{
  "id": 4238750,
  "title": "7 Charged With Trump Turnberry Vandalism Accused of 'Terrorist Connection'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/7-charged-with-trump-turnberry-vandalism-accused-of-terrorist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T16:59:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/7-charged-with-trump-turnberry-vandalism-accused-of-terrorist-connection-12383335"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seven individuals charged with vandalism at Donald Trump's Turnberry golf resort in Scotland are alleged to have acted with a \"terrorist connection,\" a classification denounced by a UK legal advocacy group. The indictment, filed in the High Court of Justiciary in Glasgow, pertains to an incident on March 8, 2025, during a protest at the Turnberry golf course located in Ayrshire, western Scotland. The golf resort, owned by the Trump Organization since 2014, comprises golf courses, a hotel, and an academy. The defendants, accused of belonging to Palestine Action, are alleged to have caused damage by digging up turf, spraying weedkiller, causing flooding through damaged sprinklers, and defacing course and building signage with slogans like \"Free Gaza,\" \"Free Palestine,\" and \"Gaza is not for sale.\" The protest followed Trump's suggestion that the U.S. could \"take over\" Gaza and resettle Palestinians as part of a plan to rebuild the region as the \"Riviera of the Middle East.\" Palestine Action was proscribed under British terrorism laws in July 2025, and the U.S. has also designated the group as a terrorist organization. Among the charged are Kieran Robson, 35; Uzma Bashir, 56; Ricky Southall, 34; Autumn Taylor Ward, 22; Rebecca Sian Davies, 29; John Moxley, 58, and Dylan Chiaramello, 24. Robson is additionally accused of committing the offense while on bail. The defendants are scheduled to appear in the High Court in Glasgow for a preliminary hearing, but this has been postponed to October following a court order. The indictment alleges that the defendants \"maliciously\" damaged parts of the golf resort, with the offenses being \"aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection.\" In June, four Palestine Action members received combined 20-year prison sentences for a 2024 raid on an Israeli defense firm's factory in the UK, following a judge's conclusion that there was a terrorism connection. However, human rights groups and supporters condemned the sentences as disproportionate. Defend Our Juries stated that the seven charged with damaging Trump's course would receive significantly longer prison sentences if treated as terrorists, even without terrorism charges. Defend Our Juries suggested the White House's designation of Palestine Action as a global terror organization, alongside al Qaeda, was due to the group's actions in March 2025, which upset Trump by damaging his golf course.",
  "summary": "Graffiti was put on the clubhouse at the Trump Turnberry hotel in Scotland on March 8.",
  "key_points": [
    "Seven charged with vandalism at Trump's Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.",
    "Alleged terrorist connection, classified by UK legal advocacy group.",
    "Protest followed Trump's suggestion to take over Gaza and resettle Palestinians."
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}