Nearly 500 arrested in London as pro-Palestine protest goes ahead despite pleas

London police arrest hundreds at protest against ban on Palestine Action

London police arrested hundreds of protesters for supporting a banned pro-Palestinian group at a demonstration on Saturday which went ahead despite requests to call it off after a deadly attack at a synagogue in Manchester.

Over 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters rally across UK days after synagogue attack, hundreds arrested

Hundreds of additional police officers have been deployed across Manchester after Thursday’s deadly attack at a synagogue

Over 450 arrested at protest after synagogue attack

Nearly 500 people have been arrested at a protest in London, which went ahead despite a plea from the UK Prime Minister, days after a deadly synagogue attack.

London Palestine Action protest: how UK terror laws now target peaceful dissent

Hundreds of people were arrested in London on Saturday for holding up signs that the law says makes them supporters of terrorists.

Police arrest almost 500 people over Palestine Action support

Policing minister Sarah Jones said many of those attending a protest in London did so with the aim of being arrested.

London Palestine Action protest: Met Police make nearly 500 arrests

Demonstrations went ahead despite calls from politicians and police leaders for the protests to be postponed in wake of the Manchester synagogue attack.