Liberties
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Lift the Ban – 6th September!
• Following the arrests of over 700 people for holding signs to call on the UK government to Lift The Ban on Palestine Action and to end their complicity in Israel’s genocide, Defend Our Juries have announced a mass action in London on September 6th 2025. Continue reading
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Yvette Cooper is Lying
Yvette Cooper has continually lied about Palestine Action in a panicked attempt to defend the proscription of a direct action protest group which is opposing a Genocide in which Cooper’s government is deeply complicit. Continue reading
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Defend Dissent: Volunteer with Netpol
We’re looking for experienced campaigners to work alongside staff to help us run Netpol. As part of our volunteer Operations Group, you’ll join an inclusive network of activists, campaigners, lawyers and researchers to create a forum for sharing knowledge, experience and expertise. Continue reading
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THEY ARE NOT TERR*RI5T5! They only want to stop the k*lling
Monday, 11 August 2025 — George Galloway Continue reading
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Elderly make up half of arrests at London Palestine Action protest
Police data shows nearly half of the 532 arrests at the London Palestine Action protest were of people aged 60 or over, sparking debate over civil liberties and anti-terror laws. Continue reading
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76-year-old protester placed under harsh bail conditions and accusation of supporting a terrorist group
Audrey White was arrested under the terrorism act in the UK for holding a sign in support of Palestine Action, a recently proscribed group. She also went viral last year for publicly confronting and embarrassing PM Keir Starmer, blasting him for his policies. Continue reading
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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
The New Dark Age 