Palestine Action can appeal terror ban at the Supreme Court

Palestine Action can appeal terror ban at the Supreme Court Thousands of people have been arrested over support for pro-Palestine group - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Palestine Action can appeal their terror ban at the Supreme Court, judges have ruled, setting up a final legal battle with the Home Office this autumn. The Court of Appeal ruled last month that the group’s proscription under terrorism laws was lawful in a major win for the government. Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr said that Palestine Action’s ban was “a justified and proportionate interference with individual rights”, describing the group as one that “overtly promotes unlawful violence amounting to terrorism”. Now three justices at the Supreme Court have granted Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori permission to appeal the ruling. The ban, which began on 5 July last year, made membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Palestine Action was banned by then-home secretary Yvette Cooper in July 2025 after members broke into RAF Brize Norton and vandalised jets to protest the war in Gaza. A five-judge panel at the Court of Appeal found that Ms Cooper’s decision struck a “fair balance” between the need to safeguard national security and disrupting individuals’ rights to freedom of expression and assembly. After the judgement, Ms Ammori said the decision was “one of the most extreme attacks on free speech and the right to protest in modern British history”. This is a breaking story. More to follow... Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments [Image text:] BREAKING NEWS