Police make arrests as hundreds of people protest Palestine Action ban in London

Police make arrests as hundreds of people protest Palestine Action ban in LondonHundreds of protesters gathered in Trafalgar Square as police were seen carrying out several arrestsNewsMathilde Grandjean, Rosie Shead, and Blaise Cloran, Press Association16:13, 11 Apr 2026Updated 16:14, 11 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesPolice officers during the mass protest organised by the Defend Our Juries group at Trafalgar Square in London(Image: TOLGA AKMEN/EPA/Shutterstock)Police were seen carrying out several arrests as hundreds of people demonstrated against the ban on Palestine Action in central London.Protesters congregated in Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon, sitting on camping chairs and on the ground as many held up placards that read: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action."At the top of the square, near the National Gallery, large banners were displayed reading "Jurors deserve to hear the whole truth" and "Israel starves kids".Around 100 police officers were also present at the base of Trafalgar Square and approached the protest in lines of pairs before arrests were made.Multiple protesters were carried out of the crowd, with one woman requesting a rest as she was lifted out. Bystanders shouted "stop harming women" as the police put her on the ground for a few seconds before resuming the arrest.Protesters, some of whom were carried by their ankles and under their arms by officers, were led to an area at the side of Trafalgar Square surrounded by a metal fence. Protest group Defend Our Juries said the demonstration, called Everyone Day, would show the "resistance" to the ban on Palestine Action is "stronger than ever".View 3 ImagesPolice remove a protester(Image: PA)Several police officers were also seen carrying a woman out from the protest as people chanted "shame on you". Police then lifted a man out in handcuffs and walked an elderly protester with a walking stick to the police vans. One woma...