Breaking: Supreme Court permits challenge to Palestine Action ban

The Supreme Court has today granted Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori permission to challenge the government’s continued terrorism ban on the group.

Palestine Action was ‘proscribed’ in July 2025. The ban was overturned in February 2026 by the High Court, which found it unlawful. Shabana Mahmood – still home secretary despite a change of PM – was allowed to go to the Court of Appeals. The appeals court overturned the High Court’s decision in June 2026, ruling that Mahmood was better placed than legal experts to decide what is a justified infringement on UK human rights.

But today, 30 July 2026, the UK’s highest court has granted Ammori permission to appeal to it. The case will be held sometime in the last three months of this year.

Palestine Action mass arrests limbo

The UK state has arrested more than 3,500 people for peacefully protesting against the ban. Dozens more were arrested today, including clergy, after a further protest at Westminster Magistrates’ Court – photos and footage will follow.

Britain today: An elderly woman in a wheelchair is escorted away by the police and risks up to 14 years in prison for supporting terrorism since the Home Secretary proscribed a protest group in 2025.

Her crime? She said: "I support Palestine Action and I encourage you to join". pic.twitter.com/GbHR7Aotro

— Defend Our Juries (@DefendOurJuries) July 30, 2026

The appeal decision means their cases will remain in stasis. The Starmer-turned-Burnham war on UK rights to protect Israel faces a new challenge.

Featured image via the Canary

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