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Palestine Action is still proscribed despite court win – but what does that mean? | UK News

Palestine Action is still proscribed despite court win – but what does that mean? | UK News

Palestine Action’s co-founder has won a legal challenge over the group’s proscription as a terror group by the UK government. The group was proscribed in July last year by former home secretary Yvette Cooper, making it illegal to show any support or affiliation to them. It came after members of the group were accused of breaking into RAF Brize Norton and spray-painting two aircraft. On Friday 13 February Palestine Action’s founder Huda Ammori won a High Court legal challenge, but the group will remain outlawed for now as the government intends to take the case to the Court of Appeal. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share What Palestine Action’s court win means Here Sky News looks at what proscription means, what effect it has, and how many other groups have the same status in the UK. What is proscription? Proscription is the banning of an organisation based on an assessment that it commits or participates in, prepares for, promotes or encourages, or is otherwise concerned in terrorism, the …