More than 100 protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in London
What happened
London's Metropolitan Police detained 139 people on Saturday at a rally outside the US embassy backing Palestine Action, the group banned under UK terror law.
Officers remained on site and were still making arrests, the force said on X; most detentions were for voicing support for a proscribed organisation.
Defend Our Juries, which organised the rally, estimated that "around 400 people" took part, and a similar vigil was held outside the US consulate in Edinburgh.
The group says more than 4,000 people have been arrested for backing Palestine Action since the ban began in July 2025.
Before the event, Commander Adam Slonecki said anyone attending was in effect meeting "to purposefully commit a crime".
The UK Supreme Court opens a two-day hearing on the group's appeal against the ban on Wednesday.
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- 2026-10-31 14:35 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 16:30 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 16:48 UTCMiddle East Eye · middleeasteye.net ↗
- 2026-10-31 18:48 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 19:08 UTCTimes of Israel · timesofisrael.com ↗
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