UK police arrested 325 people during a pro-Palestine protest at the US embassy in London
In London, 325 people were arrested during a protest outside the US Embassy on Saturday, following a July 2025 ban on Palestine Action. The UK government declared the group a proscribed organization in June 2025, making support for it a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
- Nearly 4,000 people have been arrested for allegedly showing support for Palestine Action since the British government proscribed it in July 2025.
- Metropolitan Police arrested 139 people during a demonstration outside the US Embassy in London on Saturday.
- Defend Our Juries stated that more than 4,000 people have been detained since July 2025 for defying the ban.
- Palestine Action was classified as a terrorist organization.
- Expressing support for the group is an offence under the Terrorism Act.
- The Metropolitan Police said 320 of the 325 arrests were made on suspicion of expressing support for a proscribed organisation under the Terrorism Act.
- The US government announced sanctions against Palestine Action in August.
- The arrests occurred because of supporting a banned organization under anti-terror laws.
- The Met Police warned that attendees could face arrest at the demonstration.
- The Scottish Police stated that investigations continue to identify people wearing shirts and holding banners supporting a prohibited organization.
- The protest occurred before a Supreme Court appeal regarding Palestine Action's terror group designation on November 4.
- The U.K. government outlawed the direct-action protest group as a terrorist organization last year.
- Home Office figures showed that 3,630 arrests were made in the year ending June 2026.
- The Court of Appeal upheld the proscription decision in June 2026.
- Huda Ammori plans to challenge the decision before the Supreme Court.
- Defend Our Juries announced plans for protesters to hold up signs.
- The high court ruled that the ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
- Five Court of Appeal judges said the ban on Palestine Action was justified.
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