UK Court Upholds Palestine Action Terror Ban
The court said the Home Secretary was best placed to assess national security risks after the ban led to more than 3,300 arrests, Amnesty International said.
- On Monday, June 15, 2026, the UK Court of Appeal ruled the government's proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization is lawful, overturning a February High Court judgment that deemed the ban unlawful.
- Under the Terrorism Act 2000, the proscription became effective July 5, 2025, after three High Court judges previously found the ban unlawfully restricted freedom of expression; the government then successfully appealed that decision.
- Days before the ruling, four activists known as the 'Filton 4' were sentenced for an August 2024 Elbit Systems factory raid, with Judge Mr Justice Johnson labeling the action an 'act of terrorism' intended to intimidate the public.
- Co-Founder Huda Ammori vowed to "fight this all the way" by appealing to the UK Supreme Court, while authorities report more than 3,300 arrests linked to the group since the ban began.
- Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr characterized Palestine Action as a "covert organisation" operating in "secret cells," distinguishing its methodology from transparent civil disobedience and justifying the terrorism designation as "justified and proportionate.
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Palestine Action vows to fight on after UK court backs ban
Within minutes of judges ruling that the UK government's ban on Palestine Action was lawful, police officers moved through a crowd of supporters gathered outside London's Royal Courts of Justice, arresting protesters holding signs reading: "SAVING LIVES IS NOT TERRORISM. I SUPPORT PALESTINE ACTION." By the end of the day, the Metropolitan Police said 58 people had been arrested for allegedly expressing support for a proscribed organisation, with…
The London Court of Relations reversed the previous decision and validated the illegalization of the activist group. Palestine Action announces appeal to the Supreme or to the TEDH.
Earlier, a judge declared the ban unlawful. The government appealed and won.
UK Court Upholds ‘Terrorism’ Ban on Palestine Action
Click to expand Image Protesters gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand listening to the judge's statement, London, UK, June 15, 2026. © 2026 Tom Jeffreys/Press Association via AP Photo On June 15, the Court of Appeal in London upheld the United Kingdom government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group. This damaging ruling, which overturns an earlier High Court decision against the government, will like…
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