DoomsdaysCW<p>British police arrest 900 people in London over banned group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalestineAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineAction</span></a></p><p>By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS<br>September 7, 2025</p><p>LONDON (AP) — "British police said Sunday that they arrested almost 900 people demonstrating in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> against a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the government.</p><p>"Almost 1,600 people have now been detained, many for silently holding signs supporting the group, since it was outlawed two months ago. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> say the ban on Palestine Action is an unwarranted curb on free speech and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a>.</p><p>"The Metropolitan Police force said 890 people were arrested at Saturday’s demonstration, the vast majority, 857, under the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TerrorismAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TerrorismAct</span></a> for supporting a proscribed organization. Some 33 were detained for other offenses, including 17 for assaulting police officers.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendOurJuries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefendOurJuries</span></a>, the campaign group organizing the protest, said 1,500 people took part in the demonstration outside Parliament, sitting down and holding signs reading 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.' "</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-protest-arrests-b6acca3f6e46cf0fd64ae11d413f5bd8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/britain-pal</span><span class="invisible">estine-action-protest-arrests-b6acca3f6e46cf0fd64ae11d413f5bd8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalestineGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopTheGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopTheGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BibiIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BibiIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnjustLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnjustLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a></p>