https://www.scmp.com/rss/523449/feed The latest news and top stories on Palestine Action. A UK-based activist group, Palestine Action is dedicated to disrupting the arms industry, particularly targeting British factories of Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems, to oppose British arms exports to Israel. Formed in 2020, its main activities involve direct action, including property damage and occupation of premises. Notably, Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK from 5 July 2025 under the... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Hundreds of people turned out in London on Sunday for a pro-Palestinian march banned by the government after police said it was organised by a group “supportive of the Iranian regime”. Police said in a statement they had arrested 12 people and were investigating anti-Israeli chants allegedly made at the rally. Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood said earlier this week she had agreed to the ban to “prevent serious public disorder” in the context of the continuing conflict in the Middle East, where... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346690/police-arrest-12-hundreds-join-banned-pro-palestinian-march-london?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346690/police-arrest-12-hundreds-join-banned-pro-palestinian-march-london?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:43:29 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Eighty-six people were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass after protesters breached the grounds of a London prison in support of a pro-Palestinian hunger striker, UK police said on Sunday. The group were “protesting in support of a Palestine Action prisoner on a hunger strike” late Saturday and then refused to leave the prison grounds when ordered to do so, London’s Metropolitan Police said on X. “They allegedly blocked prison staff from entering and leaving, threatened police officers... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3341184/dozens-protesters-supporting-palestine-action-hunger-striker-arrested-uk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3341184/dozens-protesters-supporting-palestine-action-hunger-striker-arrested-uk?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:05:59 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse London police on Tuesday arrested Swedish activist Greta Thunberg at a demonstration in support of pro-Palestinian hunger strikers, Palestinian campaign groups said. Thunberg’s arrest makes her the highest-profile person to be detained by police since the government banned the Palestine Action group under anti-terror laws. Prisoners for Palestine, which organised the protest, said in a statement that Thunberg was arrested under the UK Terrorism Act. Thunberg, 22, was holding a sign reading: “I... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3337538/swedish-activist-greta-thunberg-arrested-uk-pro-palestinian-protest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3337538/swedish-activist-greta-thunberg-arrested-uk-pro-palestinian-protest?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:52:32 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts, authorities said on Monday. The mural appeared on Monday and depicts a protester lying on the ground holding a blood-splattered placard while a judge in a traditional wig and black gown beats him with a gavel. Banksy posted a photo of the work on Instagram, his usual method of claiming a work as authentic. It was captioned... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3324802/new-banksy-mural-judge-beating-protester-be-removed-outside-london-court?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3324802/new-banksy-mural-judge-beating-protester-be-removed-outside-london-court?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:10:14 +0000 Reuters Reuters British police arrested dozens more people on Saturday under anti-terrorism laws for demonstrating in support of Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned by the government as a terrorist organisation. Britain banned Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation in July after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged military planes. The group accuses Britain’s government of complicity in what it says are Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Police have arrested... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3324619/dozens-arrested-latest-uk-protest-banned-palestine-action?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3324619/dozens-arrested-latest-uk-protest-banned-palestine-action?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:36:03 +0000 dpa,Agence France-Presse dpa,Agence France-Presse Police on Saturday arrested protesters in London for supporting activist group Palestine Action, which on Friday was banned in the United Kingdom under anti-terror laws. “Officers are responding to a protest in support of Palestine Action in Parliament Square. The group is now proscribed and expressing support for them is a criminal offence. Arrests are being made,” Metropolitan Police wrote on social media. Campaign group Defend Our Juries said in a press release that a group of 27 people,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3317104/palestine-action-designated-terror-group-uk-after-failed-legal-action?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3317104/palestine-action-designated-terror-group-uk-after-failed-legal-action?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:40:48 +0000