Counter Terrorism Police have confirmed that 221 arrests have been made since the UK Government formally proscribed the protest group Palestine Action on 5 July 2025 under terrorism legislation.
According to a statement issued on 7 August, ten individuals have been charged so far, with investigations ongoing across multiple police forces.
Vicki Evans, Senior National Coordinator for Prevent and Pursue at CTP, said:
“In the month since the proscription of Palestine Action came into effect, police forces working with CTP have made a substantial number of arrests.”
“Our role is to enforce the law where we suspect offences to have been committed and we will continue to do so, without fear or favour.”
The Home Office designated Palestine Action a proscribed terrorist organisation last month, citing its continued targeting of defence industry sites and allegations of threatening behaviour. The group has rejected the designation, framing it as a crackdown on legitimate protest.
CTP stressed that the legislation does not interfere with the right to protest in support of the Palestinian cause more broadly. “At this time, it remains illegal to be a member of or encourage support for the group Palestine Action,” Evans said. “This legislation is specific to that group.”
With further protests expected in major cities including London, operational plans are in place to both safeguard lawful protest and address any suspected criminal activity.
Since 5 July, UK police have made:
- 1 arrest under Section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (membership of a proscribed organisation)
- 58 arrests under Section 12 (inviting or recklessly expressing support for a proscribed group, or arranging meetings)
- 162 arrests under Section 13 or 13A (wearing or displaying articles in public, or publishing images associated with a proscribed organisation)
The arrest figures include cases in England, Scotland, and Wales. No further breakdown of the data has been provided.
It’s a start…
Good. There is a large Palestine Action protest planned for this weekend. Hopefully tear gas, truncheons, tasers, police dogs on all standby as well as huge numbers of cells to take them ALL into custody, prosecute and fine, anyone not a UK citizen can go onto the immediate deportation list.
As Einstein said: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”
I hope they all get arrested.
If they’re so passionate about their cause, then why aren’t they out there helping?
I wonder if we can get these people doing something useful in the community like cleaning up graffiti given how much damage they have caused.
Who cares about arrests these days. Successful prosecutions is what matters.
Indeed, otherwise it’s a taxi service day out to look at a police station .
My army service was spent in an era when I knew what a terrorist organisation was.
It was a militant and violent group that sought to achieve their aims by terrorising the population, or a particular sectarian faction of it, by murder of innocents and bombing civilian premises, such as public houses and people’s houses as well as infrastructure targets. No doubt there is a more erudite definition in the wording of the Terrorism Act. However ‘the protest group Palestine Action’ is deemed to be a terrorist organisation largely by dint of trespass and causing criminal damage to aircraft when seemingly no element of the population was present.
On the other hand President Macron is about to recognise Palestine as a State and Starmer may follow suit knowing that ‘Palestine’ is officially governed by a proscribed terrorist organisation, Hamas.
Does our government really know what a terrorist organisation is?
Yes, an organisation that uses violent and illegal actions to advance its political cause(s).
Palestine Action is responsible for the attack at Brize Norton, which may have had a direct impact on UK military readiness and national security. In addtion, they are responsible for attacks on multiple other defence industry sites, particularly those involved in the F35 program. And the government have made it clear that there is other classified information indicating other plots and intentions by this organisation.
They are by definition a terrorist organisation.
Carrickter, not sure you read my post carefully enough. I am not saying that PA does not use violent and illegal actions, but are they terrorising the population? They can surely be dealt with by other legislation.