More than 50 People Arrested Outside Labour Party Conference in Liverpool
- On Sunday, September 27, 2026, Merseyside Police arrested two demonstrators outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool protesting in support of the banned group Palestine Action.
- Members of the Defend Our Juries group rallied against the government's terrorism ban on Palestine Action, with police confirming more than 50 people detained on suspicion of supporting a proscribed organization.
- Human rights barrister Margaret Owen, 94, was among those detained, while activists argue the state's judicial campaign threatens protesters with up to 14 years in prison.
- Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank as Prime Minister Andy Burnham called Palestinian suffering 'a scar on the conscience of the world.'
- Amnesty International condemned the police operation, describing the arrests as a "shameful attack on free speech," as critics argue the government's stated support for a two-state solution contradicts its continued enforcement of the ban on Palestine Action.
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Dozens arrested at Labour conference protest supporting Palestine Action
LONDON: At least 50 people were arrested on Sunday outside the Labour Party conference in the British city of Liverpool during a protest supporting the banned group Palestine Action, police said. More than 250 demonstrators gathered outside the conference center earlier in the day, many holding homemade signs reading, “I support Palestine Action,” the BBC reported. The protest was organized by Defend Our Juries. Dozens of officers initially moni…
IN PICS: hundreds arrested at Palestine protest outside Labour conference
Hundreds of people have been arrested as the Defend our Juries group protested against the government’s ‘proscription‘ (terrorism ban) on anti-genocide group Palestine Action. While al-Qaeda subsidiary HTS in Syria has been de-proscribed and whitewashed by the UK and US, Palestine Action remains banned. The Crown Prosecution Service and judiciary continue to collude to try […] By Skwawkbox
Margaret Owen was arrested by police at the demonstration - involving more than 250 people - outside the Liverpool Experience Campus on Sunday.
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