Protesters demonstrated in London to support Palestine Action, a group labeled as a terrorist organization by the UK government. At least 27 individuals were arrested in the event, which took place by a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square. The demonstration included various supporters, notably Rev. Sue Parfitt. An open letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police indicating intent to possibly breach the Terrorism Act. The gathered individuals emphasized the importance of free speech regarding the genocide in Palestine.
"We would like to alert you to the fact we may be committing offenses under the Terrorism Act tomorrow, Saturday 5 July, in Parliament Square at about 1pm," the group said in an open letter to Met Commissioner Mark Rowley.
"If we cannot speak freely about the genocide that is occurring, if we cannot condemn those who are complicit in it and express support for those who resist it, then the right to freedom of expression has no meaning, and democracy and human rights in this country are dead," the letter argues.
"I know that we are in the right place doing the right thing," she said. "...We cannot be bystanders."
"We are losing our civil liberties, we must stop that for everybody's sake," Parfitt said in a separate interview with The Guardian.
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