New UK Prime Minister Should End the Assault on Protest Rights

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A person is detained during a Palestine Action demonstration at Marylebone Road in London, UK, July 30, 2026. © 2026 James Willoughby/SOPA Images via Reuters Palestine Action, the direct-action protest group, was granted permission on July 30 to appeal its terrorist designation at the United Kingdom Supreme Court. The government controversially issued this designation in 2025, and although the group successfully appealed the designation in the High Court, that ruling was reversed by the Court of Appeal in June. Since the group was designated as terrorist, more…

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