Overview

• Met police have charged 64 people under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act over displays at July 5 and 12 London protests, with hearings set in October at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
• Police say more than 700 people have been arrested since the July proscription, and 67 have now been charged as investigations continue; Commander Dominic Murphy cautioned that convictions can carry lasting travel and employment consequences.
• Enforcement has proved uneven, with Merseyside Police telling a Liverpool resident his “I support Palestine Action” poster was lawful inside a private dwelling.
• The High Court has granted co‑founder Huda Ammori permission for a November judicial review of the ban, focusing on potential breaches of free speech and assembly rights.
• UN human rights experts and a leaked JTAC assessment have questioned treating property-focused direct action as terrorism, as separate reports describe four arrests in Wolverhampton on suspicion of criminal damage at a defence firm.