Police in Leicester arrested at least five journalists under the Terrorism Act while they were reporting on a protest outside a drone factory owned by an Israeli arms company.
The journalists were detained for two hours last Thursday at a UAV Tactical Systems factory owned by Elbit Systems, which makes weapons that are used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
In the UK “I support Palestine” is fine, “I disagree with the proscription of Palestine action is fine”, but “I support Palestine Action” is illegal because it is supporting a proscribed terrorism group.
It seems like the police have now decided that merely standing near someone carrying a PA sign is now also an arrestable offence which seems even more insane.