Supporters of Palestine Action celebrate after High Court judges ruled the group was proscribed unlawfully.
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Terror arrests have surged to their highest level on record, according to new Home Office figures. 3,034 terror arrests were made in 2025, more than 11 times the number in 2024.
However, the same data showed that 92% of the total arrests were linked to Palestine Action protests.
Excluding these, 243 arrests were made for suspected terror offences, a figure just below last year’s total of 250.
The Home Office also said the Palestine Action arrests have driven a shift in the demographics of terror suspects. Detained members of the group were over six times more likely to be women.
Furthermore, the average age of arrested Palestine Action supporters was 59, compared to 31 for terror arrests not linked to the organisation.
Showing support for Palestine Action is an offence under the Terrorism Act 2000 after the pro-Palestinian protest group was proscribed by Parliament in July last year.
Last month, the High Court ruled the group’s proscription was unlawful, however, the ban temporarily remains in place.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said at the time that she was “disappointed” with the ruling. The Home Office has been granted permission to challenge the decision at the Court of Appeal.
Palestine Action was initially proscribed after five members of the group broke into RAF Brize Norton in June 2025.
They were charged with conspiracy to enter a prohibited place contrary to national safety, and conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
The members are set to face trial in January 2027.
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StandfirstArrests for terrorism related offences have surged to their highest ever levels, a rise driven entirely by arrests of Palestine Action supporters
Terror arrests have surged to their highest level on record, according to new Home Office figures. 3,034 terror arrests were made in 2025, more than 11 times the number in 2024.
However, the same data showed that 92% of the total arrests were linked to Palestine Action protests.
Excluding these, 243 arrests were made for suspected terror offences, a figure just below last year’s total of 250.
The Home Office also said the Palestine Action arrests have driven a shift in the demographics of terror suspects. Detained members of the group were over six times more likely to be women.
Furthermore, the average age of arrested Palestine Action supporters was 59, compared to 31 for terror arrests not linked to the organisation.
Showing support for Palestine Action is an offence under the Terrorism Act 2000 after the pro-Palestinian protest group was proscribed by Parliament in July last year.
Last month, the High Court ruled the group’s proscription was unlawful, however, the ban temporarily remains in place.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said at the time that she was “disappointed” with the ruling. The Home Office has been granted permission to challenge the decision at the Court of Appeal.
Palestine Action was initially proscribed after five members of the group broke into RAF Brize Norton in June 2025.
They were charged with conspiracy to enter a prohibited place contrary to national safety, and conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
The members are set to face trial in January 2027.
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