Lib Dems call for law review after Palestine Action arrests

UK campaigners call for delay in Palestine Action prosecutions

Rights organisations are calling for prosecutions against supporters of the now-banned Palestine Action group to be delayed until a legal challenge on the ban has been heard. Groups including Greenpeace and Human Rights Watch wrote to Attorney General Richard Hermer KC, saying that going ahead with charges or trials before a judicial review would raise legal and moral questions, The Guardian reported on Friday. The letter, also signed by Friends…

Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it

I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper – but that would now be illegal

Britain to prosecute more than 60 people for supporting banned pro-Palestine group

More than 700 people have been arrested since it was banned as a terrorist group in early July. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Another 60 people to be prosecuted for ‘showing support for Palestine Action’

More prosecutions are expected in the coming weeks, the Metropolitan Police said.

Lib Dems call for review of law after Palestine Action arrests

It comes after the Met Police arrested more than 500 people at a demonstration backing the banned group.

UK government must suspend Palestine Action prosecutions until ban review: Rights groups

LONDON: Protesters arrested under the UK’s Terrorism Act for supporting the banned group Palestine Action should not be prosecuted while there is a legal challenge against the ban, rights groups have told the government. Organizations including Greenpeace and Human Rights Watch sent a letter to Lord Hermer, the attorney general for England and Wales, urging the delay in