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Winston Churchill statue vandalised in London: Man arrested for writing ‘Free Palestine’

A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of defacing the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, Westminster.

The Times of India

Winston Churchill Statue Defaced With 'Zionist War Criminal' Graffiti in London

A man was arrested in London after defacing the Churchill statue with pro-Palestinian graffiti, sparking debates over Churchill's legacy and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

International Business Times UK

Man arrested after Churchill statue outside UK parliament sprayed with graffiti

Met arrest man on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage after slogans including ‘Zionist war criminal’ sprayed

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Arrest made after Churchill statue defaced with ‘Zionist war criminal’ graffiti

The Met said police were on the scene shortly after 4am on Friday.

Evening Standard

'Palestine Action supporter' arrested after statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square vandalised

Phrases including ‘free Palestine’ and ‘globalise the intifada’ were sprayed on the statue

Evening Standard

Vigil for victims of Bondi Beach massacre held in Parliament Square

Fifteen people were killed by the horrific shooting on Bondi Beach on Sunday

Evening Standard

First people charged with supporting Palestine Action after ban due in court

Two women and a man were arrested after a protest in Parliament Square on July 5.

Evening Standard

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'Major escalation' in Palestine Action protests as Parliament Square 'national mobilisation' demo announced

Week of ‘mass actions’ promised by Defend Our Juries, including the targeting of the Labour Annual Conference

Evening Standard

Police condemn ‘intolerable abuse against officers’ at Palestine Action protest

Organisers insisted the Parliament Square rally in central London was ‘the picture of peaceful protest’.

Evening Standard

At least 425 arrests as police drag away Palestine Action protesters in Parliament Square

The Met Police said it faced an ‘exceptional level of abuse’ including punches, kicks, spitting and objects being thrown

Evening Standard

Tensions flare as protesters supporting banned Palestine Action arrested

Organisers estimated 1,500 gathered in Parliament Square in central London on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Police draw batons as violent clashes erupt during mass arrests at Palestine Action protest in Parliament Square

Officers faced an ‘exceptional level of abuse’ as they arrested 425 protesters, police said, while organisers described the scenes as ‘Labour’s Poll Tax moment’

The Independent UK

Daughter of Holocaust survivor plans to be arrested in support of Palestine Action

Carolyn Gelenter plans to be arrested when she joins over a thousand people supporting Palestine Action in Parliament Square on Saturday

Evening Standard

Palestine Action ban protesters seek to make mass arrest ‘practically impossible’ at next London demo

More than 2,500 people have reportedly shown interest in taking place in the demonstration so far

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Protesters told not to give details to police at rally over Palestine Action ban

Defend Our Juries is planning a protest in Parliament Square on September 6.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m proud to have made this stand’: over-60s arrested at Palestine Action ban protest explain their decision

From a retired British colonel to a Catholic priest, half of the 532 people arrested in Parliament Square were 60 or older. Many believe they had a greater share of responsibility to take in defending the right to free speech

The Independent UK

Voices: I watched the police arrest hundreds of peaceful protesters – I fear Britain is on a slippery slope towards authoritarianism

COMMENT: What human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger saw at the Palestine Action demonstration in Parliament Square was not public order policing – it was the suppression of lawful dissent, and the deliberate targeting of vulnerable people to send a chilling message: no cause is now safe from criminalisation

The Guardian - UK

Anger, fear and a total rejection of politics: the Palestine Action protest was a snapshot of Britain today

Keir Starmer’s government is treating voters with contempt. With the arrest of hundreds of protesters in London, for many, the feeling is mutual, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Evening Standard

OPINION - From XR to Palestine Action, the court process has become part of the protest

London’s criminal courts have been weighed down in recent years with a deluge of cases involving protesters – slow marching, sitting in the road, glueing hands to the tarmac, being generally obstructive to the police.

Evening Standard

Government vows Palestine Action supporters 'will feel the full force of the law' after 532 arrests at protest

It comes after the Met said policing the protest at the weekend posed ‘unrealistic’ challenges

Evening Standard

Palestine Action supporters ‘will feel full force of law’, justice minister says

More than 520 people were arrested during a demonstration in Parliament Square on Saturday for displaying an item in support of Palestine Action.

Evening Standard

Total number of Palestine Action support arrests rises to 522

Hundreds attended the demonstration in Parliament Square on Saturday, organised by Defend Our Juries.

The Independent UK

Number of Palestine Action protesters arrested rises beyond 500

Hundreds attended the demonstration in Parliament Square and chanted ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’

The Independent UK

Hundreds arrested in police crackdown at London rally against Palestine Action terror ban

Demonstrators arrested for holding signs in Parliament Square

Al Jazeera

UK police arrest 466 people at Palestine Action protest in London

Campaigners say the detentions mark the largest ever mass arrest at a single protest by the London police.

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