US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group

Supporting Palestine Action became illegal in the UK in 2025 after the government banned it under anti-terror legislation.

US issues sanctions against UK-based direct action group Palestine Action

US labels group ‘global terrorist’ as its legal challenge against proscription in UK nears supreme court hearing The US ⁠has ​issued sanctions against ⁠the UK-based direct action organisation Palestine ⁠Action, describing it as a “transnational terror group”. The US Department of the Treasury labelled Palestine Action a specially designated global terrorist on Wednesday, which allows the US to freeze the assets of foreign individuals and entities. Continue reading...

By Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Trump administration designates Palestine Action a terrorist group

The US government has confirmed it has ‘taken action’ against the UK-based group

By George Lithgow

US designates UK-based Palestine Action as foreign 'terrorist group'

The United States on Wednesday named the UK-based Palestine Action group, which has been banned by the British government, as a “specially designated global terrorist” organisation. The US also issued sanctions against the group, claiming the move was for supporting “an act of terrorism”. Set up in 2020, Palestine Action is appealing against the UK government ban, which has led to thousands of arrests. Rights groups have decried the ban, saying it was aimed at criminalising dissent. Palestine...

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