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SvennoJ on 06 September 2025
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British police arrest 150 Palestine Action supporters

British police say they arrested about 150 “individuals showing support” for Palestine Action – a group that the UK government has labelled a “terrorist organisation”.

“Officers have now made around 150 arrests at the Defend Our Juries protest for a range of offences, including assault on a police officer and expressing support for a proscribed organisation,” the police said in a statement.


UK police arrest more than 425 Palestine Action supporters

As we reported earlier today, police in the UK are arresting supporters of Palestine Action – a group the government has proscribed under anti-terrorism laws.

The number of people detained has now risen to more than 425, the police said. “The majority of these arrests were made for supporting a proscribed organisation which is an offence under the Terrorism Act,” it said in a statement.

“Throughout the demonstration, there was a coordinated effort to prevent officers from carrying out their duties which escalated to violence where officers were punched, kicked, spat on and had objects thrown at them,” it added.

Hundreds violently arrested in Palestine Action protest


Thousands of protesters gathered in Parliament Square today in what campaigners have called the largest act of defiance yet against the UK government’s recent ban on the activist group Palestine Action.

The demonstration follows the decision by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to proscribe the group under Section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000, a move protesters describe as a dangerous overreach. Chanting “Shame on you” and declaring their steadfast love for the Palestinian people, demonstrators showed little fear of arrest, with many saying they were prepared to be detained in the name of justice.

Among those arrested were elderly participants, as police enforced the terrorism legislation with random detentions. Protesters criticised the government for using “draconian laws” to suppress dissent, arguing that non-violent direct action, including criminal damage like paint-throwing, has long been part of effective civil resistance.

My respect for the UK has gone forever now. The government had the chance to course correct but instead is only doubling down, just a day after testimonies at Corbyn's Gaza tribunal. 

I hope the sane people in the UK prevail over this authoritarian fascism. Starmer and his cabinet need to be arrested.

You can expel the UK from its colonies, but you can't expel the colonial mindset from the UK.