Palestine Action UK ban and protests 2026
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94-year-old Jewish barrister arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Margaret Owen is a 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister.
Margaret Owen was detained after displaying support for Palestine Action.
Margaret Owen said she had been trying to get arrested for quite some time.
Jewish human rights barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Ed Miliband is Jewish and has credited his late mother's influence when explaining UK policies sanctioning Israel.
Margaret Owen was arrested in Liverpool during a rally held outside the Labour conference.
Palestine Action's cofounder Huda Ammori has been given permission to challenge the ban at the UK's highest court.
UK Foreign Secretary confronted by activists over Palestine Action ban
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband was confronted by activists at a Pizza Express restaurant in Liverpool.
More than 50 demonstrators were arrested while protesting in support of the group outside a Labour Party conference.
The confrontation was over the proscription of Palestine Action.
Palestine Action protesters arrested outside UK Labour Party conference
Merseyside Police confirmed the arrests in a statement published on Sunday.
Activists confronted Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband inside a restaurant in Liverpool, demanding that he lift the ban on the group and declare Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist group by the Labour government in July 2025 under the Terrorism Act.
“The new prime minister can reform our laws so that communities are protected in coming together and demonstrating on the issues they care about. Will he do so?”
Massive Attack singer arrested over pro-Palestine protest in UK
Robert Del Naja was arrested while denouncing the UK's ban on Palestine Action.
Demonstrators gathered to demand the UK stops arming Israel.
Robert Del Naja was arrested in Liverpool.