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| UN urges UK to repeal ‘disproportionate’ ban on pro-Palestinian activist group |
| 2025-07-26 |
| [IsraelTimes] The UN rights chief slams Britain’s ban on activist group Palestine Action as a “disturbing” misuse of UK counter-terrorism legislation, and urges the government to rescind its decision. “The decision appears disproportionate and unnecessary. It limits the rights of many people involved with and supportive of Palestine Action who have not themselves engaged in any underlying criminal activity but rather exercised their rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association,” Volker Turk says in a statement. The group was banned earlier this month by the UK over a series of vandalism incidents, including breaking into an Air Force base and damaging planes. Related: Palestine Action: 2025-07-20 London cops arrest 55 at rally outside UK Parliament for banned anti-Israel group Palestine Action: 2025-07-13 UK cops arrest Palestine Action supporters demonstrating against terror proscription Palestine Action: 2025-07-08 Met Police arrest almost 30 Palestine Action protesters on terror offences as they hold demo one day after group was banned |
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