At least 90 people were detained by London\u2019s Metropolitan Police on Saturday, November 22, 2025, during a solidarity demonstration for Palestinians that openly supported the banned activist group Palestine Action. The protest, organized by the campaign group \u201cDefend Our Juries,\u201d took place in Tavistock Square \u2013 historically known as a \u201cpeace garden\u201d and site of anti-war memorials \u2013 where demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and held banners reading \u201cI oppose genocide \u2013 I support Palestine Action.\u201d Organizers insist the gathering was entirely peaceful and consisted of people simply standing with posters, yet officers moved in swiftly, making arrests for alleged breaches of the UK\u2019s Terrorism Act. Palestine Action was proscribed as a terrorist organization in July 2025, making public displays of support illegal and leading to hundreds of arrests at similar events since then. Activists condemned the police action as a chilling assault on the right to protest and jury independence, while the Metropolitan Police stated the demonstration had not been pre-notified and involved support for a prohibited entity. The arrests come amid ongoing global outrage over Israel\u2019s military campaign in Gaza, where nearly 70,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 170,000 injured since October 2023, with widespread destruction continuing despite a US-brokered ceasefire that took effect on October 10, 2025, which Israel has reportedly violated nearly 500 times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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