{"id":948,"date":"2026-02-13T12:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=948"},"modified":"2026-02-15T12:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:58:10","slug":"palestine-action-group-wins-legal-challenge-in-uk-over-ban-as-terrorist-organisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/palestine-action-group-wins-legal-challenge-in-uk-over-ban-as-terrorist-organisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights groups welcome UK High Court ruling that Palestine Action terror ban was unlawful"},"content":{"rendered":"

Campaigners describe judgment as ‘vital affirmation of the right to protest’ <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

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<\/a>By Aysu Bicer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rights groups and campaigners have welcomed a High Court ruling that found the government\u2019s decision to ban Palestine Action under terrorism legislation was unlawful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judges in London said the proscription was \u201cdisproportionate\u201d and that \u201cthe nature and scale of its activities falling within the definition of terrorism had not yet reached the level, scale and persistence to warrant proscription,\u201d according to a summary published on the court\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the group will remain banned for now to allow for further legal arguments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case was brought by Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action. \u201cThe High Court ruled the Palestine Action ban is unlawful as it is disproportionate to free speech and the Home Secretary breached her own policy,\u201d Ammori said on US social media company X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe court ordered the ban be quashed. Details of lifting the ban will be decided and completed at a later date.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group Defend Our Juries, which organised protests against the ban, says 2 787 people have been arrested across the UK since the law came into force on July 5 last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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