SaralnamaViolence breaks out as police move in on 1,500 people protesting against government’s proscription of anti-genocide group. London police have arrested at least 150 protesters during violent clashes at a rally calling on the United Kingdom’s government to lift a ban on the Palestine Action group. Defend Our Juries, the campaign group that organised the rally on Saturday, said about 1,500 people participated in the demonstration outside the UK Parliament in London, risking arrest under terrorism laws. “Met police brutally attack protesters and throw them to the ground, whilst they mass arrest others for holding cardboard signs which say: ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action’,” Defend Our Juries posted on X along with a video depicting the clashes. BREAKING: Met police brutally attack protestors and throw them to the ground, whilst they mass arrest others for holding cardboard signs… (Updated 7 Sep 2025, 02:06 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Violence breaks out as police move in on 1,500 people protesting against government’s proscription of anti-genocide group
- London police have arrested at least 150 protesters during violent clashes at a rally calling on the United Kingdom’s government to lift a ban on the Palestine Action group
- Defend Our Juries, the campaign group that organised the rally on Saturday, said about 1,500 people participated in the demonstration outside the UK Parliament in London, risking arrest under terrorism laws