Police arrest ‘Lift the Ban’ protesters in London
Police officers arrest protesters during a ‘Lift the Ban’ demonstration organised by the civil action and campaign group Defend Our Juries in London on Saturday
British authorities say they’re implementing ‘anti-terror’ laws by making protester arrests
British police however do not support British values like freedom of speech and protest.
No arrests at Palestine Action rally in Belfast; 90 detained in London
Police in Northern Ireland did not intervene at protests in support of Palestine Action, while dozens of arrests were made at a similar demonstration in London.
Dozens of activists displayed placards reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” at both rallies on Saturday
The Metropolitan Police said at least 90 people were detained. The protests come ahead of next week’s legal challenge against the UK government’s move to proscribe Palestine Action as a “terrorist” organisation.
Amnesty International’s programme director in Northern Ireland, Patrick Corrigan, was at the Belfast protest. He described the legal proscription of Palestine Action as “absurd”.
