Between November 18 and 29, 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’. Over 2700 arrests have now been carried out across the UK since the ban came into force in early July 2025. Approximately 254 protesters have so far been charged with terrorism-related offenses under the UK’s counter terror legislation, and more charges are threatened against the arrested protesters. Amnesty International continues to call on the 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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PLEASE TAKE ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNTIL: June 1, 2026
Dear Directors of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Lord Advocate,
Between November 18 and 29, over 600 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’ (DOJ) across the UK.
Since the ban against ‘Palestine Action’ came into effect on July 5, over 2700 arrests of peaceful protesters have taken place across the country, simply for their engagement in acts of peaceful protest opposing the proscription. The majority of these arrests have followed protests organized by Defend Our Juries.
As of December 4, approximately 254 individuals across the UK have been formally charged with terrorism related offenses with trials due to take place in 2026.
Amnesty International sent observers to DOJ protests in several locations between August and November 2025. At each of these protests Amnesty International observed protesters holding ‘I oppose Genocide, I support Palestine Action’ signs to be entirely peaceful.
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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