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"The bulk of the arrests were made at Trafalgar Square, where around 1,000 protesters sat silently, some holding signs backing Palestine Action, despite calls by Sir Keir Starmer and police chiefs to stay away following the terror attack in Manchester. Amnesty International, meanwhile, said it should not be the job of the police to arrest people peacefully sitting down, and that the arrests amounted to a breach of the UK's human rights obligations."
The Independent requests donations to fund journalists and to maintain free access to reporting without paywalls, arguing that quality journalism should be available to everyone and paid for by those who can afford it. A senior police officer declared "enough is enough" after exhausted officers arrested hundreds at a Palestine Action protest in London days after the Manchester synagogue attack. Met Police said at least 442 people were arrested for supporting the proscribed group, which was classed earlier this year as a terror organisation. Around 1,000 protesters sat silently at Trafalgar Square with pro-Palestine signs despite calls to stay away. Amnesty International said peaceful sitters should not be arrested and that the arrests breached the UK's human rights obligations. The Met said many arrestees had to be carried out, sometimes requiring up to five officers per person, and some were pictured holding their hands in the air defiantly.
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