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Dr Olivia Brandon being dragged by her hood at a protest for the hunger strikers outside HMP Bronzefield on Wednesday 17 December. Image: X/@revoltinghippie

Report: Doctor ‘Strangled’ by Police Officer Until She Passed Out at Hunger Strike Protest

Joshua Carroll

A doctor tells Novara Media that she was retching and choking as a police officer dragged her by her hoodie at a protest for hunger-striking Palestine Action-linked prisoners. Joshua Carroll reports.

Report: Hundreds of Thousands March in London for Palestine

Harriet Williamson asked protestors in London what they think about the ceasefire deal in Gaza, Tony Blair’s proposed role in rebuilding Gaza and Starmer’s further crackdowns on pro-Palestine protests.

Saturday 6 September 2025, London, England: Police officers arrest a protester in Parliament Square who was holding a placard stating ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’. Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Reuters

Report: Police Fail to Arrest Two-Thirds in Biggest-Ever Protest Against Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

Over the course of eight hours, the Metropolitan Police only managed to arrest around one-third of the approximately 1,500 protesters holding signs expressing support for proscribed group Palestine Action. Elderly and disabled demonstrators were carried away to the disgust of crowds. Harriet Williamson reports.

Report: What Actually Happened When Hundreds Defied the Palestine Action Ban?

Charlotte England

Saturday’s mass action in Parliament Square saw the greatest number of arrests by London’s Met police at any single event since 1961 - but it also forced officers to admit they couldn’t cope. Novara Media was on the ground all day. Here’s what really happened.

Police officers arrest protesters in Parliament Square on 12 July 2025 who were holding placards in support of Palestine Action, which has been banned under anti-terrorism laws. Being a member of, or showing support for, the activist group is now illegal in the UK. Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Reuters

Report: Here’s What’s Happened Since the Palestine Action Ban

Harriet Williamson

This weekend more protesters will risk arrest under terror legislation by defying the proscription of Palestine Action. Here’s a run down of what’s happened since the ban.

Protesters from defend juries with signs

Report: Protesters Arrested for Holding ‘I Support Palestine Action’ Signs

Charlotte England

An 83-year-old priest and a human rights lawyer were among around 25 people detained for defying the Palestine Action ban on day one.

A protester gives a V finger sign while being handcuffed by workers on a crane

Opinion: Palestine Action Is Being Banned Because It’s Effective

Rivkah Brown

The direct action group has closed factories, scuppered contracts and dented share prices. There’s no way Yvette Cooper could’ve allowed Palestine Action's runaway success to continue, writes Rivkah Brown.

Labour MP for Pontypridd Alex Davies-Jones. Credit: House of Commons

Report: Palestine Activists Convicted of Harassment After Questioning MP

Harriet Williamson

Palestine activists tell Novara Media about the violent and 'cruel' treatment they received from police, after asking their MP to clarify her record on Gaza.

Police form a line facing a man wearing a keffiyeh and megaphone

Report: Palestine Marchers Set to Defy Police Ban

Rivkah Brown

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has always cooperated with police, until now. Rivkah Brown reports on why the group is refusing to cancel Saturday's central London march, despite the Met doubling down.

A sign that reads 'Jews against genocide' is held up at a protest

Report: British Jews Call Bullshit on Met’s Palestine March Ban

Rivkah Brown

Over 720 British Jews, including prominent human rights lawyers and academics, have signed a statement slamming the Met’s ban on an upcoming Palestine demonstration over supposed synagogue disruption. Union leaders, MPs and cultural figures have joined them. Rivkah Brown reports.

Report: First Working GP Sent to Prison for Peaceful Climate Protest

Clare Hymer

Patrick Hart has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for cracking the display of petrol pumps at an Esso service station as part of an action with Just Stop Oil.

Tony Blair laughing

Feature: How New Labour Accelerated the Protest Crackdown

Francesca Newton

While Suella Braverman and Priti Patel are remembered as the spearheads of the protest crackdown, writes Francesca Newton, it was Tony Blair who kicked it into a whole new gear.

Protesters show support for political prisoners, including Just Stop Oil’s Chris Bennett (bottom right), September 2024. Vuk Valcic/Reuters

Report: Climate Prisoners Are Exposing the Dire State of Prison Healthcare

Clare Hymer

Just Stop Oil supporters spoke to Novara Media about their medical neglect in prison, which in one case had potentially life-threatening consequences.

A man in a keffiyeh and thawb sits on someone's shoulders holding a megaphone.

Opinion: One Year On, the Pro-Palestine Movement Is Undefeated

Palestinian Youth Movement

The last year has exposed the gulf between the British public and its ruling class. Despite Rishi Sunak and now Keir Starmer’s determination to crush the massive popular movement for a free Palestine, the people have not bent to their will, writes the Palestinian Youth Movement.

a man flies a palestinian flag beside leicester crown court

Report: Damaging Property Justifiable to Save Palestinian Lives, Court Finds

Rivkah Brown

A Leicester court acquitted two Palestine Action activists of criminal damage, accepting that their actions were necessary to save lives and prevent greater property damage in Palestine.

Lord Walney arrives at the ADS Group annual dinner in January. Mark Kerrison / Alamy Stock Photo

Opinion: John Woodcock Has No Idea What the ‘Far Left’ Is and Frankly nor Do We

Simon Childs

A new report by the government’s anti-protest tsar suggests a rather loose grip on political realities. Simon Childs reports.

Report: Palestine and Climate Activists Are Joining Forces at UK University Encampments

Clare Hymer

Students from climate and Palestine campaigns are working together to highlight universities’ links to arms and fossil fuel companies and share lessons in how to hold occupations. Clare Hymer reports.

A group of people hold banners that say 'zero tolerance for antisemites' and similar slogans

Report: Did an Israel Lobbyist Confect an Antisemitism Story About a Palestine Demo?

Rivkah Brown

Gideon Falter claimed he was an ordinary bloke who’d been antisemitically abused by police on a Palestine demo. Evidence seen by Novara Media suggests he staged the altercation. Rivkah Brown reports.

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