UK government prepares to defend ban on Palestine Action in judicial review

Four months ago, few people imagined they could be accused of being a terrorist for simply holding a cardboard sign. 

Yet, since the UK government proscribed Palestine Action, police have carried out early-morning house raids, seized phones and laptops, and imposed bail conditions on people with no criminal record. 

Teachers, pensioners, students, clergy members and community activists have found themselves detained and charged under sections 12 and 13 of the Terrorism Act - often for holding a sign that read: "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action".

According to campaign group Defend Our Juries (DOJ), which have been coordinating protests against the ban on Palestine Action, these arrests have now gone beyond the 2,000 mark.

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