UK Police Arrest 50+ Palestine Action Supporters at Labour Conference as Ban Fuels 3,600 Detentions
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Updated · BBC.com · Sep 27
UK Police Arrest 50+ Palestine Action Supporters at Labour Conference as Ban Fuels 3,600 Detentions
2 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Sep 27
Summary
More than 50 protesters were arrested outside Labour’s conference in Liverpool after displaying signs backing Palestine Action, a group banned under the Terrorism Act.
About 250 demonstrators joined the Defend Our Juries protest, and officers moved in after asking whether they would keep holding the signs; singer Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack was among those detained.
Amnesty International UK called the arrests a shameful attack on free speech, while protesters said risking detention was justified to challenge the ban and spotlight Gaza.
The Liverpool action is part of a wider civil disobedience campaign since Palestine Action was outlawed in July 2025, with more than 3,600 people arrested; the UK Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge after an appeals court upheld the ban in June.