US EditionUK police arrest hundreds at protest in support of proscribed group Palestine Action
LONDON, AUG 9 – Police arrested at least 365 people supporting Palestine Action during protests in London despite the ban, with organizers claiming the legislation suppresses fundamental freedoms.
- Supporters of Palestine Action defy proscription in Parliament Square, London, as the Met reports over 500 arrests under new terror legislation on Saturday .
- On June 20, 2025, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper proscribed Palestine Action after activists broke into RAF Brize Norton, spraying red paint into tanker engines and damaging two aircraft.
- More than 3,000 riot police, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said the weekend would require a significant policing presence.
- The Metropolitan Police reported more than 50 arrests in Parliament Square and at least 365 supporters in London for backing Palestine Action last month.
- Under the Terrorism Act 2000, support for Palestine Action is punishable by up to 14 years in prison, with a UK court challenge later this year.
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London's Metropolitan Police have arrested 474 protesters in Parliament Square who took part in a rally in support of the Palestine Action group, which has been blacklisted by the UK government under anti-terrorism laws.
London Police Arrest 365 People as Pro-palestinian Protesters Defy New Law
LONDON (AP) — British police said they arrested 365 people in central London on Saturday as supporters of a recently banned pro-Palestinian group intentionally flouted the law as part of their effort to force the government to reconsider the ban. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Parliament in early July passed […]
A few weeks ago, Britain had banned Palestine Action from the Pro-Palestinian group. Once again, there were protests against it in London, and more than 470 people were arrested.
Hundreds Arrested Defying Ban on Pro-Palestinian Group
London police arrested 365 people on Saturday after supporters of the recently banned group Palestine Action gathered in Parliament Square to protest the new law prohibiting public support for the organization. The demonstration drew more than 500 people, some displaying signs backing Palestine Action, which Parliament outlawed last month after...
Pro-Palestine protest: UK police arrest hundreds
LONDON, United Kingdom — Police in London arrested 466 people Saturday for supporting Palestine Action at the latest and largest protest backing the group since the government banned it last month under anti-terror laws. The Metropolitan Police said it had made the arrests, thought to be one of the highest number ever at a single protest in the UK capital, for “supporting a proscribed organisation.” It also arrested eight people for other offenc…
London police arrest hundreds as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law
LONDON — British police said they arrested 365 people in central London on Saturday as supporters of a recently banned pro-Palestinian group intentionally flouted the law as part of their effort to force the government to reconsider the ban. Parliament in early July passed a law banning Palestine Action and making it a crime to publicly support the organization. That came after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base and vandalized two tanke…
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