It is a criminal offence to support Palestine Action
Protesters demonstrate outside the High Court as Palestine Action challenges proscription on July 4, 2025(Image: Getty Images)
Seventeen people who were arrested over the weekend in Bristol have been released on bail as Counter Terrorism Police investigate a peaceful protest.
Protesters gathered on College Green on Saturday, July 19, in support of Palestine.
Officers arrested 17 people during the protest.
All 17 have been released on bail as investigations led by Counter Terrorism Police continue.
A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: “The 17 people arrested during a protest in Bristol on Saturday 19 July have each been released on police bail while investigations, which will be led by Counter Terrorism Policing, continue.”
Palestine Action is a proscribed terrorist organisation and it is a criminal offence to support the group.
BristolLive reported that demonstrations were held in Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Truro and London as part of a campaign coordinated by Defend Our Juries.
It comes ahead of a High Court hearing on Monday in which the co-founder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, will ask for the green light to challenge the Home Secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terror laws.
The ban means that membership of, or support for, the direct action group is now a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison, under the Terrorism Act 2000.
The Met said 70 people were arrested at similar demonstrations in Parliament Square over the past two weekends, while Defend Our Juries said a total of 120 had so far been arrested across the UK.