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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.

Protesters Violently Removed From Farage Conference Speech

September 6, 2025 The Canary. , , , ,
Three protestors just interrupted Nigel Farage’s speech at today’s Reform party conference to accuse him of working for his super-rich donors and to demand taxes on the super-rich. “You work for billionaires!” one shouted at Farage, referencing recent donations from property tycoon Nick Candy. Another called him out for being “paid by the super-rich to scapegoat migrants.” Reform is overwhelmingly funded by wealthy donors, and recently received £500,000 from property billionaire Nick Candy. Fossil fuel interests, which made up over 90% of Reform UK donations between 2019 and 2024, have also been linked to Farage’s support for fracking. The protestors are part of Climate Resistance, a group calling for the government to tax the super-rich out of existence and use their extreme wealth to fund public services and climate action.

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.

Gaza Tribunal Launches To Expose Britain’s Role In Genocide

September 5, 2025 Ana Vracar, People's Dispatch. , , , , , ,
The Gaza Tribunal was launched in London on September 4, 2025, to expose the British government’s role in Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip. It follows a bill presented earlier this year by independent MP Jeremy Corbyn, calling for a formal inquiry but was ultimately blocked by Keir Starmer’s government in July. Since October 2023, numerous reports have documented British complicity in the genocide in Gaza. They range from warnings over ongoing exports of F-35 jet parts used to bomb schools and hospitals, to accounts of intelligence shared with the Israeli occupation that facilitated attacks on civilian infrastructure. These revelations have sparked regular mobilizations, with thousands demanding accountability from the government and an end to the genocide.

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".

‘It’s Up To All Of Us’: Doctor Shares Why He Is On Global Sumud Flotilla

September 2, 2025 Ana Vračar, People's Dispatch. , , , , ,
I’m a doctor trained in the UK, and for most of the past decade I’ve worked on and off in the international medical humanitarian sector with various organizations. During that time, I’ve also maintained a strong interest in health justice and solidarity movements, and I’ve always followed the work of the People’s Health Movement (PHM). I foremost came to connect with the Global Sumud Flotilla, I guess, because I worked in Gaza during the genocide. I spent about two and a half months there as an emergency doctor, and what I witnessed made it very clear how limited humanitarianism and the liberal political order really are. It’s clear in Gaza, as it should be in many other parts of the world, that we can’t rely on existing political or legal systems to uphold justice, fairness, or equality. Unfortunately, that responsibility often falls to ordinary folks.

Europe Just Made War With Iran More Likely

September 1, 2025 Trita Parsi, Responsible Statecraft. , , , , ,
France, Germany, and the UK (E3) have announced they will trigger snapback sanctions on Iran at the United Nations. This will launch a 30-day process that will likely culminate in the full reinstatement of all U.N. sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. The move will carry four major consequences. First, the U.N. Security Council will formally adopt the demand — pushed by Israel — that Iran cease all uranium enrichment. Israel designed this demand to sabotage nuclear diplomacy and edge the conflict toward war. Next, a U.N. arms embargo on Iran will return, potentially curbing Tehran’s ability to rebuild deterrence against future Israeli or American strikes, provided Russia and China treat the snapback as legitimate and enforce it.

Labour Just Banned Israel From The UK’s Biggest Arms Fair

August 31, 2025 The Canary. , , ,
The Labour Party government has now confirmed that it has decided to bar Israel’s official delegation from taking part in the UK’s largest arms fair. Israel had been planning to attend the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) in London this September. While campaigners have welcomed the news, they’ve also slammed the UK government for its “cowardly” handwringing – since it was actually the Israeli government that pulled its country pavilion from the event. The Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) opens at London’s ExCeL centre on 9 September. DSEI takes place biennially. Its website has been indicating the presence of a dedicated Israeli country pavilion.

United Kingdom Endorses Moroccan Control Of Western Sahara

August 16, 2025 Maxine Betteridge-Moes, The Canary. , , , , ,
In June, just weeks before home secretary Yvette Cooper proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist group, the UK government reversed longstanding policy by endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan over Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony that has been under illegal occupation for 50 years. In a joint communique signed by foreign secretary David Lammy and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, the UK said the 2007 autonomy plan – which gives the indigenous Sahrawis self-governance under Moroccan sovereignty – was “the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis” to end the years-long conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front, the political-military movement representing the Sahrawi people.

A Landmark Complaint Vs Pro-Israel Group Silencing Dissent

August 14, 2025 John McEvoy, Consortium News. , , , ,
In February 2023, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital quietly removed a display of artwork from one of its corridors. The artwork, a collection of decorated plates, had been designed by schoolchildren in Gaza. It depicted symbols of peace and the desire for an independent Palestinian state. The plates had been on the walls of the hospital for over a decade, but a strongly worded letter from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) ensured they were promptly taken down. UKLFI director Caroline Turner was quick to claim victory. “We are pleased that the hospital has responded positively to its patients’ complaints,” she declared.

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.

A Direct Action Group Is Taking Up Palestine Action’s Mantle

August 12, 2025 The Canary. , , ,
On both 10 and 11 August, a direct action group called ‘DISMANTLE’ targeted two companies which enable Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people. In the early hours of 10 August, the group targeted Stemmer Imaging of Tongham, Surrey. Stemmer are a key supplier to Teledyne, who supply the Israeli military with vital equipment, including parts for the F-35 jets, which are central to their offensive air capability. In a short video posted by the DISMANTLE group, an activist uses a traditional shepherd’s sling, as used in Palestine for centuries, to hurl projectiles at the Stemmer Imaging premises. DISMANTLE concluded with a short statement.

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’.

UK High Court Grants Palestine Action Judicial Review Over Proscription

July 30, 2025 Areeb Ullah, Middle East Eye. , , ,
A High Court Judge has ruled in favour of Palestine Action and granted the direct action group a judicial review to oppose the UK government’s ban on the pro-Palestine group. Justice Martin Chamberlain ruled on Wednesday that he would grant Palestine Action’s co-founder, Huda Ammori, a judicial review after hearing submissions from her lawyer and the government. The judge also dismissed an additional attempt to temporarily lift the suspension of the group and set the judicial review to take place in November 2025 over three days. The ruling marks a setback for the government, which has faced criticism over its handling of the proscription and concerns that the ban on Palestine Action could be used to stifle criticism of Israel.
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