The Metropolitan Police has promoted a misleading narrative about the events in Whitehall and Trafalgar Square, claiming that a peaceful delegation pushed through police lines in an attempt to justify their repressive actions on Saturday 18 January. This could not be further from the truth. On Saturday 18 January, we organised a rally on Whitehall …
We have met with the Metropolitan Police today after they declared their intention to use draconian powers to prevent our planned protest at the BBC on Portland Place on Saturday 18 January. Regrettably, the response of the police has made abundantly clear that the real aim is to block us from protesting at the BBC …
Last week, the Metropolitan Police publicly confirmed its intention to prevent our planned protest at the BBC on Saturday 18 January, by imposing an exclusion order banning Palestine solidarity protestors from entering the area surrounding the BBC throughout the day. We will not be silenced. Since the Police announced their imposing of orders to prevent …
13 Holocaust survivors, and survivor descendants, have written an open letter in the Guardian opposing the ban on our national demonstration taking place outside the BBC on 18th January. The letter is printed in full below with the signatories: The Metropolitan police intend to ban the 18 January Palestine march from the area around the BBC headquarters in …
We strongly condemn police attempts to stop an agreed march for Palestine from protesting at the BBC on 18 January. The route for the march was confirmed with the police nearly two months ago and as agreed with them, was publicly announced on 30 November. This route has only been used twice in the last …
Today we have been informed by the Metropolitan Police that they intend to go back on a previous agreement and impose conditions to prevent us marching from BBC HQ at Portland Place on Saturday 18 January. We have already announced our intention to assemble outside the BBC to protest against the pro-Israel bias of its …
Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) and Coalition partners have called an emergency demonstration and rally for 1800 today (06/01/25) in Old Palace Yard, opposite Parliament. Thousands of people are expected to attend to demand MPs act to save Gaza’s health workers and services from systematic attack by Israel. Israel has massively ramped up its attacks on …
The British government must make clear its commitment to act on arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) welcomes the belated decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Yoav Gallant, the former Minister of Defence for …
We condemn the recent draconian attacks on members of Palestine Action for taking non-violent direct action. These form part of a wider crackdown on protest and support for the Palestinian struggle for liberation. The people who should be in the dock are those who are complicit in Israel’s war crimes. For over a year Israel …
The re-election of Donald Trump opens a dangerous new period for the planet and all those who believe in the universal values of justice and equality around the world. His policy programme and the movement that he leads, threatens to reverse attempts to tackle climate change and undermine the rights of migrants, women, and LGBTQ …