Overview

• The government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation on July 4 under the Terrorism Act, making membership or support punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
• The High Court and Court of Appeal rejected Palestine Action’s bids for interim relief, allowing the ban to take effect without delay.
• Law enforcement has detained around 110 people for showing support since the proscription, including 29 held for 12 hours without charge last weekend in Parliament Square.
• Defend Our Juries and founder Huda Ammori are coordinating simultaneous protests in London, Manchester, Cardiff and Derry with signs reading “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
• Several UN special rapporteurs, rights groups and hundreds of lawyers have condemned the ban as a threat to free expression that conflates peaceful dissent with terrorism.