UK Police Arrests Dozens at Protest Supporting Banned Group Palestine Action
Police arrested 77 people after protesters declared support for the banned group, while Huda Ammori won permission to challenge the proscription at the Supreme Court.
- On Thursday, July 30, 2026, dozens of protesters were arrested outside Westminster Magistrates Court during a "Graduation Day" rally supporting Palestine Action, a group proscribed as a terrorist organization in the UK.
- Membership in or support for Palestine Action became a criminal offense in July 2025, carrying potential sentences of up to 14 years in prison for those convicted of expressing backing for the group.
- Three justices at the Supreme Court recently granted co-founder Huda Ammori permission to appeal the government's proscription, setting the stage for a final legal challenge this autumn.
- Football legend Gary Lineker called the ban "the biggest absurdity," while Green Party leader Zack Polanski demanded Prime Minister Andy Burnham reverse the proscription, citing no excuse for cracking down on protest groups.
- Protesters "escalated" demonstrations to trigger arrests, with 77 individuals detained by the Met Police by 3pm Thursday for expressing support for the organization, which Defend Our Juries describes as an assault on democracy.
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Huda Ammori has been fighting the group's prohibition by the interior ministry since it was imposed in July 2025 under the UK's Terrorism Act. That move made membership of, or support for, the pro-Palestinian group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. The Supreme Court said in a statement posted on its website that "permission to appeal is granted", with an expedited hearing expected sometime between October to December. Th…
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The Metropolitan police have arrested people at a Palestine Action protest who did not break the law by showing or stating support for the proscribed group, campaigners say. Protesters gathered outside Westminster magistrates’ court on Thursday in the latest escalation in the campaign to lift the ban on the direct action group. Organisers Defend Our Juries said ahead of time that they expected “hundreds” to express support for the group vocall…
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