muk4410 at KillBaitAlmost 900 Arrested at London Protest Against Palestine Action Ban Under Terrorism Act
Yeah, because we all know how unbiased the footage is.
kingler5800 at KillBaitAlmost 900 Arrested at London Protest Against Palestine Action Ban Under Terrorism Act
Violence never justifies repression.
DoomsdaysCWBritish police arrest 900 people in London over banned group #PalestineAction
By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS
September 7, 2025
LONDON (AP) — "British police said Sunday that they arrested almost 900 people demonstrating in #London against a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the government.
"Almost 1,600 people have now been detained, many for silently holding signs supporting the group, since it was outlawed two months ago. #Protesters say the ban on Palestine Action is an unwarranted curb on free speech and the #RightToProtest.
"The Metropolitan Police force said 890 people were arrested at Saturday’s demonstration, the vast majority, 857, under the #TerrorismAct for supporting a proscribed organization. Some 33 were detained for other offenses, including 17 for assaulting police officers.
"#DefendOurJuries, the campaign group organizing the protest, said 1,500 people took part in the demonstration outside Parliament, sitting down and holding signs reading 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.' "
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-protest-arrests-b6acca3f6e46cf0fd64ae11d413f5bd8
#FreePalestine #PalestineGenocide #StopTheGenocide #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #ACAB #UnjustLaws #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #FreeSpeech
British police arrest 900 people in London over banned group Palestine Action
Police say they arrested almost 900 protesters outside Parliament in London for defying a ban on the group Palestine Action, which the government has labeled a terrorist organization. Defend Our Juries, the campaign group organizing the protest, said 1,500 people participated on Saturday, holding signs supporting Palestine Action. Police began making arrests within minutes, while bystanders chanted against the police. The Metropolitan Police stated that expressing support for a banned organization is a criminal offense under the Terrorism Act. More than 700 people were arrested at earlier protests, with 138 charged under the Act. The group is challenging the ban in court.
cloyster8062 at KillBaitAlmost 900 Arrested at London Protest Against Palestine Action Ban Under Terrorism Act
This protest was entirely peaceful with no violence whatsoever. The police exaggerated the number of arrests to demonize the protesters. It’s just another example of how the government is trying to silence dissent against their policies on Palestine.
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Darren FowerUK Labour bans #PalestineAction as terrorists: 700+ arrested since July, incl 500 at one demo - half over 60!
-> £7M in alleged damage, but prosecuting grannies for signs?
#PalestineAction protest arrests rise to more than 500
by Adam Hale, 8/10/2025
"The number of arrests at Saturday's demonstration in London in support of banned group Palestine Action has risen to 532.
"The Metropolitan Police said the majority of arrests - 521 - were for displaying placards in support of Palestine Action at Westminster's Parliament Square, and one at a Palestine Coalition march.
"Six arrests were for assaulting police officers, two for breaching Public Order Act conditions, one for obstructing a constable and one for a racially aggravated public order offence.
It was the biggest protest since the government proscribed the group in July under the #TerrorismAct, making membership of or support for it a criminal offence, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
"The force previously said that the number of arrests was the largest made by the force on a single day in the last 10 years.
"The average age of those arrested was 54, and the most arrests - 147 of them - were of people aged between 60 and 69.
The Metropolitan Police said its counter terrorism team was now working on bringing charges against those accused of supporting Palestine Action.
"Over the coming days and weeks, officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command will work to put together the case files required to secure charges against those arrested as part of this operation."
Some protesters chose to walk out quietly with officers, but those who refused to move or were lying on the ground were carried away
The protest, organised by Defend Our Juries, saw hundreds of people simultaneously pull out placards with the message "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" when Big Ben chimed at 13:00 BST on Saturday.
Police started making multiple arrests at a time, working their way through the crowds, with those who refused to move being carried out by police to chants of "shame on you" directed at the officers.
Protesters whose details could be confirmed at temporary prisoner processing points nearby were released on bail to appear at a police station at a future date, under condition not to attend future demonstrations related to Palestine Action.
But 212 protesters who refused to provide their details or were found to have been arrested while already on bail were taken into custody.
Police said as of 13:00 on Sunday, 18 of them remained in custody but were expected to be released during the day.
The majority of arrests at the demonstration were of people aged 60 to 69
Security expert Lizzie Dearden told the BBC that the laws the protesters were arrested under "were not designed for a group of this nature or a group of this size".
"When [the Terrorism Act] was drafted in the late Nineties, the kind of terrorist group that was really being envisaged were groups like the IRA, al-Qaeda, armed militant groups that were operating often abroad.
" 'So the law is being applied in a completely new way.'
"Home Secretary #YvetteCooper thanked police for their response following the demonstration, and said the banning of Palestine Action was based on 'strong security advice following serious attacks the group has committed' as well as 'plans and ideas for further attacks'.
" 'Many people may not yet know the reality of this organisation, but the assessments are very clear - this is not a non-violent organisation," she said.
But charity #AmnestyInternational's chief executive Sacha Deshmukh described the mass arrests as "deeply concerning".
He said: "We have long criticised UK terrorism law for being excessively broad and vaguely worded and a threat to #FreedomOfExpression. These arrests demonstrate that our concerns were justified.'
"At the end of July, the High Court ruled that Palestine Action would be able to challenge its proscription.
"Lawyers for the group's co-founder Huda Ammori have argued that the ban breaches the right to free speech and has acted like a gag on legitimate protest.
The government says the ban is justified because it narrowly targets a group that has been organising serious criminality."
Source:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjyyzlwk2go
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/mTvNt
#ThoughtCrime #UKPol #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal
PatternChaser"The proscription of #PalestineAction is the most illiberal thing any Home Secretary has done for 30+ years.
...people gently calling for peace arrested under the #TerrorismAct, while the government assists #IsraeliTerror, as it perpetrates #genocide in #Gaza."
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/07/27/george-monbiot-protest/
UN #HumanRights chief criticises UK #PalestineAction ban
by Sam Francis
July 25, 2025
" 'The UK government's ban on Palestine Action is a 'disturbing' misuse of counter-terrorism legislation, the United Nations' human rights chief has warned.
"Volker Turk urged the government to lift the ban on the group, calling it 'disproportionate and unnecessary.'
"Earlier this month, Palestine Action was proscribed by the UK Government under the #TerrorismAct2000 after activists claimed responsibility for spraying two military aircraft with red paint causing an estimated £7m worth of damage.
"The decision is currently being challenged in the High Court with a judgment due at the end of the month. The Home Office has been contacted for a comment.
Palestine Action ban 'abuse of power', court told
"The ban means that membership of, or support for, Palestine Action is now a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
"More than 170 people have been arrested since the ban was introduced, under the #TerrorismAct of 2000.
"Turk, who has been the UN's high commissioner for human rights since 2022, said the ban 'appears disproportionate and unnecessary'.
" 'It limits the rights of many people involved with and supportive of Palestine Action who have not themselves engaged in any underlying criminal activity but rather exercised their rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association,' Turk said.
" 'As such, it appears to constitute an impermissible restriction on those rights that is at odds with the UK's obligations under international human rights law.' "
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjxjpl8g0do
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/ElL2Z
#UKPol #WorldPol #CriminalizingProtest #CriminalizingDissent #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #EndTheGenocide #HumanRightsViolations
Steven Heywood"As this is a new proscribed organisation, West Yorkshire police is considering any individual or organisational learning from this incident." = "We really *are" making this up as we go along."