High Court Backs Palestine Action against government After Mass anti-genocide mobilisation

London – Today, in a landmark decision, the High Court ruled in favor of Palestine Action’s judicial review, overturning the Government’s politicised proscription of the group. The ruling represents a decisive rejection of attempts to shield corporations complicit in arming the genocide in Gaza and follows significant public pressure that compelled the judiciary to force this policy reversal.

The proscription of Palestine Action in July 2025 drew widespread condemnation from legal experts and civil liberties organisations, who warned that such measures represented a dangerous escalation in the criminalisation of political dissent. 

This ruling follows last week's acquittal and non-conviction of the six "Filton 24 "activists held under counter-terror powers for dismantling weapons destined for Gaza. Together, these cases demonstrate that organised resistance is the true check on state power. 

Anas Mustapha, Head of Public Advocacy at CAGE International, said:

"While the infrastructure of terrorism laws remains in place, fundamental freedoms are conditional, dependent on political whim. Today’s decision is the correct legal outcome, though it was secured only through principled sacrifice and collective will. 

This ruling against the Home Secretary’s decision should now result in the withdrawal of charges against all Palestine Action activists in prison and the thousands who acted on their conscience as part of the largest civil disobedience campaign this country has seen in recent years."

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