Over 500 arrested as hundreds gather to defy Palestine Action ban in London
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Hundreds of people took part in the first mass protest since the group's ban was found to be unlawful

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/45812221

11 April 2026

Over 200 people have been arrested central London on Saturday at a mass demonstration opposing the UK government’s proscription of the direct action group Palestine Action.

Some 500 protesters set up camping chairs at the foot of the steps of Trafalgar Square, displaying handmade cardboard signs reading: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”

The demonstrators were met with a heavy police presence, with vans lining the square hours before the vigil began.

  • [object Object]@lemmy.caEnglish
    25·
    2 months ago

    I don’t understand how it’s illegal to argue for human rights.

    That’s not condoning Hamas, or bring anti semetic. Acknowledging that displacing millions of people and destroying entire countries is bad should not be this controversial. Two wings don’t make a right, it just ruins millions of lives.

      • phutatorius@lemmy.zipEnglish
        25·
        2 months ago

        It’s a bit of a stretch to call Hamas “legitimate,” since they gained power in a coup (which Israel tolerated, if not overtly supported) against Fatah, and have suspended elections ever since. But they are the existing government in Gaza regardless, and nobody can do aid work there without engaging with them.