nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/3207deca311aa694 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250821s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/3207deca311aa694 doi eng 342 23 Rowbottom, Jacob Author aut Palestine Action, Proscription and Proportionality Rowbottom, Jacob Verfassungsblog 2025-08-21 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In July, the UK government has decided to proscribe the organisation Palestine Action. The order means that people are criminalised not just for expressing support for terrorist acts, but for the proscribed organisation. As a result, over 500 people were reportedly arrested at a protest in London on 9 August. Whether the decision pushes anti-terrorism law too far and violates freedom of expression will be assessed by the courts at a later date. If the decision survives a legal challenge, it could pave the way for proscription to be used in relation to a broader range of groups in future. CC BY-SA 4.0 Chilling Effect Freedom of Speech Freedom of speeech Palestine Action United Kingdom Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/palestine-action-proscription/ raw object