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Acquitted once, now charged again under “terrorism.” ￭ Six Palestine Action activists are facing a second prosecution, with jurors denied key context, a media blackout in place, and outside political pressure looming over the case. ￭ When damaging property is reframed as terrorism, while real violence continues to be... show more

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A shockingly corrupted trial that exposes the British state’s weaponization of censorship and secrecy laws has just begun. The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal details how six activists from the direct action protest group Palestine Action face terrorism charges and the possibility of long prison terms – but the jury in the case is forbidden from knowing this. The UK media is similarly banned from reporting on these facts, while the defendants in the case are blocked by court order from explaining their motives for damaging and occupying Israeli weapons factories on British soil. Blumenthal explains why Palestine Action is being targeted with such a draconian prosecution: because they are effective. Having caused the closure of Israeli factories, they have provided activists around the world with a workable model for raising the cost of occupation and genocide. Now, he argues, the British state is so determined to prevent their acquittal before a potentially sympathetic jury that it rigging the trial and perverting whatever's left of democracy, all to preserve its special relationship with Israel.

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The Grayzone

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The Filton 25 are a group of direct actionists who targeted Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons manufacturer, to stop the genocide in Gaza. They were all acquitted of the most serious charge of aggravated burglary and were released from prison. However, following the retrial of the first 6, four of them were remanded back into prison and are now facing sentencing on 12th of June with a possible terrorism connection. This is the first time in UK history that pro-Palestine activists will be sentenced for terrorism. 📅 12th June 📍 Woolwich Crown Court ⏰ 10am–5pm Join the mobilisation and show that direct action is not terrorism. Write to court and demand that Judge Jeremy Johnson be removed from the case.

The Filton 25 are a group of direct actionists who targeted Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons manufacturer, to stop the genocide in Gaza. They were all acquitted of the most serious charge of aggravated burglary and were released from prison. However, following the retrial of the first 6, four of them were remanded back into prison and are now facing sentencing on 12th of June with a possible terrorism connection. This is the first time in UK history that pro-Palestine activists will be sentenced for terrorism. 📅 12th June 📍 Woolwich Crown Court ⏰ 10am–5pm Join the mobilisation and show that direct action is not terrorism. Write to court and demand that Judge Jeremy Johnson be removed from the case.

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Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧

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🚨Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 speaks out after facing charges under Terrorism Act Authorities previously charged Tommy in 2024 under the U.K.'s Terrorism Act after he refused to provide law enforcement with his phone pin during a police stop. British journalist and activist Tommy Robinson spoke with the media outside the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning following his hearing for charges under the U.K.'s Terrorism Act. Tommy was stopped in July of 2024 by Kent Police at the Channel Tunnel terminal in Folkestone while attempting to leave the U.K. en route to Spain. Officers demanded to see his phone, which Tommy refused, citing the need to protect confidential sources and journalistic materials. Tommy's charge isn't related to committing or planning any terrorist attack, but rather for allegedly obstructing a counter-terrorism examination at a U.K. border point. "They arrested me under terrorism legislation, which is where they're meant to find out if I'm a terrorist. All they asked me about, all they asked me about, was my political beliefs," he said. "They didn't ask me about anything to do with violence, terrorism ... they just asked me abut my legal, lawful, legitimate political beliefs, which is what this is about," Tommy continued. "It's about detaining me, because I'm Tommy Robinson, and because I'm outspoken on subjects such as Islam," he said. "As I said, there's a war against citizen journalism being fought by the state," Tommy added. Tommy is expected to face sentencing on November 4, 2025.

🚨Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 speaks out after facing charges under Terrorism Act Authorities previously charged Tommy in 2024 under the U.K.'s Terrorism Act after he refused to provide law enforcement with his phone pin during a police stop. British journalist and activist Tommy Robinson spoke with the media outside the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning following his hearing for charges under the U.K.'s Terrorism Act. Tommy was stopped in July of 2024 by Kent Police at the Channel Tunnel terminal in Folkestone while attempting to leave the U.K. en route to Spain. Officers demanded to see his phone, which Tommy refused, citing the need to protect confidential sources and journalistic materials. Tommy's charge isn't related to committing or planning any terrorist attack, but rather for allegedly obstructing a counter-terrorism examination at a U.K. border point. "They arrested me under terrorism legislation, which is where they're meant to find out if I'm a terrorist. All they asked me about, all they asked me about, was my political beliefs," he said. "They didn't ask me about anything to do with violence, terrorism ... they just asked me abut my legal, lawful, legitimate political beliefs, which is what this is about," Tommy continued. "It's about detaining me, because I'm Tommy Robinson, and because I'm outspoken on subjects such as Islam," he said. "As I said, there's a war against citizen journalism being fought by the state," Tommy added. Tommy is expected to face sentencing on November 4, 2025.

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Political violence is suddenly acceptable? There’s been a disturbing rise in people treating assassination and terrorism as legitimate tools for political change in the United States. During the war in Gaza, some supporters of Hamas openly promoted “bringing the war home” and “escalating for Palestine.” We saw this again when Luigi Mangione murdered a CEO of a health company, and many celebrated it, and when groups like Hezbollah, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Houthis were praised as “resistance” heroes. Recent attacks on Jewish communities in Colorado and Michigan were met with similar excuses or justification. When people move from “understanding” violence to endorsing it, they set a precedent that extends far beyond Israel and Palestine or any single political issue. It corrodes the democratic norms that protect free expression, personal safety, and the ability to disagree without resorting to force. Some activists on the political left have openly flirted with the idea of political violence as a path to “revolutionary potential,” as Hasan Piker and others have stated when it comes to attacks against President Trump. If this trend continues unchecked, the United States risks a dangerous downward spiral from which we may never recover.

Political violence is suddenly acceptable? There’s been a disturbing rise in people treating assassination and terrorism as legitimate tools for political change in the United States. During the war in Gaza, some supporters of Hamas openly promoted “bringing the war home” and “escalating for Palestine.” We saw this again when Luigi Mangione murdered a CEO of a health company, and many celebrated it, and when groups like Hezbollah, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Houthis were praised as “resistance” heroes. Recent attacks on Jewish communities in Colorado and Michigan were met with similar excuses or justification. When people move from “understanding” violence to endorsing it, they set a precedent that extends far beyond Israel and Palestine or any single political issue. It corrodes the democratic norms that protect free expression, personal safety, and the ability to disagree without resorting to force. Some activists on the political left have openly flirted with the idea of political violence as a path to “revolutionary potential,” as Hasan Piker and others have stated when it comes to attacks against President Trump. If this trend continues unchecked, the United States risks a dangerous downward spiral from which we may never recover.

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib

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Only Labour can be led by a former Human Right's Lawyer, Keir Starmer, and be ok with people not convicted of terrorism offences, being sentenced as though their actions were terrorism-related Criminal damage and attacking the police are serious wrongs that deserve firm punishment. But deliberately conflating them with terrorism sets a dangerous precedent When the state blurs the line between thuggish disorder and terrorism, it undermines public trust, invites accusations of two-tier justice, and weakens the very safeguards the former human rights barrister once championed This is the legacy of Keir Starmer, who leads the party, of Yvette Cooper, whose proscription of a protest group was ruled unlawful by the High Court, and Shabana Mahmood, who continues this divisive narrative I'm very much aligned to the views expressed by Baron Hain in the House of Lords, rightly calling out criminal behaviour while criticising this conflation. His words are true now, as they were back then. And like him, I too am deeply ashamed, "Treating young people as terrorists because they feel frustrated about the failure to stop mass killings and bombings of civilians in Gaza" "I've never supported their activity, but there's a great difference between what they did and terrorism" "And if you start labelling people willy nilly terrorists right across the board, you're going down a very dangerous route" "Al Qaeda's attack on New Yorks twin towers killing 2,753 people - real terrorism" "ISIS - real terrorism" "This Labour government is treating Palestine Action as equivalent to ISIS or Al Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled, and morally wrong" "Frankly I'm deeply ashamed"

Only Labour can be led by a former Human Right's Lawyer, Keir Starmer, and be ok with people not convicted of terrorism offences, being sentenced as though their actions were terrorism-related Criminal damage and attacking the police are serious wrongs that deserve firm punishment. But deliberately conflating them with terrorism sets a dangerous precedent When the state blurs the line between thuggish disorder and terrorism, it undermines public trust, invites accusations of two-tier justice, and weakens the very safeguards the former human rights barrister once championed This is the legacy of Keir Starmer, who leads the party, of Yvette Cooper, whose proscription of a protest group was ruled unlawful by the High Court, and Shabana Mahmood, who continues this divisive narrative I'm very much aligned to the views expressed by Baron Hain in the House of Lords, rightly calling out criminal behaviour while criticising this conflation. His words are true now, as they were back then. And like him, I too am deeply ashamed, "Treating young people as terrorists because they feel frustrated about the failure to stop mass killings and bombings of civilians in Gaza" "I've never supported their activity, but there's a great difference between what they did and terrorism" "And if you start labelling people willy nilly terrorists right across the board, you're going down a very dangerous route" "Al Qaeda's attack on New Yorks twin towers killing 2,753 people - real terrorism" "ISIS - real terrorism" "This Labour government is treating Palestine Action as equivalent to ISIS or Al Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled, and morally wrong" "Frankly I'm deeply ashamed"

Farrukh

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This case was never about democracy, public safety, or justice. It’s about the British state using the courts to police culture, criminalise dissent, & decide which voices are acceptable. When prosecutors keep returning to a case that has already fallen, it raises serious questions about motive, not merit. Today in London, I stood in solidarity with Mo Chara and Kneecap. You cannot silence artists, movements, or a people through intimidation or legal pressure. The more this approach is pursued, the clearer it becomes that freedom of expression is what’s really on trial.

This case was never about democracy, public safety, or justice. It’s about the British state using the courts to police culture, criminalise dissent, & decide which voices are acceptable. When prosecutors keep returning to a case that has already fallen, it raises serious questions about motive, not merit. Today in London, I stood in solidarity with Mo Chara and Kneecap. You cannot silence artists, movements, or a people through intimidation or legal pressure. The more this approach is pursued, the clearer it becomes that freedom of expression is what’s really on trial.

John Finucane MP

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UK police have arrested an 85 year old woman in Manchester for a peaceful protest after she held a sign reading "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine action" and refused to put it away. She was detained under section 13 of the Terrorism Act, with officers claiming she was supporting a proscribed group after the UK government designated Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation in July. The move has been widely described by rights groups and legal critics as a political proscription and a deeply controversial use of terrorism powers. Protest organisers said they were demonstrating against the UK Government’s complicity in Israel’s genocide and the political ban on Palestine Action. Critics say the proscription itself was largely driven by aggressive lobbying from Israeli networks determined to crush any protest action against arms companies enabling Israel’s genocide. They argue the designation had no legitimate security basis and reflects a wider state crackdown aimed at silencing opposition to Israel’s atrocities.

UK police have arrested an 85 year old woman in Manchester for a peaceful protest after she held a sign reading "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine action" and refused to put it away. She was detained under section 13 of the Terrorism Act, with officers claiming she was supporting a proscribed group after the UK government designated Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation in July. The move has been widely described by rights groups and legal critics as a political proscription and a deeply controversial use of terrorism powers. Protest organisers said they were demonstrating against the UK Government’s complicity in Israel’s genocide and the political ban on Palestine Action. Critics say the proscription itself was largely driven by aggressive lobbying from Israeli networks determined to crush any protest action against arms companies enabling Israel’s genocide. They argue the designation had no legitimate security basis and reflects a wider state crackdown aimed at silencing opposition to Israel’s atrocities.

Middle East Eye

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$Palestine Action Activists Who Vandalised British Arms Factory and Injured Police Officer With Sledgehammer Are Jailed. Four Palestine Action activists known as the Filton Four were sentenced today at Woolwich Crown Court for their involvement in a destructive raid on an Israeli defence company’s factory in Filton, near Bristol. The group, which included an activist who struck a female police officer with a sledgehammer, causing a spinal fracture, drove a van through the perimeter fence and caused more than £1 million worth of damage to equipment. In a significant ruling, the judge applied a terrorism connection to their sentences, a first for this type of protest case even though they were not charged under terrorism laws. This reflects the court’s view that the action was intended to influence government policy through serious criminal damage. Samuel Corner, 23, was jailed for 8 years and 8 months. Charlotte Head, 30, and Leona Kamio, 30, each received 6 years. Fatema Zainab Rajwani, 21, was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months. Footage from the incident on 6 August 2024 showed the masked group dressed in red boiler suits using hammers and crowbars to smash drones, computers and other equipment inside the Elbit Systems site. Corner was convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Sergeant Kate Evans after striking her with a sledgehammer twice during clashes with police. He was cleared of the more serious charge of GBH with intent. Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson ruled that the offence had a terrorism connection because it was designed to intimidate the government and disrupt operations linked to what the activists called British complicity in Gaza. The defendants knew Palestine Action’s goal was to shut down the Elbit site. As a result of the terrorism uplift, the four will serve at least two-thirds of their sentences in custody and face strict post-release monitoring requirements, similar to those for terrorism offenders. Outside the court, police arrested 72 people protesting in support of the group and the now-proscribed Palestine Action organisation. Many were waving Palestinian flags and displaying signs backing the banned group. The government has so far remained silent on the mass arrests. Amnesty International and various campaigners, have described the sentences as disproportionate and an attack on protest rights. More than 100 public figures had urged the judge not to apply the terrorism connection. The activists had already spent significant time on remand. Their first trial saw them cleared of aggravated burglary, but a retrial led to convictions on the criminal damage charges. The proscription of Palestine Action last year has heightened the stakes around such actions. While many support peaceful protest, today’s sentences underline the serious legal consequences of crossing into violence and large-scale criminal damage. #UKNews #CrimeNews #Bristol #Filton$

Palestine Action Activists Who Vandalised British Arms Factory and Injured Police Officer With Sledgehammer Are Jailed. Four Palestine Action activists known as the Filton Four were sentenced today at Woolwich Crown Court for their involvement in a destructive raid on an Israeli defence company’s factory in Filton, near Bristol. The group, which included an activist who struck a female police officer with a sledgehammer, causing a spinal fracture, drove a van through the perimeter fence and caused more than £1 million worth of damage to equipment. In a significant ruling, the judge applied a terrorism connection to their sentences, a first for this type of protest case even though they were not charged under terrorism laws. This reflects the court’s view that the action was intended to influence government policy through serious criminal damage. Samuel Corner, 23, was jailed for 8 years and 8 months. Charlotte Head, 30, and Leona Kamio, 30, each received 6 years. Fatema Zainab Rajwani, 21, was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months. Footage from the incident on 6 August 2024 showed the masked group dressed in red boiler suits using hammers and crowbars to smash drones, computers and other equipment inside the Elbit Systems site. Corner was convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Sergeant Kate Evans after striking her with a sledgehammer twice during clashes with police. He was cleared of the more serious charge of GBH with intent. Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson ruled that the offence had a terrorism connection because it was designed to intimidate the government and disrupt operations linked to what the activists called British complicity in Gaza. The defendants knew Palestine Action’s goal was to shut down the Elbit site. As a result of the terrorism uplift, the four will serve at least two-thirds of their sentences in custody and face strict post-release monitoring requirements, similar to those for terrorism offenders. Outside the court, police arrested 72 people protesting in support of the group and the now-proscribed Palestine Action organisation. Many were waving Palestinian flags and displaying signs backing the banned group. The government has so far remained silent on the mass arrests. Amnesty International and various campaigners, have described the sentences as disproportionate and an attack on protest rights. More than 100 public figures had urged the judge not to apply the terrorism connection. The activists had already spent significant time on remand. Their first trial saw them cleared of aggravated burglary, but a retrial led to convictions on the criminal damage charges. The proscription of Palestine Action last year has heightened the stakes around such actions. While many support peaceful protest, today’s sentences underline the serious legal consequences of crossing into violence and large-scale criminal damage. #UKNews #CrimeNews #Bristol #Filton

BritMatters 🇬🇧

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Today's ruling by the Court of Appeal is deeply disappointing. This case remains about much more than one group. What’s important for all of us to understand is that proscription is one of the strongest powers the government has. Treating protest as terrorism leaves the door wide open for governments to suppress other protest movements in the future. We have long said that the banning of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is a grave misuse of counter-terrorism powers with serious consequences for human rights. It is a huge overreach to treat direct action protest as terrorism. Amnesty will continue to defend the freedoms that allow people to speak out and hold the powerful to account.

Today's ruling by the Court of Appeal is deeply disappointing. This case remains about much more than one group. What’s important for all of us to understand is that proscription is one of the strongest powers the government has. Treating protest as terrorism leaves the door wide open for governments to suppress other protest movements in the future. We have long said that the banning of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is a grave misuse of counter-terrorism powers with serious consequences for human rights. It is a huge overreach to treat direct action protest as terrorism. Amnesty will continue to defend the freedoms that allow people to speak out and hold the powerful to account.

Amnesty UK

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