- London's Metropolitan Police arrested 139 people outside the U.S. Embassy on Saturday during a protest in support of Palestine Action, with most custody cases involving support for a proscribed organization.
- Organized by the activist group Defend Our Juries, the demonstration highlighted that over 4,000 people have been detained since July 2025 under counterterrorism laws for peaceful vigils backing the banned group.
- Palestine Action was designated as a terrorist organization by the U.K. government last year, rendering membership or support punishable by up to 14 years in prison, while the U.S. government imposed sanctions against the group in August.
- A similar protest occurred outside the U.S. Consulate in Edinburgh, Scotland, where Police Scotland launched inquiries to review evidence and identify individuals wearing apparel or holding banners supporting the proscribed group.
- Founded in 2020 to oppose U.K. military support for Israel, Palestine Action faces a Supreme Court appeal on November 4 challenging its terror classification, which advocates criticize as a violation of free speech.
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