{
  "id": 17439006,
  "title": "London police arrest dozens days before Supreme Court hearing on Palestine Action ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/london-police-arrest-dozens-days-before-supreme-court-hearing-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T16:48:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/london-police-arrest-dozens-days-supreme-court-hearing-palestine-action"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "London police have arrested a significant number of Palestine Action supporters in the days leading up to a crucial Supreme Court hearing regarding the UK government's ban on the group. The Metropolitan Police initiated detentions shortly after hundreds of protesters assembled outside the US Embassy for a mass action. According to the AFP, 48 people were arrested by mid-afternoon, with the force continuing to make arrests.\n\nThe majority of those apprehended were charged with expressing support for a proscribed organization. Since July 2025, when the British government proscribed Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws, nearly 4,000 individuals have been arrested for allegedly supporting the group. Many of the arrested individuals, including elderly people and Holocaust survivors, were seen holding placards at rallies with messages such as \"I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.\"\n\nProtesters in London on Saturday carried banners with slogans like \"How is trying to stop a genocide a crime?\" and \"We are protesters, not terrorists.\" The Supreme Court will convene a two-day hearing starting from Wednesday to hear the appeal by the group. The Court of Appeal had overturned a High Court ruling in June that deemed the ban to be unlawful.",
  "summary": "London police arrest dozens days before Supreme Court hearing on Palestine Action ban London police arrested dozens of Palestine Action supporters on Saturday, days before the UK Supreme Court hears an appeal against the government's contentious ban on the group. The Metropolitan Police began detaining people shortly after hundreds of protesters gathered outside the US Embassy for a lunchtime…",
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Dozens arrested outside US Embassy in London for supporting proscribed pro-Palestinian group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/dozens-arrested-outside-us-embassy-in-london-for-supporting-17446019",
        "published": "2026-10-31T17:14:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Dozens arrested outside US Embassy in London for supporting proscribed pro-Palestinian group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/dozens-arrested-outside-us-embassy-in-london-for-supporting",
        "published": "2026-10-31T17:14:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "UK police arrest Palestine Action supporters ahead of Supreme Court hearing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/uk-police-arrest-palestine-action-supporters-ahead-of-supreme-court",
        "published": "2026-10-31T17:30:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested outside U.S. Embassy in London",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/pro-palestinian-protesters-arrested-outside-u-s-embassy-in-london",
        "published": "2026-10-31T18:09:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}