Overview
- Co-founder Huda Ammori’s judicial review opened in London, with hearings set for two days and an additional day to be scheduled, and judgment to follow in writing.
- The government defends the proscription as a security measure after an RAF Brize Norton break-in that prosecutors say caused about £7 million in damage, citing intimidation and alleged violence causing injuries.
- Lawyers for Ammori call the ban unprecedented for a civil-disobedience group, argue that serious property damage is not terrorism, and say suffragette tactics would have met today’s threshold under the Home Office’s approach.
- At least 2,000–2,300 people have been arrested for showing support for the group, the Met says 254 face lesser charges, and police detained several people outside court for holding supportive placards.
- UN human rights chief Volker Turk and the Council of Europe have criticized the measure as disproportionate, and court filings say Keir Starmer discussed Palestine Action with President Trump in March before the ban.