Aggravated burglary charges against 18 Palestine Action activists dropped Prosecutors drop charges over break-in at Israeli defence firm site after jury cleared six other defendants of offence The Guardian - UK · Feb 18
Palestine Action: why the High Court ruled against the government, and what it means for the future of protest The High Court has ruled that the UK government’s proscription of the group Palestine Action was unlawful. This is a welcome decision for advocates of free speech and the right to protest, but it is not the end of this story. The Conversation · Feb 18
Palestine Action activists face retrial over break-in at UK-based Israeli defence firm Aggravated burglary charges against 18 further defendants are also being dropped The Independent UK · Feb 18
Palestine Action activists face criminal damage retrial over Elbit factory raid Prosecutor Deanna Heer KC told Woolwich Crown Court a retrial would be pursued on all the charges which had not ended in verdicts. Evening Standard · Feb 18
Man’s conviction for burning Koran should have been upheld, High Court told Hamit Coskun successfully appealed in October against his conviction for a religiously aggravated public order offence. Evening Standard · Feb 17
The Guardian view on Palestine Action: banning the group was a step too far Editorial: The high court was right to rule that ministers stretched terror laws in proscribing direct action. Protest should be policed by criminal law The Guardian - UK · Feb 16
More than 70 asylum seekers to be awarded compensation after their phones were seized The former Conservative government was found to have violated the European Convention on Human Rights Evening Standard · Feb 16
Palestine Action cases postponed after government appeals High Court terrorism ruling A number of defendants were due at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday The Independent UK · Feb 16
Palestine Action support cases on ice until High Court 'unlawful terror ban' ruling appeal plays out Judge says ‘there is no merit in hearing the cases until we know what is going on with the appeal’ Evening Standard · Feb 16
Arrested retirees ‘vindicated’ by ruling against Palestine Action proscription Protesters welcome high court decision but many remain in legal limbo as government prepares to lodge appeal The Guardian - UK · Feb 16
Monday briefing: How did the government get it so wrong on Palestine Action? In today’s newsletter: A landmark ruling stated that Labour’s proscription of the protest group was unlawful and landed another blow to a party in crisis The Guardian - UK · Feb 16
Palestine Action ban defended by Foreign Secretary despite ‘unlawful’ ruling Yvette Cooper says she followed clear advice and recommendations over the proscription of Palestine Action The Independent UK · Feb 15
Yvette Cooper defends Palestine Action ban after court rules it was unlawful Ms Cooper, now the Foreign Secretary, proscribed the group in July last year while she was home secretary. The Independent UK · Feb 15
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14 Ban on Palestine Action ‘massively backfired’, says group’s co-founder Huda Ammori calls for proscription to be lifted after high court finds it to be very serious interference with protest rights
Evening Standard · Feb 14 Police sexual misconduct allegations surge by a third as hundreds of officers accused New data reveals a 34 per cent increase in sexual conduct allegations involving police officers
Evening Standard · Feb 13 Labour MPs urge Government not to appeal against Palestine Action ruling The ruling, made on Friday, could have implications for thousands of people arrested for supporting the group at protests across the country.
The Independent UK · Feb 13 Voices: The government has left itself almost powerless against Palestine Action THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: While it was always absurd for the home secretary to categorise the direct action group as a terrorist organisation – placing it in the same bracket as Isis and the Provisional IRA – there are better ways for its activists to win the argument than by…
Louder · Feb 13 "Under any authoritarian government, bad laws are there to be broken." Massive Attack react to High Court ruling that the UK government acted unlawfully when classifying Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation Keir Starmer's government acted unlawfully in proscribing Palestine Action, British High Court rules
Evening Standard · Feb 13 Zack Polanski hails Palestine Action ruling and calls 2,700 arrested in support of group 'absolute trailblazers' Green Party’s leader reacts after High Court ruling terror ban against Palestine Action was unlawful
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13 ‘Not consistent’: why the high court ruled the Palestine Action ban unlawful Key passages from judgment in challenge brought by Huda Ammori, which failed on two grounds but succeeded on two
Evening Standard · Feb 13 Witnesses in Gerry Adams trial should not be anonymous, court told Three men injured in Provisional IRA bombings are bringing legal action against the former Sinn Fein president for just £1 in damages.
Evening Standard · Feb 13 Millionaire takes over legal rights to Salmond case against Scottish Government The former first minister took action against the Government, naming Nicola Sturgeon and former top civil servant Leslie Evans specifically.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13 Ruling against Palestine Action ban is embarrassing defeat for the government Proscription of British direct action group has been fiercely controversial from moment it was proposed last June
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13 The Palestine Action ruling vindicates the courageous – and shames the complicit The home secretary has vowed to fight the judgment, but she and the government are on the wrong side of history, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones