LONDON: British police said Sunday that they arrested almost 900 people demonstrating in London against a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist organization by the government. Almost 1,600 people have now been detained, many for silently holding signs supporting the group, since it was outlawed two months ago. Protesters say the ban on Palestine Action is an unwarranted curb on free speech and the right to protest.

More than 1,000 people have pledged to risk arrest in what is billed as the largest protest since group was proscribed

The pro-Palestinian group was banned under anti-terrorism legislation in July, making it a crime to support or belong to the organisation.

LONDON: Police on Saturday arrested some of the hundreds of protesters who gathered outside Parliament in London on Saturday to defy a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has…

Hundreds gathered in Parliament Square to oppose the group's ban under anti-terrorism legislation.

Over 400 arrested in London protest supporting banned Palestine Action group, sparking clashes with police and criticism of government.

Demonstration in central London on Saturday led to 857 arrests under Terrorism Act

LONDON: British police said Sunday that they arrested almost 900 people demonstrating in London against a ban on the group Palestine Action, which has been deemed a terrorist…

Organisers say detained demonstrators include ‘vicars and priests, war veterans and descendants of Holocaust survivors’.