Britain's ban on Palestine Action and the mass arrests of its supporters
Gone quiet · last story Aug 26, 2026
What this arc covers
Britain's ban of the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization: the mass arrests of people showing support for it in 2025, the court ruling in February 2026 that the ban was unlawful, and the Trump administration's designation of the group as a global terrorist organization.
Earliest story we hold Jun 23, 2025 · 7 stories · 31 independent sources (counted once each) · 429 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Aug 26– 282026Trump administration names Palestine Action a global terrorist organization16 articles · 13 independent sources3 left, 2 center, 5 right
Feb 132026Palestine Action terror ban ruled unlawful, marking blow to government25 articles · 21 independent sources4 left, 4 center, 1 right
Oct 4– 52025UK police to get sweeping powers to curb protests as pro-Palestinian arrests surge11 articles · 11 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026
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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.
Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
32% left · 42% center · 26% right of 31 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 7 stories.
Every storyoldest first
June 2025
Jun 23UK government to ban Palestine Action ‘extremist criminal group’ after activists break into military base5 articles · 4 independent sources0 left, 0 center, 3 rightJuly 2025
Jul 12Police arrest more Palestine Action supporters7 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 rightAugust 2025
Aug 9– 10London police arrest 466 people for backing banned Palestine Action group37 articles · 28 independent sources2 left, 9 center, 3 rightSeptember 2025
Sep 4– 7UK police arrest hundreds in latest Palestine Action demo16 articles · 9 independent sources3 left, 2 center, 1 rightOctober 2025
Oct 4– 5UK police to get sweeping powers to curb protests as pro-Palestinian arrests surge11 articles · 11 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 rightFebruary 2026
Feb 13Palestine Action terror ban ruled unlawful, marking blow to government25 articles · 21 independent sources4 left, 4 center, 1 rightAugust 2026
Aug 26– 28Trump administration names Palestine Action a global terrorist organization16 articles · 13 independent sources3 left, 2 center, 5 right