Overview
- Police detained 28 people in Nottingham, 12 in Newcastle, 11 in Oxford, nine in Cardiff and 17 in Gloucester during coordinated protests on November 18.
- Forces took differing approaches, with no arrests reported in Edinburgh even as other cities removed sign‑holders citing support for a banned organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.
- Organisers say more than 2,000 people have been arrested in recent ‘Lift the Ban’ actions and around 170 have been charged under Section 13, as vigils run from November 18 to 29 in 18 locations.
- At Woolwich Crown Court, prosecutors said six defendants planned a break‑in at Elbit Systems’ Bristol site in August 2024 using sledgehammers, with one officer allegedly struck and injured; the accused deny all charges.
- The trial judge instructed jurors to ignore views on Gaza or the proscription, while a judicial review of the ban is due later this month after criticism from UN experts and an independent counter‑terror law commission.