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‘Gross abuse of state power’: defiance grows over UK ban on Palestine protest group
ByHarriet Sherwood August 9, 2025

More than 200 have been arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – and hundreds more are expected to protest on Saturday At 81, Deborah Hinton, a former British magistrate who was honoured by the late Queen Elizabeth II for services to the comm…

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Palestine Action ban is an attack on fundamental freedoms | Letter
ByGuardian staff August 6, 2025

A letter from 47 scholars including Tariq Ali, Judith Butler, Angela Davis, Naomi Klein and Avi Shlaim• News report: Leading global scholars sign letter urging UK to end Palestine Action banAs scholars dedicated to questions of justice and ethics, we b…

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How will police respond to rally against Palestine Action ban?
ByBen Quinn August 4, 2025

Met’s vow to arrest anyone showing support for proscribed organisation could be tested by big turnoutPolice warn of mass arrests if Palestine Action protest goes aheadProtesters calling for the ban on Palestine Action to be lifted are planning to stage…

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How will police respond to rally against Palestine Action ban?
ByBen Quinn August 4, 2025

Met’s vow to arrest anyone showing support for proscribed organisation could be tested by big turnoutPolice warn of mass arrests if Palestine Action protest goes aheadProtesters calling for the ban on Palestine Action to be lifted are planning to stage…

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Decision delayed for pro-Palestine protest on Sydney Harbour Bridge as police warn of possible crowd crush
ByCatie McLeod August 1, 2025August 1, 2025

Group’s lawyers say demonstration ‘cannot be stopped’ as Christian-led group protesting antisemitism plans rally for same dayAustralian activists allege they were ‘brutalised psychologically’ after Israeli military detained Gaza aid boatGet our breaki…

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Palestine Action co-founder wins permission to challenge ban
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Judge says ban on direct action group could have ‘chilling effect’ on legitimate political speechThe co-founder of Palestine Action can bring an unprecedented legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws, …

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UK ban on Palestine Action is an abuse of power, high court told
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent July 21, 2025July 22, 2025

Intelligence assessment before proscription found that vast majority of group’s activities were lawful, court hearsAn intelligence assessment before Palestine Action was banned under anti-terrorism laws found that the vast majority of its activities we…

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‘Our silence didn’t protect him’: daughter pleads for father on death row in Iran
ByDeepa Parent July 18, 2025

Arrested in 2023 after helping those injured during Women, Life, Freedom protests, Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri has been subjected to torture and a forced confession, say family and campaignersIn late October 2022, as protests over 22-year-old Mahsa Amini…

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The BDS movement turns 20. It’s an essential pillar of Palestinian freedom | Omar Barghouti
ByOmar Barghouti July 11, 2025

The BDS movement is today a pillar in the struggle for Palestinian freedom, justice and equalityDo no harm, a principle that many associate with the medical practice, has become a fundamental ethical principle of global solidarity the Boycott, Divestme…

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This column does not express support for Palestine Action – here’s why | Owen Jones
ByOwen Jones July 9, 2025

In Britain’s increasingly authoritarian society, any sort of protest can find itself at odds with the law. You might even go to jailThis piece must be carefully written to avoid my being imprisoned for up to 14 years. That’s a curious sentence to say a…

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