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Protester in UK Threatened with Arrest by Armed Police Over

CANTERBURY, KENT, ENGLAND, JUL 16 – Kent Police threatened arrest under the Terrorism Act for peaceful protest supporting Palestine Action, banned as a terrorist group with penalties up to 14 years, raising free speech concerns.

Summary by Arab News
LONDON: British armed police threatened a peaceful protester with arrest under the Terrorism Act after accusing her of supporting Palestine Action, the activist group that was banned earlier this month. Laura Murton, 42, held signs saying “Free Gaza” and “Israel is committing genocide” at the demonstration in the city of Canterbury, The Guardian reported on Thursday. Officers

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SKWAWKBOX broke the news in on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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