Overview
- Thunberg was detained at a Prisoners for Palestine demonstration in London, with supporters saying officers acted under anti-terror legislation after she held a sign backing Palestine Action.
- The Metropolitan Police said they arrested a 22-year-old woman for brandishing an object showing support for a proscribed group and did not name her.
- Officers also arrested two people on suspicion of criminal damage after activists painted the façade of insurer Aspen’s City of London office red and chained themselves at the entrance.
- Palestine Action was proscribed in July after vandalism and an intrusion at a military site, and eight members remain in custody awaiting trial, with some on hunger strike.
- Defend Our Juries reports more than 2,000 arrests at solidarity events, cofounder Huda Ammori has lodged a legal challenge to the ban, and international human-rights bodies have criticized the proscription.