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Human rights watchdog says UK ‘risks over-policing’ Palestine Action protests in warning to home secretary

Shabana Mahmood has been urged to ensure counter-terrorism laws do not ‘unnecessarily restrict freedom of peaceful assembly’ by the Council of Europe

The Independent UK

European watchdog warns over trans rights and policing of protests

Michael O’Flaherty warned of a tendency to see human rights of different groups as a ‘zero-sum game’.

The Independent UK

Human rights official urges UK to review laws after Palestine Action placard arrests

Counter-terror laws must not place unnecessary limits on ‘fundamental rights’, Michael O’Flaherty tells Shabana Mahmood

The Guardian - UK

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Cracking down on repeat protest means ‘giving succour to haters’ – MP

Shabana Mahmood was not proposing the ‘removal of the right to protest’, she told the Commons.

The Independent UK

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Kent police apologise to protester threatened with arrest for holding Palestine flag

Force agrees to pay damages to Laura Murton, 43, who also had sign saying ‘Israel is committing genocide’

The Guardian - UK

Arrests as thousands gather for pro-Palestine march to mark two years since Gaza war

Hundreds of thousands gathered in London for a pro-Palestine march marking two years since the Gaza war

Evening Standard

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Campaigners welcome Scottish legal challenge to ‘draconian’ Palestine Action ban

Campaign group Defend our Juries said it planned to escalate the “mass defiance of the ban” on Palestine Action next month.

Evening Standard

Former British diplomat challenges Palestine Action ban in Scotland

Craig Murray argues proscription order contravenes rights to freedom of speech under European convention of human rights

The Guardian - UK

Anti-protest proposals put free speech at risk

Letters: Readers respond to the proposal to give police further powers to curb ‘cumulative’ protests, in response to actions by the proscribed group Palestine Action

The Guardian - UK

Starmer Accused Of Stifling Dissent With Pro-Palestine Chant Restrictions

On 8 October 2025, PM Starmer ordered a review of police powers to curb chants at pro-Palestine protests, triggering a free speech backlash during 7 October anniversary marches.

International Business Times UK

Keir Starmer threatens crackdown on pro-Palestine protest chants

KEIR Starmer has threatened to crack down on the chants used at pro-Palestine protests in England.

The National (Scotland)

Starmer considers police crackdown on chants at pro-Palestine protests

Prime minister’s comments come after students across the country defied his calls and took part in pro-Gaza marches

The Independent UK

Starmer targets inflammatory chants at Palestine protests for further curbs

PM says Labour will address suggestions of antisemitic hate as he orders review of protest policing powers

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The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Undemocratic and unlawful’: Readers react to police crackdown on repeat protests

YOUR VIEWS: Most readers condemned the government’s move to bolster restrictions on protests, arguing it is conflating Palestine Action demonstrations with antisemitism

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What new plans to curb pro-Palestine Action demonstrations mean for our right to protest

In today’s newsletter: New home secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced proposals to further curtail pro-Palestine Action protests – but what do they mean, and will they work?

Reason

British Minister: 'Just Because You Have a Freedom Doesn't Mean You Have To Use It'

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is moving to ban protests that annoy the public.

The Guardian - UK

It starts with Palestine protests. But where will the crackdown on Britain’s democratic freedoms end?

In making dissent a privilege, not a right, Labour is crafting a repressive toolkit. Imagine it in the hands of a Farage government, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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The National (Scotland)

Woman 'arrested' over 'I oppose proscription of Palestine Action' sign

A PROTESTER has claimed she was arrested for holding a sign saying “I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”.

International Business Times

UK Police To Get Greater Powers To Restrict Demos

UK police are to be given greater powers to restrict protests as a minister said repeated large-scale pro-Palestinian demonstrations had caused "considerable fear" for the Jewish community.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re not afraid’: London vigil remembers 7 October and Manchester synagogue attacks

Thousands come together in Trafalgar Square despite fears over the rise of antisemitism in the UK

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch condemns pro-Palestine marches as ‘carnivals of hatred’ in Conservative Party conference speech

Kemi Badenoch told the Tory Party conference that Britain has allowed extremism to go unchecked

The Independent UK

Protesters backing Palestine Action vow ‘major escalation’ in campaign amid crackdown

Defend Our Juries brand home secretary’s plan to give police greater powers to restrict protests an ‘extraordinary new affront to democracy’

The Independent UK

Palestine Action protest ‘almost gloating over Yom Kippur attack’, demo hears

Communities have gathered to mark the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel.

Evening Standard

Thousands gather in London to mark two-year October 7 anniversary — hours after Palestine Action protest arrests

Communities have gathered to mark the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel.

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