Dozens arrested outside UK Supreme Court ahead of hearing on Palestine Action ban

British police arrested 25 protesters Wednesday outside the Supreme Court in London ahead of a hearing challenging the government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation. The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested 25 people on suspicion of expressing support for a proscribed organization. The arrests came as the high court prepared to hear a legal challenge brought by Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori, who is seeking to overturn the government’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws.

Ammori has taken the case to the Supreme Court to quash the proscription, which placed Palestine Action on the list of banned organizations. The legal challenge contests the government's decision and its use of anti-terrorism legislation against the group. The case has drawn attention to the ban's implications for freedom of expression, the right to protest and the legal limits of government powers under counterterrorism legislation.