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Yvette Cooper defends arrest of more than 500 people at Palestine Action protests

The group was proscribed as a terror organisation in July, but hundreds of people, many of pension age, took to the streets this weekend to defend them.

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Why The Palestine Action Protest Will Be A Particularly Tough Test For Yvette Cooper And The Police

The home secretary Yvette Cooper has faced intense criticism for choosing to proscribe PA, even from fellow Labour MPs like Clive Lewis, who warned the proscription “undermined democracy” and told parliament it risks “confusing dissent and terror”.

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London police arrest over 500 in Palestine Action ban protest

London police arrest 522 people, many elderly, during protests against the UK’s ban on Palestine Action under terrorism laws. Critics call the move a threat to free speech, while the government insists the group poses a security risk.

Some don't know 'full nature' of Palestine Action, says Cooper

Defending the group's proscription under terror law, she said the organisation was "not a non-violent organisation".

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The full story of why Palestine Action was proscribed as a terror group

It was no ordinary break-in. On June 20, under the cover of darkness, two activists entered what should have been one of ...

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Palestine Action terror ban too heavy-handed, former Supreme Court judge warns Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a furious backlash against the arrests and has been warned he is making a mistake of “poll tax ...

Palestine Action is 'not a non-violent organisation', says Yvette Cooper

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has defended the Palestine Action arrests over the weekend and said it is "important that no one ...

High Court grants permission for legal challenge to Palestine Action ban, with intelligence evidence heard in closed session

A judicial review of the government’s order to ban Palestine Action will be held over three days, sometime after November 10.

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Palestine Action ban ‘could become Starmer’s poll tax moment’ as freedom of speech row deepens

Baroness Chakrabarti said the proscription of the group risks exacerbating community tensions, and campaigners warned the ban was a threat to freedom of speech ...

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