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Palestine Action protests RECAP: 466 arrested in London after 'terror group' ban
Several protestors have been arrested in Westminster at demonstrations in support of the Palestine Action group
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I was arrested at the Palestine Action ban protest – and it all still seems surreal
I never envisaged that, at the age of 75, I would be detained under the Terrorism Act while people screamed ‘Shame on you!’, writes environmentalist and author Jonathon Porritt
London protests: Police swoop to make arrests as hundreds rally in support of Palestine Action
The White House announced plans of a new $200 million ballroom.
Most Palestine Action protesters unlikely to face prison, officials say
I support Palestine Action.” Carrying a protest sign is unlikely to carry the same sentence as financing or money laundering on behalf of a proscribed group. However, officials suggested that anyone arrested on Saturday who had been arrested before for supporting the group is likely to face harsher sentencing,
Hundreds of Palestine Action protestors have been charged with terrorism
One of the biggest mass arrests in modern British history threatens to clog the courts – but the Home Office is doubling down
Some don't know 'full nature' of Palestine Action, says Cooper
Defending the group's proscription under terror law, she said the organisation was "not a non-violent organisation".
Grey brigade sit in protest for Palestine
The 74-year-old retired care worker wanted to sit on the floor with her fellow protesters, who gathered to show support for Palestine Action after the group was labelled a terror organisation. However,
Palestine Action has committed 'violence' and 'significant injury', No 10 says
Palestine Action is "violent" and has committed "significant injury" as well as criminal damage, Downing Street has said after hundreds of arrests were made at a protest linked to the group. No 10 defended the move to ban the organisation under counter-terror laws,
Voices: Palestine Action demonstrators should not be prosecuted for placards
COMMENT: Indicating support for a terrorist organisation with a placard should not be a criminal offence, as it is inconsistent with the basic rights of free speech, says

London protests LIVE: More than 50 arrests at Parliament Square over support for banned Palestine Action

More than 50 arrests at Parliament Square over support for banned Palestine Action - Officers have moved in to make arrests ...

London police arrest 365 people as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law

British police said they arrested 365 people in central London on Saturday as supporters of a recently banned pro-Palestinian ...
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I watched the police arrest hundreds of peaceful protesters – I fear Britain is on a slippery slope towards authoritarianism

What human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger saw at the Palestine Action demonstration in Parliament Square was not public order policing – it was the suppression of lawful dissent, and the deliberate t ...

Arrested grandmother, 77, says she 'will not be silenced'

Ginnie Herbert, from Cholsey near Wallingford, was one of more than 530 arrested in London on Saturday, August 9 for showing ...
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'Frightening and surreal': Palestine Action and a Saturday of mass arrests

London's Metropolitan Police arrested over 100 people over the age of 70 in an unprecedented day in Britain's history ...

Over 200 arrested at London pro-Palestinian protest

More than 200 people were arrested in London Saturday during a major pro-Palestinian protest in the British capital, police ...

Who are Palestine Action? Why were 500 of them arrested in one day?

More than 500 members of a banned direct action group were arrested on Saturday at a protest on Parliament Square. Palestine ...
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We can beat this ban together

Steph Pike reports on Saturday’s demonstration against the government’s ban of Palestine Action under terrorism legislation ...