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Palestine Action terror ban ruled unlawful by High Court
The High Court found the ban disproportionate and unlawful but left it active pending government appeal; over 2,000 arrests followed the proscription, court documents show.
- On Friday, February 13, 2026, Britain's High Court ruled the government's proscription of Palestine Action unlawful and disproportionate at the Royal Courts of Justice, London.
- The government proscribed Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June last year, with the ban beginning on July 5 last year under the Terrorism Act 2000.
- Outside the court, supporters cheered as `Together we took action at great personal risk We helped make this proscription unenforceable` .
- Judges paused quashing the decision to allow the government time to file an appeal, keeping the proscription in place until February 20 while Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood contests the ruling.
- Amnesty International UK argued the ban breached protest rights, United Nations Special Rapporteur Ben Saul warned it sets a troubling precedent, and Sally Rooney, author, faces publishing restrictions; Craig Murray, former diplomat, will hear a related case on March 17, 2026.
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Palestine Action was classified as a terrorist group in 2025. The British High Court considers this to be disproportionate, the government wants to appeal.
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The prohibition of this organization equates it to organizations such as Islamic State or Al Qaeda
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