Demonstrators Express Support for Banned Group Ahead of U.K. Supreme Court Appeal Hearing.
On Saturday, London’s Metropolitan Police (MET) arrested 48 people who were protesting outside the U.S. Embassy in support of the Palestine Action group.
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“Most of the arrests have been made for expressing support for a proscribed organization. Officers remain at the scene,” MET authorities said in a statement.
“Eyewitness reports and footage from the scene show officers detaining activists for providing logistical support or holding blank placards ahead of a planned mass demonstration in support of Palestine Action,” The Cradle reported.
“The police operation follows formal warnings issued by MET Commander Adam Slonecki, who declared that anyone attending, organizing, or facilitating the demonstration would face immediate enforcement action under anti-terrorism statutes,” it added.
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Today’s arrests outside the US Embassy in London bring the total number of arrests under the Terrorism Act in the UK for defying the ban on Palestine Action to over 4,000. pic.twitter.com/IbjWe3RLYB
— Defend Our Juries (@DefendOurJuries) October 31, 2026
In 2025, former Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government banned Palestine Action, designating it a terrorist organization, after several activists entered the Brize Norton military air base in June of that year and spray-painted two aircraft red.
The decision has been controversial in the United Kingdom, where supporters have taken to the streets in several demonstrations to express their backing for the organization and opposition to the ban.
At Saturday’s protest, about 100 people demonstrated outside the U.S. Embassy, ahead of a two-day appeal hearing scheduled for Nov. 4 at the U.K. Supreme Court, which will determine whether the ban on Palestine Action was lawful. The appeal was filed by Huda Ammori, one of the organization’s co-founders.
The ban has also sparked discontent in the cultural world. Irish author Sally Rooney announced that she was withdrawing her works from British bookstores to avoid potential legal repercussions for her support of Palestine Action.
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