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Week of Mass Protests Announced Over Palestine Action Ban, Culminating Oct. 4 in Parliament Square

Police are routing Terrorism Act arrests to counter-terror officers, signalling a hard line the organisers intend to challenge.

A woman presses her hands bearing the words 'I Oppose Genocide' to the window of a police vehicle in London on Sept. 6.

Overview

  • Defend Our Juries unveiled a week of coordinated actions starting at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool and ending with a national mobilisation in Parliament Square on 4 October.
  • Organisers described the plans as a major escalation designed to test enforcement of the ban, citing a Police Federation warning that policing the protests is unsustainable.
  • More than 1,100 people have registered for the next mass sign‑holding protest, and the group says at least 1,500 participants will attend.
  • The Metropolitan Police confirmed 890 arrests during last Saturday’s Westminster protest, mostly under the Terrorism Act, with all such cases now handled by its Counter Terrorism Command and charging decisions being expedited with the CPS.
  • Since the proscription took effect on 5 July, reported arrests have surpassed 1,600, and the TUC has unanimously called on the government to repeal the ban.