Court and CrimeConvicted Palestine Action activists apply to have judge thrown off case before sentencingCampaign group Defend Our Juries, which has supported the group’s legal campaigns, accused Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson of ‘manifest bias and discrimination’By Jacob Jaffa4 min read
Palestine ActionConvicted Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terroristsThe group were convicted of criminal damage earlier this month, but could face double the jail term for that offenceBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Palestine ActionPalestine Action lawyer avoids contempt of court chargeRajiv Menon was accused of misleading the jury, who failed to return a verdict in the initial trial, before the activist he defended was convicted at a retrialBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Palestine ActionBarrister who acted for Palestine Action defendant accused of misleading jury in first trialRajiv Menon KC allegedly defied the orders of Mr Justice Johnson by suggesting that the jury could acquit the defendants ‘according to their conscience’By Tristan Kirk3 min read
Palestine ActionPalestine Action activists found guilty of criminal damage over factory raidThe court heard that the protest had been ‘meticulously organised’ to cause ‘as much damage as possible’By Ellie Crabbe3 min read
Palestine ActionLegal intervention by Jewish leaders in Palestine Action case rejected by Court of AppealRevelation comes ahead of this week’s hearing to decide legality of proscribing groupBy JC Reporter1 min read
By Keith Black As the court rejects our intervention backing Palestine Action ban, the threat to Jews only growsHow far should judges limit or intervene in the Home Secretary’s assessment of national security risks posed by groups creating terror on our streets?3 min read
More than 500 arrested at Palestine Action protest in Trafalgar SquareMassive Attack singer Robert Del Naja among 523 people detained in London for showing support for banned groupBy Jane Prinsley1 min read||April 12, 2026 11:42
Government can appeal against ruling which declared Palestine Action ban ‘unlawful’Home Office ‘pleased’ to be allowed to appeal against judgement which quashed proscription of activist groupBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read||February 25, 2026 17:39
Rachel Reeves reveals £10m synagogue security cash boost on visit to Heaton ParkChancellor tells JC of her commitment to Jewish community as she meets Rabbi Daniel Walker at shul attacked on Yom KippurBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read||February 20, 2026 09:57
Close Palestine Action loophole with law if needed, MPs tell governmentLord Walney’s proposal to outlaw non-terrorist groups engaged in “criminal sabotage” backed by Labour and Tory parliamentariansBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read||February 18, 2026 12:45
Met Police will stop arresting Palestine Action supporters after High Court rulingThe force said it would no longer detain people for displaying support for the group, even though it remains proscribed while the government appeals the verdictBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 15, 2026 11:25
Activists ‘holding the country to ransom,’ warns Lord Walney as government says it will appeal Palestine Action rulingHome Secretary ‘disappointed’ by ruling while former extremism tsar urges ministers to prepare new legal powersBy Jane Prinsley2 min read||February 13, 2026 14:43
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, High Court rulesThe group will remain banned while the government considers an appealBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||February 13, 2026 10:32
Exclusive: Violent Gaza activism damaging British economy, say investorsIndustry sources voice growing concern that extremists are acting with ‘impunity’, making UK less attractive for businessesBy Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read||February 12, 2026 15:37
‘A threat to the administration of justice’: CPS chief calls on activists to halt Palestine Action court protestsStephen Parkinson is calling for action to be taken ahead of a potential retrial in the high-profile case relating to the break-in at the Elbit factory near Bristol in 2024By Siam Goorwich1 min read||February 12, 2026 13:25
