Jurors have a right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience, irrespective of a Judge’s directions. Every defendant deserves access to fair justice.
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OCTOBER 31, US EMBASSY
Over 400 people will gather outside the US Embassy and hold signs reading "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action", days before the Supreme Court hearing on the Palestine Action ban.
Burnham must drop this "Trumpian ban".
Children's authors pledge royalties to Sally Rooney after books pulled over Palestine Action support
Ireland's and Wales's children's laureates pledge to donate royalties to Rooney, whose books have been pulled over her support for Palestine Action.
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Two children’s laureates to give royalties to Sally Rooney after her UK sales halted
Irish and Welsh authors Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies show solidarity after Rooney’s support for Palestine Action
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Hundreds to defy Palestine Action ban in protest at US embassy in London
Campaigners plan Halloween mass action days before the UK Supreme Court hears a challenge to the group’s ‘terrorist’ proscription.
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Hundreds to risk arrest at mass actions targeting US embassies over Palestine Action ban
A DOJ spokesperson said the action will "lay bare the fundamental rights to free expression” at stake, pointing to the withdrawal of Sally Rooney's books from sale.
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Today’s announcement comes as senior Labour figure Shami Chakrabarti calls on the Home Secretary to de-proscribe Palestine Action, arguing the ban “makes a mockery” of counter-terror laws.
Come to an open call this Sunday, 6.30pm: wedonotcomply.org
Actors, writers condemn UK anti-terror law targeting Sally Rooney
In an open letter on the cover of the New Statesman, dozens of leading figures term the UK law banning Palestine Action a ‘repressive absurdity’.
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AN EXTRAORDINARY, SYSTEMATIC ASSAULT
Author Jonathon Porritt spoke at an open call last month about the rights of people to understand what is happening with the genocide in Gaza and repression in the UK.
He is one of over 100 public figures who have signed an open letter in support of Sally Rooney.
Join our Open Call this Sunday, 6:30pm, to find out why hundreds will defy the Terrorism Act outside the US Embassy on October 31st: wedonotcomply.org
Readers rush to snap up Sally Rooney books as stocks dwindle amid Palestine Action ban
Booksellers have reported selling out of the Irish novelist’s works after it was announced that her books would be withdrawn from sale in the UK
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Defend Our Juries retweeted
We have published an open letter against the removal of Sally Rooney’s books from sale in Britain.
Between them, the signatories to the New Statesman open letter have won every major literary prize, from the Booker to the Pulitzer. They include Nobel laureates: Anne Carson, the most recent winner of the literature award; Annie Ernaux, and JM Coetzee. These are voices from all over the world, including pre-eminent novelists: Julian Barnes, Zadie Smith, Jeanette Winterson, George Saunders, Ben Lerner and many more. Key figures in the wider Rooneyverse are signed up: Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones, Alison Oliver, Fionn O’Shea and Lenny Abrahamson. Among the award-winning actors, filmmakers, and screenwriters who have signed include: Tilda Swinton, Susan Sarandon, Jessie Buckley, Jonathan Glazer, Armando Iannucci and Sharon Horgan. In total, over 150 major figures have signed.
Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist.
Sally Rooney is a Writer, not a Terrorist
An open letter to the government from leading authors, artists and public figures
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WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE KIDDING?
Playwright Peter Oswald, husband of award winning poet Alice Oswald, was one of hundreds arrested in June for holding a sign.
Last week, Sally Rooney announced her books could no longer be sold in the UK due to her support for Palestine Action.
A few days ago @SarahHelm1, journalist, author and wife of the National Security Advisor, posted on X in support of Palestine Action. The Met Police decided there was no case to answer.
The ban is clearly unenforceable. Sign up for our next open call: wedonotcomply.org
BREAKING: DEFEND OUR JURIES RECEIVE 2026 QUAKER TRUTH AND INTEGRITY AWARD
Defend Our Juries have been given the award for its "courageous and persistent defence of the constitutional importance of trial by jury".
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...when the independence of juries was won by Quakers for us all. When facing the increasingly hostile and repressive political climate, it is the power of conscience, nonviolence and community that maintains our collective ability to confront injustices and speak up for truth.”
Get involved today: defendourjuries.net
No further action to be taken against the wife of the Prime Minister’s national security adviser for support of Palestine Action
3,800+ arrests of people peacefully holding signs, and 36 counter-terror home raids for social media posts have taken place.
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