Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:54:12 +0500 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:54:12 +0500 60 UK police arrest more than 365 at protest for banned Palestine Action group https://english.aaj.tv/news/330428537/uk-police-arrest-more-than-365-at-protest-for-banned-palestine-action-group <p><strong>London’s Metropolitan Police arrested more than 365 people at a protest against Britain’s decision to ban the group Palestine Action, the force said.</strong></p> <p>Protesters, some wearing black and white Palestinian scarves and waving Palestinian flags, chanted “hands off Gaza”, and held placards with the message “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”, video taken by Reuters at the scene showed.</p> <p>The Reuters video showed demonstrators who had gathered in Parliament Square by the Houses of Parliament being carried away by police. The crowd chanted “shame on you” at the police.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch '> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2025/08/092343324d886c6.png' alt='People holding signs sit during a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government&rsquo;s proscription of &ldquo;Palestine Action&rdquo; under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, on August 9, 2025. Reuters' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>People holding signs sit during a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government’s proscription of “Palestine Action” under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, on August 9, 2025. Reuters</figcaption> </figure></p> <p>In a post on X, the police force said it had arrested 365 people for supporting a proscribed organisation.</p> <p>It also arrested seven people for other offences including five for assaults on officers, adding none was seriously injured.</p> <p>In July, British lawmakers banned Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged planes in protest against Britain’s support for Israel.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full media--stretch '> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2025/08/09234345c763deb.png' alt='Police officers detain a demonstrator, as people hold placards that read &ldquo;I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action&rdquo; during a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government&rsquo;s proscription of &ldquo;Palestine Action&rdquo; under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, on August 9, 2025. Reuters' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>Police officers detain a demonstrator, as people hold placards that read “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” during a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government’s proscription of “Palestine Action” under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, on August 9, 2025. Reuters</figcaption> </figure></p> <p>The ban makes it a crime to be a member of the group, carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.</p> <p>The co-founder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, last week won a bid to bring a legal challenge against the ban.</p> London’s Metropolitan Police arrested more than 365 people at a protest against Britain’s decision to ban the group Palestine Action, the force said.

Protesters, some wearing black and white Palestinian scarves and waving Palestinian flags, chanted “hands off Gaza”, and held placards with the message “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”, video taken by Reuters at the scene showed.

The Reuters video showed demonstrators who had gathered in Parliament Square by the Houses of Parliament being carried away by police. The crowd chanted “shame on you” at the police.

People holding signs sit during a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government’s proscription of “Palestine Action” under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, on August 9, 2025. Reuters
People holding signs sit during a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government’s proscription of “Palestine Action” under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, on August 9, 2025. Reuters

In a post on X, the police force said it had arrested 365 people for supporting a proscribed organisation.

It also arrested seven people for other offences including five for assaults on officers, adding none was seriously injured.

In July, British lawmakers banned Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged planes in protest against Britain’s support for Israel.

Police officers detain a demonstrator, as people hold placards that read “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” during a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government’s proscription of “Palestine Action” under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, on August 9, 2025. Reuters
Police officers detain a demonstrator, as people hold placards that read “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” during a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government’s proscription of “Palestine Action” under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, on August 9, 2025. Reuters

The ban makes it a crime to be a member of the group, carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.

The co-founder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, last week won a bid to bring a legal challenge against the ban.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330428537 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 23:48:43 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Police officers detain a demonstrator during a rally organised by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government’s proscription of ‘Palestine Action’ under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, in London, on August 9, 2025. Reuters