{
  "id": 17597877,
  "title": "UK police say 325 people were arrested at Palestine Action demo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/uk-police-say-325-people-were-arrested-at-palestine-action-demo-17597877",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T12:14:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/01/uk-police-say-325-people-were-arrested-at-palestine-action-demo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British police announced on Sunday that 325 individuals were arrested during a pro-Palestine protest outside the US Embassy in London the previous day. The arrests came ahead of a court appeal scheduled for later this week in response to the UK government's ban on the group Palestine Action, which was recently designated as a terrorist organization by the US government. The US designation follows a campaign by the Trump administration to target left-wing movements.\n\nThe Metropolitan Police stated that 320 of the arrests were for expressing support for a proscribed organization under the Terrorism Act. The remaining arrests were made for other reasons related to the protest. Additionally, protesters gathered outside the US consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday, but no arrests were made in that location at the time.\n\nThe government's decision to ban Palestine Action under anti-terror legislation has led to over 4,000 arrests, including many senior citizens and Holocaust survivors, who were arrested for showing support for the group. The ban has placed Palestine Action on a blacklist alongside other entities like Hamas, making membership or support for the group a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Investigations are ongoing to identify individuals wearing t-shirts and holding banners showing support for a proscribed organization, with further action expected as necessary.",
  "summary": "Demonstrators staged a 'mass action' outside the US Embassy ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on the government's decision to outlaw Palestine Action under anti-terror legislation.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "UK police say 325 people were arrested at Palestine Action demo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/uk-police-say-325-people-were-arrested-at-palestine-action-demo-17600468",
        "published": "2026-11-01T12:30:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "More than 300 arrests at Palestine Action support protest outside US embassy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/more-than-300-arrests-at-palestine-action-support-protest-outside-us",
        "published": "2026-11-01T13:41:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "More than 300 arrested at Palestine Action protest outside US embassy in London",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/more-than-300-arrested-at-palestine-action-protest-outside-us-embassy",
        "published": "2026-11-01T14:20:55.000Z"
      }
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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."
}