London Police to Arrest Palestine Action Supporters

First article: 26 mar. 2026, 00:00 | Last update: 26 mar. 2026, 00:00 | | 1 article

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The Metropolitan Police in London has announced that it will resume arresting individuals who express support for Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian activist group. This decision is likely to spark controversy, raising concerns about the balance between maintaining public order and protecting freedom of expression. Critics may argue that the arrests could stifle legitimate protest and dissent, while supporters may emphasize the need to address potential disruptions or unlawful activities associated with the group's actions.

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The Guardian Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent 26 mar. 2026, 00:00 (8 hours ago)

Met says it will resume arresting people who show support for Palestine Action

Reversal by London police comes as Shabana Mahmood prepares an appeal against high court overturning ban on the groupThe Metropolitan police has said it will resume arresting people who show support for Palestine Action just weeks after it said it would no longer do so following a high court ruling that the ban on the direct action group was unlawful.After last month’s judgment, the Met police said it would immediately stop arresting people for such offences under the Terrorism Act but would gat

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Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), commonly known as the Metropolitan Police, Met Police, or the "Met", is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention within Greater London. In addition, it is responsible for specialised tasks throughout the United Kingdom, such as dealing with counter-terrorism throughout the UK, and the protection of certain individuals, including the monarch, royal family, governmental officials, and other designated figures. It is also referred to as an eponym as "Scotland Yard" or "the Yard", after the location of its original headquarters in Great Scotland Yard, Whitehall, in the 19th century. The Met is presently headquartered at New Scotland Yard, in a building situated on the Victoria Embankment.

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Palestine Action

Palestine Action is a British pro-Palestinian direct action network. Founded in 2020 with the stated goal of ending global participation in Israel's "genocidal and apartheid regime", the organisation also became active in the Gaza war protests in the United Kingdom, in the wake of the ongoing Gaza genocide. It is currently proscribed as a terrorist group under the Terrorism Act 2000, making membership or support for it a criminal offence.

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Londra

Londra este capitala și cel mai populat oraș atât al Angliei, cât și al Regatului Unit, cu o populație de 8.866.180 de locuitori în 2022. Zona metropolitană extinsă este cea mai mare din Europa de Vest, având o populație de 14,9 milioane. Londra se află pe râul Tamisa, în sud-estul Angliei, la capătul unui estuar de 80 km care se varsă în Marea Nordului și a fost o așezare importantă timp de aproape 2.000 de ani. Centrul său antic și financiar, City of London, a fost fondat de romani sub numele de Londinium și și-a păstrat granițele medievale. City of Westminster, la vest de City of London, a găzduit guvernul și parlamentul național timp de secole. Londra a crescut rapid în secolul al XIX-lea, devenind cel mai mare oraș din lume la acea vreme. De la secolul al XIX-lea, numele „Londra” s-a referit la metropola din jurul City of London, împărțită istoric între comitatele Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent și Hertfordshire, care, din 1965, cuprinde în mare parte zona administrativă a Londrei Mari, guvernată de 33 de autorități locale și de Greater London Authority.

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