UK’s Met police says 55 people have been arrested in Parliament Square for displaying placards in support of the group.Protests are taking place across the United Kingdom calling for the ban on Palestine Action to be reversed, amid police warnings that those showing support for the proscribed activist group face arrest.
Demonstrations have been taking place on Saturday in Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, Truro and London as part of a campaign coordinated by Defend Our Juries, which has already seen dozens arrested.
London’s Metropolitan police said 55 people have been arrested Saturday in Parliament Square for displaying placards in support of the group.
The Met police said 70 people were arrested at similar demonstrations in Parliament Square over the past two weekends, while Defend Our Juries said a total of 120 had so far been arrested across the UK.
Police officers remove a person after they took part in a protest in Parliament Square, London, to call for de-proscription of ‘Palestine Action’ after a ban against the organisation was announced, Saturday July 12, 2025. (James Manning/PA via AP)
It comes ahead of a High Court hearing on Monday in which the cofounder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, will ask for the green light to challenge the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under “anti-terror” laws.
The ban means that membership of, or support for, the direct action group is now a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison, under the Terrorism Act 2000, putting the group on a par with armed groups such as al-Qaeda and IS …
