Palestine Action ban disproportionately impacts Palestinians in UK, court hears

Palestine Action ban disproportionately impacts Palestinians in UK, court hears Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Wed, 04/29/2026 - 17:51 The UK Home Office defends ban as necessary for national security, while lawyers warn of impact on civil liberties An elderly man is escorted away by police as protesters gather to call for the lifting of the ban on the Palestine Action group during a demonstration in Trafalgar Square in central London, on 11 April 2026 (AFP) Off Lawyers representing the co-founder of Palestine Action said the ban on the direct-action group had disproportionately impacted Palestinians in Britain campaigning against Israel’s actions in Gaza. Speaking at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, Raza Husain KC, who is representing Huda Ammori, said the ban had created a “culture of fear” among British Palestinians and those advocating for Palestinian rights. “The proscription of PA is impacting particularly severely on Palestinians in Britain, whose conduct and expression have been chilled and criminalised at precisely the moment when their communities in Palestine are being annihilated,” Husain said in written statements.