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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Donna Ferguson

UK arresting Palestine Action supporters is censoring free speech, says US official

Man with 'I oppose genocide' written on his back in a police vehicle.
MPs voted to proscribe Palestine Action in July 2025, prompting a wave of arrests in the months that followed. Photograph: Martin Pope/Getty Images

Arresting supporters of Palestine Action is “censoring” their free speech and “does more harm than good”, a Trump administration official has said.

Sarah Rogers, the US undersecretary for public diplomacy, was asked in an interview with the news platform Semafor whether the British government should allow supporters of the proscribed terror group to protest.

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