"Huda Ammori, the co-founder of Palestine Action, took legal action against the government to challenge the decision by then-home secretary Yvette Cooper to ban the group under the Terrorism Act 2000. The ban, which took effect on 5 July 2025, made membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison."
"During a hearing in November, a lawyer for Ammori told the court in London that the ban was unlawful and should be quashed, saying the group had engaged in an honourable tradition of direct action and civil disobedience prior to proscription. The court heard that there had been more than 2,000 arrests after Palestine Action's proscription, including priests, teachers, pensioners, retired British Army officers and an 81-year-old former magistrate."
The High Court will determine whether the Home Office lawfully proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist group. Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, challenged the decision by then-home secretary Yvette Cooper to ban the group under the Terrorism Act 2000. The ban took effect on 5 July 2025 and criminalized membership or support, carrying up to 14 years in prison. A November hearing included arguments that the ban was unlawful and that the group engaged in a tradition of direct action and civil disobedience. The court heard that over 2,000 arrests followed proscription, while the Home Office said the ban disrupted escalatory conduct without preventing lawful protests.
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