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Posted on April 11, 2026
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On April 11, 2026, London police arrested 212 people at a Trafalgar Square protest opposing the Palestine Action ban, the first since the High Court deemed the ban unlawful in February. Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood has been granted permission to appeal, while police continue gathering evidence
LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Police said on Saturday they had arrested 212 people at a protest in London's Trafalgar Square opposing Britain's banning of the Palestine Action group.
The gathering was the first since London's High Court ruled in February that a ban designating the pro-Palestinian group as a terrorist organisation was unlawful L8N3Z90PY. UK Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood has been granted approval to appeal the ruling.
Lawmakers banned Palestine Action -- which accuses Britain's government of complicity in what it says are Israeli war crimes in Gaza -- under anti-terrorism legislation last July after some members broke into a Royal Air Force base L8N3SN0BX.
Israel has repeatedly denied any abuses in its war in Gaza.
During Saturday's demonstration, placard-holding protesters, some wearing black and white Palestinian scarves and waving Palestinian flags, sat on the ground or on camping chairs.
London's Metropolitan Police said in a post on X that they were "continuing to make arrests where people are showing support for a proscribed organisation".
(Reporting by Suban Abdulla; Editing by Alexander Smith)
212 people were arrested during a protest in Trafalgar Square opposing Britain's ban on the Palestine Action group.
Palestine Action is a pro-Palestinian group banned by UK lawmakers last July under anti-terrorism legislation for alleged links to activism against Israeli actions in Gaza.
The High Court ruled in February that the ban designating Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was unlawful.
Yes, UK Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood has been granted approval to appeal the February ruling.
Protesters held placards, wore Palestinian scarves, waved flags, and gathered peacefully, while police continued to make arrests.
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