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Quaker meeting stormed by Metropolitan Police
On 5 March, last night, the London Metropolitan Police last night aided a Quaker meeting house, during a non-violence training session.
Violent raid on Quaker meeting
Fifteen people were arrested, one so traumatised that police had to call an ambulance.
đ¨ BREAKING: 15 TAKE BACK POWER SUPPORTERS ARRESTED AT WESTMINSTER QUAKER MEETING HOUSE
They were arrested during a nonviolence training this evening for âconspiracy to commit theftâ.
One of those arrested had a panic attack, and an ambulance had to be called. Two others were⌠pic.twitter.com/BRa2A7tBzK
â Take back POWER (@takeback_power) March 5, 2026
Targeting sites of worship
Itâs not the first time that the stateâs enforcers have violently raided a house of worship. In March 2025, Met police officers armed with tasers smashed down the door of another Quaker meeting room. In that incident, their aim was to arrest six women planning a peaceful protest. The Met had made no attempt to enter peacefully by, say, ringing the bell before battering down the door.
Quakers are committed to justice and to non-violence. Their meeting houses are frequently booked by groups engaged in non-violent activism and protests, and regularly host discussions about state oppression and exploitation.
At that point, it was the first time in living memory that police had raided a Quaker house.
Now it seems like itâs become a habit.
Featured image via the Canary