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Britain challenges court decision that Palestine Action ban was unlawful
The Home Office says it must keep powers to proscribe groups after judges found the Palestine Action ban disproportionate.
- On Tuesday, the UK government began its Court of Appeal challenge to uphold the ban on Palestine Action, arguing the High Court's February ruling that proscribing the group was "disproportionate" and unlawful was legally flawed.
- The government proscribed the group under the Terrorism Act 2000 last year, but three High Court judges ruled in February that the move breached policy and disproportionately restricted freedom of expression.
- Following the ban, a "mass campaign of civil disobedience" led to more than 2,000 arrests by October 2025, with thousands detained for displaying signs supporting Palestine Action.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood argues the department must "retain the ability to take action to protect our national security," while Huda Ammori's legal team contends the ban constitutes an "authoritarian abuse of statutory power."
- The hearing is expected to conclude on Thursday, with the proscription remaining in force pending a final determination by the Court of Appeal or further order.
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Appeal: In the UK, campaign group Palestine Action is banned under terrorism legislation, but the judge has declared that ban unlawful. This…
·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Britain challenges court decision that Palestine Action ban was unlawful
Britain on Tuesday sought to uphold a ban on pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, which it has designated a terrorist organisation, after a court ruling that the move unlawfully interfered with freedom of expression.
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