Protest is not Terrorism
Open letter on the proscription of Palestine Action – Defend the right to protest against war and genocide
recent posts
- Should we globalise the intifada? Lessons from revolutionary history – Wed 1 July, 7pm (online)
- Filton 4 Protest Report – Fri 12 June 2026
- Educators in support of the Filton defendants: drop the “terrorism connection”
- Witness circle: 12 June Woolwich court
- Open letter opposing criminalisation of the slogan ‘Globalise the Intifada’
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The UK government and police have taken newly repressive measures to discourage anti-genocide and anti-Zionist protests through criminalisation of the slogan ‘Globalise the Intifada’. Keir Starmer tells us that “if you stand alongside people who say ‘globalise the intifada’, you are calling for terrorism against Jews, and people who use that phrase should be prosecuted.” At…
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On Friday 12 June 2026, at Woolwich Crown Court, four remarkably courageous and principled members of Palestine Action were each condemned to five or more years of prison. They were punished for destroying around 40 lethal drones made by the genocide-enabling Israeli arms company Elbit Systems, a company that continues to operate in the UK…
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To: Justice Jeremy Johnson On 12 June 2026, a British court will seek to attach a “terrorism connection” to the sentencing of four Palestine Action activists, even though they were not charged, tried or convicted under terrorism laws. Three out of the four have only been convicted of criminal damage, and the 18 months they…
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The Filton 4 will be sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday 12 June. The judge, Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson, is almost certain to attach a draconian “terrorism connection” to their sentences, even though they were not charged, tried or convicted under terrorism laws. A last-minute motion to remove judge Johnson from the case will…
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Extended version of an open letter opposing criminalisation of the slogan Globalise the Intifada 11 May 2026 We are profoundly alarmed by the growing attempts of politicians and public authorities to mischaracterise the phrase “globalise the intifada” as a call for violence against Jewish people, and to advocate for its criminalisation. This characterisation is unfounded…
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Independent MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, and MEPs Rima Hassan and Marc Botenga have been joined by the Green Party’s Mothin Ali and dozens of Independent and Green candidates and councillors in an appeal to the judge to grant bail to Amu Gib ahead of a hearing at the Old Bailey on Friday 1…
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This letter is posted on the Defend our Juries website https://defendourjuries.net/lift-the-ban/open-letter/ along with a press release that includes quotations from signatories at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FCFR4qOmbMheu2aT6btuhmnzcNZmZS21byxNWXJiFxk/ . The Guardian published a story about it on 24 April 2026 here https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/24/scholars-writers-artists-defy-ban-palestine-action-letter-judges 24 April 2026, Addressed to the Court of Appeal: We oppose genocide, we support Palestine Action, Signed: * * …
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The Metropolitan Police arrested hundreds of people for holding cardboard signs with the words “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” in Trafalgar Square on 11 April, despite the High Court ruling that the government’s ban on the direct action group is unlawful. Hundreds of officers from the Met, assisted by police from as far…
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13 February 2026 Glasgow TUC welcomes the striking down of the ban on Palestine Action and today’s decision of the Judicial Review to proscribe the protest group as a terrorist organisation as unlawful. We said it at the time and have maintained ever since: protest is not terrorism. The exercise of our rights to freedom…
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The decision by the High Court to quash the Home Secretary’s proscription of Palestine Action must have immediate consequences for those who sought to enforce it. Thousands of people have been arrested and dozens had their homes raided and faced onerous bail conditions as a result of Yvette Cooper’s unlawful action. Dozens of prisoners detained…
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