Hundreds arrested in London Palestine protest

伦敦巴勒斯坦抗议活动中数百人被捕

Newshour

2025-08-10

47 分钟
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Hundreds of people have been arrested in London for protesting against the UK government’s decision to ban the group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. We hear from one of the protest organisers, who says the right to free speech is being undermined, and from the Board of Deputies of British Jews, which supports the move. Also in the programme: after President Trump talked about Ukraine giving up territory to Russia, President Zelensky says that's not happening; and the protests in Mexico City against foreign expat gentrification. (IMAGE: Supporters of Palestine Action attend a mass protest organized by the Defend Our Juries group as part of their campaign to end the proscription of Palestine Action, in Parliament Square, London, Britain, 09 August 2025 / CREDIT: TOLGA AKMEN/EPA/Shutterstock)
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  • BBC World Service, this is Owen Bennett-Jones with NewsHour.

  • The war in Gaza has prompted demonstrations in cities across the world,

  • but in London today, the protests focus not on Israel's actions,

  • but on the UK government, which has designated...

  • the campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.

  • Ministers did that after the group broke into a military airbase in the UK and,

  • in another case, damaged submarine parts at a factory.

  • Now,

  • Palestine Action's advocates have promised a rolling programme of demonstrations until the courts hear an appeal about the designation.

  • That is due to happen in November.

  • But because the group is, at the moment,

  • unlawful, those protesting in its support... can be arrested.

  • And earlier, I spoke to the BBC's Frankie McCamley, who watched today's protest unfold.

  • Well, it was just outside of Parliament on Parliament Square.

  • We arrived around midday, an hour before the protest was due to start.

  • And there were lots of people sitting around waiting.

  • You could see their white pieces of paper tucked into their bags or rolled up under their arms.

  • People were very quiet.

  • They weren't up for speaking.

  • One person did just say to me, my sign is going to say it all.