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Straits Times
Reuters
Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, received permission from the UK Supreme Court to challenge the group's July 2025 terrorist proscription. The Court of Appeal upheld the ban in June 2026 after the High Court found it unlawful in February 2026, with the appeal hearing scheduled for late 2026. Arrest figures for alleged support remain disputed between reporting outlets.
The Supreme Court appeal preserves scrutiny of anti-terror laws applied to protest groups focused on arms exports and Gaza policy.
“Chilling effect on speech and assembly from proscription and arrests”
Conservative
The proscription followed documented sabotage of military aircraft and defense contractors, with litigation delaying necessary security measures.
“Scale of public support and attacks on national defense assets justify designation”
Libertarian
Broad terrorist labeling risks collective restrictions on association and expression beyond individual criminal acts.
“Executive overreach and prior restraint on protest rights”
Devil's Advocate
All views depend on disputed arrest data and treat the military base incident as routine direct action without examining the Court of Appeal's factual basis for upholding the ban.
“Shared assumptions overlook operational security facts and source contradictions on numbers”