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UNITED KINGDOM: OVER 500 FURTHER ARRESTS AT PEACEFUL PROTESTS

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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’. 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.

Continue to call 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.

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

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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Steven Parkinson

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Stephen Herron

Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland

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Rt Hon Dorothy Bain KC

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CC: Ambassador Sir Christian Turner KCMG

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