Overview

• About 600–700 supporters staged a silent sit-in in Parliament Square with placards reading “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
• Metropolitan Police, backed by officers from other forces, warned that pro-ban placards would prompt arrests and established on-site processing under section 13 of the Terrorism Act.
• The government proscribed Palestine Action on July 5 under the Terrorism Act 2000 after activists caused roughly £7 million in damage to RAF Voyager jets at Brize Norton.
• Defend Our Juries orchestrated the demonstration as part of successive weekend sit-ins denouncing what they view as an overreach of national security powers.
• Co-founder Huda Ammori won High Court permission for a full judicial review of the proscription, with hearings slated for November.