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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

‘Immensely heartened’: Sally Rooney hails Palestine Action high court ruling as victory for UK civil liberties

Head and shoulders of Sally Rooney wearing burned orange top
Sally Rooney: ‘This is a victory not only for the Palestine solidarity movement but also for civil liberties in Britain.’ Photograph: David Levenson/Getty Images

Sally Rooney has hailed the high court’s decision that it was unlawful to ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws as a victory for civil liberties in Britain.

Ministers suffered a humiliating legal defeat a week ago when three senior judges ruled that proscription of the direct action group, which targets organisations it considers complicit in arming Israel, was disproportionate and unlawful.

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