in Trafalgar Square after a ban on protesting outside Parliament, waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans like 'We will not be silenced' amid police-imposed exclusion zones.
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves condemned the group’s behaviour as 'totally unacceptable' for causing damage to military assets, while Baroness Chakrabarti warned proscription marks a 'very serious step' and may be an escalation too far.
- If proscribed, the group will be legally classed as a terrorist organisation, making membership or support a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
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UK to classify activist group Palestine Action as terrorist organization
UK Secretary of State Yvette Cooper announced on Monday that the British government will be categorizing activist group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization under the provisions of the Terrorism Act 2000 in reaction to the group’s damaging of military planes on a British base on Friday. If Parliament passes the proscription order, which is expected to be presented on June 30th, membership in the group, the donation of funds, or the expre…
UK Government Moves to Ban Palestine Action Under Terrorism Law
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said on Monday that she will ban activist group Palestine Action, saying its “long history of unacceptable criminal damage” now meets the threshold for terrorism under UK law. If approved by Parliament, an order—due to be laid on June 30—would make it a criminal offence to be a member of, or to express support for, the group. The decision follows what Cooper described as a “disgraceful attack” by the group on Britain…
As a sign of protest against British foreign policy, activists damaged the engines of military aircraft. Now the Labour government reacts with full rigour.
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