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Dozens arrested around the UK at protests to support proscribed group Palestine Action

Dozens arrested around the UK at protests to support proscribed group Palestine Action

Toronto Star5 days ago
LONDON (AP) — British police arrested dozens of people for supporting a banned Palestinian rights organization on Saturday as protests over the government's decision to outlaw the group continued for a third weekend.
Waving placards reading 'I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action,' demonstrators gathered in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, Londonderry and Truro.
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