UK terror ban on pro-Palestine group unlawful, court rules after appeal

​The British ​government's ‌ban on pro-Palestinian ​campaign group Palestine Action as ‌a terrorist organisation is unlawful, London's High Court ruled on Friday after ‌a legal challenge by ‌the group's co-founder.

Palestine Action was proscribed in July, having increasingly targeted ⁠Israel-linked ​defence ⁠companies in Britain with "direct action", often blocking ⁠entrances, or spraying red ​paint.

The High Court upheld two ⁠grounds of challenge, with Judge Victoria ⁠Sharp ​saying: "Proscription did result in a significant interference with the ⁠right to freedom of speech ⁠and ⁠the right to freedom of assembly."

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