UK police arrests dozens at protest supporting banned group Palestine Action

Dozens of people have been arrested outside a London courthouse after expressing support for Palestine Action

Dozens of people were arrested outside a London courthouse on Thursday after expressing support for Palestine Action, a protest group that has been banned as a terrorist organization by the British government.

PROTESTERS supporting people charged for backing Palestine Action have told The National their movement is non-violent and a campaign to protect freedom of speech.

The Metropolitan police have arrested people at a Palestine Action protest who did not break the law by showing or stating support for the proscribed group, campaigners say.  Protesters gathered outside Westminster magistrates’ court on Thursday in the latest escalation in the campaign to lift the ban on the direct act

"Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the place he belongs is locked up with the ICC and there's a criminal warrant out for it, and I don't want my tax dollars going to defend someone like that."

UK police arrests dozens at protest supporting banned group Palestine Action  Toronto Star

Dozens of people have been arrested outside a London courthouse after expressing support for Palestine Action

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's Supreme Court has said it will hear an appeal against a lower court ruling that Britain's decision to ban campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was lawful. London's Court of Appeal ruled in June that proscribing Palestine Action under terrorism laws

LONDON, July 30 - The United Kingdom's Supreme Court has said it will hear an appeal against a lower court ruling that Britain's decision to ban campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was lawful.

Protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court held before it was confirmed co-founder can challenge Home Office decision to ban the group

AT LEAST 50 people were arrested outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court today as they demanded the ban on Palestine Action be lifted. An estimated 200 protesters prepared to read a statement inviting support for the proscribed group as a review hearing began for the prosecution of 1,579 people under section 13 of the T

The protest is the first in support of the proscribed group since Andy Burnham became prime minister.

Defend Our Juries told The New Arab that the Burnham government must put an end to the arrests of protesters if is to regain public trust