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Police arrests at London protest over Palestine Action ban

First reported Oct 31, 10:35 AM ET · Latest Nov 1, 12:29 PM ET · Explainer updated Nov 1, 1:01 PM ET

Where things stand

Police detained 320 people at a demonstration outside the U.S. embassy in London, according to the Metropolitan Police, as the protest targeted the recent ban on the direct‑action group Palestine Action. The Guardian reports the arrests occurred on Saturday.

What to watch

The supreme court challenge to the ban is scheduled for Wednesday.

Continuum

Facts

Facts appear here as Relay matches them to the reports.

Timeline

What changed: The latest figures show 320 demonstrators were taken into custody during the protest.

Every report, newest first

  1. Police detain 325 people at pro-Palestine Action protest at US embassy in London — The Guardian

    Arrests come ahead of Wednesday’s supreme court challenge to the ban on the direct action group Police have said they arrested 325 people on Saturday at a demonstration outside the US embassy in London against the proscription of Palestine Action. In updated…

  2. More than 100 protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in London — The Guardian

    Police start arresting demonstrators with Met commander alleging they are ‘essentially meeting to purposefully commit a crime’ Police have started making arrests at the first mass demonstration under Andy Burnham’s premiership opposing the proscription of…

Questions

  • It remains unclear how many of those arrested will face charges, what legal defenses they may raise, and how the arrests will affect the pending supreme court case. Open

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More: background

Palestine Action is a direct‑action group that has been proscribed, meaning it is formally banned, under the UK Terrorism Act. Supporters gathered outside the U.S. embassy in Battersea to oppose the proscription and to highlight the upcoming legal challenge.

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