Never before have so many stood together knowing they face up to 14 years in prison

521 people arrested
Average age 54
Most (147) aged between 60 and 69

#DefendOurJuries
#Protest
#Palestine
#Gaza
#StopGenocide
#BDSIsrael

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjyyzlwk2go

Hundreds Arrested In London for Opposing Ban on Nonviolent Group Palestine Action

"Let us be under no illusion," said one organizer. "The government is criminalizing the people of #Britain for standing up against the biggest #genocide of the 21st century, as it's livestreamed from #Gaza."

from #CommonDreams
Julia Conley
Aug 09, 2025

British campaigners reported Saturday that the sheer volume of people who showed up in #London's Parliament Square to support the nonviolent advocacy group #PalestineAction presented a major challenge for the Metropolitan Police, who had threatened to arrest anyone supporting the organization.

The campaign group #DefendOurJuries reported that as of 4:00 pm local time, at least 200 people had been arrested for joining the protest, where more than 1,000 sat silently in the square with many displaying signs that read: "I oppose genocide. I support #Palestine Action."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/palestine-action-london

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"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear." (Nemik's Manifesto)

That is where we are. A government confident in its legitimacy could have completely undermined yesterday's protest by *not arresting people*. Instead, millions will wake up this morning more angry than they were yesterday, more aware of the true nature of this government. #DefendOurJuries

I support #DefendOurJuries, & oppose the proscription of #PalestineAction, just as I oppose the #Israeli #genocide in #Gaza

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They're arresting people protesting a genocide while letting people who want to murder refugees in Hotels run around London....

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/09/palestine-action-arrests-london-largest-protest-ban

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Over 500 ready to risk arrest to protest #PalestineAction ban on Saturday

Organisers say unprecedented numbers will test the Metropolitan Police's pledge to arrest everyone supporting the banned group

from #MiddleEastEye #MEE
By Katherine Hearst
Published date: 8 August 2025 16:39 BST

Last update 12:10 EDT

Campaign group #DefendOurJuries (#DOJ) is organising the protest on Saturday in Parliament Square to demand the reversal of the group’s proscription, saying that the protest would only go ahead if at least 500 people committed to joining.

As of Monday evening, the group said that as many as 1,000 people had signed up, confirming on Tuesday that it would go ahead.

The protest will involve participants holding cardboard signs reading: “I oppose genocide. I support #Palestine Action.”

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/over-500-risk-arrest-protest-against-palestine-action-ban-saturday

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