Protesters Accuse Government of ‘Hypocrisy’ over Palestine Action Ban

The proscription of Palestine Action and the struggle against the Starmer government

The government is turning to authoritarianism because its agenda of enriching the financial oligarchy and waging war cannot be pursued democratically.

Protesters accuse government of ‘hypocrisy’ over Palestine Action ban

Novara Media: We Oppose the Proscription of Palestine Action

The government’s planned proscription of Palestine Action is appalling state overreach. As journalists and media workers, Novara Media unequivocally opposes this historic infringement on freedom of expression in the UK. We believe it is a gross abuse of legislation to equate a non-violent, direct action protest group with the likes of Isis, Al-Qaida, and National Action. Never before in Britain has it been illegal to support a protest group. We …

Petition rejecting proscription of Palestine Action hits major milestone

A PETITION to “defend the right to protest” and to stop the proscription of the campaign group Palestine Action has hit a major milestone ...

Yvette Cooper urged to scrap plans to ban Palestine Action

UN experts and hundreds of lawyers have urged Yvette Cooper to scrap plans to ban Palestine Action, arguing proscribing the group would conflate protest and terrorism. In two different letters addressed to Yvette Cooper, both the Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol) and the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers cautioned that banning the group could establish a troubling precedent. Cooper announced her plans to proscribe Palestine Action follow…

Leading Lawyers Back Open Letter to Home Secretary Opposing Ban on Palestine Action

Senior barristers and campaigners warn Keir Starmer's Government is 'conflating peaceful protest with genuine terrorism'