Police issue warning to protesters before al-Quds Day rally in London Demonstrators on Sunday will be arrested for expressing support for Palestine Action or for intifada chants, says Met The Guardian - UK · Mar 14
Art by Grayson Perry and Es Devlin among works going up for Palestine auction The auction – organised by Choose Love, Gideon Berger Studio, Hope 93 Gallery and art dealer Zayna Al-Saleh – will take place later this month. Evening Standard · Mar 4
Ofcom urged to clarify if Palestine Action content should still be removed online Rights groups and experts say situation is unclear as ruling that quashed ban faces challenge from home secretary The Guardian - UK · Mar 3
Cases continued for three facing terrorism charges over Palestine Action demo Hearings for Yvonne Ridley, Moira McFarlane and Andrew Thomson took place in Edinburgh. Evening Standard · Mar 3
Winston Churchill statue vandalised in London: Man arrested for writing ‘Free Palestine’ A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of defacing the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Westminster. The Times of India · Feb 28
Man charged with criminal damage after Churchill statue defaced with graffiti Police said he is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Saturday morning. Evening Standard · Feb 28
Winston Churchill Statue Defaced With 'Zionist War Criminal' Graffiti in London A man was arrested in London after defacing the Churchill statue with pro-Palestinian graffiti, sparking debates over Churchill's legacy and the Israel-Palestine conflict. International Business Times UK · Feb 27
Bulletin AM briefing: Polls open in crucial by-election and four dead in speedboat shooting Here are five of the morning’s biggest stories. Polls open in Gorton and Denton by-election that could decide Starmer’s future. Zelensky and Trump call for ‘leader level’ peace talks to end Ukraine war. Four killed on US speedboat in Cuba after ‘firing at patrol boat’. Government can appeal against Palestine… The Independent UK · Feb 26
Home Office allowed to appeal against decision Palestine Action terror group ban was unlawful High Court Judges recently ruled banning Palestine Action as a terror group was ‘disproportionate’ The Independent UK · Feb 25
Home Office granted permission to challenge ruling on Palestine Action terror ban Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood given permission to fight the lifting of the terror ban on Palestine Action Evening Standard · Feb 25
Home secretary granted permission to challenge ruling on Palestine Action ban Shabana Mahmood given green light to take case to court of appeal with ban to remain in place pending outcome The Guardian - UK · Feb 25
‘Immensely heartened’: Sally Rooney hails Palestine Action high court ruling as victory for UK civil liberties Exclusive: Irish author, who feared her books being withdrawn from UK, says proscription had been ‘extreme assault’ on rights and freedoms The Guardian - UK · Feb 21
Tears and joy as all but one Palestine Action accused granted bail The 24 defendants had been in custody on charges of criminal damage and violent disorder over the raid on the Elbit Systems site near Bristol. Evening Standard · Feb 20
Why dispute ruling on Palestine Action, but accept legal challenge on elections? Brief letters: Legal muddles | Woody Guthrie | Cabbage queen | Ode to pigeons | The mystery of birth The Guardian - UK · Feb 18
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18 Aggravated burglary charges against 18 Palestine Action activists dropped Prosecutors drop charges over break-in at Israeli defence firm site after jury cleared six other defendants of offence
The Conversation · Feb 18 Palestine Action: why the High Court ruled against the government, and what it means for the future of protest The High Court has ruled that the UK government’s proscription of the group Palestine Action was unlawful. This is a welcome decision for advocates of free speech and the right to protest, but it is not the end of this story.
The Independent UK · Feb 18 Palestine Action activists face retrial over break-in at UK-based Israeli defence firm Aggravated burglary charges against 18 further defendants are also being dropped
Evening Standard · Feb 18 Palestine Action activists face criminal damage retrial over Elbit factory raid Prosecutor Deanna Heer KC told Woolwich Crown Court a retrial would be pursued on all the charges which had not ended in verdicts.
Evening Standard · Feb 17 Man’s conviction for burning Koran should have been upheld, High Court told Hamit Coskun successfully appealed in October against his conviction for a religiously aggravated public order offence.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16 The Guardian view on Palestine Action: banning the group was a step too far Editorial: The high court was right to rule that ministers stretched terror laws in proscribing direct action. Protest should be policed by criminal law
Evening Standard · Feb 16 More than 70 asylum seekers to be awarded compensation after their phones were seized The former Conservative government was found to have violated the European Convention on Human Rights
The Independent UK · Feb 16 Palestine Action cases postponed after government appeals High Court terrorism ruling A number of defendants were due at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday
Evening Standard · Feb 16 Palestine Action support cases on ice until High Court 'unlawful terror ban' ruling appeal plays out Judge says ‘there is no merit in hearing the cases until we know what is going on with the appeal’
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16 Arrested retirees ‘vindicated’ by ruling against Palestine Action proscription Protesters welcome high court decision but many remain in legal limbo as government prepares to lodge appeal
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16 Monday briefing: How did the government get it so wrong on Palestine Action? In today’s newsletter: A landmark ruling stated that Labour’s proscription of the protest group was unlawful and landed another blow to a party in crisis