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The Islamic Human Rights Commission is raising funds to mount a legal challenge against the Home Secretary's disgraceful ban on the Al Quds Day march
https://www.ihrc.org.uk/defend-the-right-to-protest-on-al-quds-day/
Defend the right to protest on Al Quds day - IHRC
Earlier this year, the High Court in the Palestine Action challenge specifically stated the right to protest on the rights of Palestinians would be protected
The British government plans to expand powers to "tackle extremism" by expanding the Prevent surveillance programme on university campuses and giving the Charity Commission powers to shut down charities
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/09/labour-to-set-up-new-extremism-whistleblowing-service-for-university-staff
Labour to set up new extremism whistleblowing service for university staff
Minister announces action plan to boost social cohesion that will also give regulator powers to shut down charities
Last night the Metropolitan Police raided the Westminster Quaker Meeting House – again, this time targeting Take Back Power's direct action training. There were 15 arrests
Birmingham City Council has been granted a High Court injunction against "persons unknown" banning protests in support of the year-long Unite bin strike outside five waste depots
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/birmingham-council-granted-injunction-banning-36758274
Birmingham Council granted injunction banning protests after year-long bin strike
Birmingham City Council has been granted a High Court injunction banning protests outside its waste depots as the city's all-out bin strike nears its first anniversary
"This is political policing. And if police are the arbiters of where you can march, when you can march, how often you can march, which is in the pipeline — then you need state permission to demonstrate"
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/right-protest-trial-westminster-court
Right to protest on trial at Westminster Court
ON MONDAY, protesters will rally outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court at 9am calling for all charges against Chris Nineham and Ben Jamal to be dropped.The Defend the Right to Protest rally will be addressed by MPs including Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell, trade union leaders including Fran Heathcote and Maryam Eslamdoust, and leading voices from the arts and entertainment world such as Brian Eno, Juliet Stevenson and Khalid Abdalla.
Six Palestine Action activists were cleared today of aggravated burglary over a protest at an Israeli weapons firm in 2024. The jury also cleared three defendants of violent disorder and failed to reach a verdict on a GBH charge – charges that are the basis of the group's labelling as "terrorists". Netpol calls for the release of all other prisoners held on remand for these protests
https://news.sky.com/story/six-palestine-action-activists-cleared-of-aggravated-burglary-at-israel-linked-defence-firm-13493449
Six Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israel-linked defence firm
Three of the group were also found not guilty of violent disorder, while the jury failed to reach verdicts on charges of criminal damage and causing grievous bodily harm.
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