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Amnesty calls for Palestine Action ban to be lifted after London arrests
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The human rights organisation criticised the arrests of protesters holding placards and called for changes to UK protest laws.
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Amnesty International UK has called on the government to lift its ban on Palestine Action after police said 325 people were arrested at a protest outside the US embassy in London on 31 October.
The Metropolitan Police said 320 of those arrests were for allegedly expressing support for a proscribed organisation. Hundreds had gathered in Nine Elms for the protest, organised by Defend Our Juries. Many carried signs reading: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action.”
Amnesty’s head of communications and campaigns, Felix Jakens, called the sight of people being taken into police vans for peacefully holding placards “a disgraceful attack on freedom of speech”. He also called for changes to protest laws.
Palestine Action was banned under UK anti-terrorism legislation in July 2025.
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