More than 200 arrests at Palestine Action protest

Event organisers said it would show the "resistance" to the ban on the group was "stronger than ever".

Met police make arrests at London Palestine Action protest

People seen being carried off by officers at first mass demo since group’s ban was ruled unlawful by high court Arrests have begun at the first mass demonstration opposing the proscription of Palestine Action since the group’s ban was ruled unlawful by the high court. Protesters in London’s Trafalgar Square unveiled signs reading: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Hundreds of demonstrators sat on camping chairs and on the ground as they held up their placards on Saturday aftern...

By Sammy Gecsoyler

Police begin arrests at UK protest against Palestine Action ban

Hundreds of people gather in Trafalgar Square for demonstration, as elderly woman with cane is escorted away by police.

Over 200 people arrested at Palestine Action demonstration

Over 200 people were arrested during Saturday’s protest in central London

By Mathilde Grandjean,Rosie Shead and Blaise Cloran

London police arrest 212 people at protest over Palestine Action ban

London’s Metropolitan Police said on Saturday they had arrested 212 people at a protest in Trafalgar Square opposing Britain’s banning of the Palestine Action group. The gathering was the first since London’s High Court ruled in February that a ban designating the pro-Palestinian group as a terrorist organisation was unlawful. UK Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood has been granted approval to appeal the ruling. Lawmakers banned Palestine Action — which accuses Britain’s government of complicit...

By none@none.com (Reuters)

London police arrest 212 people at protest over Palestine Action ban

First gathering since London High Court ruled ban on pro-Palestinian group unlawful in February

By Reuters