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UK Court Allows Palestine Action to Challenge Ban as Terror Group

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UK Court Allows Palestine Action to Challenge Ban as Terror Group

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  • UK Home Office loses bid to block Palestine Action's legal review of its ban.
  • Court grants additional grounds for Palestine Action's co-founder, Huda Ammori, to challenge the ban.
  • More than 2,000 individuals arrested for supporting Palestine Action since its proscription.

The UK Home Office has lost its appeal to block pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action from legally challenging its designation as a terrorist organization. The Court of Appeal dismissed the government's request to obstruct the judicial review and has granted Palestine Action's co-founder, Huda Ammori, two additional grounds for challenging the ban, a decision she hailed as a significant victory for civil liberties, stating, "the Court of Appeal has rightly rejected Yvette Cooper's attempt to block a legal review" according to Middle East Eye and Reuters.

The High Court is set to hear the challenge on November 25-27, after Judge Sue Carr rejected the Home Office's appeal arguing that such challenges should be heard by a specialist tribunal. She asserted that Ammori's case could proceed in the High Court, particularly given the pressing nature involving individuals facing charges for supporting Palestine Action, according to Al Jazeera.

Palestine Action was declared a terrorist group in July, making it illegal to be a member, punishable by up to 14 years in prison. The government cited incidents where the group disrupted operations at Israeli-linked businesses in the UK as grounds for the ban. Since the proscription, over 2,000 people have been arrested for showing support for Palestine Action, with at least 100 individuals facing charges, according to Middle East Eye, Reuters, and Al Jazeera.


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