UK Court Upholds Palestine Action Terror Ban
The court said the Home Secretary was best placed to assess national security risks after the ban led to more than 3,300 arrests, Amnesty International said.
- On Monday, June 15, 2026, the UK Court of Appeal ruled the government's proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization is lawful, overturning a February High Court judgment that deemed the ban unlawful.
- Under the Terrorism Act 2000, the proscription became effective July 5, 2025, after three High Court judges previously found the ban unlawfully restricted freedom of expression; the government then successfully appealed that decision.
- Days before the ruling, four activists known as the 'Filton 4' were sentenced for an August 2024 Elbit Systems factory raid, with Judge Mr Justice Johnson labeling the action an 'act of terrorism' intended to intimidate the public.
- Co-Founder Huda Ammori vowed to "fight this all the way" by appealing to the UK Supreme Court, while authorities report more than 3,300 arrests linked to the group since the ban began.
- Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr characterized Palestine Action as a "covert organisation" operating in "secret cells," distinguishing its methodology from transparent civil disobedience and justifying the terrorism designation as "justified and proportionate.
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