Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing protest group Palestine Action
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Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government’s decision to outlawed the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful.

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending an appeal.

  • hypna@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    a very small number of its actions have amounted to terrorist action

    Really? Most I found on their Wiki was beating up some guards during their break-ins. Assault? Sure. But terrorism?

    https://www.cps.gov.uk/types-crime/terrorism

    Oh. Disrupting a computer for a political purpose is terrorism in the UK. Hacktivists and bus bombers, basically the same thing.

    • hector@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      Terrorism has always been drawn really broad for just this reason, to lump in people they want to get rid of but don’t have cause to otherwise. We could call what they do terrorism just as easy. Our lawmakers from both captured parties were only too eager to cancel freedom of expression and the right to protest.