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Monday | November 02, 2026 | Dhaka

325 people arrested at Palestine Action demo: UK police

 AFP
 Published: 12:02 AM, 02 November 2026  Updated: 10:29 PM, 01 November 2026

British police said Sunday they had arrested 325 people at a London protest in support of Palestine Action the previous day, ahead of a court appeal over the government’s contentious ban of the group.

Demonstrators staged a “mass action” outside the US embassy ahead of the Supreme Court holding a two-day hearing from Wednesday on the UK government’s July 2025 decision to outlaw Palestine Action under anti-terror legislation.

The United States also designated Palestine Action as “terrorist” in August, as the administration of President Donald Trump intensifies its campaign against left-wing movements.

The British designation puts the group on a blacklist that also includes entities like Palestinian militants Hamas, and made membership of, or support for, Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

It has resulted in more than 4,000 people, including many senior citizens and Holocaust survivors, being arrested for showing their support for the group, according to campaigners and police tallies.