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Palestine Action can challenge UK ban

Palestine Action can challenge UK ban, court rules
The group's co-founder wins a bid to bring a legal challenge after the government banned it as a terror organisation.
Who are Palestine Action? The proscribed ‘terror’ group taking the government to court
Activist group Palestine Action has been allowed to challenge the Home Office in court over its prescription as a terrorist organisation, a judge has ruled. The direct action group was banned by the Home Office after several of its members broke into an Oxfordshire RAF base to spray-paint military planes.
Palestine Action’s co-founder wins bid to challenge UK ban under anti-terror laws
The founder of pro-Palestinian activist group has won the right to challenge the British government’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws.
Who are Palestine Action? Co-founder set to challenge terror ban in High Court
Huda Ammori, the co-founder of Palestine Action, has been allowed to bring a High Court legal challenge against Yvetter Cooper’s efforts to silence the activist group in early July.
Judge allows Palestine Action to challenge Home Office over terrorism ban
Pro-Palestine group was proscribed under terror laws after activists broke into an RAF base and sprayed planes with paint
Palestine Action's co-founder asks UK court to overturn terror group ban
The co-founder of a pro-Palestinian campaign group sought on Monday to challenge the British government's decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws, a move her lawyers said had "the hallmarks of an authoritarian and blatant abuse of power".
Palestine Action co-founder WINS bid to challenge group's ban as terror group
A High Court challenge was mounted over the Government's decision to proscribe Palestine Action, with more than 170 arrests since the order came into place last month
Palestine Action wins permission to appeal against UK ban
High Court rules that group can bring judicial review against government decision to proscribe it under terror legislation

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