Grassroots campaigning group Defend Our Juries’ fourth mass action took place on October 4 in London, with another 488 protesters arrested for peacefully opposing the ban on the ‘Palestine Action’ group. Since the ban came into effect in July 2025, more than 2100 arrests have been carried out across the UK. Approximately 138 people have so far been charged with terrorism-related offenses under the UK’s counter terror legislation, and more charges are threatened. Amnesty International calls on the relevant UK authorities to drop the existing charges and take no further action against these, and any other individuals arrested and charged simply for the exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
PLEASE TAKE ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNTIL: November 10, 2025
Dear Directors of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Lord Advocate,
Since the ban against ‘Palestine Action’ came into effect on July 5, over 2100 arrests of peaceful protesters have taken place across the country, simply for their engagement in acts of peaceful protest opposing the proscription.
Amnesty International sent observers to Defend Our Juries protests in London, and at each of these 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 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 and drop the charges and not pursue prosecutions against all those who participated in peaceful protests in support of ‘Palestine Action’.
Yours sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
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