Cheers as People Arrested Outside Labour Conference
- On Sunday, September 27, 2026, Merseyside Police arrested two demonstrators outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool protesting in support of the banned group Palestine Action.
- Members of the Defend Our Juries group rallied against the government's terrorism ban on Palestine Action, with police confirming more than 50 people detained on suspicion of supporting a proscribed organization.
- Human rights barrister Margaret Owen, 94, was among those detained, while activists argue the state's judicial campaign threatens protesters with up to 14 years in prison.
- Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank as Prime Minister Andy Burnham called Palestinian suffering 'a scar on the conscience of the world.'
- Amnesty International condemned the police operation, describing the arrests as a "shameful attack on free speech," as critics argue the government's stated support for a two-state solution contradicts its continued enforcement of the ban on Palestine Action.
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IN PICS: hundreds arrested at Palestine protest outside Labour conference
Hundreds of people have been arrested as the Defend our Juries group protested against the government’s ‘proscription‘ (terrorism ban) on anti-genocide group Palestine Action. While al-Qaeda subsidiary HTS in Syria has been de-proscribed and whitewashed by the UK and US, Palestine Action remains banned. The Crown Prosecution Service and judiciary continue to collude to try […] By Skwawkbox
Margaret Owen was arrested by police at the demonstration - involving more than 250 people - outside the Liverpool Experience Campus on Sunday.
Aged 94, Barrister Arrested at Palestine Protest at Labour Conference
Internewscast Internewscast A 94-year-old human rights barrister was arrested during a Palestine Action demonstration… This Post: Aged 94, Barrister Arrested at Palestine Protest at Labour Conference first appeared on Internewscast
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