LONDON: Senior figures in the UK’s ruling Labour Party are sounding the alarm over the government’s banning of the group Palestine Action. It comes after hundreds of people were arrested in London last weekend under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act. The protesters had held signs demonstrating support for Palestine Action, which was proscribed as a terrorist organization in July. Former Minister Peter Hain said the issue “will end in tears for the government,” The Guardian reported on Wednesday.

LONDON: Half of the protesters arrested in London on Saturday in relation to the banned group Palestine Action are older than 60, police data shows. Officers arrested 532 people…

LONDON: Senior figures in the UK’s ruling Labour Party are sounding the alarm over the government’s banning of the group Palestine Action. It comes after hundreds of people were…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLabour peer Baroness Shami Chakrabarti has…

The battle over the Palestine Action ban now feels as much a political and PR clash as a legal one.

LONDON: Protesters arrested under the UK’s Terrorism Act for supporting the banned group Palestine Action should not be prosecuted while there is a legal challenge against the…

Since the controversial ban on July 7, more than 700 people have been detained at peaceful protests.