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The Metropolitan Police arrested 532 people during a protest operation in central London on Saturday, with 522 arrests occurring for displaying placards supporting Palestine Action under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000.</span

The Metropolitan Police arrested 532 people during a protest operation in central London on Saturday, with 522 arrests occurring for displaying placards supporting Palestine Action under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Palestine Action was proscribed a terrorist organization after <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/palestine-action-to-be-banned-after-raf-base-security-breach">group members broke into RAF Brize Norton</a> in Oxfordshire this June, causing £7 million in damages to two aircraft. The group are currently appealing the decision.

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Palestine Action was proscribed a terrorist organization after group members broke into RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire this June, causing £7 million in damages to two aircraft. The group are currently appealing the decision.

Protesters held up signs stating "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." Under the Terrorism Act 2000, a person is liable to imprisonment of up to six months, a fine or both if they wear an item of clothing or wear, carry or display an article supporting a proscribed organization.

Protesters held up signs stating "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." Under the Terrorism Act 2000, a person is liable to imprisonment of up to six months, a fine or both if they wear an item of clothing or wear, carry or display an article supporting a proscribed organization.

The average age of those arrested was 54 years old, with 147 people aged between 60-69 representing the largest age group, and 15 people in their 80s among those detained during the demonstration.</span

The average age of those arrested was 54 years old, with 147 people aged between 60-69 representing the largest age group, and 15 people in their 80s among those detained during the demonstration.

Among those arrested were Sir Jonathon Porritt, a 75-year-old former government adviser to Tony Blair, and Chris Romberg, a 75-year-old former British army colonel.

Among those arrested were Sir Jonathon Porritt, a 75-year-old former government adviser to Tony Blair, and Chris Romberg, a 75-year-old former British army colonel.

The Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command will prepare case files for charges against those arrested, with securing charges under the Terrorism Act requiring approval from both the Crown Prosecution Service and Attorney General.</span

The Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command will prepare case files for charges against those arrested, with securing charges under the Terrorism Act requiring approval from both the Crown Prosecution Service and Attorney General.

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Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organization by the UK government on July 5, 2024, following incidents including a break-in at RAF Brize Norton base that caused an estimated £7 million in damage to aircraft.</span

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Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organization by the UK government on July 5, 2024, following incidents including a break-in at RAF Brize Norton base that caused an estimated £7 million in damage to aircraft.

Among those arrested were notable figures including Sir Jonathon Porritt, a 75-year-old former government adviser, and Chris Romberg, a 75-year-old former British army colonel and military attache.</span

Among those arrested were notable figures including Sir Jonathon Porritt, a 75-year-old former government adviser, and Chris Romberg, a 75-year-old former British army colonel and military attache.

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper defended the proscription decision, stating that Palestine Action is not a non-violent organization based on security assessments, while critics including UN officials and Amnesty International condemned the ban as legal overreach.</span

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper defended the proscription decision, stating that Palestine Action is not a non-violent organization based on security assessments, while critics including UN officials and Amnesty International condemned the ban as legal overreach.

These arrests represent an unprecedented assault on free speech and peaceful protest rights in the UK. Criminalizing placard displays under terrorism laws stretches anti-terror legislation far beyond its intended purpose, effectively turning police into thought police. The proscription silences legitimate criticism of government policy regarding Gaza and sets a dangerous precedent for suppressing dissent.

These arrests represent an unprecedented assault on free speech and peaceful protest rights in the UK. Criminalizing placard displays under terrorism laws stretches anti-terror legislation far beyond its intended purpose, effectively turning police into thought police. The proscription silences legitimate criticism of government policy regarding Gaza and sets a dangerous precedent for suppressing dissent.

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The government is right to act decisively against a proscribed group linked to violence, serious injuries, and criminal damage. National security must come before political theatre. Peaceful protest remains protected, but supporting an organisation assessed as preparing for terrorism is not free speech but rather in aid of extremism. The law is clear, and enforcement is essential.

The government is right to act decisively against a proscribed group linked to violence, serious injuries, and criminal damage. National security must come before political theatre. Peaceful protest remains protected, but supporting an organisation assessed as preparing for terrorism is not free speech but rather in aid of extremism. The law is clear, and enforcement is essential.

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These mass arrests are a grave assault on free speech. Peaceful protesters, many elderly, are detained for holding placards opposing genocide while the government continues to enable war crimes and human rights abuses in the Middle East. By conflating dissent with terrorism, the U.K. is eroding civil liberties and silencing those who dare to demand justice.

These mass arrests are a grave assault on free speech. Peaceful protesters, many elderly, are detained for holding placards opposing genocide while the government continues to enable war crimes and human rights abuses in the Middle East. By conflating dissent with terrorism, the U.K. is eroding civil liberties and silencing those who dare to demand justice.

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