Defend Our Juries will open sign-ups for a London demonstration on 6 September and will proceed only if 1,000 people agree to join. Protesters plan to withhold personal details from officers to force en-masse processing at police stations, aiming to make it practically impossible to arrest everyone. More than 2,500 people have expressed interest. Earlier demonstrations led to 532 arrests; 212 were taken to stations after refusing to provide details or being on bail, and 320 were arrested and released on bail after giving details at makeshift processing points. Participants will be asked to sign an online pledge and to follow guidance advising non-compliance with street bail.
Earlier this month, 532 people were arrested at the largest demonstration so far relating to Palestine Action since it was proscribed. The Met said 212 of those arrested were transported to police stations after either refusing to provide their details or having been found to already be on bail. The remaining 320 were arrested and released on bail after giving their details to officers at makeshift processing points near Parliament Square. The force said it did not need to use any stations outside London.
People who officially join will be asked to sign an online pledge that says: I am committed to attending the mass-participation sign-holding action on 6 September 2025 and I understand that joining this action comes with risk of arrest and other legal consequences. They will also be asked to confirm they have read an action document that advises protesters not to comply with the charade of street bail, where people are processed on the side of the road, bailed and told to attend a police station on another day after handing over their details and ID.
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