Thousands to protest Palestine Action ban after police resume sign-holder arrests morningstaronline.co.uk/article/thou...

The Met is bullshitting about people shouting "shame on you" as pensioners are carried away for holding a placard.

An image of officers purportedly dealing with these situations "proportionately and effectively" with batons drawn is on the front cover of our latest "State of Protest" report

Met police accused of favouring Tommy Robinson far-right rally over Palestine march Celebrities including Annie Lennox and Miriam Margolyes sign letter to force after pro-Palestine march route rejected

The Metropolitan Police caved to a far-right takeover of central London and sidelined the annual Nakba Day demonstration.

Of course it has. In Britain, moral panics apply only to Muslims and Palestine, not to groups with a proven track record of drunken brawling www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

End Zero Accountability: Stop the Crackdown on Protests in London Join us in London on Thursday 16 April.

Looking forward to speaking at this @waronwant.bsky.social and @netpol.org event:

End Zero Accountability: Stop the Crackdown on Protests in London.

It is next Thursday - sign up here: secure.waronwant.org/page/189508/...

Katie McFadden - Protest lawyer, Hodge Jones & Allen. Caroline Russell - London Assembly Member (Green). Chris Nineham - Co-founder Stop the War. Persecuted for organisaning Palestine solidarity demos. Graeme Hayes - Sociologist specialising in the criminalisation of direct action. Maya Fitchett - Netpol: Research Coordinator & author of the report BOOK: netpol.org/events

Excited to announce this amazing line-up for our event next week in London:

End Zero Accountability: End the crackdown on protest in London

Hosted by @waronwant.bsky.social

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Defend Our Juries Press Conference | April 8th 2026 | Everyone Day YouTube video by Defend Our Juries

Press conference livestreamed early today in advance of the Lift The Ban “Everyone Day” action organised by @defendourjuries.bsky.social and taking place this Saturday. Speakers included Raj Chada of @hjacivillibs.bsky.social, a member of Netpol's Lawyers Group www.youtube.com/live/WFiFVpC...

7/ After five years and counting of increasing state repression, this is a further act of democratic dispossession, not just of the rights of activists, but of the rights of juries and jurors, and as such, of all of us.

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6/ As they currently stand of course, the government’s proposals on jury reforms are likely to resolve the jury equity problem, at least in protest trials, by effectively placing jury trials outside of the reach of activists.

5/ If jury equity is centre stage, notably in the Defend our Juries campaign, it is because juries are no longer able to decide, in the cases of activists, on these justificatory defences; equity is all that is left.

4/ But it is in many ways a red herring. The real issue is that over the last five years the government and Court of Appeal have stripped away the necessity and lawful excuse defences that previously enabled defendants to make legal arguments in court.

3/ Jury equity is a fundamental democratic principle of the legal system, but the current situation is that that principle cannot be named or recognised in court.

2/ Three principles protect the independence of jury decision-making:

1. That no judge can direct a jury to convict;
2. That juries do not have to give reasons for their verdicts;
3/ That jurors cannot be sanctioned for their decisions.

These principles date back to the Penn and Mead case of 1670.

What is the story with jury equity? Defend Our Juries protesters stand outside Cambridge Crown Court.

1/ What is jury equity?

Jury equity is the principle that juries have the power to acquit a defendant even where they think that the defendant has broken the law, and the defendant has no legal defence to the charge.

Free the Filton 24 - Retrial of 6 defendants. Monday 13th April, 8.30am-4pm, Woolwich Crown Court, 2 Belmarsh Way, London SE28 0EY

Filton 24 Retrial - this Monday (13th April) at Woolwich Crown Court. In February a jury found Lottie, Ellie, Fatema-Zainab, Zoe and Jordan not guilty of aggravated burglary at Elbit’s Filton hub. The jury also refused to convict them of criminal damage. Now the state seeks a retrial

Suffolk Police arrest 13 protesters over RAF Lakenheath blockade Demonstrators stage a peace protest outside a US airbase as the conflict with Iran continues.

Suffolk Police arrested 13 protesters over a blockade of US airforce base "RAF" Lakenheath www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A recent testimony given to the Undercover Policing Inquiry has revealed further details of systematic targeting against anti-arms trade campaigners, including Campaign Against Arms Trade.

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Sign that reads "RAF Lakenheath. All visitors use Gate 1. All HGVs use Gate 8". Below it is a sign added by peace campaigners that shows a stick figure with a trolley of bombs, with an arrow pointing to a USAF aeroplane and the words "Loading Zone Ahead"

If Trump follows through with his unhinged threat to commit a war crime of devastating proportions against the people of Iran early tomorrow morning, the bombs are likely to have been loaded on USAF bombers in Suffolk.

The British government is then complicit in this crime of aggression. Yet again.

This does not go far enough, not least because it's the police powers, not the definition, that enables the practical targeting of Muslim communities and alleged 'subversives'. But it's a start – perhaps the beginning of a long overdue debate about the merits of abolishing the Terrorism Act 2000

🔊🚨80+ GROUPS ARE SHUTTING LDC DOWN ON 10TH APRIL🚨🔊

🗓️Friday 10th April
⏰12PM
📍Bush House, WC2R 1AE

‼️Every year, Kings College London opens its doors to the world’s most notorious arms dealers, weapons manufacturers and military lobbyists.

Seven people have been arrested at Lakenheath Peace Camp under the Terrorism Act while wearing tabards with individual words written on them.

When combined, their tabards read “We oppose genocide, we support Palestine Action”.

📸: Richard Bayfield @fruitloop158

Half of all Scotland’s terror support cases tied to Palestine Action ban Most other Scottish cases related to UVF and other loyalist paramilitary groups

More than half of all terror display cases in Scotland relate to Palestine Action.

There were also more cases involving loyalist paramilitary displays (66) than republican ones (13), the reverse of N Ireland - 83 republican v 11 loyalist

With @billybriggs24.bsky.social & @karingoodwin.bsky.social

Two arrested during peace protests outside RAF Lakenheath More than 100 protesters create a blockade outside RAF Lakenheath during a six-day peace camp.

Two arrested for "suspicion of obstructing a public highway" during peace protests at the frontline against British complicity in another illegal war – outside the "RAF" base in Suffolk where USAF planes leave to bomb Iran www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sadiq Khan protection officers ‘leave bag with guns and Taser on south London street’ Met police investigate incident, removing five officers from frontline duties after member of the public discovers items

Remember that after the killing of Chris Kaba, the Metropolitan Police Federation said "firearms officers are highly skilled, their training is intensive, and they undertake regular continuous training to enable them to perform the challenging role which they do" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Greenpeace protesters outside the home of the then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, which had been wrapped in black cloth. Two people in red tops hold a black banner that reads "Rishi Sunak – Oil Profits Or Our Future?"

On the ongoing moral panic over protests outside of MPs homes: "the one measure most likely to reduce abuse against politicians lies in their own hands: finally rejecting one of its major sources, the social media misinformation hell-site formerly known as Twitter" netpol.org/2026/04/01/t...

Know Your Rights on Protests 5 Key Messages: 1. No Comment. 2. No Personal Details. 3. Under What Power? 4. No Duty Solicitor. 5. No Caution

This Easter weekend, there are a number of counter protests against far right anti-migrant demonstrations in cities around England. If you're taking part, make sure you know your rights greenandblackcross.org/guides/key-a...

Kevin Blowe of Netpol and comedian Mark Thomas wearing Netpol fundraising "NO COMMENT" t-shirts

The design, by Matt Bonner, of the Netpol "NO COMMENT" t-shirt

A small number of NO COMMENT t-shirts produced to raise funds for Netpol are still available following our successful “Fools Night” comedy benefit gig in east London last night. Huge thanks to the @claptoncfc.co.uk merch crew for helping us to sell them online
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Six Met officers investigated after black child suffers broken knee in Tottenham search The IOPC is investigating six Met officers, looking at the level of force and whether race was a factor.

Yesterday's report on the failure to tackle racist police culture quoted one chief officer insisting "great strides" had been made with Black communities now "only" 3.8 times more likely to experience stop & search. Yet stats obscure the violent reality on the streets www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Protest at London City Hall with a blue banner that reads "End the Crackdown on Protests in London"

"It was evident to everyone in the public gallery that we were not listening to the brightest and best that London has to offer" – our report on protesting last week at London City Hall and then attending the Police and Crime Committee netpol.org/2026/03/31/p...

Palestine coalition statement on the disgraceful verdict in the trial of Ben Jamal & Chris Nineham www.stopwar.org.uk/article/pale...

Thank you to everyone who came to last night's brilliant benefit, which has raised £1400 to support our ongoing work helping campaigners resist police repression of protest rights