Liberties
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Scholars’ letter: We support Palestine Action in their campaign against proscription’
As scholars dedicated to questions of justice and ethics we believe that Yvette Cooper’s recent proscription of Palestine Action represents an attack both on the entire pro-Palestine movement and on fundamental freedoms of expression, association, assembly, and protest. We deplore the repressive consequences that this ban has already had, and are especially concerned about the… Continue reading
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Activist FAQ: Palestine Action Ban
Palestine Action have been granted permission to seek a Judicial Review to challenge the Government’s decision to ban them. But while legal action proceeds, the ban is still in place. Continue reading
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Palestine Action secures the right to legally challenge the UK government
Thursday, 31 July 2025 — MintPress News Palestine Action has secured the right to legally challenge the UK government’s decision to designate the group as a terrorist organisation, with the case set to be challenged in November 2025. Continue reading
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UK judge grants permission for Palestine Action to challenge terror ban
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. Continue reading
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Revealed: How Palestine Action was banned
The UK government was secretly advised that Palestine Action is “highly unlikely” to advocate for violence while officials struggled to produce evidence the group posed a national security threat, it can be revealed. Continue reading
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Voices From the Terror List: Palestine Action Members Speak Out After UK Ban
On July 1, British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that Palestine Action (PA), a crusading campaign effort, would be proscribed as a terrorist group. Describing the movement as “dangerous,” she charged that its “orchestration and enaction of aggressive and intimidatory attacks against businesses, institutions and the public” had “crossed the thresholds established in the Terrorism… Continue reading
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Staying safer during anti-fascist protests
The last few weeks have seen a rise in racist far-right violence, with large fascist mobilisations in Epping and Canary Wharf organised by neo-Nazi groups. Continue reading
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Clive Stafford Smith: In support of Palestine Action’s right to protest
Supporting Palestine Action’s right to protest is not the same as supporting Palestine Action. It’s time for Keir Starmer to remember why human rights exist, says Clive Stafford Smith. Continue reading
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HART’s Pick of the Week 20th July
Monday, 21 July 2025 — HART SSRIs; WHO; Pushback on Assisted dying and late-stage abortion; No2digitalID Antidepressant withdrawal – why do researchers keep downplaying it? Maryanne Demasi, 10th July 2025 Another insightful analysis of a JAMA systematic review, in which Maryanne picks numerous holes in their methodology, undermining their conclusion that withdrawal symptoms are ‘mild’ Continue reading
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Can you help us fight against police repression?
With the banning of Palestine Action as a terrorist group, the crack down on protest has reached new heights. Continue reading
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Know Your Rights: Police Raids
Even before the ban on Palestine Action came into force on 4 July, police intimidation and repression of Palestine activism was increasing. Continue reading
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⚠️ Privacy Alert: Protesters around the world are being watched — and tracked — like never before
No matter what cause you’re standing up for, joining a protest today can come with serious privacy risks. From facial recognition to phone tracking, surveillance tech is being used to monitor protests and intimidate participants. The risks are real, but there are ways to stay safer. Continue reading
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Will the ban on Palestine Action terrify enough people into silence?
The repression of political dissent in Britain has been escalating for years: first against Black Lives Matter and environmental campaigners and now the Palestine solidarity movement. Throughout the last 20 months, campaigners have been demonised, accused of ‘radicalisation’, placed under increasing police surveillance and subjected to a toxic and invariably racist discourse in both Westminster… Continue reading
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What will happen now that Palestine Action is banned?
Absurdly, the direct action protest group has now been designated by the Israel-backed UK regime as a proscribed “terrorist” group (despite the fact that it does not use violence and has never harmed people, as opposed to property). Continue reading
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Palestine Action ban in place from midnight
Yvette Cooper’s decision to ban the group came after a protest at RAF Brize Norton, in which red paint was thrown on military jets. Four people have been remanded in custody after the action, to appear in court at the Old Bailey on 18 July. Continue reading
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Palestine Action head tells the UK high court to delay the British government’s terrorist proscription
Friday, 8 June 2025 — MintPress News UPDATE On Friday, Huda Ammori, co-founder of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, lost her bid to halt the UK government’s move to ban the group under anti-terror laws while she challenges the decision in court. Ammori, who co-founded the group in 2020, had asked London’s High Court to Continue reading
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The British Parliament will soon vote on whether to ban Palestine Action
This move, to proscribe a group that engages in activities designed to halt weapons transfers to Israel, will be unprecedented in British history. By labelling Palestine Action a terrorist organisation, they are criminalising opposition to war, all to please the Zionist Lobby. Continue reading
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Palestine Action granted an urgent High Court hearing over proposed ban
Palestine Action has been granted an urgent High Court hearing scheduled for this Friday, aiming to block the UK government’s proposed ban on the group from taking effect. Continue reading
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Update on Can NHS managers deny employment rights when doctors speak up on Gaza?
I’m writing to you today with an urgent request for support for a crucial campaign that needs our collective help to succeed. A vital legal effort has launched a CrowdJustice page to fund its important work. This campaign is dedicated to challenging a new uniform policy at Barts Health NHS Trust that bans any visible… Continue reading
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What will the ban on Palestine Action mean?
The government’s decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is being rushed through Parliament. It will be subject to a legal challenge, but legal action will take time and the ban on Palestine Action will have an immediate impact on the movement. Continue reading
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