US EditionUK police arrest scores of supporters of newly banned Palestinian protest group
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 12 – More than 70 arrests were made nationwide for supporting Palestine Action, the first direct action group banned under UK terrorism laws with penalties up to 14 years in prison.
- On Saturday, the Metropolitan Police arrested 46 protesters in Parliament Square for suspected support of Palestine Action during a pro-Gaza rally.
- Last month, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper proscribed Palestine Action after activists spray-painted aircraft at RAF Brize Norton, criminalising support under the Terrorism Act 2000.
- Legal experts, including Amnesty International UK and UN lawyers, condemn the first use of anti-terror laws against a peaceful domestic group, Palestine Action, as a dangerous precedent.
- Following the London arrests, protests in Manchester, Cardiff, and Derry led to 16 more arrests for support of the proscribed group, raising concerns over civil liberties.
- This first ban of a non-violent protest group under the Terrorism Act raises concerns over free speech and sets a controversial legal precedent for criminalising civil disobedience.
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Roger Waters, legendary co-founder of Pink Floyd, may face criminal charges in the UK after publicly supporting the newly proscribed group Palestine Action on July 5. A video by Waters declaring solidarity with the group could violate UK anti-terror laws. The Campaign Against Antisemitism has pledged to pursue private prosecution if authorities falter.
police using Palestine Action proscription to target even mention of Palestine, ‘Gaza’, ‘freedom’
Police-state war on UK citizens to protect Israel escalates again UK police have been filmed threatening a Kent woman with arrest under the Terrorism Act for supporting a proscribed, or banned, organisation - despite not displaying anything relating to a proscribed organisation, but simply for expressing support for Gaza to be free and for condemning…
U.K. Police Arrest Another 71 People for Supporting Activist Group Palestine Action
In Britain, police arrested at least 71 people in London, Cardiff and Manchester for publicly supporting Palestine Action, an anti-genocide direct action group that was recently banned under Britain’s Terrorism Act. It is now illegal to belong to the group or even express any support for the organization. Police in London said illegal acts include “chanting, wearing clothing or displaying articles such as flags, signs or logos” related to Palest…
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