"A letter released Friday, bearing 132 signatures and addressed to the UK's Court of Appeal, read: We oppose genocide, we support Palestine Action. The declaration came in advance of hearings scheduled for April 28 and 29, during which the court is slated to hear the government's appeal to uphold its proscription of Palestine Action."
"Internationally known figures, including the writer Sally Rooney, climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and American scholar Judith Butler are among those who signed the declaration. Others include British musicians Nadine Shah and Brian Eno, writers China Mieville, Lina Meruane and Tariq Ali, along with dozens of professors at leading universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, Yale, Columbia and the London School of Economics."
"The letter's singular sentence has become a well-known slogan used to express support for Palestine Action, which the UK government proscribed as a terrorist organisation in July 2025. That designation makes it illegal to be a member of or express support for the group, offences punishable by up to 14 years in prison."
"In February, the UK's High Court ruled that the government's ban was unlawful and disproportionate, prompting London's Metropolitan Police to say it would refrain from arresting demonstrators rallying in support of the group. But with the government appeal pending, the Met reversed course, and officers arrested more than 500 people at a protest earlier this month."
More than 130 public figures have signed a letter supporting Palestine Action, opposing the UK government's ban on the group. The letter was sent to the UK's Court of Appeal before hearings on the legality of the ban. Notable signatories include Sally Rooney, Greta Thunberg, and Judith Butler. The UK government designated Palestine Action as a terrorist organization in July 2025, making support for it illegal. A previous High Court ruling deemed the ban unlawful, but the government is appealing, leading to arrests of demonstrators supporting the group.
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