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Cornell Student Momodou Taal Detained Under UK Terror Law

February 4, 2026 Amandla Thomas-Johnson, Popular Resistance. , , ,
London - Momodou Taal, a British student at Cornell University, was detained by UK police at Heathrow Airport this week under Schedule 7, a controversial stop-and-search power under the Terrorism Act 2000, which UN experts have repeatedly warned is misused against activists and minorities. Taal was held for six hours under a law that does not require reasonable suspicion and removes the right to remain silent. He was questioned about his childhood, mosque, Islamic preachers, and friends. His DNA was taken, and his phone and laptop remain confiscated.

High Court Trickery On Palestine Action

December 3, 2025 Jonathan Cook, Consortium News. , , ,
The High Court judge who granted a legal challenge to the government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action — the first time in British history a civil-disobedience organisation has been declared a terrorist group, one now treated as on a par with Al-Qaeda — was removed at the last minute last week.  The judicial review hearing began without Justice Martin Chamberlain. He was replaced with a panel of three judges. Justice Chamberlain did not suffer any timetabling conflicts. The Justice Ministry declined to offer any explanation for such a highly irregular change.

Protests Continue As Court Prepares To Review Palestine Action Ban

November 25, 2025 Ana Vračar, People's Dispatch. , , , , , ,
More than 2,350 people have been arrested since the British government banned the direct-action group Palestine Action earlier this year, including over 250 detained during peaceful protests this month alone. Since the proscription in July, people across the country have mobilized against the government’s repression of Palestine solidarity, intensifying their activities ahead of a legal review of the ban scheduled to begin on Wednesday, November 26. Between November 18 and 29, sign-holding protests are expected in 18 locations across Britain. Several spots in London were chosen for their relevance to the crackdown on Palestine Action and related attacks on free expression, the network Defend Our Juries explained in its announcement.

England And Wales Arrest Dozens Of Palestine Action Supporters

November 19, 2025 Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye. , , , , , ,
Police in England and Wales arrested more than 140 people on Tuesday, the first day of coordinated protests against the UK government’s proscription of the direct action group Palestine Action. No arrests were made at parallel events in Scotland and Northern Ireland. In each location, protesters staged sit-downs, holding signs that read, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine.” The group, Defend Our Juries (DOJ), which organised the protests, said an estimated 142 people were arrested on Tuesday, with more actions scheduled to take place this week ahead of the planned judicial review into the ban on Palestine Action on 24 November.

Craig Murray: 36-Minute Trials And No Jury

October 22, 2025 Craig Murray, Consortium News. , , , , ,
Those charged with terrorism for supporting Palestine Action will have no jury in trials limited to 36 minutes each, with prison sentences up to six months. These are the plans for Starmer Courts for mass trials of anti-Genocide protestors. The plans are devised by Justice Michael Snow. He is the epitome of judicial prejudice. When Julian Assange appeared before Snow in the first hearing after being dragged from the Embassy, Snow called Assange a “narcissist” even though Assange had said nothing but to confirm his name, and no evidence had been led.

UK Court Allows Palestine Action To Challenge Terror Designation

October 19, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
The UK Home Office has lost its attempt to prevent a judicial review of its decision to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, following a Court of Appeal ruling issued on 17 October. The court dismissed the government’s appeal and confirmed that the case brought by Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori will proceed, adding two further grounds of challenge that had previously been denied. These grounds, according to the judgment, include allegations that the Home Secretary failed to consider relevant information, or relied on irrelevant material, and that she did not follow her own published policy outlining factors to be assessed before proscription.

UK Home Office Loses Bid To Block Palestine Action

October 18, 2025 Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye. , , ,
The UK Home Office has lost its appeal to block Palestine Action from challenging its ban as a terror group. The Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed the government's attempt to stop the judicial review of its decision to ban the group. During the judgement, four judges, including the Lady Chief Justice, also granted Palestine Action's co-founder, Huda Ammori, two further grounds to challenge the ban, that were previously rejected. These grounds include that the Home Secretary, at the time, failed to consider relevant information or/and considered irrelevant information, and that she failed to follow her published policy "which prescribes that certain factors may be taken into account".

Police Make Almost 500 Arrests At Palestine Action Protest In London

October 6, 2025 Robyn Vinter and Raphael Boyd, The Guardian. , , , , ,
Police have arrested almost 500 people in London at what organisers hoped would be the biggest demonstration so far against a ban on the proscribed organisation Palestine Action. Officers began arresting demonstrators at the silent vigil in support of the group, which has been classed by the UK government as a terror organisation since July this year. The first arrest took place shortly after 1pm as the seated protesters took out pens and wrote signs showing support for Palestine Action. Dozens of police were lined up to begin arresting members of the group, who were sitting silently on the pavement in the square. Early indications suggest the hundreds of protesters, with a mixture of ages and different backgrounds including many retirees, may not be enough to break the record for the number of arrests.

More Than 425 Arrested As Protesters Defy Ban On Palestine Action In London

September 6, 2025 Sammy Gecsoyler, The Guardian. , , , ,
More than 425 people have been arrested at the largest demonstration yet opposing the proscription of Palestine Action. Defend Our Juries, who organised the demonstrations, said there were 1,500 sign-holders in Parliament Square on Saturday at a fresh protest in London against the ban. At the previous major demonstration last month, 532 people were arrested for taking part. Participants gathered in Parliament Square by 1pm, many holding signs that read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” At just after 9pm, the Metropolitan police said it had made more than 425 arrests. The Met’s deputy assistant commissioner, Claire Smart, who led the operation, said: “In carrying out their duties today, our officers have been punched, kicked, spat on and had objects thrown at them by protesters.

Pro-Palestine Political Prisoners On Hunger Strike Are Dying

September 5, 2025 Calla Mairead Walsh, Counter Punch. , , , , , , ,
Political prisoner T. Hoxha is dying. She is on her 18th day of hunger strike in HMP Peterborough in protest of the prison’s politically-targeted abuses. One of the Filton 24 detained indefinitely under the UK’s “Terrorism Act” while awaiting trial next spring, Hoxha is alleged to have participated in the heroic dismantling of an Elbit Systems weapons factory, causing €1 million in damages. Over two weeks into her strike, Hoxha’s loved ones report that her physical and mental health is deteriorating fast, her hair is falling out, her jaw is in pain, and her brain fog is worsening, while the prison neglects her medical care. Supporters on the outside are organizing a call-in campaign to demand the prison administration give her electrolyte sachets and meet her demands.

UK Police Raids Home Of Palestine Action Supporters

September 3, 2025 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , ,
Counterterrorism police in the UK arrested five members of Defend Our Juries (DOJ) in dawn raids on 2 September, just hours before the group was due to announce details of a mass protest in London. The press conference, which had been set to confirm that the threshold for Saturday’s action had been met, was postponed until Wednesday after UK police raided the homes of the five DOJ spokespeople, including former government lawyer Tim Crosland and law student Paddy Friend. DOJ said those detained were “key spokespeople,” including former government lawyer Tim Crosland and law student Paddy Friend. Witnesses reported that Friend was arrested under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for hosting a Zoom call with campaign members.

September 6 Mass Action To Protest Palestine Action Ban Confirmed

September 2, 2025 Defend Our Juries, Popular Resistance. , , ,
On August 22, Defend Our Juries launched an official online pledge, seeking 1,000 commitments to take part in the next mass action in Parliament Square on 6th September. Over 2,500 people signed up to say they wanted to take part in the next Lift the Ban action before the 6th September date was announced. The action will only go ahead if 1,000 people make this official commitment to ensure a critical mass of people holding “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” signs on 6th September. The new online tool requires signees to pledge "I am committed to attending the mass-participation sign-holding action on September 6th 2025" and that "I understand that joining this action comes with risk of arrest and other legal consequences".

Another Mass Protest Against Palestine Action Ban Needs 1,000 People

August 14, 2025 The Canary. , , , , ,
Protesters are gearing up for the next mass ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration against the Labour Party government’s proscription of Palestine Action – this time, on Saturday 6 September. It’s calling for people to sign up to swamp the Metropolitan Police – and cause maximum embarrassment for the Labour’s bare-faced liar of a home secretary Yvette Cooper. The action aims to push the government to finally ditch the preposterous ban on the non-violent direct action group. Following the Met’s sweep of arrests Saturday 9 August, Defend Our Juries plan to stand up again to the government’s unprecedented proscription of non-violent direct action group Palestine Action.

Amnesty Shows Support For Defend Our Juries As Group’s Site Taken Down

August 9, 2025 The Canary. , , ,
Defend Our Juries have confirmed they expect more than 500 people to take part in Saturday’s Lift The Ban pro-Palestine Action protest, which will take place in and around Parliament Square in London at 1pm. Meanwhile, Amnesty has intervened in the situation – after the Met Police threatened all participants with arrest. And on top of all this, Defend Our Juries website has been taken down – showing that any dissent from the Zionist lobby’s agenda in the UK will not be tolerated. As SKWAWKBOX wrote: The defendourjuries.org website has been disabled by apparent government legal threat to the site’s hosting provider. The site provided legal advice to those affected by the government’s ‘lawfare’ war on freedom of speech and protest about Israel’s genocide in Gaza, informed potential jurors about their rights in court to decide their verdict regardless of orders and pressure from the Establishment – and also campaigned for the de-proscription of Palestine Action, the anti-genocide direct action group banned as a terrorist organisation in an unprecedented, and Israel-lobby-driven, move last month that makes support for it a criminal offence punishable by up to fourteen years imprisonment.

Yvette Cooper Just Doubled Down On Her Palestine Action Lies

August 5, 2025 Steve Topple, The Canary. , , ,
Defend Our Juries has confirmed that 500+ people have committed to holding ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’ signs on Saturday 9 August in central London, as part of the Lift the Ban campaign to end the proscription of Palestine Action. The news comes as Yvette Cooper went in the corporate media to repeat her lies that Palestine Action are a ‘violent threat’ to the country. The controversy over the government’s banning of Palestine Action as a terrorist group has continued unabated. As the Canary previously reported, on Wednesday 30 July the High Court granted permission to Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, to bring a full judicial review against the order of Yvette Cooper, proscribing the group as a ‘terrorist organisation’.
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