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London police arrest more than 200 at protest backing banned group Palestine Action
Police said 212 people were detained as supporters defied the ban, while the government’s appeal over the ruling remains pending.
- On Saturday, the Metropolitan Police arrested 212 protesters aged 27 to 82 in Trafalgar Square, central London during a mass demonstration against the government's ban on Palestine Action.
- The UK government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organization in July 2025, but the High Court ruled the ban unlawful in February 2026, calling it 'disproportionate' and a breach of freedom of expression.
- After initially indicating arrests were unlikely following the High Court ruling, the Metropolitan Police announced in late March it would resume detaining supporters, describing its earlier position as 'interim' and revising its approach.
- Organize by Defend Our Juries as 'Everyone Day,' around 500 protesters demonstrated against 'the UK Government's complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza and the misguided crackdown on peaceful protest at home.'
- More than 3,000 people have been arrested since July 2025 for allegedly expressing support for Palestine Action, including more than 2,400 in London; hundreds of trials remain on hold pending a July 30 review.
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