Arrests at UK Protests Against Palestine Action Ban

Police in London arrested several protesters on Saturday during a demonstration in Tavistock Square against the government's ban on the activist group Palestine Action, as part of a nationwide series of actions challenging the proscription. The event, organized by Defend Our Juries, drew crowds who sat in the Peace Garden holding signs that read "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." Officers carried some demonstrators away, including one woman whose feet dragged on the ground, while others clapped and expressed thanks to those detained.

The arrests in central London followed a similar incident on Thursday outside the Ministry of Justice, where 47 people were detained after staging a silent sit-in with the same slogans and waving Palestinian flags. Metropolitan Police officials confirmed the actions targeted expressions of support for Palestine Action, which was designated a proscribed organization under the Terrorism Act 2000 in July 2025. The ban stemmed from the group's alleged involvement in attacks on a UK site of an Israel-linked defense firm and damage to two military aircraft at RAF Brize Norton, an incident reported to have caused seven million pounds in...