United Kingdom: Further Arrests of Peaceful Protestors
We are Amnesty International UK, a global movement of ordinary people standing up for humanity and human rights.
A grassroots campaigning group, Defend Our Juries, held its fourth mass action on 4 October in London, resulting in the arrest of 488 protesters who peacefully opposed the ban on the 'Palestine Action' group.
The total number of arrests since the ban came into force in early July 2025 now exceeds 2100 across the UK.
- Approximately 138 people have been charged with terrorism-related offences under the UK's counter-terror legislation.
- More charges are threatened.
No comment from the authorities is available at this time.
Author's summary: Mass arrests in the UK for peaceful protests.