The Trump administration designated UK-based Palestine Action as a foreign terrorist group on August 26, 2026. The UN human rights office condemned the designation on August 27 as a disproportionate and unnecessary restriction on free speech.
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Supporting Palestine Action became illegal in the UK in 2025 after the government banned it under anti-terror legislation.
The US government has confirmed it has ‘taken action’ against the UK-based group
The United States on Wednesday named the UK-based Palestine Action group, which has been banned by the British government, as a "specially designated global terrorist" organization. The US also issued sanctions against the group, saying the move was for supporting "an act of terrorism." Set up in 2020, Palestine Action is appealing against the UK government ban, which has led to thousands of arres
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The US designated UK-based Palestine Action as a terrorist group and imposed sanctions freezing its assets. Co-founder Huda Ammori responded: As a Palestinian and Iraqi, the fact the country which destroyed both my homelands is calling me a terrorist is beyond hypocritical. The UK already banned the group in 2025 under anti-terror legislation. Over 2,000 people face potential trial for declaring s
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WASHINGTON, Aug 27 - The U.N. human rights office said on Thursday the Trump administration's designation of the Palestine Action group as a terrorist organization was \"a disproportionate and unnecessary restriction\" on free speech rights that amounted to an expansive use of the term terrorism and will have a chilling effect.
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