The protest group the UK government wants to brand terrorists

英国政府欲将其标榜为恐怖主义的抗议组织

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2025-06-25

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The home secretary has announced plans to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism laws. Haroon Siddique reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • Today, the story of Palestine action and why the UK government wants to brand them terrorists.

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  • They came.

  • They spray painted.

  • And they scooted off into the night undetected,

  • having filmed themselves vandalising two planes at RAF Bries Norton.

  • National security compromised using an e-scooter,

  • a serious breach at Britain's largest air force base.

  • Palestine Action say there are protesting against the British military sending spy planes over Gaza on hundreds of intelligence-gathering missions.

  • The backlash was swift and stark.

  • In a written statement on Monday,

  • The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper declared the government's plans to prescribe Palestine action.

  • Come next week, simply coming out in support of this group could become illegal,