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Liverpool police arrest 82 protesters supporting banned Palestine Action
Police in Liverpool arrested 82 people during a protest organized by Defend Our Juries near the UK Labour Party conference. The demonstration, which drew approximately 180 to 250 participants, was held to protest the proscription of Palestine Action, a group designated as a terrorist organization by the UK government in July 2025.
Merseyside Police stated that the arrests were made under the Terrorism Act because demonstrators were suspected of displaying or carrying materials that expressed support for the proscribed organization. While many protesters were released on bail, 79 others were reported to appear before the courts.
Amnesty International criticized the police action, describing the arrests as a ‘shameful attack on freedom of expression.’ Organizers of the protest have called on the government to lift the ban on Palestine Action, arguing that the proscription is ‘unreasonable, unsustainable, and immoral.’
Entities
Amnesty International · Defend Our Juries · Labour Party · Liverpool · Merseyside Police · Palestine Action
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [DISPUTED] The High Court ruled in February that the ban on Palestine Action was unlawful. www.waltroper-zeitung.de · www.bbv-net.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.watson.ch
- [● 8 SOURCES] Amnesty International criticized the arrests as a ‘shameful attack on freedom of expression’. www.zeit.de · www.waltroper-zeitung.de · www.bbv-net.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.watson.ch · +3 more
- [DISPUTED] An appeals court ruled that the ban on Palestine Action was lawful. www.watson.ch
- [● 13 SOURCES] More than 250 protesters gathered in front of the conference center in Liverpool. www.zeit.de · www.waltroper-zeitung.de · www.bbv-net.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.watson.ch · +8 more
- [● 10 SOURCES] Palestine Action was designated as a terrorist organization in the United Kingdom in July 2025. www.zeit.de · www.waltroper-zeitung.de · www.bbv-net.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.watson.ch · +5 more
- [● 14 SOURCES] Arrests were made because demonstrators displayed materials supporting the proscribed group Palestine Action. www.zeit.de · www.waltroper-zeitung.de · www.bbv-net.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.watson.ch · +9 more
- [DISPUTED] Police in Liverpool arrested more than 50 people during protests. www.zeit.de · www.waltroper-zeitung.de · www.bbv-net.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.watson.ch · +9 more
- [● 11 SOURCES] Protesters were arrested under the Terrorism Act. antiguatribune.com · jamaicainquirer.com · trinidadtribune.com · www.aktuality.sk · thefrontierpost.com · +6 more
- [● 14 SOURCES] The protest was organized by the collective Defend Our Juries. antiguatribune.com · www.zeit.de · trinidadtribune.com · www.fehmarn24.de · www.waltroper-zeitung.de · +9 more
- [● 2 SOURCES] 79 individuals were reported to appear before the courts. eldiarionica.com · fakti.bg
- [DISPUTED] The number of people arrested during the protest was updated to 82. eldiarionica.com · fakti.bg