The New Dark Age

Thursday, 31 July 2025 — Al Mayadeen English

The co-founder of a pro-Palestine campaign group won her bid on Wednesday to bring a legal challenge against the UK government’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws.

Huda Ammori, who co-founded Palestine Action in 2020, asked London’s High Court to approve a full legal challenge to the group’s proscription, which was imposed on the basis that it had committed or participated in acts of terrorism.

Judge Martin Chamberlain granted permission for Ammori to pursue a judicial review, stating that her argument, that the proscription amounts to a disproportionate interference with her and others’ right to freedom of expression, was “reasonably arguable”.

Earlier this month, the High Court rejected Ammori’s request to suspend the ban. Following an unsuccessful last-minute appeal, the proscription of Palestine Action came into force just after midnight on July 5.

Being a member of the group is now a criminal offense, carrying a maximum prison sentence of 14 years.