TAKE ACTION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

OVER 500 FURTHER ARRESTS AT PEACEFUL PROTESTS

United Kingdom UA 77.25

On September 6, 2025, 857 protesters were arrested in London, with more than 700 others arrested for similar offenses in London and across the UK on previous weekends, for peacefully opposing the ‘Palestine Action’ ban. Between November 18 and 29, 2025, over 600 more protesters were arrested for peacefully opposing the ban on the ‘Palestine Action’ group at a series of peaceful protests organized by grassroots campaigning group ‘Defend Our Juries’. On April 11, 2026, over 500 more protesters were arrested for opposing the ban. Over 3300 arrests have now been carried out across the UK since the ban came into force in early July 2025 and over 1200 protesters have been charged with terrorism-related offenses under the UK’s counter terror legislation, with more charges likely to come.

Urge the Lord Advocate and Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales as well as Northern Ireland to drop the charges and not pursue prosecutions against all those who participated in peaceful protests in support of ‘Palestine Action’ - send your email using our email-writing tool.

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Director

Steven

Parkinson

Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales

Director

Stephen

Herron

Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland

The Lord Advocate

Dorothy

Bain KC

The Lord Advocate United Kingdom

Dear Directors of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Lord Advocate,

On April 11, over 500 protesters were arrested for opposing the ban on the ‘Palestine Action’ group at a series of peaceful protests organized by grassroots campaigning group ‘Defend Our Juries’ (DOJ) across the UK.

Amnesty International sent observers to the DOJ protest on April 11, held in London’s Trafalgar Square. At this protest, as with all previous DOJ protests, Amnesty International observed protesters holding ‘I oppose Genocide, I support Palestine Action’ signs to be entirely peaceful.

Under international human rights law, any restriction on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly must be lawful, necessary and proportionate to achieving a legitimate aim. Criminalizing speech in this context is only permitted when it incites violence, hatred, or discrimination. Expressing support for Palestine Action does not in itself meet this threshold.

I urge you to uphold UK’s human rights commitments, drop the charges and not pursue prosecutions against all those who participated in peaceful protests in support of ‘Palestine Action’.

Yours sincerely,

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