LONDON: British authorities have charged six people for participating in meetings to plan a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action, prosecutors said Wednesday. The six, aged from 26 to 62, were charged “with various offenses of encouraging support for a proscribed terrorist organization,” the Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement. They were placed in detention and are due to appear in court on Thursday. They risk up to 14 years in prison. Palestine Action was designated a terrorist organization and banned in July after vandalism at a Royal Air Force base.

LONDON: London’s Metropolitan police said Monday it had charged another 47 people with supporting Palestine Action, bringing the number of activists accused of backing the banned…

Palestine Action was proscribed by the government but some campaigners argue the ban breaches the right to free speech.