Police ease restrictions on London pro-Palestine march following row with organisers

Pro-Palestine activists rally in London amid concerns over police restrictions

Activists are rallying in London today, September 7, for the latest National March for Palestine. The demonstrators are calling on the UK government to take decisive action to stop what they describe as genocide, end arms sales to Israel, oppose the broader conflict in the Middle East, and combat Islamophobia. The march was originally scheduled to start at noon in central London, but organisers have raised concerns that the Metropolitan Police a…

Met backs down over attempt to delay London Palestine march start time

Anger at manoeuvres to please Israel lobby leads to rethink, but conditions still imposed The Metropolitan Police has abandoned its attempt to delay, at short notice, the start time of Saturday's anti-genocide march after widespread outrage at the assault on democracy - particularly as the excuse for the delay was to accommodate a pro-Israel rally…

Police ease restrictions on London pro-Palestine march following row with organisers

The Met has lifted some restrictions on pro-Palestine marchers after a week of wrangling

Met Police Back Down - Palestine March to Go Ahead As Planned

In a victory for the movement, the police have withdrawn all the major restrictions on tomorrow's march. The coalition that organise the national demonstrations for Palestine have released the following statement: With less than 24 hours to go, the Metropolitan Police has dropped its attempt to frustrate our national march for Palestine. Tomorrow we will march to the Israeli Embassy as planned. Following a week of argument and attempts to bully …

Victory for Palestine march as Met Police back down over protest restrictions

The following article is a comment piece from Palestine Solidarity Campaign and its coalition partners In a great victory for the Palestine movement, the Met Police have withdrawn all the major restrictions on tomorrow’s march. The coalition that organise the national demonstrations for Palestine have released the following statement. Please share it on social media below and make sure you are there on Saturday. Bring your friends, family and ne…

UK: Met police U-turn on pro-Palestine protests restrictions

The UK's Metropolitan Police have backtracked on restrictions imposed on a 7 September pro-Palestine march set to be held in central London following backlash from activists and organisers. A spokesperson from the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) told The New Arab that the Met police informed them early on Friday that they were "re-evaluating the conditions imposed". "The continuous obstacles and restrictions from the police on our march to t…