Palestine Action prosecutions should be suspended, say UK rights groups

Campaigners tell attorney general that proceeding with trials before judicial review raises legal and moral questionsUK politics live – latest updatesProtesters arrested for supporting Palestine Action should not be prosecuted until a legal challenge to a ban on the group has been heard, organisations including Greenpeace and Human Rights Watch have told the attorney general for England and Wales.In a letter to Richard Hermer KC, also signed by Friends of the Earth, Global Witness and the Quakers, they say proceeding with charges or trials before the judicial review, which is expected to be heard in November, would raise significant legal and moral questions. Continue reading...

Comments

World news

‘Three weeks ago, this town was thriving’: Ukrainians flee the frontline in Putin’s frantic land grab

Independent

Teenager who murdered British mother in her Australian home has sentence REDUCED - as family say they are 'broken' by the decision

about 4 hours ago

Sergei Lavrov trolls the West by wearing Soviet CCCP top to showdown between Trump and Putin in Alaska

Dailymail

Comments

Similar News

Where is the anger over the outrageous arrests at Palestine Action protests?

Friday briefing: How Palestine Action ​arrests ​expose a ​new ​authoritarian ​edge​ to UK police

Jesse Kline: Hamas cheers recognizing ‘Palestine’ but only if there is no Israel

‘Censorship’: over 115 scholars condemn cancellation of Harvard journal issue on Palestine

Next UK protest over Palestine Action ban aims to sign up 1,000 people

Labor says Hamas tries to ‘manipulate facts’ after terrorist group welcomes Australia’s Palestine recognition decision

Peter Hain says UK government ‘digging itself into hole’ over Palestine Action

Australia news live: Macron welcomes Albanese’s move to recognise Palestine as Israeli president calls it a ‘grave and dangerous mistake’

Palestine Action co-founder accuses ministers of making defamatory claims

Most Palestine Action protesters unlikely to face prison, officials say

Mapped: Which countries recognise Palestine as a state?

Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, justice minister says – UK politics live

Australia recognising Palestine a ‘political fig leaf’ without sanctions, Palestine Advocacy Network head says

UK’s chief rabbi criticises Labour’s Palestine pledge at march for hostages

Police arrest 532 people at London protest over Palestine Action ban

London police arrest 150 demonstrators supporting the banned Palestine Action group

Police arrest hundreds of Palestine Action supporters under anti-terror law

Palestine Action supporters arrested during protest against terror ban

Arrests begin in London at largest Palestine Action protest since group’s ban

Pro-Palestine protester threatened with arrest takes legal action against Kent police

World news

‘Three weeks ago, this town was thriving’: Ukrainians flee the frontline in Putin’s frantic land grab

Pete Hegseth does believe in a woman’s right to vote, Pentagon says after video controversy

Rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ detected in drinking water supplies in Australia

Ukraine strikes ship ‘carrying ammunition from Iran’ at Russian port on day of Trump-Putin summit

University of Alaska dorms to host up to 750 Russian delegates in town for Trump-Putin summit

Ukrainian civilians held captive in Russia since 2014 released in huge exchange

Hunt for gunman after several injured in shooting at a mosque in Örebro, Sweden

Terrified homeowners jump into the sea to escape approaching Greek wildfires by boat

Why Trump thinks DC can&#8217;t govern itself

Haiti Taps New Interim Leader

I moved from depressing London to the south of France – I’ll never go back

Trump-Putin meeting: Understand the aims, stakes, and what could happen next

The UK’s best campsites for the bank holiday

Children over 12 to be fingerprinted at EU border sparking travel chaos

Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway

Taliban leader warns God will severely punish Afghans ungrateful for Islamic rule

Ukraine vows to continue drone attacks until there's a peace deal

At least 224 dead after flash floods hit India and Pakistan

At least 176 killed in India, Pakistan after rains cause flash floods

Castillo’s game-winning field goal lifts Bombers after late surge from Redblacks

Talks on global plastic pollution treaty end with no agreement

Married couple 'kept lover's corpse at home for a year' as 'dogs chewed on body'

Samsung fans rushing for £199 'excellent' smartwatch as price drops to £39

RVHD2 virus UK outbreak warning as pet owners told 'protect your animals'

Putin signs secret North Korea troops deal with Kim Jong-Un hours before Trump showdown

Brit steals towels from sunbed hoggers at 1:30am because 'they deserved it'

Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin LIVE as US president boards Air Force One to Alaska summit

Russian foreign minister wears USSR jumper as he arrives at Trump-Putin summit in Alaska

Louisiana AG calls Roblox ‘perfect place for pedophiles’ in lawsuit amid calls for CEO’s resignation

DC police will share information on anyone officers encounter with ICE agents

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Zelensky ‘doesn’t want peace’ ahead of Trump-Putin summit

‘Extremely worrying’ situation in Spain as 14 major wildfires rage

Russian rouble value dips ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

Trump has privately pondered if Epstein accusers are just ‘Democrats’ trying to make him look bad, report claims

Home Depots across L.A. become battleground in new phase of ICE raids

Inside the border command center tracking migrants with drones

Everything we know about Trump and Putin’s Alaska summit today

Robert Jenrick’s Calais visit is a stunt – and a good one at that

11 low-effort ways to have the best BBQ ever – from a food editor

Trump-Putin meeting: Understand the aims, stakes, and what could happen next

After losing eight stone, people treat me much better in dating

Inside Sunderland’s survival plan with two more transfers targeted

The fake news that helped put us on a path to Mars

The Nvidia chip deal that has Trump officials threatening to quit

Why inflation is making stock market investors bullish

Scoop: White House hands down loyalty ratings for hundreds of companies

India 'will not tolerate' nuclear blackmail, says Modi in warning to Pakistan

Heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Erin nears

Hezbollah vows to keep arms, says Lebanon's disarmament plan serves Israel

N.S. missing kids: Signs about Lilly and Jack Sullivan pop up as case remains unsolved

Man accused of killing, dismembering 2 people in Huntsville, Ont.

Best Ninja products to buy for all your 2025 summer festivities

Out-of-control jet ski nearly mows down beachgoers relaxing on Costa del Sol

Judge shot dead, stabbed and has genitals stuffed in mouth after being accused of affair

Explosion at Russian weapons plant kills five ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Brother cut off his dead sibling's ear and stored it in freezer in disturbing DNA row

Teenager who murdered British mother in her Australian home has sentence REDUCED - as family say they are 'broken' by the decision

Friday briefing: How Palestine Action arrests expose a new authoritarian edge to UK police

Why Trump thinks DC can’t govern itself