Police warn Palestine Action supporters will be arrested ahead of mass demonstration

Met warns against supporting proscribed groups ahead of London protests

Officers to monitor chants and conduct at Palestine Coalition and counter-protests in Westminster

More arrests expected as multiple Palestine Action protest to take place on Saturday

On Saturday 19 July, dozens of people across the country are expected to be arrested under counter-terrorism legislation for holding cardboard signs. It is, of course, over the government’s proscription of Palestine Action. Locations include: London, Gandhi statue in Parliament Square, 1pm Manchester, Gandhi statue in Cathedral Yard, 12pm Edinburgh, top of the Mound, 11am Bristol, in front of the Council House on College Green, 1pm Truro, front…

Lancs councillor summoned for police interview for Facebook post supporting Palestine

Police misuse of Palestine Action proscription against wider anti-genocide movement spreads Lancashire County Councillor Michael Lavalette is to be questioned by police - for a social media post expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people against genocide, in the latest in a series of political attacks on Palestinian support and solidarity. Independent Cllr Lavalette, a long-standing…

Police warn Palestine Action supporters will be arrested ahead of mass demonstration

The Met Police has warned anyone expressing support for Palestine Action at a stand alone protest or as part of a large -scale Palestine Coalition march will likely be arrested